The decisive manner in which No. 15 Houston dismantled Butler on Saturday only reinforced the surprise that the Cougars somehow have managed to lose three games this season.Seemingly on track now, th… MORE
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No. 20 Wisconsin, Illinois out to pick up pieces in Big Ten play
While there is no such thing as a must-win game in mid-December, No. 20 Wisconsin and previously-ranked Illinois will have a strong urge to return to the win column Tuesday night in Champaign, Ill., a… MORE
LJ Cryer, No. 17 Houston dominate poor-shooting Butler
LJ Cryer scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half and Emanuel Sharp finished with 16 points as the 17th-ranked Houston Cougars rolled over the visiting Butler Bulldogs 79-51 on Saturday.Cryer sc… MORE
No. 6 Iowa State out to keep Jackson State winless
No. 6 Iowa State will go for its fourth win in a row when it hosts Jackson State in a nonconference matchup Sunday evening in Ames, Iowa.Iowa State (6-1) is coming off an 81-70 home win against No. 5… MORE
NC State opens ACC play with OT win over Florida State
Marcus Hill scored 23 points and Dontrez Styles exploded for a season-high 21 as North Carolina State pulled away from Florida State in overtime to win 84-74 in their Atlantic Coast Conference opener… MORE
Shorthanded USC has no problems defeating Washington
Wesley Yates III, making his first collegiate start, scored a career-high 19 points against his former team as injury-riddled USC trounced Washington 85-61 in a Big Ten Conference game Saturday aftern… MORE
Old Pac-12 foes UCLA, No. 12 Oregon reconvene for Big Ten bout
Former Pac-12 rivals UCLA and Oregon will collide for the first time as Big Ten foes on Sunday when the Bruins visit the 12-ranked Ducks in Eugene, Ore.UCLA (7-1, 1-0 Big Ten) defeated Washington 69-… MORE
Jamiya Neal’s monster game leads Creighton past UNLV
Jamiya Neal finished with 19 points, nine rebounds, nine assists and four blocks to lead host Creighton over UNLV 83-65 on Saturday in Omaha, Neb.Creighton was without star Pop Isaacs, who was ruled… MORE
Sharp-shooting Villanova trounces Temple
Eric Dixon scored 24 points to propel Villanova to a comfortable 94-65 win over Temple on Saturday in a Big 5 Classic game from Philadelphia.Dixon came in averaging 25.9 points for the Wildcats (6-4)… MORE
Michigan wins seventh straight, edging Iowa 85-83
A goaltending call on a Roddy Gayle Jr. layup attempt with 3.2 seconds left gave Michigan an 85-83 win against Iowa on Saturday in Ann Arbor, Mich.Pryce Sandfort’s last-second fadeaway 3-pointer clan… MORE
