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No. 8 Villanova has hit its stride and has a Big East Conference showdown game approaching in less than two weeks, although potential stumbling blocks await, including one Tuesday night against a longtime rival. The Wildcats (16-3, 6-1) will take the court at New York's Madison Square Garden to

Short-handed and on the verge of suffering a four-game losing streak, Butler instead summoned up its limited resources Friday night and managed to dump Marquette 89-85 in overtime. "We came together," Bulldogs senior guard Kamar Baldwin said. It's what No. 16 Butler will have to continue

Oregon's Chris Duarte wins Pac-12 Men's Basketball Player of the Week honors after leading the ducks to a pair of home wins over UCLA and USC. The junior guard set a Matthew Knight Arena record with eight steals against the Trojans, and became the first Division I player in 21 years to record

Rylan Jones was named Pac-12 Men's Basketball Freshman of the Week for his efforts in two Runnin' Utes wins against the Washington schools this week. He scored 13 of Utah's final 22 points in a comeback against Washington in the final 5:25, and 13 of his team's final 20 points against

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan point guard Zavier Simpson has been suspended for an unspecified violation of team policies and will miss Tuesday night's game at Nebraska.

The Nebraska basketball team returns to Pinnacle Bank Arena Tuesday night to take on Michigan. The Huskers (7-13 overall, 2-7 Big Ten Conference) are coming off a 3-point loss to Rutgers over the weekend.

After two wins this week, the Terps have risen two spots in the latest Associated Press poll.

Baylor is No. 1 for a second straight week in an AP Top 25 poll that had no major changes at the top, a rare bit of stability in a wildly unpredictable season. The Bears stayed well ahead of No. 2 Gonzaga in Monday's poll, part of an unchanged top seven for the first time this season. The only

Michigan head coach Juwan Howard has suspended senior point guard Zavier Simpson for Tuesday night's game at Nebraska.

Here is the latest college basketball AP Poll. For those interested, here is the NBC Sports Top 25. Baylor is No. 1 for a second straight week in a college basketball AP poll that had no major changes at the top, a rare bit of stability in a wildly unpredictable season. The Bears stayed well

Brey was not happy with the officials after a loss in Tallahassee.

Baylor is No. 1 for a second straight week in an AP Top 25 poll that had no major changes at the top, a rare bit of stability in a wildly unpredictable season. The Bears stayed well ahead of No. 2 Gonzaga in Monday's poll, part of an unchanged top seven for the first time this season. The only

It was a fairly quiet week on the college hoops front this week.

The Atlantic Coast Conference has fined Notre Dame $20,000 and publicly reprimanded Fighting Irish basketball coach Mike Brey for his comments about officiating after Saturday’s loss at Florida State. Brey referenced several issues after the 85-84 loss to the Seminoles, including a technical foul called

It was the toughest game of Carmelo Anthony's career, but he played because he knew his friend Kobe Bryant would have wanted him to.

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No. 19 Iowa bids to extend its winning streak to a season-high five games on Monday when it hosts Wisconsin in a battle of Big Ten rivals in Iowa City. The Hawkeyes (14-5, 5-3), who have won eight in a row at home, have defeated three ranked foes during their current four-game winning streak. Included

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Isaiah Thomas shared his thoughts on his Kobe Bryant following the Wizards' loss to the Hawks Sunday.

D.J. Carton was disappointed with his play. Carton scored 12 of his 17 points in the second half, helping the Buckeyes hold off lowly Northwestern for a sorely needed 71-59 win. Once ranked as high as No. 2 in the AP Top 25, the Buckeyes had dropped six of seven to plummet out of the poll altogether

Elissa Cunane took a beating. Cunane had 22 points and 17 rebounds to help No. 8 North Carolina State beat North Carolina 76-68 on Sunday night. Aislinn Konig added 16 points and Kai Crutchfield had 13 for the Wolfpack (19-1, 8-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who improved to 12-0 at home.

Matt Bradley has taken so many shots during pivotal times for California that it seemed a perfect set-up for him to do it again. Naturally, coach Mark Fox opted to get the ball to Paris Austin instead. Austin made two free throws with 3.2 seconds remaining, and California held on to beat Stanford 52

Trailing by 11 points in the second half, Cal rallied for a 52-50 victory Sunday at Haas Pavilion over rival Stanford. The win is Cal's first comeback victory when trailing by 10 or more points in two seasons. Paris Austin led the Bears in scoring with 15 points, and Cal limited Stanford to 2-of-

UCLA was in a giving mood and Oregon was only too happy to be on the receiving end. The 12th-ranked Ducks took advantage of a season-worst 23 turnovers by the Bruins to score 34 points and went on to a 96-75 victory Sunday, the largest winning margin for Oregon in the series since 2003. ''To

Elissa Cunane took a beating. Cunane had 22 points and 17 rebounds to help No. 8 North Carolina State beat North Carolina 76-68 on Sunday night. Aislinn Konig added 16 points and Kai Crutchfield had 13 for the Wolfpack (19-1, 8-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who improved to 12-0 at home.

While remaining the country's only unbeaten team was important to the San Diego State Aztecs, they had another milestone on their minds Sunday. ''It was important because we wanted to hit 21-0 and make (school) history,'' junior Trey Pulliam said. Malachi Flynn scored 21 points,

Oregon men's basketball came just shy of hitting triple-digits on Saturday afternoon in Eugene, as the Ducks got the better of UCLA, 96-75. Chris Duarte led Oregon with 24 points, but it was a total team effort as Payton Pritchard( 19), Shakur Juiston (11), and Will Richardson (16), all reached double-digit

VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) -- Mileek McMillan scored 12 of his 16 points in the second half, Javon Freeman-Liberty made 4-of-4 free throws in the final 29 seconds, and Valparaiso held on to beat Evansville 67-65 on Sunday night.

Mike Krzyzewski and Jim Boeheim coached Kobe Bryant at the Olympics.

Michigan State weathered another sluggish start, then wore down Minnesota. The Spartans reasserted themselves after a rough loss, and the Gophers paid the price. Cassius Winston had 18 points and eight assists and Xavier Tillman added 17 points and 10 rebounds, as 11th-ranked Michigan State cruised

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Anthony Murphy made 1 of 2 free throws with 4 seconds remaining in the game and Keandre Cook missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer as Drake edged Missouri State 71-69 on Sunday.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) -- Trae Berhow scored the first five points of overtime, finishing with 11 points and a career-high 12 rebounds, and Northern Iowa defeated Loyola Chicago 67-62 on Sunday to pull even with the Ramblers atop the Missouri Valley Conference standings.

While remaining the country's only unbeaten team was important to the San Diego State Aztecs, they had another milestone on their minds Sunday. "It was important because we wanted to hit 21-0 and make (school) history," junior Trey Pulliam said. Malachi Flynn scored 21 points, Pulliam

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Ty-Shon Alexander scored 24 points going 10 of 11 from the foul line and Marcus Zegarowski scored 14 and Creighton beat Xavier 77-66 on Sunday.

Michigan State was playing while the news was breaking.

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Jordan Goodwin had 17 points and 13 rebounds to carry Saint Louis to a 55-39 win over Fordham on Sunday.

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) -- Jesus Cruz came off the bench to score 21 points and grab seven rebounds to help Fairfield defeat Canisius 63-55 on Sunday.

The Terps were down by six with less than 90 seconds to go, then turned on the jets.

Jalen Smith's first-half 3-point flurry helped stake Maryland to a double-digit lead. After catching a pass from Anthony Cowan Jr. in the post, the sophomore forward scored on a layup with 14.5 seconds left to cap an improbable last-minute comeback for the Terps, who beat the Hoosiers 77-76 on Sunday

Houston used a balanced attack and did all the little things right on the defensive end in order to win its fourth straight game. DeJon Jarreau had 12 points and six assists, Fabian White Jr. added 11 points, and No. 25 Houston beat South Florida 68-49 on Sunday. Caleb Mills had 11 points, and Chris

Oregon's Sabrina Ionescu was moved to tears during a pregame moment of silence in honor of Kobe Bryant prior to a rivalry game against Oregon State on Sunday: Sabrina Ionescu mourns her friend Kobe Bryant ahead of her game against Oregon State. pic.twitter.com/urdYuFSNW5 -- espnW (@espnW) January

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) -- Hassan Drame scored 10 points with 10 rebounds off the bench and Saint Peter's beat Niagara 58-53 on Sunday.

Tulsa coach Frank Haith was impressed with the character his team showed on Sunday. The Golden Hurricane saw a nine-point lead disappear in the second half, but rallied to beat UConn 79-75 in overtime to pick up their fifth straight win and sixth in the last seven games. Martins Igbanu scored a career-high

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Jalen Pickett had a season-high 25 points as Siena stretched its home winning streak to nine games with an 84-61 thumping of Quinnipiac on Sunday.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Frederick Scott scored 25 points with 11 rebounds and Tyrei Randall scored 16 and Rider held off Manhattan for a 67-63 win on Sunday.

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (AP) -- Deion Hammond scored 25 points and Ray Salnave scored 15 with six rebounds and five assists and Monmouth beat Iona 94-88 on Sunday.

Southern Miss men’s basketball is starting to build on recent momentum in Conference USA competition after snapping its

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -- Virginia kept sending Wake Forest players to the foul line, dug itself a double-digit hole and even threw in a major mistake to extend the game when victory was fewer than 2 seconds away. The Cavaliers found a way to win anyway. ''Someone told me ... 'Your team

Roy Williams reached a significant milestone during a difficult season in Chapel Hill.