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Nick Martinelli propels Northwestern past No. 19 Illinois in OT
Nick Martinelli scored seven of his game-high 27 points in overtime to lead Northwestern to a 70-66 Big Ten victory over No. 19 Illinois before a sellout crowd on Friday in Evanston, Ill.,Brooks Barnhizer posted 17 points and nine rebounds while playing all 45 minutes for the Wildcats (7-3, 1-1 Big ...

Arizona in rare losing streak facing Southern Utah
Southern Utah and Arizona have reversed roles entering their game Saturday at Tucson, Ariz.,The Thunderbirds (8-2) are the team with the better record.,Arizona (3-4) is off to its worst start under fourth-year coach Tommy Lloyd. The Wildcats have not started 3-4 since former coach Sean Miller's firs...

Villanova seeks consistency against skidding Temple
Fresh off its biggest win of the season, Villanova hopes to ride the momentum into its matchup against Temple on Saturday in Philadelphia.,The Wildcats and Owls are meeting as part of the Big 5 Classic, which features the six Division I programs in the Philadelphia area. Villanova and Temple each fi...

St. John's makes emotional return to court vs. Kansas State
The last chance for St. John's to bolster its nonconference resume comes at an emotional time.,In their first game since Lou Carnesecca passed away, the Red Storm host Kansas State in the Big 12-Big East Battle on Saturday in New York in the small arena named for the legendary coach.,The Red Storm (...

Mark Pope, No. 4 Kentucky brace for stern test vs. No. 7 Gonzaga
Excuse new Kentucky coach Mark Pope if he'd rather the schedule he inherited didn't include Gonzaga and coach Mark Few.,The former BYU coach has endured nothing but rough times against the Bulldogs during his coaching career. He will take another swipe at a rare victory when the No. 4 Wildcats face ...

Clemson hands No. 4 Kentucky first loss under Mark Pope
While the SEC/ACC Challenge tilted toward the SEC, Clemson delivered the ACC's lone victory, a 70-66 upset of No. 4 Kentucky on Tuesday in the Wildcats' first road test under new coach Mark Pope.,Clemson (8-1) rode a massive rebounding effort from Ian Schieffelin to the victory. Schieffelin scored 1...

Arizona State roars back from slow start to clobber San Diego
Joson Sanon led Arizona State's comeback from a 12-point deficit in the first half with 19 points and five rebounds in a 90-53 victory Tuesday night over San Diego at Tempe, Ariz.,Sanon's 13 points in the first half helped Arizona State rally after trailing 17-5 just over seven minutes into the game...

Iowa sinks Northwestern on buzzer-beating 3 in Big Ten opener
Josh Dix drilled a game-winning, buzzer-beating 3-pointer en route to 22 points to lift Iowa to an 80-79 victory against visiting Northwestern on Tuesday in Iowa City, Iowa.,The Hawkeyes (7-1, 1-0 Big Ten) sputtered in the second half of their conference opener before rallying, with Dix punctuating ...

Eric Dixon dominates as Villanova upsets No. 14 Cincinnati
Eric Dixon drained back-to-back 3-pointers late in the second half and scored a game-high 31 points to lead the host Villanova Wildcats to a 68-60 upset over the No. 14 Cincinnati Bearcats on Tuesday night outside Philadelphia.,Dixon recorded his third 30-point game for Villanova (5-4), which won co...

Iowa's O hopes to stay hot vs. defense-minded Northwestern
Iowa followed its lowest-scoring game of the season with a 110-point eruption the next time out.,The Hawkeyes will be one week removed from that scorching effort when they host Northwestern in Tuesday's Big Ten opener in Iowa City, but rust won't be the only roadblock for a potential repeat showing....

No. 14 Cincinnati expecting tough test from Villanova
The No. 14 Cincinnati Bearcats look to continue their unbeaten start to the season when they travel to Philadelphia Tuesday night for a showdown with the inconsistent Villanova Wildcats. The two teams are taking part in the Big East-Big 12 Battle.,The Bearcats (6-0) are coming off a 77-59 home win o...

No. 18 Iowa State tops No. 24 Kansas State for 1st 10-win season
No. 18 Iowa State scored 14 points off turnovers and defeated No. 24 Kansas State 29-21 on Saturday on a frigid night in Ames, Iowa., ,The Cyclones (10-2, 7-2 Big 12) will face Arizona State in the Big 12 Championship Game on Dec. 7 if BYU beats Houston later Saturday. The Cyclones last won a confer...

Savion Williams, TCU have big first half, hold off Cincinnati
Wide receiver Savion Williams rushed for a pair of touchdowns to lift TCU to a 20-13 victory over host Cincinnati on Saturday night. ,Williams opened the scoring with a 2-yard scamper to the end zone just 3:42 into the game and later provided the Horned Frogs (8-4, 6-3 Big 12) with a 17-7 lead when ...

No. 16 Arizona State blows out rival Arizona with big offensive day
Cam Skattebo rushed for 177 yards on 21 carries with three touchdowns to lead No. 16 Arizona State to a 49-7 victory Saturday over archrival Arizona in Tucson, Ariz.,Arizona State (10-2, 7-2 Big 12) has put itself in potential position to play in the conference championship game with the victory, th...

Kansas State faces well-traveled and win-starved Arkansas-Pine Bluff
The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions look to end a six-game losing streak on Sunday when they take on Kansas State in Manhattan, Kan.,The Golden Lions (1-7) have been on the road for all but one of their eight games this season. Each of their seven losses were by at least 12 points, but the most rec...

Arizona State holds on to hand Saint Mary's 1st loss
Joson Sanon scored 19 points and Jayden Quaintance had 10 points, nine rebounds and five assists as Arizona State edged previously unbeaten Saint Mary's 68-64 to win the Acrisure Classic championship on Friday in Palm Springs, Calif., ,Adam Miller and BJ Freeman each registered 11 points for the Sun...

No. 8 Kentucky eclipses 100 again in win over Georgia State
Jaxson Robinson scored a team-high 19 points, helping lead the No. 8 Kentucky Wildcats to a 105-76 win over the visiting Georgia State Panthers in Lexington, Ky., on Friday.,Lamont Butler added 17 points and six assists for Kentucky (7-0), which eclipsed the 100-point total for the fourth time this ...

Brooks Barnhizer, Northwestern hang on against UNLV
Brooks Barnhizer pumped in 23 points as Northwestern defeated UNLV 66-61 in the third-place game of the Arizona Tip-Off on Friday at Tempe, Ariz.,Barnhizer sank four 3-point shots and contributed team highs of nine rebounds and six assists.,Barnhizer has scored 20 or more points in three of his four...

West Virginia reaches OT once again, shoots down No. 24 Arizona
Tucker DeVries scored 26 points and Toby Okani added 20 to lead West Virginia to an 83-76 win over No. 24 Arizona in overtime in the Battle 4 Atlantis third-place game Friday in Paradise Island, Bahamas.,The Mountaineers (5-2) also got 13 points and 10 rebounds from Amani Hansberry. Javon Small scor...

TCU visit is last chance for skidding Cincinnati
The task is straightforward for Cincinnati in Saturday night's Big 12 Conference clash with visiting TCU.,"We need that one win," said Bearcats running back Corey Kiner. "We're trying to send the seniors out right. The underclassmen understand that, the older guys understand that, everybody understa...