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No. 1 Arizona cruises past TCU, improves to 16-0
Koa Peat scored 20 points, Jaden Bradley and Anthony Dell'Orso added 17 points apiece and No. 1 Arizona went on to an 86-73 victory over TCU on Saturday afternoon in Fort Worth, Texas.,The Wildcats (16-0, 3-0 Big 12) are chasing the program's best start since they went 21-0 to open the 2013-14 seaso...
Xavier breaks out offensively to snap skid vs. Providence
Malik Messina-Moore (23 points) and Jovan Milicevic (22 points) led a strong offensive performance for Xavier in a 97-84 win over Providence in Cincinnati on Saturday.,Tre Carroll (18), Filip Borovicanin (15 and 10 rebounds), and Roddie Anderson III (14) rounded Xavier's five double-digit scorers, c...
Flames halt 4-game skid, cool off red-hot Penguins
Matt Coronato scored to break a third-period tie and sparked the visiting Calgary Flames to a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.,Connor Zary also tallied for the Flames, who snapped a four-game skid.,Goaltender Devin Cooley delivered a sparkling 27-save performance while making hi...
Balanced scoring extends Texas A&M's winning streak vs. Oklahoma
Rashaun Agee had 16 points and 12 rebounds to lead a balanced scoring attack and help Texas A&M beat Oklahoma 83-76 on Saturday in College Station, Texas.,Five players scored in double figures for the Aggies, who have won six consecutive games.,Ruben Dominguez and Rylan Griffen scored 14 each, Pop I...
Surging Sixers open 2-game set vs. hobbled Raptors
The Philadelphia 76ers aim to build on the momentum of winning five of their past six games when they visit the injury-riddled Toronto Raptors on Sunday to open a two-game set.,The teams, who split the first two games of the season series at Philadelphia, play again in Toronto on Monday.,The 76ers a...
Arizona State survives Kansas State's late run to end losing streak
Arizona State had five players score in double figures, led by 21 points from Maurice Odum and Massamba Diop in an 87-84 victory over Kansas State on Saturday in Tempe, Ariz., ,The Sun Devils (10-6, 1-2 Big 12) snapped a four-game losing streak, winning for the first time since Dec. 13., ,Kansas Sta...
No. 23 Virginia takes down Stanford, now 10-0 at home
Thijs De Ridder scored 22 points and No. 23 Virginia rolled to a 70-55 victory over cold-shooting Stanford on Saturday in Atlantic Coast Conference action in Charlottesville, Va., ,The Cavaliers (14-2, 3-1) improved to 10-0 at home as De Ridder made 8 of 11 shots from the field and 5 of 5 free throw...
No. 18 Georgia rallies to bounce back with win over South Carolina
Kanon Catchings scored a season-high 20 points on Saturday to help No. 18 Georgia post a 75-70 victory over South Carolina in Southeastern Conference play in Columbia, S.C.,Somto Cyril added 18 points and Jeremiah Wilkinson scored 12 for Georgia (14-2, 2-1 SEC), which rebounded from a 15-point loss ...
No. 6 Duke recovers from slow start, defeats No. 24 SMU
Isaiah Evans scored 21 points while hitting clutch second-half 3-pointers as No. 6 Duke fended off short-handed No. 24 SMU for an 82-75 victory Saturday afternoon at Durham, N.C.,Cameron Boozer compiled 18 points and seven rebounds, Patrick Ngongba II posted 17 points and Cayden Boozer notched 12 po...
Syracuse extends Pitt losing streak with strong shooting performance
Donnie Freeman was on top of his game again Saturday, hitting three 3-pointers and pouring in 22 points as Syracuse won its second in a row with an 83-72 victory over Pitt in Pittsburgh, Pa.,JJ Starling also made three shots from distance and scored 19 points for the Orange (11-5, 2-1 ACC), who beat...
Bruins net two hat tricks in 10-2 shellacking of Rangers
Marat Khusnutdinov netted four goals and an assist, Pavel Zacha also registered his first career hat trick and David Pastrnak tied a Boston franchise record with six assists, helping the Bruins roll past the visiting New York Rangers 10-2 on Saturday afternoon.,Khusnutdinov and Zacha became the firs...
No. 5 Purdue outlasts Penn State behind Braden Smith's double-double
Braden Smith registered a double-double of 26 points and 14 assists and Oscar Cluff scored 23 points, as No. 5 Purdue defeated Penn State 93-85 on Saturday in West Lafayette, Ind., to extend its winning streak to seven games.,Fletcher Loyer added 17 points for the Boilermakers, and C.J. Cox chipped ...
St. John's balanced offense overpowers Creighton
Reserve Lefteris Liotopoulos led all scorers with a career-high 17 points and Oziyah Sellers added 16 to lead St. John's to a dominant 90-73 Big East win over Creighton on Saturday in Omaha, Neb. ,Ian Jackson, Bryce Hopkins and Zuby Ejiofor all finished with 12 points while Dylan Darling rounded out...
Wisconsin upsets No. 2 Michigan, sending Wolverines to first loss
John Blackwell scored 26 points and Nick Boyd added 22 points and six assists as Wisconsin held on to stun No. 2 Michigan 91-88 in Big Ten play Saturday afternoon at Ann Arbor, Mich., to end the Wolverines' unbeaten campaign.,Aleksas Bieliauskas made five 3-pointers and scored 17 points and Braeden ...
Five Cavs score 20-plus points as Wolves' win streak ends
Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points and dished out eight assists and Jarrett Allen had 16 points and 11 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers pulled away for a 146-134 victory over the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday afternoon.,It was the fourth-most points scored by the Cavaliers in a regul...
No. 11 Vanderbilt overcomes shooting woes to take down LSU
No. 11 Vanderbilt built a first-half cushion to help survive a second-half shooting slump and remain undefeated with an 84-73 win over LSU in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday afternoon.,Tyler Nickel scored 19 points and pulled a game-high 10 rebounds for Vanderbilt (16-0, 3-0 SEC), while Tyler Tanner s...
No. 7 Houston continues dominance over Baylor
Emanuel Sharp scored 17 points, 11 of them in the second half, as No. 7 Houston continued its recent dominance over Baylor with a 77-55 win on Saturday afternoon in a Big 12 Conference clash in Waco, Texas.,The Cougars (15-1, 3-0 Big 12) took charge of the game with a decisive first-half run in whic...
No. 4 UConn extends win streak to 12 with victory over DePaul
Make it a dozen wins in a row for fourth-ranked UConn, which got 16 points and seven rebounds from Braylon Mullins in a 72-60 Big East victory over DePaul on Saturday afternoon in Hartford, Conn.,Alex Karaban contributed 15 points and Silas Demary Jr. 14 as the Huskies (16-1, 6-0) improved to 9-1 at...
Miami overpowers Georgia Tech as win streak reaches 9
Tre Donaldson scored a career-high 27 points and added 10 assists and three steals as host Miami extended its winning streak to nine games with a 91-81 victory over Georgia Tech on Saturday.,With the game on the line, Donaldson scored seven straight Miami points, making two free throws with 2:38 lef...
Boogie Fland's 23 points help Florida upset No. 21 Tennessee
Boogie Fland poured in a season-high 23 points, and Florida won for the fourth straight time at home over Tennessee by plastering the No. 21 Volunteers 91-67 on Saturday afternoon in Gainesville, Fla.,The first-year Florida point guard went 9 of 13 from the floor and 3 of 6 from distance, adding fiv...