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Confident USC takes on struggling Northwestern
Southern California heads to Evanston, Ill., on Tuesday hoping to build on a Top 10 win when it faces the slumping Northwestern Wildcats.,USC (13-8, 5-5 Big Ten) arrives brimming with belief after a 70-64 home win on Saturday over then-No. 7 Michigan State. Desmond Claude finished with 19 points and...
Back in the Top 25, No. 20 Arizona looks to ace BYU trip
After surviving one rowdy environment on Saturday, Arizona's basketball team is about to enter another one.,Fresh off an emotional 81-72 win on Arizona State's home court, the No. 20 Wildcats (15-6, 9-1 Big 12) visit Provo, Utah, for a late Tuesday night showdown with surging BYU (15-6, 6-4).,"It wa...
West Virginia takes control early, cruises past Cincinnati
Javon Small scored 14 of his 19 points in the first half and Joseph Yesufu added 16 to lead visiting West Virginia past Cincinnati 63-50 on Sunday afternoon in Big 12 action at Cincinnati.,Small, the leading scorer in the conference at 19.0 points per game, was 4 of 7 from 3-point range for West Vir...
Arkansas' John Calipari wins in return to Kentucky
With a thunderous mix of cheers and boos, fans of No. 12 Kentucky greeted former Wildcats coach John Calipari in his first game at Rupp Arena since taking over as the head coach at Arkansas.,Calipari walked away a winner as former Kentucky player Adou Thiero collected 21 points and eight rebounds in...
Kansas State ends No. 3 Iowa State's 29-game home win streak
Dug McDaniel scored 20 points on 8-for-17 shooting as Kansas State stunned No. 3 Iowa State with an 80-61 win in a Big 12 Conference matchup on Saturday afternoon in Ames, Iowa., ,Coleman Hawkins finished with 17 points and seven rebounds for Kansas State (10-11, 4-6), which won its third game in a ...
John Tonje scores 27 as No. 17 Wisconsin beats Northwestern
John Tonje had 27 points and reserve Carter Gilmore added a career-high 15 as No. 17 Wisconsin overcame a sluggish first half to salvage a 75-69 Big Ten victory over Northwestern on Saturday in Evanston, Ill.,Max Klesmit added 11 points and Nolan Winter 10 for Wisconsin (17-5, 7-4 Big Ten), which av...
Steven Ashworth's bank shot lifts Creighton over Villanova
Steven Ashworth banked in a 3-pointer from a difficult angle with 5.8 seconds left as Creighton won its seventh straight game with a wild 62-60 victory at Villanova on Saturday.,Ryan Kalkbrenner had 22 points on 9-of-11 shooting to pace Creigton (16-6, 9-2 Big East). Ashworth chipped in 13 points, s...
Arizona comes out on top in feisty matchup with Arizona State
Caleb Love finished with 27 points, including 18 points in the second half, before he was ejected along with Arizona State's BJ Freeman in the waning seconds of Arizona's 81-72 victory Saturday at Tempe, Ariz.,Love and Freeman were ejected with 30 seconds left after Freeman head-butted Love when the...
John Calipari preparing for boos when Arkansas visits No. 12 Kentucky
The atmosphere promises to be charged when Arkansas meets No. 12 Kentucky on Saturday in Lexington, Ky.,The Wildcats are returning home after an uplifting win at No. 8 Tennessee. It's a prime-time national TV game. And, most of all, it is the first trip back to Rupp Arena for Arkansas coach John Cal...
Arizona State out to end desert drought vs. Arizona
Arizona State will attempt to earn its first home victory over rival Arizona in five seasons when the programs clash Saturday afternoon in their first matchup as Big 12 opponents.,The Sun Devils (12-8, 3-6 Big 12) last earned a victory over Arizona (14-6, 8-1) in Tempe, Ariz., in January 2020.,Arizo...
No. 17 Wisconsin looks to snap road skid at Northwestern
Wisconsin looks to avoid a third consecutive Big Ten road loss when the 17th-ranked Badgers face Northwestern on Saturday in Evanston, Ill.,Wisconsin (16-5, 6-4) lost at Maryland 76-68 on Wednesday. Prior to that, the Badgers trounced Nebraska 83-55 at home last Sunday, coming off an 85-83 loss on t...
Creighton seeks to complete season sweep at Villanova
In the first matchup of the season between Creighton and Villanova, the Bluejays got the best of the Wildcats.,That win ignited the current stretch of eight wins in nine games for Creighton, which looks to continue its hot run Saturday afternoon in a road rematch in Villanova, Pa.,The Bluejays (15-6...
No. 3 Iowa State bids to bounce back vs. Kansas State
No. 3 Iowa State hopes to start a new winning streak when it tips off against Kansas State in a Big 12 Conference showdown Saturday afternoon in Ames, Iowa.,The Cyclones (17-3, 7-2) are eager to move past an 86-75 overtime loss at Arizona on Monday in their most recent game. It marked their second l...
Kansas State sharp from deep, blows out Oklahoma State
Brendan Hausen was 5 of 5 from 3-point range en route to a team-high 18 points to lead Kansas State past Oklahoma State 85-57 on Wednesday night in Manhattan, Kan.,The Wildcats shot 52.2 (12 of 23) percent from 3-point range for the game.,Kansas State (9-11, 3-6 Big 12) has won back-to-back games by...
Gabe Madsen's late flourish pulls Utah past Cincinnati
Gabe Madsen's basket with two minutes left broke a tie and lifted Utah to a hard-fought 69-66 victory over Cincinnati on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.,Madsen, a senior guard who began his career with Cincinnati in 2020-21, finished with 18 points. He scored the Utes' last seven points in the final two ...
Rutgers, Northwestern both dealing with injuries to key scorers
Northwestern and Rutgers both occupy the bottom third of the Big Ten as the Wildcats prepare to host the Scarlet Knights on Wednesday in Evanston, Ill.,The schools also share an objective: to climb from those depths over the final five-plus weeks of the regular season.,"We're close," Rutgers coach S...
No. 12 Kentucky hands No. 8 Tennessee another loss
Koby Brea scored 18 points and Jaxson Robinson added 17 to help No. 12 Kentucky post a 78-73 victory over No. 8 Tennessee on Tuesday in Knoxville, Tenn.,Otega Oweh logged 14 points, Ansley Almonor had 12 on four 3-pointers and Amari Williams recorded 10 points and a season-high 15 rebounds for the W...
Oklahoma State shoots for season sweep of Kansas State
A hungry Oklahoma State squad travels to Manhattan, Kan., on Wednesday night to take on Kansas State. ,The Cowboys (10-9, 2-6 Big 12) have lost four of their five games since defeating Kansas State 79-66 in Stillwater, Okla., on Jan. 7.,The Wildcats (8-11, 2-6 Big 12) snapped a six-game losing strea...
Cincinnati, Utah seek to ignite struggling offenses
Cincinnati travels to Salt Lake City on Tuesday to face Utah in a battle of Big 12 teams that share a lot in common.,The Bearcats (12-7, 2-6) have lost two straight and are coming off their worst game of the season, an 80-52 defeat at BYU on Saturday. The hosts shot 73.9 percent (17-of-23) in the se...
No. 8 Tennessee looks to pick up steam vs. No. 12 Kentucky
Tennessee and Kentucky have combined to lose eight games this season and six of them have come in the past three weeks.,One team is going to experience a fourth loss during that span on Tuesday night when the No. 8 Volunteers battle the No. 12 Wildcats in Southeastern Conference action at Knoxville,...