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No. 17 Cincinnati kicks off Big 12 play vs. struggling Kansas State
Big 12 Conference play begins Monday as No. 17 Cincinnati travels to Manhattan, Kan., to face Kansas State, and neither team resides where most people thought they'd be at this point.,Cincinnati (10-1), which was picked sixth in the preseason coaches' poll, is tied with No. 3 Iowa State for the best...

Clara Strack, Georgia Amoore help No. 16 Kentucky rout Western Kentucky
Clara Strack and Georgia Amoore each scored 21 points on Saturday to help No. 16 Kentucky beat visiting Western Kentucky 88-70 in Lexington.,Teonni Key netted 15 points, Amelia Hassett paired nine points with 12 rebounds and Saniah Tyler scored 11 off the bench for the Wildcats (11-1), who won their...

Wade Taylor IV helps No. 13 Texas A&M rout Abilene Christian
Wade Taylor IV scored 15 points and dished out 10 assists and C.J. Wilcher added 14 points as No. 13 Texas A&M throttled Abilene Christian 92-54 on Saturday afternoon in College Station, Texas.,The Aggies (11-2) were in charge from the jump, forging a 19-point lead at halftime and never looking back...

Northwestern hopes hot streak continues vs. Northeastern
After three losses this year by a combined eight points, Northwestern has found the finishing touch, winning three straight games, all against power conference teams.,Northwestern (9-3) tries to extend its streak Sunday in Evanston, Ill., when it takes on Northeastern (8-4) in the final nonconferenc...

Former Kentucky WR Dane Key set for transfer to Nebraska
Former Kentucky wide receiver Dane Key, one of the top offensive players in the transfer portal, announced on social media Tuesday that he will transfer to Nebraska.,Key posted a photo of himself in a Nebraska uniform wearing the No. 6 he wore at Kentucky. The simple post contained the letters "GBR,...

No. 19 Cincinnati controls the paint in win over Grambling
Aziz Bandaogo led No. 19 Cincinnati with 15 points as the host Bearcats dominated in the paint in an 84-49 win against Grambling State on Sunday.,Dillon Mitchell scored 13 points and pulled down seven rebounds and Day Day Thomas added 12 points for the Bearcats (10-1).,Ernest Ross scored a game-high...

Injury-riddled TCU takes aim at Montana State
A TCU team battered by injuries will have one more game to tweak its lineup before Big 12 Conference play begins next week when it hosts Montana State on Sunday afternoon in Fort Worth, Texas.,The Horned Frogs (6-4) lost starting point guard and leading scorer Frankie Collins (11.2 points per game) ...

No. 19 Cincinnati looking to correct shooting woes as it hosts Grambling State
No. 19 Cincinnati has been almost perfect during nonconference play, but the Bearcats' offense remains a work in progress entering Sunday's home game against Grambling State.,Both of Cincinnati's last two wins have come despite the Bearcats charting their lowest field-goal percentages of the season....

Aaron Bradshaw, Ohio State topple No. 4 Kentucky
Aaron Bradshaw scored 11 points against his former team in his first game in more than a month to help Ohio State upset No. 4 Kentucky 85-65 at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday.,Bruce Thornton led the Buckeyes (8-4) with 30 points and John Mobley Jr. added 15 as they evened the all-time...

Nick Martinelli, Brooks Barnhizer help Northwestern beat DePaul
Nick Martinelli scored 23 points and Brooks Barnhizer contributed 21 points and 12 rebounds for his fifth straight double-double to lead host Northwestern to an 84-64 victory against DePaul on Saturday in Evanston, Ill.,Northwestern (9-3) shot 53.1 percent compared to 37 percent for DePaul, which wa...

Kansas State, Wichita State out to halt skids before break
Kansas State coach Jerome Tang likes to say, "The difference between a Christmas and a Merry Christmas is a win.", ,In the last game before the Christmas break for both teams, Kansas State travels down Interstate 135 to face Wichita State on Saturday evening. Both teams will be looking to make their...

No. 19 Cincinnati halts No. 22 Dayton's 5-game win streak
Dan Skillings Jr. scored a team-high 17 points while Jizzle James added 14 to lead No. 19 Cincinnati past No. 22 Dayton 66-59 on Friday night in downtown Cincinnati.,In his third game back from minor knee surgery, Skillings looked more comfortable assuming a scoring role for Cincinnati (9-1) while a...

Arizona State aims to get back to winning against UMass
Arizona State will attempt to avoid back-to-back losses Saturday when it plays a nonconference game against Massachusetts at the Basketball Hall of Fame Classic in Springfield, Mass.,The Sun Devils (8-2) had a six-game winning streak end with an 83-66 loss to then-No. 9 Florida in Atlanta on Dec. 14...

Villanova brings 5-game win streak into matchup at Creighton
Villanova could be finding its rhythm at an opportune time.,The Wildcats enter their first Big East Conference road game against Creighton on a five-game winning streak Saturday afternoon in Omaha, Neb.,The Wildcats (8-4, 1-0) have been efficient offensively, shooting at least 55 percent from the fi...

Northwestern prepares for rivalry game vs. struggling DePaul
Northwestern senior guard Brooks Barnhizer enters Saturday's visit from DePaul in Evanston, Ill., on a four-game double-double streak.,He's quick to point out that the scoring part of the equation doesn't always come easily. If that's the case, Barnhizer channels tutelage from coach Chris Collins, m...

Parker Navarro leads Ohio past Jacksonville State in Cure Bowl
Parker Navarro accounted for four total touchdowns, all in the first half, and Ohio held on to beat Jacksonville State 30-27 in the Cure Bowl on Friday in Orlando, Fla., ,Navarro racked up 365 yards -- 255 passing, 110 rushing -- and Anthony Tyus III finished with 103 rushing yards and a touchdown c...

Arizona snaps out of recent funk, pummels Samford
Caleb Love scored 23 points on 7-of-14 shooting from the field with five rebounds and four assists to lead Arizona to a 96-64 victory Wednesday over visiting Samford.,The Wildcats (5-5) bounced back after Saturday's loss against UCLA, which was its third loss in four games.,Samford (9-3) had its fiv...

Ohio U. removes interim tag from coach Brian Smith
Ohio University promoted Brian Smith to head coach on Wednesday.,Smith, 44, was elevated from offensive coordinator to interim coach last week after Tim Albin departed to become the head coach at Charlotte.,The Bobcats (10-3, 7-1 Mid-American Conference) reached double-digit wins for the third strai...

Drake (10-0) pulls off OT road win over Kansas State
Bennett Stirtz scored eight of Drake's 10 points in overtime, including the game-winning 3-pointer, as the Bulldogs defeated Kansas State 73-70 in Kansas City, Mo., on Tuesday night at the Wildcat Classic., ,Drake (10-0) remains one of five undefeated teams in Division I. The Bulldogs were led by Mi...

Hot-shooting Villanova beats Seton Hall for fifth straight win
Eric Dixon scored 25 points as Villanova topped visiting Seton Hall 79-67 on Tuesday in the Big East opener for both teams.,Tyler Perkins contributed 17 points for the Wildcats (8-4, 1-0 Big East), who have won five straight games following a bumpy start to the season. Jordan Longino chipped in 15 p...