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No. 17 Illinois uses balanced scoring to coast past Northwestern
Kylan Boswell scored 17 points to lead five players in double figures as No. 17 Illinois rolled to an 83-74 Big Ten victory over Northwestern Sunday afternoon in Champaign, Ill.,Starting for 7-foot-1 Tomislav Ivisic, who missed his second straight game due to mononucleosis, freshman center Morez Joh...
BYU catches fire in second half, blows by Cincinnati
Richie Saunders scored 21 points to lead BYU to an impressive 80-52 victory over Cincinnati in Provo, Utah, on Saturday night.,Egor Demin added 15 points, seven assists and five rebounds as the hot-shooting Cougars (13-6, 4-4 Big 12) won for the third time in four games.,BYU shot a stunning 73.9 per...
Kansas State jumps on No. 23 West Virginia early, never looks back
Dug McDaniel scored 15 points as Kansas State snapped a six-game losing streak with a 73-60 win against No. 23 West Virginia on Saturday in Manhattan, Kan.,David N'Guessan scored 14 points and Max Jones added 12 points for the Wildcats (8-11, 2-6 Big 12).,Javon Small scored a game-high 22 points, To...
Anthony Dell'Orso's 3-point shooting helps Arizona handle Colorado
Anthony Dell'Orso netted a career-high six three-pointers and finished with 20 points as the Arizona Wildcats beat the Colorado Buffaloes 78-63 on Saturday afternoon in Tucson, Ariz. ,Dell'Orso hit 6 of 9 from deep and scored 14 in the second half to help the Wildcats (13-6, 7-1 Big 12) notch their ...
Vanderbilt upsets mistake-prone No. 9 Kentucky
Jason Edwards scored 18 points for Vanderbilt, which forced No. 9 Kentucky into 17 turnovers to spur a 74-69 upset on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn.,Tyler Nickel's corner 3-pointer with 1:50 to play gave Vanderbilt a 71-69 lead. Devin McGlockton's steal 20 seconds later returned possession to the Comm...
Northwestern eyes elusive road win vs. No. 17 Illinois
Northwestern hasn't won at Illinois since January 2013 -- two months before Chris Collins became the Wildcats' head coach., ,Collins has led Northwestern to the first three NCAA Tournament appearances in school annals, yet he hasn't been able to lead the Wildcats to a victory in Champaign. They've l...
Stevie Mitchell, No. 10 Marquette handle Villanova
Stevie Mitchell had 21 points and Chase Ross added 18 as No. 10 Marquette clamped down on the nation's top scorer en route to an 87-74 Big East victory over Villanova on Friday night in Milwaukee.,Villanova's Eric Dixon, who entered averaging 24.9 ppg, finished with 18 points, but 11 of those came i...
Skidding Colorado faces rising Arizona
Colorado will look to end its longest losing streak since the 2016-17 season and earn its first Big 12 victory when the Buffaloes play at former Pac-12 foe Arizona on Saturday in Tucson.,The Buffaloes (9-9 overall) have lost seven straight games, marking a 0-7 conference start in their first season ...
No. 23 West Virginia hopes to mix up offensive effort vs. Kansas St.
No. 23 West Virginia will aim for a more diverse offensive attack against Kansas State in a Big 12 tilt on Saturday in Manhattan, Kan.,The Mountaineers (13-5, 4-3 Big 12) cracked the AP Top 25 for the second time this year and promptly dropped a 65-57 home game to Arizona State on Tuesday.,Meanwhile...
No. 9 Kentucky, Vanderbilt bid for bounce-back efforts
Two Southeastern Conference rivals with strong overall records under first-year head coaches will meet Saturday in Nashville, Tenn., when No. 9 Kentucky visits Vanderbilt.,Both teams are coming off losses, however.,Coach Mark Pope's Wildcats (14-4, 3-2 SEC) have had a week to prepare after a 102-97 ...
Ty Berry's hot shooting carries Northwestern past Indiana
Ty Berry swished a career-best seven 3-pointers on his way to 23 points and Brooks Barnhizer had 21 points and eight rebounds to lift host Northwestern to a 79-70 win against Indiana on Wednesday in Evanston, Ill.,Nick Martinelli added 18 points and Jalen Leach scored all 15 of his points after half...
No. 10 Marquette aims to bounce back vs. Villanova
After a bounce-back win on the road, 10th-ranked Marquette will be out to re-establish home court dominance in a Big East matchup against Villanova on Friday night in Milwaukee.,Marquette (16-3, 7-1 Big East) rolled to a 76-59 victory at Seton Hall on Tuesday, after suffering its first home loss aga...
Texas Tech tops Cincinnati, keeps perfect Big 12 road record intact
JT Toppin scored a game-high 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds while Christian Anderson added 18 points to lead the visiting Texas Tech Red Raiders to an 81-71 Big 12 win over the host Cincinnati Bearcats Tuesday night.,Chance McMillian chipped in 17 points and Kevin Overton added 14 for Texas Te...
Kansas State looking to launch turnaround at Baylor
Despite its five-game losing streak, Kansas State feels confident heading into Wednesday's Big 12 Conference road game against Baylor in Waco, Texas.,Wildcats coach Jerome Tang, who spent 19 years as an assistant for Baylor coach Scott Drew, feels like his team is close to turning things around. Tha...
Indiana seeking first win over Northwestern since '21
Indiana hopes to be clicking again after absorbing consecutive 25-point losses.,The Hoosiers enter Wednesday's game against Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., coming off a 77-76 overtime victory at Ohio State and remain firmly in the hunt for a top-four seed and bye into the Big Ten tournament quarterf...
Arizona aims to rediscover offense vs. Oklahoma State
Arizona seemed to rediscover its form with seven straight victories until getting smashed by Texas Tech on Saturday.,The Wildcats will bid to bounce back with a better effort when they complete a two-game Big 12 road trip against Oklahoma State on Tuesday night in Stillwater, Okla.,Arizona was taken...
Georgetown shocks Villanova on Micah Peavy's game-winning floater
Micah Peavy hit a floater from the left edge of the paint with 1.7 seconds left to cap a furious rally as visiting Georgetown stunned Villanova 64-63 on Monday night.,Peavy hit six 3-pointers and finished with 24 points as the Hoyas (13-6, 4-4 Big East) rallied from eight points down in the final 2:...
Skidding Georgetown aims for turnaround at Villanova
The script has flipped for Georgetown. After a 12-2 start, with wins in their first three Big East games, the Hoyas have lost four straight and are saddled with injury concerns.,Their top scorer and rebounder, Thomas Sorber, has a sore elbow and their best long-range threat, Jayden Epps, has been ho...
No. 20 Michigan fends off Northwestern in OT
Vladislav Goldin had 31 points and eight rebounds and No. 20 Michigan edged Northwestern 80-76 in overtime on Sunday afternoon in Ann Arbor, Mich.,Nimari Burnett contributed 13 points, while Roddy Gayle Jr. and Tre Donaldson added 10 apiece for the Wolverines (14-4, 6-1 Big Ten).,Brooks Barnhizer le...
No. 20 Michigan aims to limit turnovers vs. Northwestern
No. 20 Michigan suffered its first conference loss to a team that didn't have any Big Ten wins. ,The Wolverines will try to bounce back when they host Northwestern on Sunday afternoon in Ann Arbor, Mich.,The Wolverines (13-4, 5-1 Big Ten) lost in overtime, 84-81, to Minnesota on Thursday, snapping M...