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USC puts height, rebounding up against smaller Rutgers
Southern California returns home to Los Angeles on Saturday for a Big Ten Conference tilt against a recently sputtering Rutgers squad.,The Trojans (15-6, 4-6 Big Ten) split a road series in a pair of nail-biters, beating Wisconsin 73-71 on Sunday before dropping a 73-72 decision on Wednesday at Iowa...

Setbacks stagger LSU, South Carolina ahead of meeting
South Carolina and LSU are both having bad seasons.,And both are coming off one of their worst performances of the season as they prepare to meet Saturday in Columbia, S.C.,The Gamecocks (11-10, 2-6 SEC) suffered their most lopsided loss of the season, a 95-48 setback at home against No. 19 Florida ...

Thomas Haugh, No. 19 Florida detonate South Carolina
Thomas Haugh scored 18 points Wednesday night, Rueben Chinyelu posted a double-double and No. 19 Florida led nearly wire to wire on its way to a 95-48 Southeastern Conference road rout of South Carolina in Columbia.,Chinyelu added 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Gators (15-6, 6-2), while Urban Kla...

Iowa avoids huge collapse, beats Southern California in final seconds
Bennett Stirtz capped a 20-point performance with a pair of game-winning free throws in the final five seconds, and Iowa escaped a major collapse in its 73-72 defeat of Southern California on Wednesday in Iowa City, Iowa.,The Hawkeyes (15-5, 5-4 Big Ten Conference) shot 19-of-22 at the foul line, in...

Iowa puts stringent defense up against Chad Baker-Mazara, USC
Southern California will try to close out a successful road swing on Wednesday in Iowa City, when the Trojans face an Iowa team seeking its third straight win.,The Hawkeyes (14-5, 4-4 Big Ten Conference) recovered from a three-game losing streak by prevailing 74-57 at Indiana on Jan. 17, then holdin...

Austin FC part ways with veteran winger Jader Obrian
Austin FC moved on from Colombian winger Jader Obrian, exercising a buyout of his guaranteed contract Tuesday.,Obrian, 30, will no longer occupy senior and international roster spots and his previous wages won't count against the 2026 salary budget.,After notching 11 goal contributions (seven goals,...

No. 19 Florida works to regain form in clash vs. South Carolina
Before Saturday's 76-67 Southeastern Conference home loss to Auburn, Florida was showing its best form of the season. ,The Gators had won five games in a row, including blowouts of ranked teams Georgia and Tennessee, plus a road triumph over then-No. 10 Vanderbilt.,No. 19 Florida will attempt to fin...

Southern California storms back to stun Wisconsin
Chad Baker-Mazara had 29 points and Ezra Ausar added 17 as visiting Southern California rallied down the stretch for a 73-71 victory over Wisconsin in a Big Ten matchup Sunday in Madison, Wis.,USC (15-5, 4-5 Big Ten) rallied from a 58-46 deficit over the final 12 minutes to snap Wisconsin's five-gam...

Texas A&M goes the long route to top South Carolina
Texas A&M took control from long range, draining 17 shots from 3-point range on the way to an easy 92-69 victory over South Carolina on Saturday afternoon at College Station, Texas.,Zach Clemence, a Kansas transfer, came off the bench and made a career-high seven 3-pointers on eight attempts, which ...

Texas A&M anticipating South Carolina's best effort in SEC battle
As it sits atop the Southeastern Conference standings, Texas A&M is expecting every opponent's best shot as it hosts South Carolina on Saturday afternoon in College Station, Texas.,The Aggies (15-4, 5-1 SEC) have won two straight following an 87-82 loss at Tennessee on Jan. 13. They cruised to an 88...

Northwestern tops USC for first Big Ten win of season
Nick Martinelli scored 22 points and delivered clutch plays down the stretch to help Northwestern score its first Big Ten Conference win of the season, a 74-68 decision against Southern California on Wednesday in Los Angeles.,The Wildcats (9-10, 1-7 Big Ten) led throughout the second half, but the T...

Southern California seeks Big Ten momentum against reeling Northwestern
Southern California welcomes Big Ten Conference counterpart Northwestern to Los Angeles on Wednesday as both teams look to get on track in league play.,The Trojans (14-4, 3-4 Big Ten) pushed fourth-ranked Purdue to the limit on Saturday but couldn't get over the hump, leading to a losing record in t...

Elijah Strong sparks South Carolina past Oklahoma
Elijah Strong scored the game's first 11 points to spark South Carolina to an 85-76 SEC victory over Oklahoma on Tuesday night in Columbia, S.C.,Strong had 15 of his 17 points in the first half, Meechie Johnson scored 18 of his team-high 20 points in the second half, and Kobe Knox added 18 points an...

Two desperate teams clash when Oklahoma visits South Carolina
For Oklahoma and South Carolina, the NCAA Tournament might as well begin this week, because another loss for either team may well eliminate them from the Big Dance.,That may sound like hyperbole in mid-January, but with both teams already floundering in the unforgiving Southeastern Conference standi...

Auburn edges South Carolina behind Filip Jovic's career high
On a night when Auburn shot just 10.5% from 3-point range, reserve forward Filip Jovic carried the host Tigers to a 71-67 win over South Carolina.,Jovic scored a career-high 23 points, including 13 in the first half, to help the Tigers lead nearly wire-to-wire in outlasting the Gamecocks.,South Caro...

Braden Smith's heroics help No. 5 Purdue hold off USC
Braden Smith scored two of his game-high 22 points on a crucial steal and layup to help No. 5 Purdue escape with a 69-64 road win over Southern California on Saturday in Los Angeles. ,After buoying his team with 18 first-half points, Smith went scoreless for more than 19 minutes following intermissi...

Women's Top 25 roundup: Kansas State upsets No. 17 Texas Tech
Kansas State handed No. 17 Texas Tech its first loss of the season in a 65-59 nailbiter in Lubbock, TX.,The battle was won on the backboards, as the Wildcats recorded 46 rebounds compared to the Red Raiders 20.,Wildcats senior guard Tess Heal recorded 12 points and four rebounds, alongside freshman ...

Auburn, South Carolina seek stability after tough starts in SEC
Four games into Southeastern Conference play, both Auburn and visiting South Carolina will look to unlock some consistency in Saturday's matchup.,Auburn (10-7, 1-3 SEC) seemed to have returned to form in a 95-73 win over Arkansas last Saturday but stumbled in an 84-74 loss at Missouri on Wednesday.,...

Riding 8-game winning streak, No. 4 Purdue visits USC
No. 4 Purdue takes its eight-game winning streak into the first of four road games over the next five outings on Saturday, facing Southern California in Los Angeles.,The Boilermakers (16-1, 6-0 Big Ten) are visiting the Galen Center for the first time in program history, and at USC for the first tim...

No. 2 South Carolina edges No. 4 Texas, maintains SEC superiority
Joyce Edwards tallied 14 points and eight rebounds as No. 2 South Carolina gritted out a win over No. 4 Texas, 68-65, on Thursday night in Columbia, S.C.,Edwards shot 8 of 9 from the free throw line for the Gamecocks (18-1, 5-0 SEC). Tessa Johnson scored 13 points, Ta'Niya Latson added 12, Raven Joh...