Wildcats Page 10 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Kentucky G Lamont Butler leaves game vs. Tennessee with injury
Kentucky guard Lamont Butler appeared to re-injure his left shoulder during the second half of the 15th-ranked Wildcats' home game against No. 5 Tennessee on Tuesday night.,Butler dove for a loose ball with 8:40 left in regulation and appeared to be in pain after landing on his left arm. He left the...
Northwestern keeps on without Brooks Barnhizer, meets Washington next
Barely a week ago, Northwestern coach Chris Collins announced that senior guard Brooks Barnhizer, the Wildcats' second-leading scorer and top rebounder, would miss the remainder of the season with a foot injury.,In response, Northwestern went out and snapped a three-game losing streak with a 77-75 B...
Kansas State heating up in time to face No. 16 Kansas
A suddenly hot Kansas State team will host No. 16 Kansas on Saturday in Manhattan, Kan., as the Sunflower Showdown returns to the hardwood.,The Wildcats have won four straight games, including two against ranked teams and two on the road.,Kansas State (11-11, 5-6 Big 12) won its past two home matchu...
No. 14 Kentucky looks to bounce back against struggling South Carolina
A promising start is turning into a rough patch and threatening to derail No. 14 Kentucky, leaving coach Mark Pope and his players to search for answers as they head into the homestretch of the Southeastern Conference schedule.,Pope is optimistic about a turnaround, and the Wildcats (15-7, 4-5 SEC) ...
Villanova seeks rise in Big East standings, takes on DePaul
Two struggling Big East squads will battle Wednesday in Chicago as Villanova looks to its formidable one-two punch of Eric Dixon and Wooga Poplar when it faces DePaul.,Dixon is the NCAA's leading scorer through Monday at 24.2 points per game. Miami transfer Poplar is fresh off a 24-point performance...
Kansas State on the rise ahead of visit to Arizona State
Kansas State and Arizona State head into their game Tuesday night in Tempe, Ariz., coming off very different outcomes against two of the top teams in the Big 12 on Saturday.,Kansas State (10-11, 4-6 Big 12) increased its winning streak to three games, upsetting then-No. 3 Iowa State 80-61 on Saturda...
Kansas State ends No. 3 Iowa State's 29-game home win streak
Dug McDaniel scored 20 points on 8-for-17 shooting as Kansas State stunned No. 3 Iowa State with an 80-61 win in a Big 12 Conference matchup on Saturday afternoon in Ames, Iowa., ,Coleman Hawkins finished with 17 points and seven rebounds for Kansas State (10-11, 4-6), which won its third game in a ...
John Tonje scores 27 as No. 17 Wisconsin beats Northwestern
John Tonje had 27 points and reserve Carter Gilmore added a career-high 15 as No. 17 Wisconsin overcame a sluggish first half to salvage a 75-69 Big Ten victory over Northwestern on Saturday in Evanston, Ill.,Max Klesmit added 11 points and Nolan Winter 10 for Wisconsin (17-5, 7-4 Big Ten), which av...
Steven Ashworth's bank shot lifts Creighton over Villanova
Steven Ashworth banked in a 3-pointer from a difficult angle with 5.8 seconds left as Creighton won its seventh straight game with a wild 62-60 victory at Villanova on Saturday.,Ryan Kalkbrenner had 22 points on 9-of-11 shooting to pace Creigton (16-6, 9-2 Big East). Ashworth chipped in 13 points, s...
Arizona comes out on top in feisty matchup with Arizona State
Caleb Love finished with 27 points, including 18 points in the second half, before he was ejected along with Arizona State's BJ Freeman in the waning seconds of Arizona's 81-72 victory Saturday at Tempe, Ariz.,Love and Freeman were ejected with 30 seconds left after Freeman head-butted Love when the...
John Calipari preparing for boos when Arkansas visits No. 12 Kentucky
The atmosphere promises to be charged when Arkansas meets No. 12 Kentucky on Saturday in Lexington, Ky.,The Wildcats are returning home after an uplifting win at No. 8 Tennessee. It's a prime-time national TV game. And, most of all, it is the first trip back to Rupp Arena for Arkansas coach John Cal...
Kansas State sharp from deep, blows out Oklahoma State
Brendan Hausen was 5 of 5 from 3-point range en route to a team-high 18 points to lead Kansas State past Oklahoma State 85-57 on Wednesday night in Manhattan, Kan.,The Wildcats shot 52.2 (12 of 23) percent from 3-point range for the game.,Kansas State (9-11, 3-6 Big 12) has won back-to-back games by...
Rutgers, Northwestern both dealing with injuries to key scorers
Northwestern and Rutgers both occupy the bottom third of the Big Ten as the Wildcats prepare to host the Scarlet Knights on Wednesday in Evanston, Ill.,The schools also share an objective: to climb from those depths over the final five-plus weeks of the regular season.,"We're close," Rutgers coach S...
No. 12 Kentucky hands No. 8 Tennessee another loss
Koby Brea scored 18 points and Jaxson Robinson added 17 to help No. 12 Kentucky post a 78-73 victory over No. 8 Tennessee on Tuesday in Knoxville, Tenn.,Otega Oweh logged 14 points, Ansley Almonor had 12 on four 3-pointers and Amari Williams recorded 10 points and a season-high 15 rebounds for the W...
Oklahoma State shoots for season sweep of Kansas State
A hungry Oklahoma State squad travels to Manhattan, Kan., on Wednesday night to take on Kansas State. ,The Cowboys (10-9, 2-6 Big 12) have lost four of their five games since defeating Kansas State 79-66 in Stillwater, Okla., on Jan. 7.,The Wildcats (8-11, 2-6 Big 12) snapped a six-game losing strea...
No. 3 Iowa State, Arizona soar into Big 12 showdown
After starting at their respective programs in 2021-22 and achieving a high level of success, Arizona's Tommy Lloyd and No. 3 Iowa State's T.J. Otzelberger will coach against each other Monday night in Tucson, Ariz.,Lloyd recently matched his former mentor at Gonzaga, Mark Few, by reaching 100 caree...
No. 17 Illinois uses balanced scoring to coast past Northwestern
Kylan Boswell scored 17 points to lead five players in double figures as No. 17 Illinois rolled to an 83-74 Big Ten victory over Northwestern Sunday afternoon in Champaign, Ill.,Starting for 7-foot-1 Tomislav Ivisic, who missed his second straight game due to mononucleosis, freshman center Morez Joh...
Anthony Dell'Orso's 3-point shooting helps Arizona handle Colorado
Anthony Dell'Orso netted a career-high six three-pointers and finished with 20 points as the Arizona Wildcats beat the Colorado Buffaloes 78-63 on Saturday afternoon in Tucson, Ariz. ,Dell'Orso hit 6 of 9 from deep and scored 14 in the second half to help the Wildcats (13-6, 7-1 Big 12) notch their ...
Vanderbilt upsets mistake-prone No. 9 Kentucky
Jason Edwards scored 18 points for Vanderbilt, which forced No. 9 Kentucky into 17 turnovers to spur a 74-69 upset on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn.,Tyler Nickel's corner 3-pointer with 1:50 to play gave Vanderbilt a 71-69 lead. Devin McGlockton's steal 20 seconds later returned possession to the Comm...
Stevie Mitchell, No. 10 Marquette handle Villanova
Stevie Mitchell had 21 points and Chase Ross added 18 as No. 10 Marquette clamped down on the nation's top scorer en route to an 87-74 Big East victory over Villanova on Friday night in Milwaukee.,Villanova's Eric Dixon, who entered averaging 24.9 ppg, finished with 18 points, but 11 of those came i...