No. 17 KU ends No. 2 Baylor’s perfect start with 71-58 win
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — After its record streak in the Top 25 came to an end, Kansas spent the past the past three weeks quietly getting better, ripping off five consecutive wins before taking No. 14 Texas to overtime in a close loss on the road. Baylor spent most of that same stretch mired in […]
Utah pulls away to beat No. 19 USC 71-61
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Alphonso Plummer scored 19 points, Timmy Allen added 15 points and eight assists and Utah pulled away late in the second half to beat No. 19 USC 71-61 on Saturday. Plummer made five 3-pointers and Ian Martinez scored 10 points off the bench to help the Utes (10-11, 7-10 Pac-12) […]
No. 21 Loyola beats Southern Illinois 65-58 in overtime
CHICAGO (AP) — Cameron Krutwig had 20 points and No. 21 Loyola scored the last eight points in overtime, rallying past Southern Illinois 65-58 on Saturday night to clinch the Missouri Valley Conference title. The Ramblers (21-4, 16-2) closed the regular season by winning 14 of 15 games. They won the title outright after Bradley […]
No. 6 Alabama holds off Mississippi State 64-59 to win SEC
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Jaden Shackleford scored 10 of his 15 points in the second half, and No. 6 Alabama beat Mississippi State 64-59 on Saturday night to clinch its first Southeastern Conference regular-season championship since 2002. The Crimson Tide (19-6, 14-2) led by double digits for much of the game before the Bulldogs (13-12, […]
Xavier boosts tourney hopes with win over No. 13 Creighton
CINCINNATI (AP) — Paul Scruggs scored 23 points and Zach Freemantle added 17, helping Xavier bolster its NCAA Tournament hopes with a 77-69 victory over No. 13 Creighton on Saturday. Freemantle also had 10 rebounds for Xavier (13-5, 6-5) for his fifth straight double-double. The Musketeers led by as many as 13 points and staved […]
Edwards, Bueckers propel No. 1 UConn women past Butler 97-68
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Aailyah Edwards had 24 points and 14 rebounds and Paige Bueckers added 20 points and 14 assists as No. 1 Connecticut routed Butler 97-68 Saturday. Edwards made all of her shots — nine field goals, six free throws — until missing her last try from in close with 1:25 left. Bueckers, a […]
Figueroa, Omoruyi, Duarte lead Oregon past Cal 74-63
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — LJ Figueroa had 20 points, a career-high 14 rebounds and five steals, Eugene Omoruyi scored 21 points and Oregon beat California 74-63 on Saturday. Oregon scored the first four points of the game and led the rest of the way. Figueroa, Omoruyi and Chris Duarte combined for 38 second-half points, while […]
Kessler, Tar Heels rally from 16 down to upset No. 11 FSU
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Freshman Walker Kessler scored a season-high 20 points to help North Carolina upset No. 11 Florida State 78-70 on Saturday, earning a needed victory to boost its NCAA Tournament chances while giving coach Roy Williams his 900th career victory. The 7-foot-1 freshman had 14 of his points after halftime in […]
McNeil scores 16 points, No. 10 West Virginia beat K-State
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Sean McNeil scored 16 points and No. 10 West Virginia used a two big second-half runs to beat Kansas State 65-43 on Saturday. Derek Culver added 11 points for West Virginia (17-6, 10-4 Big 12). Davion Bradford scored 11 points, and Mike McGuirl had 10 for Kansas State (7-19, 3-14). The […]
Aluma, No. 16 Virginia Tech pound Wake Forest 84-46
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Keve Aluma scored 23 points, Tyrece Radford had 15 and No. 16 Virginia Tech pounded Wake Forest 84-46 on Saturday. Virginia Tech recorded its largest margin of victory for an Atlantic Coast Conference game. The previous record for the Hokies was a 94-65 win over Wake Forest in 2011. Aluma hit […]