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Virginia rides faster-paced offense into encounter vs. Hampton
Virginia scored 80 or more points in only two of its 32 games last season under interim coach Ron Sanchez.,The Cavaliers (2-0) will look to hit that mark for the third time in three games for coach Ryan Odom this season when they host Hampton (1-1) on Tuesday night in Charlottesville, Va.,Virginia u...
SMU, Murray State square off in matchup of unbeaten teams
SMU will look to continue to build momentum at home before the start of the Atlantic Coast Conference schedule in early January when it faces Murray State on Tuesday night in Dallas.,The clash will mark the third contest of SMU's seven-game homestand to open the season. ,The Mustangs (2-0) outlasted...
Oklahoma, smarting from loss to Zags, return to campus to face UAPB
Coming off a road loss at Gonzaga, Oklahoma returns home to take on Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Tuesday in Norman, Okla.,The Sooners (1-1) fell 83-68 to the Bulldogs on Saturday in a game that saw them give up 18 offensive rebounds.,"I think we learned a lot," Oklahoma guard Nijel Pack said. "We were abl...
DePaul pursues 40-minute effort against Buffalo
After surviving a scare from NCAA Division I newcomer Stonehill, DePaul will aim to maintain its tenacity -- and ideally the lead -- when Buffalo visits on Tuesday.,A 72-64 win against Stonehill on Friday left the Blue Demons (2-0) repeating, "All's well that ends well," or some variation thereof af...
Well-balanced Notre Dame ride hot start into matchup vs. EIU
Notre Dame certainly has tended to the business at hand to open the season.,The Fighting Irish appear in good shape to continue their early dominance when they host Eastern Illinois on Tuesday night in South Bend, Ind.,Notre Dame (2-0) outscored Long Island and Detroit Mercy by a combined 191-137 to...
Riley Kugel, smarting UCF take aim at Florida A&M
Vanderbilt left Orlando on Saturday night with a resounding win over UCF, but Commodores coach Mark Byington came away impressed with the Knights' scoring leader.,UCF will attempt to bounce back when it plays host to Florida A&M on Tuesday.,After seeing his Commodores win 105-93 but having to fight ...
Cincinnati, Dayton renew long-time basketball rivalry
A long-standing rivalry renews Tuesday night when Cincinnati hosts Dayton in the 93rd all-time meeting between the two schools. , ,The two teams split the last two meetings, both held at Heritage Bank Center in downtown Cincinnati, with the Bearcats prevailing 66-59 last season and Dayton claiming a...
Providence, attempting to rebound from tough OT loss, meets Penn
On the heels of a tough overtime loss, Providence plays host to Penn on Tuesday in a Big East vs. Ivy League clash.,The Friars (1-1) saw a potential game-winning 3-pointer by Stefan Vaaks rim out at the end of regulation in an eventual 107-101 overtime loss to Virginia Tech on Saturday in Uncasville...
High-scoring Butler looks to continue success vs. Chicago State
The non-conference slate continues for Butler as they welcome Chicago State for a Tuesday night matchup in Indianapolis, Ind., ,Butler (2-0) on Saturday defeated IU Indianapolis 112-80 to give the Bulldogs a second straight win to start the year. Butler's 112 points were the Bulldogs' most in a game...
Villanova seeks to build momentum against Sacred Heart
After a close loss in its season opener, Villanova bounced back with a win its last time out. The Wildcats hope to carry that momentum into Tuesday's home date against Sacred Heart., ,Under first-year coach Kevin Willard, Villanova (1-1) dropped a 71-66 decision to No. 8 BYU in its opening contest o...
High-powered Clemson flexing its depth entering Morehead State game
Looking to record a third dominant outing to begin the season, high-scoring Clemson will host defensively challenged Morehead State on Tuesday night.,Clemson (2-0) has breezed past New Hampshire and Gardner-Webb for 50- and 38-point victories, respectively. For a Tigers team that returned just one c...
NBA roundup: Cade Cunningham (46), Pistons nip Wizards in OT
Cade Cunningham scored a career-high 46 points as part of a triple-double and the host Detroit Pistons rallied from a double-digit deficit in the final five minutes of regulation to pull out a 137-135 overtime win over the Washington Wizards on Monday night.,Cunningham attempted 45 field goals and m...
Northwestern stays unbeaten, cruise past Cleveland St.
Nick Martinelli scored 21 points and Arrinten Page had 17 points and nine rebounds to boost host Northwestern to a 110-63 victory against Cleveland State on Monday in Evanston, Ill.,After averaging 73 points in their first two victories, the Wildcats (3-0) reached triple digits with 60.3 percent sho...
Jayden Pierre buoys TCU as Frogs survive scare by Lamar
Jayden Pierre scored 13 of his team-leading 18 points in the second half as TCU pulled away from Lamar 78-65 on Monday night in Fort Worth, Texas.,The Horned Frogs (2-1) improved to 10-0 when facing the Cardinals (1-1) at home. But the game was tighter for much of the night than the final score migh...
Top 25 roundup: Tamin Lipsey, No. 16 Iowa St. handle Mississippi St.
Tamin Lipsey scored a career-high 25 points, Joshua Jefferson added 18 points and No. 16 Iowa State beat Mississippi State 96-80 on Monday night at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D.,Virginia transfer Blake Buchanan had a strong all-around game for Iowa State (3-0) with 13 points, six rebound...
Vit Krejci sinks 8 3-pointers, scores 28 as Hawks edge Clippers
Vit Krejci scored a career-high 28 points while sinking a career-best eight 3-pointers as the Atlanta Hawks earned a 105-102 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday at Inglewood, Calif.,Krejci finished 8-for-10 from long distance and 9-for-13 from the floor overall in 30 minutes off the benc...
NHL roundup: Rangers down Predators for first home win
Artemi Panarin scored twice, Alexis Lafreniere finished with a goal and two assists and the New York Rangers ended their season-opening seven-game home winless streak by pulling away for a 6-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Monday night.,The Rangers, who went 0-6-1 in their first seven home...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 3 UCLA powers past No. 6 Oklahoma
Gianna Kneepkens scored seven of her 20 points in an 11-0 second-quarter surge that sparked No. 3 UCLA to a 73-59 nonconference win over No. 6 Oklahoma on Monday in Sacramento.,The Sooners (1-1) jumped on top 27-26 on a 3-pointer from Aaliyah Chavez before the game-changing sequence. Lauren Betts ga...
Panthers handle Golden Knights as Brad Marchand scores again
Brad Marchand extended his goal streak to five games and also had an assist as Sergei Bobrovsky made 30 saves to lead the Florida Panthers to a 3-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday night in Las Vegas., ,Jesper Boqvist and Sam Reinhart also scored goals and Donovan Sebrango picked up t...
Heat beat Cavaliers in OT on Andrew Wiggins' alley-oop at buzzer
Andrew Wiggins scored on a lob-pass dunk at the buzzer, leading host the Miami Heat to a 140-138 overtime win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday .,Miami's Nikola Jovic inbounded the ball with 0.4 seconds left. Wiggins came off a screen and lost his defender, De'Andre Hunter, for the wide-open sl...