Men’s College Basketball
NEWS AND ANALYSIS
Bennett Stirtz led the way with 27 points as Iowa took down UCLA.
Freshman Darius Acuff Jr. scored a career-high 29 points, including a key 3-pointer with just over two minutes left in the second half.
George Mason played host to Rhode Island and took the Rams for a ride in a defensive slugfest that moved the Patriots to program-record 14-1 start to the season. .
Johnny Dawkins joins the booth after UCF’s upset win over No. 17 Kansas to applaud the Knights’ heart in a tight game.
Tobe Awaka and Jaden Bradley each scored 18 points and No. 1 Arizona cruised past Utah.
The top-ranked Wildcats kept pounding away at the Utes and were rewarded with a sizeable Big 12 victory.
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UConn stayed steady while taking Marquette’s best shot and ended up with a Big East victory.
The Golden Eagles didn’t have much to stress about in a breezy victory over Villanova.
The Pirates staged a late-game comeback featuring some final-second heroics that gave them the win over the Bluejays.
Darryn Peterson was magnificent in his return to the court, but it wasn’t enough for the Jayhawks to escape with a win on the road against the Knights.
Kansas may not have gotten the win, but star freshman Darryn Peterson looked incredible while dropping 26 points in 23 minutes in his return to the court.
The top-ranked Wildcats kept pounding away at the Utes and were rewarded with a sizeable Big 12 victory.
The Trojans were outmatched as the Bruins flexed their muscles in a 34-point victory.
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Jaden Bradley (and the rest of the Arizona Wildcats) join the booth after beating Utah, and Bradley discusses some of his point guard inspirations.
Themus Fulks had 16 points and Jordan Burks scored 14 for UCF, which is off to its best start since 14-0 in 2010-11.
Corey Washington added 23 points, while B.J. Edwards scored 15 points and had six assists for the Mustangs.
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Jeremiah Wilkinson scored 31 points, including two 3-pointers in overtime.
The Friars trailed by nine in the second half before outscoring the Red Storm 22-7 over the final six minutes.
Terrence Hill Jr. came off the bench for VCU and led his team with 21 points in a road win against Duquesne to give the Rams a 2-0 start in Atlantic 10 play while dealing the Dukes their first conference loss.
Aden Holloway tied a career-high with 26 points, Labaron Philon Jr. added 17 points.
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Thornton moved three points ahead of Jay Burson, who scored 1,756 from 1985-89. Jim Jackson (1989-92) is next with 1,785.