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No. 4 Arizona defeats No. 2 Houston, takes Big 12 lead
Reserve Anthony Dell'Orso matched his season high of 22 points to lead No. 4 Arizona to a 73-66 victory Saturday at No. 2 Houston, handing the Cougars their first home loss of the season and second since they joined the Big 12 in 2023-24.,The Wildcats (25-2, 12-2 Big 12) took sole possession of the ...

Colorado keeps Oklahoma State at bay in Big 12 clash
Bangot Dak had 17 points, Barrington Hargress scored 16 and Colorado used a surge in the second half to beat Oklahoma State 83-69 in Boulder on Saturday., ,Alon Michaeli added 12 points and Sebastian Rancik grabbed 10 rebounds along with seven points for Colorado (15-12, 5-9 Big 12)., ,Parsa Fallah ...

Andre Mills' clutch scoring lifts Maryland past Washington
Andre Mills scored seven of his 21 points in the final 1:45 as Maryland outlasted Washington for a 64-60 Big Ten victory Saturday in College Park, Md.,Solomon Washington put up 11 points and 14 rebounds as the Terrapins (12-16, 4-12) won for the third time in their last five games.,Elijah Saunders h...

Kristijan Kahlina's net play helps Charlotte tie St. Louis City
Kristijan Kahlina made 10 saves, including three crucial late denials, to help Charlotte FC preserve a 1-1 draw at St. Louis City in both teams' season opener on Saturday afternoon.,Pep Biel scored in the second half of his first appearance since last September for Charlotte, which extended St. Loui...

Donovan Atwell (26 points), No. 13 Texas Tech top K-State
Donovan Atwell scored 21 of his game-high 26 points in the first half as No. 13 Texas Tech overcame two huge losses this week to dust Kansas State 100-72 in Lubbock, Texas, on Saturday.,Christian Anderson added 21 points and nine assists for the Red Raiders (20-7, 10-4 Big 12 Conference), while LeJu...

No. 21 Louisville back on track, extends Georgia Tech's skid
After a rough loss at SMU earlier this week, No. 21 Louisville scorched visiting Georgia Tech wire-to-wire 87-70 in an Athletic Coast Conference matchup Saturday afternoon.,Mikel Brown Jr. continued his strong play with 19 points, including three made 3-pointers, to lead the Cardinals (20-7, 9-5 ACC...

No. 19 West Virginia dominant early, crushes Oklahoma State
Gia Cooke scored a game-high 21 points and Kierra Wheeler posted an 18-point, 10-rebound double-double as No. 17 West Virginia cruised to a 72-40 victory over Oklahoma State on Saturday in Morgantown, W.Va.,The Mountaineers (22-6, 12-4 Big 12), who have won five of their last six games, jumped out t...

Tennessee posts road upset of No. 19 Vanderbilt
Tennessee, behind 17 points from Ja'Kobi Gillespie and 13 from Nate Ament, scored a 69-65 road upset of No. 19 Vanderbilt on Saturday afternoon in Southeastern Conference play before a sellout crowd of 14,316 in Nashville, Tenn.,The Volunteers (20-7, 10-4) shot 43.1% from the floor and outrebounded ...

Pittsburgh snaps losing streak with win over Notre Dame
Roman Siulepa scored a game-high 22 points and Nojus Indrusaitis finished with a career-high 17 points to lead Pittsburgh to 71-68 home win over Notre Dame, snapping a five-game losing streak.,Cameron Corhen chipped in with 13 points and eight rebounds for the Panthers (10-17, 3-11), and Omar Wither...

No. 14 Virginia edges Miami, extends win streak to 8
Chance Mallory made three free throws with 3.6 seconds left and No. 14 Virginia extended its winning streak to eight with an 86-83 win against Miami in Atlantic Coast Conference action Saturday in Charlottesville, Va., ,Reserve Jacari White led six players in double figures with 17 points for the Ca...

Pryce Sandfort leads No. 9 Nebraska to win over Penn State
Pryce Sandfort scored a career-high 33 points and No. 9 Nebraska got back on track with an 87-64 win over Penn State in Big Ten play on Saturday afternoon in Lincoln, Neb.,The Cornhuskers (23-4, 12-4 Big Ten) had lost four of their previous six games, scoring a season-low 52 points in a loss at Iowa...

Michael Ajayi (24), Butler withstand Xavier's big rally
Michael Ajayi celebrated Senior Day by delivering 24 points and nine rebounds as Butler held off a second-half rally by Xavier in an 80-75 Big East win Saturday in Indianapolis.,Another senior, Yohan Traore, made all five of his shots from the floor, contributing 21 points as the Bulldogs (15-13, 6-...

South Carolina tops Mississippi State, halts 7-game skid
Led by Meechie Johnon's 21 points, South Carolina pulled off a 97-89 victory over Mississippi State on Saturday afternoon in Columbia, S.C.,Setting a season high in points, South Carolina (12-15, 3-11 SEC) snapped its seven-game losing streak with its first win since Jan. 20 against Oklahoma.,In add...

Henri Veesaar returns to lead No. 16 North Carolina past Syracuse
Henri Veesaar scored 19 points in his return to the lineup, as No. 16 North Carolina notched a 77-64 road win over Syracuse on Saturday.,North Carolina (21-6, 9-5 ACC) improved to 2-1 since star freshman Caleb Wilson fractured his hand. The team's first two games without Wilson coincided with a two-...

Moustapha Thiam, Cincinnati jolt No. 8 Kansas
Moustapha Thiam collected 28 points and eight rebounds to lead Cincinnati to an 84-68 upset win over No. 8 Kansas in a Big 12 Conference showdown on Saturday in Lawrence, Kan. ,Baba Miller contributed 18 points, eight assists and seven rebounds and Jalen Celestine added 14 points and eight boards fo...

Kristaps Porzingis strives to make an impact as Warriors face Nuggets
Kristaps Porzingis hopes for additional playing time when the Stephen Curry-less Golden State Warriors meet the Denver Nuggets on Sunday afternoon in San Francisco.,Acquired at the trade deadline from Atlanta this month, Porzingis made his Warriors debut in a 121-110 home loss to the Boston Celtics ...

FSU tops slumping Clemson for third straight victory
Robert McCray V took over in the second half for the second time in as many games this week, totaling 29 points to lead Florida State to a 70-65 win over host Clemson in an Atlantic Coast Conference game Saturday afternoon.,After McCray scored 18 of 27 points after halftime in Tuesday's win over Bos...

Dylan Darling, No. 17 St John's cruise past Creighton
Dylan Darling scored 17 points as No. 17 St. John's started quickly and extended its winning streak to 13 games with an 81-52 wire-to-wire victory over Creighton on Saturday afternoon in New York.,The Red Storm (22-5, 15-1 Big East) moved a game ahead of UConn for the conference lead. The Huskies ar...

Virginia Tech's balanced scoring attack topples Wake Forest
Neoklis Avdalas and Tobi Lawal each pumped in 17 points, as six Virginia Tech players recorded double-digit scoring totals in an 82-63 victory against Wake Forest on Saturday afternoon at Blacksburg, Va.,Amani Hansberry's 13 points and Ben Hammond's 12 points were also a boost, as the Hokies avenged...

Alex Condon, Thomas Haugh fuel No. 12 Florida past Ole Miss
Alex Condon scored 24 points and Thomas Haugh added 20 as No. 12 Florida won its seventh consecutive game by defeating Ole Miss 94-75 on Saturday in Oxford, Miss.,Urban Klavzar scored 15 points, Xaivian Lee collected 11 points and 10 assists and Boogie Fland added 10 points as the Gators (21-6, 12-2...