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No. 18 Georgia rallies to bounce back with win over South Carolina
Kanon Catchings scored a season-high 20 points on Saturday to help No. 18 Georgia post a 75-70 victory over South Carolina in Southeastern Conference play in Columbia, S.C.,Somto Cyril added 18 points and Jeremiah Wilkinson scored 12 for Georgia (14-2, 2-1 SEC), which rebounded from a 15-point loss ...

No. 6 Duke recovers from slow start, defeats No. 24 SMU
Isaiah Evans scored 21 points while hitting clutch second-half 3-pointers as No. 6 Duke fended off short-handed No. 24 SMU for an 82-75 victory Saturday afternoon at Durham, N.C.,Cameron Boozer compiled 18 points and seven rebounds, Patrick Ngongba II posted 17 points and Cayden Boozer notched 12 po...

Chad Baker-Mazara (29), USC squeeze past Minnesota
Chad Baker-Mazara scored 29 points, including a go-ahead pair of free throws with 10.9 seconds left in overtime, and USC held on for a 70-69 win over Minnesota in a Big Ten Conference matchup Friday night in Minneapolis.,Baker-Mazara added eight assists and Ezra Ausar contributed 14 points and nine ...

Strong challenge awaits No. 18 Georgia vs. South Carolina
Coming off its first power conference win of the season, South Carolina will face No. 18 Georgia in Southeastern Conference play on Saturday afternoon in Columbia, SC.,South Carolina (10-5, 1-1) built a 28-point lead and held on for a 78-68 win at LSU on Tuesday, marking the Gamecocks' first road co...

South Carolina finds shooting touch, holds off LSU rally
Elijah Strong scored a season-high 30 points, including a 4-for-4 night from 3-point range, as visiting South Carolina shot 76.9% (10 of 13) from beyond the arc in the first half before holding off LSU's comeback bid in a 78-68 victory Tuesday.,Meechie Johnson added 19 points and six assists as the ...

LSU hoping for Dedan Thomas Jr.'s return vs. South Carolina
If LSU is going to stay undefeated at home and pick up its first SEC victory against South Carolina on Tuesday in Baton Rouge, it may have to do so without one of the conference's most dynamic playmakers.,Dedan Thomas Jr., a two-time All-Mountain West performer while at UNLV, is averaging 16.2 point...

Boopie Miller’s double-double propels SMU past No. 12 UNC
Boopie Miller posted a double-double -- 27 points and 12 assists -- as SMU dominated the second half en route to a 97-83 win over No. 12 North Carolina on Saturday in an Atlantic Coast Conference clash in Dallas.,The Mustangs snapped a 12-game losing streak against teams ranked in the AP Top 25 dati...

Tyler Tanner lifts No. 11 Vanderbilt over South Carolina
Tyler Tanner scored 19 points and tied a single-game school record with 14 assists as No. 11 Vanderbilt knocked off South Carolina by an 83-71 score in Columbia, S.C., on Saturday.,With two of Vanderbilt's three primary ball-handlers out, Tanner logged 37 minutes and turned the ball over just once.,...

Report: USF QB Byrum Brown to visit Auburn, former coach
South Florida quarterback Byrum Brown is entering the transfer portal and planning to visit Auburn and former Bulls head coach Alex Golesh, ESPN reported Saturday.,Brown, a 6-foot-3 senior from Raleigh, N.C., has one season of eligibility remaining. On3 first reported that he would visit Auburn this...

Behind Morez Johnson Jr., No. 2 Michigan slams No. 24 USC
Morez Johnson Jr. scored a career-high 29 points and second-ranked Michigan pounced on 24th-ranked Southern California early to roll to a 96-66 win Friday in a Big Ten Conference matchup in Ann Arbor, Mich.,Leading wire-to-wire, the Wolverines (13-0, 3-0) faced little consternation after an initial ...

No. 11 Vanderbilt takes unbeaten mark to South Carolina
No. 11 Vanderbilt hopes to keep one of the country's longest winning streaks alive as it visits South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams in Columbia, S.C.,The Commodores (13-0) are one of the favorites to win the SEC. They're the highest-ranked SEC team in the AP poll and ...

Jeremy Payne's OT jaunt lifts TCU past No. 16 USC in Alamo Bowl
Jeremy Payne broke two tackles on his way to the game-winning touchdown and TCU shocked Southern California 30-27 in overtime to win the Alamo Bowl in dramatic fashion Tuesday in San Antonio.,TCU faced third-and-20 and needed at least a field goal to match USC and force a second overtime. Ken Seals ...

No. 19 Tennessee heads into SEC Play after demolition of S.C. State
Ja'Kobi Gillespie amassed 21 points, eight assists, three rebounds and a steal, and No. 19 Tennessee rounded out its nonconference schedule by hammering South Carolina State 105-54 on Tuesday night in Knoxville, Tenn.,The point guard connected on 7 of 12 shots, 3 of 8 three-pointers and all four fre...

Hot-shooting South Carolina makes easy work of Albany
Meechie Johnson scored 15 points and Hayden Assemian added a career-high 13 points off the bench to lead South Carolina to a 96-67 win over visiting Albany on Tuesday in Columbia, S.C.,Myles Stute chipped in with 12 points on three 3-pointers. With Johnson and Stute leading the way with three 3-poin...

No. 1 Arizona remains undefeated with win vs. South Dakota State
Koa Peat, Motiejus Krivas and Jaden Bradley each posted a double-double as No. 1 Arizona registered a 99-71 nonconference victory over South Dakota State on Monday in Tucson, Ariz.,Arizona (13-0) completed its nonconference slate unbeaten ahead of Saturday's Big 12 opener at Utah.,It is the Wildcats...

LSU stays hot with big win over Southern Miss
Junior point guard Dedan Thomas Jr. tossed in a game-high 22 points and LSU extended its winning streak to four games by beating visiting Southern Miss 90-62 Monday night in Baton Rouge, La.,Thomas, who was 8 of 11 from the floor, had 12 assists. He committed two turnovers in 35 minutes.,Forward Mic...

No. 22 Florida gears up for SEC play with rout of Dartmouth
Alex Condon scored 17 points to lead five players in double figures as No. 22 Florida closed out its nonconference schedule Monday night with its fourth straight win, a 94-72 domination of Dartmouth in Gainesville, Fla. ,Condon was 4 of 9 from the field and 9 of 12 at the free throw line, adding nin...

Georgia Southern downs rival App State in Birmingham Bowl
JC French IV threw for 171 yards and a touchdown as Georgia Southern defeated rival Appalachian State 29-10 on Monday afternoon in the JLab Birmingham Bowl in Alabama.,In the third postseason meeting of the longstanding "Deeper Than Hate" rivalry, French guided the Eagles' offense efficiently by com...

No. 20 Illinois barely breaks a sweat against Southern
Jake Davis scored 15 points and Keaton Wagler posted an 11-point, 10-assist double-double as No. 20 Illinois routed Southern 90-55 on Monday in Champaign, Ill.,Zvonimir Ivisic (13 points), Tomislav Ivisic (11) and David Mirkovic (11) also scored in double figures for the Fighting Illini, who led by ...

South Carolina hopes to find shooting stroke vs. Albany
South Carolina knows its postseason hopes will ultimately come down to how the team performs in Southeastern Conference play, which begins Saturday with a home showdown against No. 11 Vanderbilt.,But before the Gamecocks (8-4) can test themselves against the SEC gauntlet, they have one more opportun...