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Florida State pursues more history in matchup vs. Cal State Bakersfield
In the first five games of Luke Loucks' tenure as head coach at Florida State, the Seminoles already have made quite a bit of history.,After Robert McCray V dished a program-record 17 assists in the season opener vs. Alcorn State, Lajae Jones tied the program mark with 10 made 3-pointers in Friday's...

Ohio State wants 'big game' mindset vs. Mount St. Mary's
Mount St. Mary's has shown at times it could be the team to knock off a squad like unbeaten Ohio State, with high-level consistency on the road the goal when the teams meet at Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday evening.,The Mountaineers (1-5) have struggled at the outset, but they have been known to cause p...

No. 18 UCLA, Cal to renew old rivalry in San Francisco
Having disposed of outclassed opponents, 18th-ranked UCLA and former longtime Pacific-12 Conference rival Cal will meet in the Empire Classic on Tuesday night at San Francisco.,The Bruins (5-1), now of the Big Ten, and Golden Bears (5-1), from the Atlantic Coast Conference, are no strangers. They ha...

No. 16 UNC set to clash with St. Bonaventure in matchup of 5-0 teams
No. 16 North Carolina is unbeaten but will take on the additional challenge that comes with a change of scenery.,The Tar Heels will head away from home for the first time to play a pair of neutral-site games starting with a matchup against St. Bonaventure on Tuesday night in the Fort Myers Tip-Off a...

Kansas State eager to bounce back in clash vs. No. 25 Indiana
After falling short in the championship game of the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City, Mo., on Friday, Kansas State will look to regroup Tuesday night in its first true road game of the season.,Kansas State (5-1) will face No. 25 Indiana (5-0) in Bloomington, Ind., feeling nearly as encouraged aft...

No. 11 Michigan State aims to ace test vs. East Carolina
Michigan State has collected two wins over Top 25 opponents in the first month of the season.,The 11th-ranked Spartans will now look to remain undefeated while participating in the Fort Myers (Fla.) Tip-Off tournament this week.,They'll have a Tuesday afternoon matchup with unranked East Carolina be...

No. 17 Michigan State aims to ace test vs. East Carolina
Michigan State has collected two wins over Top 25 opponents in the first month of the season.,The 17th-ranked Spartans will now look to remain undefeated while participating in the Fort Myers (Fla.) Tip-Off tournament this week.,They'll have a Tuesday afternoon matchup with unranked East Carolina be...

Tired Jazz, ailing Warriors eager to halt 3-game skids
Two teams handicapped by the schedule will get an opportunity to exchange miseries Monday night when the Utah Jazz face the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco.,The Jazz flew into California late Sunday after suffering a 108-106 home loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Utah had two opportunities to t...

Without Kevin Durant, ascending Rockets visit surging Suns
Kevin Durant's much-anticipated return to Phoenix will have to wait.,A lightning rod for the Suns' successes and failures in his two full seasons in the Valley, Durant has been ruled out for personal reasons when the Houston Rockets visit Phoenix on Monday night.,Durant, who is averaging 24.6 points...

Bucks adjusting without injured star, while Blazers hurting all over
Looking to end their four-game losing streak, the Bucks will welcome the Portland Trail Blazers to Milwaukee on Monday night.,Without superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo (groin injury) on the floor, Milwaukee fell 129-116 to the red-hot Detroit Pistons at home on Saturday night.,Ryan Rollins led Milwauk...

Something has to give when road-challenged Knicks face home-sour Nets
The New York Knicks were frustrated by another road loss in their last outing.,Their next opponent, the Brooklyn Nets, is without a home win.,The Knicks on Monday night will attempt to bounce back from their latest disappointing road showing when they visit the Nets, who are winless in their first s...

Anders Dreyer, San Diego FC plot to take down Minnesota United
Top-seeded San Diego FC will try to continue defying expectations when they host No. 4 seed Minnesota United on Monday night in a conference semifinal.,San Diego became the second expansion team in three seasons to finish atop the West standings, and in the process set an MLS points record for a fir...

David Coit, Maryland pursue another big game in matchup vs. UNLV
David Coit delivered one of the top scoring efforts in Maryland history in just his fifth game with the program.,The senior guard will look to follow the stellar performance when the Terrapins clash with UNLV on Monday night in their initial game in the Players Era men's tournament at Las Vegas.,Coi...

Cavaliers quest to solve streaking Raptors on third try
The Cleveland Cavaliers have lost twice at home to the surging Toronto Raptors this season and they hope that changes Monday night with a shift in venue.,The Cavaliers visit Toronto to open a two-game road trip with those two losses to the Raptors --112-101 on Oct. 31 and 126-113 on Nov. 13 -- still...

Texas, Arizona State hopeful of parlaying Maui tourney to later success
Former Pac-12 coaching rivals Sean Miller and Bobby Hurley will meet again on Monday, leading Texas and Arizona State, respectively, in an opening-round matchup at the Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii. ,Miller is in his first season at Texas (4-1) and coached Arizona from 2009-21. Hurley's tenur...

Unbeaten SMU rides scoring depth into clash vs. reeling Radford
Undefeated SMU will look to continue to leverage its balanced attack and ball-hawking defense and move closer to the Top 25 when it hosts Radford on Monday night in Dallas.,The Mustangs (6-0) have been impressive through the first six contests on their season-opening seven-game homestand, winning by...

Struggling Mississippi State, ambitious New Orleans clash
Mississippi State has had a rocky start to the season. ,The Bulldogs (2-3) have lost their past two games and will try and get back in the win column when they play New Orleans (2-3) on Monday night in Starkville, Miss. ,"Nobody in our program expected these results, but it's reality," Mississippi S...

Coming off first loss, Cincinnati takes aim at NJIT
Cincinnati will look to bounce back from its first loss of the season when it hosts the New Jersey Institute of Technology on Monday night.,The Bearcats (4-1) are coming off a 74-64 defeat to No. 6 Louisville on Friday. Host Cincinnati led 32-28 at the half and held a strong advantage in both interi...

Rebounding under the microscope in Mavericks-Heat tilt
The Miami Heat launch a four-game homestand on Monday against the Dallas Mavericks riding a four-game winning streak and buoyed by a huge gulf in rebounding prowess between the two teams.,Miami's 127-117 victory over the host Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday was underpinned by a 58-47 advantage on the g...

No. 4 Arizona staying humble, prepping for upset-minded Denver
Coming off an upset win over previously unbeaten Colorado State on Friday night, Denver now has its sights on No. 4 Arizona on Monday night in Tucson, Ariz.,The Pioneers (2-3) beat Colorado State 83-81 on the road behind graduate student Zane Nelson's 22 points off the bench. The Rams were 4-0 enter...