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Bennett Stirtz excels as Iowa knocks off Northwestern
Bennett Stirtz scored a career-high 36 points and Tavion Banks added 13 as Iowa defeated visiting Northwestern 76-70 on Sunday in Iowa City, Iowa, to extend its winning streak to six games.,Iowa (18-5, 8-4 Big Ten) eclipsed last season's total for overall and conference victories behind a plus-12 re...
Balanced Cincinnati tramples UCF by 20
Baba Miller scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead all five starters in double figures as Cincinnati controlled visiting UCF by a 92-72 count in Big 12 play on Sunday.,Moustapha Thiam posted 15 points and seven rebounds as he returned to action against his previous school after missing the...
No. 1 Arizona sets school, Big 12 records while punishing Oklahoma State
Behind 15 points and eight rebounds from Brayden Burries, No. 1 Arizona set a school record with its 23rd consecutive win as it rolled to an 84-47 Big 12 victory over Oklahoma State on Saturday in Tucson, Ariz.,Arizona (23-0, 10-0 Big 12) broke the record of 22 straight wins created from 1914-17. Th...
UCF to chase season sweep against reeling Cincinnati
After seeing a three-game win streak come to an end, UCF aims to get back on track and bolster its postseason resume by hitting the road to take on fading Cincinnati on Sunday in Big 12 Conference play.,The Knights (17-5, 6-4 Big 12) were shut down Wednesday night and unable to get their offense goi...
No. 25 Tennessee hits road for rematch vs. rebounding Kentucky
Peaking as it enters the second half of Southeastern Conference play, No. 25 Tennessee is searching for revenge and its fifth straight win on Saturday against Kentucky in Lexington, Ky.,Since squandering a 17-point lead in an 80-78 home loss to Kentucky, Tennessee (16-6, 6-3 SEC) has rattled off fou...
Georgetown puts Big East win streak on line vs. Villanova
Once one of the premier powerhouses of the Big East Conference, Georgetown has not won five straight league games since 2013.,Saturday in Washington, D.C., the Hoyas (13-10, 5-7) have a chance to accomplish the feat, but it won't be easy as they face Villanova (17-5, 8-3).,The sudden turnaround of G...
Otega Oweh, Kentucky on a roll ahead of date with skidding Oklahoma
Kentucky aims to carry momentum from perhaps its biggest win of the season when it hosts Oklahoma on Wednesday night in Lexington, Ky.,Since starting 0-2 in Southeastern Conference play, the Wildcats (15-7, 6-3 SEC) have won six of their last seven games to vault into the top quarter of the standing...
Northwestern hopes to recharge in visit to surging No. 5 Illinois
Surging Illinois enters Wednesday's visit from in-state rival Northwestern with a No. 5 ranking, an 11-game win streak and plenty of confidence.,The Fighting Illini (19-3, 10-1 Big Ten) vaulted into a tie atop the conference with No. 2 Michigan after rallying to win at then-No. 5 Nebraska on Sunday....
Arizona stays No. 1 while Illinois leaps into top five
Arizona remained the No. 1 team in the Associated Press Top 25 men's basketball poll this week, while Illinois vaulted into the top five.,Arizona (22-0) continued its undefeated run by pulling off a pair of massive victories last week, earning an 86-83 win over then-No. 13 BYU on Monday and taking d...
No. 8 Iowa State trounces injured-riddled K-State
Joshua Jefferson led five Iowa State players in double-figure scoring with 19 points, and the eighth-ranked Cyclones crushed Kansas State 95-61 Sunday in Manhattan, Kan.,It was the fourth straight win for the Cyclones (20-2, 7-2) and continued their best start in school history.,Jefferson added eigh...
No. 1 Arizona beats Arizona State for best start in school history
Koa Peat scored 15 of his 21 points after halftime as top-ranked Arizona pulled away in the second half and maintained its perfect start with an 87-74 victory over host Arizona State on Saturday afternoon in Tempe.,Arizona (22-0, 9-0 Big 12) surpassed the 2013-14 team featuring All-American Nick Joh...
Back on track, No. 8 Iowa State rolls into visit with Kansas State
Iowa State is reaching lofty heights this season, and a brief stumble has not detoured the eighth-ranked Cyclones from continuing to set program records.,Iowa State (19-2, 6-2 Big 12) has its best record through 21 games in school history and will put it on the line against Kansas State on Sunday in...
Devin Askew sparks Villanova to top sputtering Providence
Devin Askew scored 20 points and Tyler Perkins supplied 19 as Villanova waltzed to an 87-73 victory over visiting Providence in Big East action on Friday.,Askew went 5 of 8 from 3-point range, while Perkins made 3 of 6 from beyond the arc for Villanova (16-5, 7-3 Big East). Acaden Lewis contributed ...
Nick Martinelli's 34 points propel Northwestern past Penn State
Nick Martinelli tied his career high with 34 points as Northwestern ran away from Penn State in the second half as the Wildcats took down the Nittany Lions 94-73 on Thursday night in Evanston, Ill.,Martinelli, the fourth-leading scorer in the country, led Northwestern (10-11, 2-8 Big Ten) once again...
Dan Skillings returns to Cincinnati looking for Baylor win
It'll be a homecoming of sorts when Cincinnati plays hosts to Baylor on Wednesday night in a Big 12 contest featuring a pair of struggling teams.,Former Cincinnati star wing Dan Skillings Jr. returns to the place he called home for the previous three seasons before entering the transfer portal last ...
West Virginia tries to stay connected, meets free-falling K-State
West Virginia coach Ross Hodge is happy with the way his team has settled into the brutal grind of the Big 12.,The Mountaineers (13-7, 4-3) road-tripped through Arizona last week and earned their first win away from home by defeating Arizona State, 75-63, on Wednesday. The back half of the trip didn...
Kentucky to test new winning formula against No. 18 Vanderbilt
Kentucky looks to extend a five-game league winning streak when it travels to No. 18 Vanderbilt on Tuesday night in Nashville.,The banged-up Wildcats (14-6, 5-2 Southeastern Conference) scored a 72-63 home win over Ole Miss on Saturday despite playing without key players in starting point guard Jala...
Kentucky to test new winning formula against No. 15 Vanderbilt
Kentucky looks to extend a five-game league winning streak when it travels to No. 15 Vanderbilt on Tuesday night in Nashville.,The banged-up Wildcats (14-6, 5-2 Southeastern Conference) scored a 72-63 home win over Ole Miss on Saturday despite playing without key players in starting point guard Jala...
Flory Bidunga, No. 19 Kansas pull away from Kansas State late
Flory Bidunga scored 21 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead No. 19 Kansas to an 86-62 win over in-state rival Kansas State in a Big 12 Conference contest on Saturday in Manhattan, Kan.,Melvin Council Jr. contributed 17 points, 12 assists and seven rebounds for Kansas (15-5, 5-2 Big 12). Elmar...
Brayden Burries, No. 1 Arizona pummel West Virginia
Brayden Burries netted 13 of his game-high 22 points in the first half as No. 1 Arizona led wire-to-wire in an 88-53 Big 12 clobbering of West Virginia on Saturday in Tucson, Ariz.,The freshman guard converted 7 of 12 field-goal attempts, including 4 of 8 from 3-point range, and added a game-high se...