Cameron Boozer scored 18 points and No. 3 Duke handed another neutral-site loss to fellow blueblood Michigan, knocking off the top-ranked Wolverines 68-63 on Saturday night in a raucous possible Final Four preview in the nation’s capital.
HLs: Edmonds scores 14 as TCU beats West Virginia
Forward Xavier Edmonds had 14 points and 13 rebounds and TCU closed the game with a 17-5 run, defeating West Virginia 60-54. It was the third straight double-double for the junior and his eighth in the past nine games.
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Xavier Edmonds had 14 points and 13 rebounds and TCU closed the game with a 17-5 run, defeating West Virginia 60-54 on Saturday.
Moustapha Thiam had a career-high 28 points and led Cincinnati to an 84-68 upset of No. 8 Kansas on Saturday.
Billy Richmond III scored 21 points and Darius Acuff Jr. added 20 to pace No. 20 Arkansas to a 94-86 win over Missouri on Saturday.
Anthony Dell’Orso tied a season high with 22 points and No. 4 Arizona toppled second-ranked Houston 73-66 on Saturday to move into sole possession of first place in the Big 12 Conference.
Michigan started the week by climbing to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 poll for the first time in 13 years. The Wolverines now also headline the preliminary rankings by the committee that will select the 68-team men’s field for the NCAA Tournament.
Bryce Hopkins had 15 points and 10 rebounds as No. 17 St. John’s breezed past Creighton 81-52 on Saturday for its 13th straight victory — marking the school’s longest winning streak in 41 years.
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The Wolverines started strong on the road, opening up a 44-22 lead in the first half and hanging on to beat the Boilermakers at Mackey Arena.
UConn locks in for the second half against Villanova, adjusting to a stingy Wildcats defense to get the win at Finneran Pavilion.
Jeremy Fears Jr. had 16 points and 10 assists, leading No. 15 Michigan State to an 82-59 win over UCLA. The Spartans (21-5, 11-4 Big Ten) bounced back with a strong showing after losing three of their past four games.
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Freshman Darryn Peterson scored 20 of his 23 points in the first half, sparking No. 8 Kansas to an 81-69 win over Oklahoma State. Peterson, a top 2026 NBA Draft prospect, made 7 of 12 field goals and 6 of 10 3-pointers.
Kiki Rice and Lauren Betts led No. 2 UCLA to a 92-48 win over Indiana at home to remain an undefeated 15-0 in Big Ten play and 25-1 on the season.
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Staff from both teams rushed to break up the scuffle, and officials disqualified VCU’s Barry Evans and Saint Louis’ Quentin Jones, along with nearly all bench players from both teams.
The Boilermakers emphatically ended their two-game losing streak against the Hoosiers by producing their highest point total in the series since scoring 94 points in 1998.
NCAA official says March Madness expansion will not be discussed until after this year’s tournaments
NCAA President Charlie Baker said last year that adding teams could add value to the tournament, and he said the NCAA already has had “good conversations” with TV partners CBS and Warner Bros., whose deal runs through 2032 at the cost of around $1.1 billion a year.
Caleb Wilson, a high-end NBA prospect, has a fracture in his left hand and is out indefinitely.
UCLA coach Mick Cronin said Friday he apologized to Steven Jamerson II for sending the center to the locker room late in a blowout loss at No. 15 Michigan State after he committed a hard foul.
Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg said Friday there were circumstances surrounding his altercation with a court-storming Iowa fan that people viewing viral social media videos might not fully understand.
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Sitting at the bottom of the Atlantic Coast Conference standings, the Yellow Jackets (11-16, 2-12) are not giving up on their season — nor on their coach.
Andrej Stojakovic scored 22 points to lead seven players in double figures and No. 10 Illinois routed Southern California 101-65 on Wednesday night for its 14th win in 16 games.
Anthony Dell’Orso scored a season-high 22 points after coming off the bench, Ivan Kharchenkov added 18 and No. 4 Arizona bounced back from its first two losses of the season by beating No. 23 BYU 75-68 on Wednesday night.
