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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...
After statement win, No. 3 Gonzaga sets sights on Davidson
No. 3 Gonzaga and Davidson were curious about what their responses would be in the wake of disappointing performances during the first day of the Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas.,After strong follow-up performances, the teams will meet in the tournament's fifth-place game on Friday nig...
Oklahoma holds on to beat No. 24 Arizona, reach Atlantis final
Jeremiah Fears had 26 points and made two free throws with eight seconds left to seal Oklahoma's 82-77 win Thursday over No. 24 Arizona in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas.,Fears went 8-of-8 from the free-throw line, leading the Sooners' 20-of-21 performance.,Oklah...
Davidson hands Providence second straight loss in Battle 4 Atlantis
Connor Kochera scored 22 points as Davidson started fast and recorded a 69-58 victory over Providence in the consolation bracket of the Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas on Thursday night.,Bobby Durkin tied a career high with 20 points and Reed Bailey contributed 18 and 11 rebounds as Da...
Jahmyl Telfort, Butler top Northwestern at Arizona Tip-Off
Jahmyl Telfort scored nine of his 23 points in the final 6:12 to help Butler hold on to a 71-69 victory over Northwestern in an Arizona Tip-Off semifinal Thursday night in Tempe, Ariz.,After Boden Kapke sank a free throw with 5.8 seconds left to give Butler the two-point edge, Brooks Barnhizer drove...
Oklahoma holds on to beat No. 24 Arizona
Jeremiah Fears had 26 points and made two free throws with eight seconds left to seal Oklahoma's 82-77 win Thursday over No. 24 Arizona in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis at Nassau, Bahamas.,Fears went 8 of 8 from the free-throw line, leading the Sooners' 20-of-21 performance.,Oklahoma (6-0)...
Providence may receive boost in Bahamas encounter vs. Davidson
Providence was hoping Bryce Hopkins would return from a torn ACL but erred on the side of caution and held out the star on Wednesday.,While Hopkins is getting close to returning from the injury he suffered last January, the Friars remain uncertain if he will suit up Thursday night against Davidson i...
Kobe Elvis, Oklahoma set sights on No. 24 Arizona in Bahamas
No. 24 Arizona and Oklahoma will meet in Thursday's semifinals in the Battle 4 Atlantis at Paradise Island, Bahamas, with some familiarity between Sooners guard Kobe Elvis and the Wildcats.,Elvis was part of Dayton's team that faced Arizona in the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season.,He ...
Northwestern aims to find 3-point touch vs. Butler
The Arizona Tip-Off doesn't feature any top 10 squads, but it's the perfect place for Northwestern or Butler to earn two wins that will matter when the NCAA Tournament committee does its work., ,The Wildcats (5-1) and Bulldogs (4-1) open the three-day event Thursday afternoon in Tempe. The winner wi...
No. 24 Arizona uses balanced attack to roll past Davidson
Anthony Dell'Orso had 21 points -- one of five Arizona players who finished in double-figure scoring -- to lead the No. 24 Wildcats to a 104-71 victory Wednesday over Davidson in an opening-round game of the Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas. , ,Arizona (3-2) snapped the first two-game l...
No. 16 Cincinnati's first-half spurts sink Alabama State
Led by four double-figure scorers, No. 16 Cincinnati posted a pair of 10-point runs in the first half in a 77-59 win over visiting Alabama State on Wednesday.,Simas Lukosius had 16 points on four 3-pointers and dished out four assists for the Bearcats (6-0), who led by as many as 27 but shot below 5...
Villanova capitalizes on turnovers, routs Rider
Eric Dixon had 16 points and five assists as host Villanova put away turnover-prone Rider 72-48 on Wednesday in Philadelphia., ,The Wildcats (4-4) were working with a narrow lead until the final 4:17 of the first half, when they netted 13 straight points to crack the game open while Rider struggled ...
No. 16 Arizona State continues playoff push vs. underwhelming Arizona
Arizona State was projected to have a rough first season in the Big 12, while Arizona was expected to be one of the conference's top teams upon joining the league.,However, the opposite has played out as the No. 16 Sun Devils get set to square off with the host Wildcats for Saturday's Territorial Cu...