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Creighton, vying for No. 2 seed in Big East, closes vs. Butler
Creighton looks to wrap up the No. 2 seed in the Big East tournament with a win against Butler on Saturday in Omaha, Neb.,The Bluejays (21-9, 14-5 Big East) topped Seton Hall 79-61 on the road on Tuesday behind 20 points, nine rebounds and two blocks from Ryan Kalkbrenner. The senior center leads Cr...
No. 25 Miss. State, Arkansas seek consistency in season finale
Mississippi State has lost three of four games since climbing above .500 in Southeastern Conference play.,"We're not perfect players," Bulldogs guard Shawn Jones Jr. said. "We're not going to win all of them.",Still, the No. 25 Bulldogs know it would behoove them to prevail in Saturday's regular-sea...
Xavier runs winning streak to six with rout at Butler
Zach Freemantle had a game-high 24 points to go with eight rebounds as Xavier earned a 91-78 Big East win over Butler Wednesday night in Indianapolis.,Ryan Conwell added 21 points on 5-for-8 3-point shooting as Xavier (20-10, 12-7 Big East) won its sixth consecutive game. Dailyn Swain added 16 point...
Xavier can advance at-large case with sixth straight win vs. Butler
Streaking Xavier will try to bolster its NCAA Tournament chances on Wednesday in Indianapolis, when Butler hopes to play spoiler on senior night.,Xavier (19-10, 11-7 Big East) enters play winners of five straight and has firmly latched onto the tourney bubble. CBS Sports' bracket projection has the ...
No. 25 Mississippi State wraps home schedule vs. messed-up Texas
No. 25 Mississippi State gets another chance to build momentum for the postseason when it closes its home schedule against struggling Texas in a key late-season Southeastern Conference game Tuesday in Starkville, Miss.,The Bulldogs (20-9, 8-8 SEC) snapped a two-game losing streak with an 81-69 home ...
Tourney hopeful Georgia aims to avoid letdown at South Carolina
Georgia may be starting to figure things out in time to make a late push toward earning an NCAA Tournament bid.,The Bulldogs now must avoid repeating what happened to Arkansas over the weekend in Columbia, S.C., and beat last-place South Carolina on Tuesday night.,Georgia (18-11, 6-10 SEC) enters it...
Silas Demary’s 26 points help Georgia thrash Texas in NCAA bubble clash
Silas Demary Jr. scored a season-high 26 points as Georgia dominated from the jump in an 83-67 win over stumbling Texas on Saturday in a near do-or-die Southeastern Conference matchup for both teams in Austin, Texas.,Both teams are projected to be on the bubble to earn an appearance in the NCAA Tour...
Eric Dixon scores 34 as Villanova gets past Butler
Eric Dixon scored 34 points with seven rebounds and three assists on senior day to lead Villanova to an 80-70 win over visiting Butler on Saturday afternoon.,Jordan Longino added 14 for the Wildcats (18-12, 11-8 Big East), who won their third consecutive game. Wooga Poplar scored 12 points with a ga...
Georgia, Texas need win to improve life on NCAA Tournament bubble
Georgia and Texas, both squarely on the bubble, hope to increase their NCAA Tournament chances when they square off Saturday in what amounts to a must-win Southeastern Conference game in Austin, Texas.,Neither team can afford to lose, especially with the regular season entering its final eight days ...
Villanova out to continue recent dominance over Butler
Villanova looks to extend a two-game win streak when it welcomes visiting Butler for an early Saturday afternoon tip.,The Wildcats (17-12, 10-8 Big East) took down Marquette in dominating fashion at home last Friday before squeaking out a 59-54 victory on the road at Seton Hall on Wednesday night.,E...
Chris Youngblood leads No. 6 Alabama to rout of No. 24 Mississippi State
Chris Youngblood scored a season-high 27 points and matched his career best of seven 3-pointers to help No. 6 Alabama demolish No. 24 Mississippi State 111-73 on Tuesday night in Southeastern Conference play at Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Mark Sears made five 3-pointers while recording 21 points and 10 assists...
Georgia holds off furious rally from No. 3 Florida for upset win
Silas Demary Jr. hit four 3-pointers en route to 21 points on Tuesday to help Georgia hold off a furious rally from visiting No. 3 Florida in an 88-83 Southeastern Conference win in Athens, Ga.,Asa Newell added 15 points and nine rebounds, while Tyrin Lawrence had 14 points off the bench as the Bull...
Butler, Xavier finding their footing in February
Two Big East teams on the upswing will face off when Butler rides a three-game winning streak into Cincinnati to face host Xavier on Tuesday.,Butler (12-13, 5-9) is faring better since a dismal 0-6 start to league play. Its latest conquest was a 97-86 win over visiting Georgetown on Saturday, when P...
Surging No. 7 TAMU visits dangerous No. 21 Mississippi State
No. 7 Texas A&M looks to continue climbing the standings and building on its position for the NCAA Tournament when it faces No. 21 Mississippi State on Tuesday in a Southeastern Conference dustup in Starkville, Miss.,The Aggies (20-5, 9-3 SEC) have captured five straight games, most recently a gritt...
Surging No. 8 TAMU visits dangerous No. 22 Mississippi State
No. 8 Texas A&M looks to continue climbing the standings and building on its position for the NCAA Tournament when it faces No. 22 Mississippi State on Tuesday in a Southeastern Conference dustup in Starkville, Miss.,The Aggies (20-5, 9-3 SEC) have captured five straight games, most recently a gritt...
Anthony Robinson II shines as No. 21 Missouri tops Georgia
Anthony Robinson II collected 15 points, seven assists, five rebounds and four steals on Saturday, helping No. 21 Missouri earn an 87-74 win over Georgia in Southeastern Conference play in Athens, Ga.,Caleb Grill added 15 points and four steals, while Mark Mitchell had 14 for Missouri (19-6, 8-4 SEC...
Anthony Robinson II shines to help No. 21 Missouri defeat Georgia
Anthony Robinson II collected 15 points, seven assists, five rebounds and four steals on Saturday, helping No. 21 Missouri earn an 87-74 win over Georgia in Southeastern Conference play in Athens, Ga.,Caleb Grill added 15 points and four steals, while Mark Mitchell had 14 for Missouri (19-6, 8-4 SEC...
Pierre Brooks II heats up, Butler downs slumping Georgetown
Pierre Brooks II scored 30 points on 10-for-13 shooting from the floor to lead the Butler Bulldogs to a 97-86 win over visiting Georgetown on Saturday afternoon in Indianapolis.,The Bulldogs (12-13, 5-9 Big East) have won three win in a row for the first time since starting their conference slate an...
Butler bids to build up steam in rematch vs. Georgetown
Two Big East rivals face off for the second time in two weeks as Butler hosts Georgetown on Saturday afternoon in Indianapolis.,The Bulldogs (11-13, 4-9) followed up a 30-point win at Seton Hall with an 82-81 victory at home against Providence last weekend.,Butler coach Thad Matta spoke on the team ...
No. 19 Ole Miss on hot streak while No. 22 Mississippi St. struggling
Ole Miss has won three games in a row and clutch plays from Malik Dia and Dre Davis were crucial in the last two.,The No. 19 Rebels (19-6, 8-4 Southeastern Conference) will try to make it four in a row when they host No. 22 Mississippi State (17-7, 5-6) on Saturday in Oxford, Miss.,Dia scored 12 of ...