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No. 22 Tennessee gathers steam entering Missouri visit
Tennessee is playing its best basketball of the season as March Madness nears.,The No. 22 Volunteers (20-7, 10-4 Southeastern Conference) have won four straight games and nine of their last 11. They climbed back into the Associated Press Top 25 this week.,Tennessee coach Rick Barnes applauded his te...
76ers out to boost performance score in visit to Pacers
The Philadelphia 76ers will look to complete a winning road trip on Tuesday when they conclude a three-game trek against the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis.,The 76ers dropped a 126-111 decision to the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday before snapping a four-game overall losing skid the following day ...
Streaking Cincinnati to test No. 16 Texas Tech's revamped lineup
The Big 12 Conference does not allow a lot of time to bask in the glow of victory as No. 16 Texas Tech and red-hot Cincinnati get right back at it Tuesday at Lubbock, Texas.,Texas Tech's first step without one of the program's best players in recent history could not have turned out have much better...
No. 4 Iowa State faces struggling Utah amid gauntlet of ranked foes
Big 12 power Iowa State is in the midst of a stretch in which five of six opponents are nationally ranked.,Tuesday's contest against unranked Utah in Salt Lake City is supposed to be the breather.,The No. 4 Cyclones (23-4, 10-4 Big 12) are 2-1 so far on the difficult stretch after succumbing 79-69 t...
UCF travels to face tournament test No. 19 BYU
The stakes are high for both teams when UCF travels to No. 19 BYU for a pivotal Big 12 Conference showdown on Tuesday in Provo, Utah. ,With two straight wins, the Knights have firmed up their place squarely on the NCAA Tournament bubble. UCF (19-7, 8-6 Big 12) is ranked No. 46 in the NCAA NET. It is...
No. 2 Arizona travels to face resilient Baylor
After an impressive road victory over then-No. 2 Houston on Saturday, No. 2 Arizona closes its two-game trek to the Lone Star State against Baylor on Tuesday night in Waco, Texas.,The Wildcats (25-2, 12-2 Big 12) are in the driver's seat for the Big 12 regular-season title following the win over Hou...
Fresh off rare loss, No. 3 Michigan ready to rebound vs. Minnesota
After a brief setback, No. 3 Michigan is eager to resume its dominant season.,The Wolverines (25-2, 15-1 Big Ten Conference) will try to bounce back from their second loss of the season when they tip off against Minnesota (13-14, 6-10) on Tuesday night in Ann Arbor, Mich.,Michigan is coming off a 68...
No. 11 Virginia streaks into clash with NC State
No. 11 Virginia is seeking its longest winning streak since the 2018-19 national championship season when it hosts NC State in Atlantic Coast Conference action Tuesday night in Charlottesville, Va., ,The Cavaliers (24-3, 12-2 ACC) have won eight in a row, matching their best run since a nine-game st...
No. 1 Duke has quick turnaround off huge win to face Notre Dame
Coming off its most impressive win of the season, No. 1 Duke will travel to South Bend, Ind., to take on Notre Dame on Tuesday night.,Saturday's neutral-site win for the Blue Devils (25-2, 13-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) over then-No. 1 Michigan was the first time they defeated the top-ranked team i...
No. 21 Miami (Ohio) aims to remain unbeaten, faces Eastern Michigan
With each growing win and increased national attention, Miami (Ohio) head coach Travis Steele is getting more and more questions about the secret to his team still being unbeaten in late February.,"I think in the landscape that we're in, we have a lot of retention," Steele said of his No. 21 RedHawk...
UCF travels to face tournament test No. 23 BYU
The stakes are high for both teams when UCF travels to No. 23 BYU for a pivotal Big 12 Conference showdown on Tuesday in Provo, Utah. ,With two straight wins, the Knights have firmed up their place squarely on the NCAA Tournament bubble. UCF (19-7, 8-6 Big 12) is ranked No. 46 in the NCAA NET. It is...
No. 6 Iowa State faces struggling Utah amid gauntlet of ranked foes
Big 12 power Iowa State is in the midst of a stretch in which five of six opponents are nationally ranked.,Tuesday's contest against unranked Utah in Salt Lake City is supposed to be the breather.,The No. 6 Cyclones (23-4, 10-4 Big 12) are 2-1 so far on the difficult stretch after succumbing 79-69 t...
Fresh off rare loss, No. 1 Michigan ready to rebound vs. Minnesota
After a brief setback, No. 1 Michigan is eager to resume its dominant season.,The Wolverines (25-2, 15-1 Big Ten Conference) will try to bounce back from their second loss of the season when they tip off against Minnesota (13-14, 6-10) on Tuesday night in Ann Arbor, Mich.,Michigan is coming off a 68...
No. 4 Arizona travels to face resilient Baylor
After an impressive road victory over No. 2 Houston on Saturday, No. 4 Arizona closes its two-game trek to the Lone Star State against Baylor on Tuesday night in Waco, Texas.,The Wildcats (25-2, 12-2 Big 12) are in the driver's seat for the Big 12 regular-season title following the win over Houston....
No. 14 Virginia streaks into clash with NC State
No. 14 Virginia is seeking its longest winning streak since the 2018-19 national championship season when it hosts NC State in Atlantic Coast Conference action Tuesday night in Charlottesville, Va., ,The Cavaliers (24-3, 12-2 ACC) have won eight in a row, matching their best run since a nine-game st...
Rockets eye stronger finishing effort, take on Jazz
The Houston Rockets appeared to have righted the ship concerning their early-season struggles in late-game situations, but that issue reappeared against the New York Knicks on Saturday.,Houston blew an 18-point fourth-quarter lead in its 108-106 loss. After posting a combined 70 points in the middle...
No. 3 Duke has quick turnaround off huge win to face Notre Dame
Coming off its most impressive win of the season, No. 3 Duke will travel to South Bend, Indiana to take on Notre Dame on Tuesday night.,Saturday's neutral-site win for the Blue Devils (25-2, 13-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) over No. 1 Michigan was the first time they defeated the top-ranked team in t...
No. 22 Miami (Ohio) aims to remain unbeaten, faces Eastern Michigan
With each growing win and increased national attention, Miami (Ohio) head coach Travis Steele is getting more and more questions about the secret to his team still being unbeaten in late February.,"I think in the landscape that we're in, we have a lot of retention," Steele said of his No. 22 RedHawk...
No. 2 Houston, No. 8 Kansas each seek bounce backs in marquee matchup
Houston has dropped consecutive games but coach Kelvin Sampson isn't the least bit worried.,The No. 2 Cougars - who will drop in the rankings Monday afternoon - look to end their short slide when they face No. 8 Kansas in Big 12 play at Lawrence, Kan. on Monday evening. ,Houston (23-4, 11-3 Big 12) ...
Kings try to break franchise-record 16-game skid against Grizzlies
The Memphis Grizzlies are struggling.,They have dropped five of their past six games and have not had star guard Ja Morant in the lineup for the past 13 games because of an elbow injury. Promising rookie Cedric Coward hasn't played since the All-Star break because of a knee injury. And the team trad...