Caleb Wilson has powered No. 11 North Carolina all year. The Tar Heels will now have to figure out how to play without their freshman star.
Holtmann: DePaul showed 'great fight' vs Creighton
Chris Holtmann discusses DePaul's fight against Creighton, Brandon Maclin's growth after hitting the game-winning bucket, and the emotions around the school's first win over the Bluejays since 2015.
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Nick Boyd scored 25 points and John Blackwell had 24, combining for 11 in the overtime to lead Wisconsin.
Nick Boyd scored 25 and John Blackwell had 24 to lead Wisconsin to a 92-90 overtime win over No. 8 Illinois. The pair recorded nine of the Badgers’ 11 points in overtime, handing the Illini their second straight OT loss.
Vanderbilt assisted on 14 of its 25 made shots. Auburn had just nine assists.
Malik Reneau scored 16 points as the Hurricanes’ get their first victory over a Top 25 opponent in two years.
The Boilermakers escaped after blowing a 22-point lead early in the second half.
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Lauren Betts had 22 points, seven rebounds and five assists and No. 2 UCLA pushed its winning streak to 18 games by thumping No. 13 Michigan State 86-63. UCLA has nine wins over ranked opponents, six in conference play.
Nick Boyd scored 25 and John Blackwell had 24 to lead Wisconsin to a 92-90 overtime win over No. 8 Illinois. The pair recorded nine of the Badgers’ 11 points in overtime, handing the Illini their second straight OT loss.
Duke’s Cameron Boozer is the favorite for national player, but Robbie Hummel and John Fanta see plenty of challengers who can still lay claim to the award.
Heading into this matchup, Creighton had 23 straight wins over DePaul. But thanks to a clutch shot with seven seconds left in the game by Brandon Maclin, the Blue Demons “exercised the demon” and took down the Bluejays.
The Huskies get their 42nd straight win with a 50-point rout of Creighton in Storrs.
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With his 904th career win on the court, Pitino passed Roy Williams for third place in Division I history behind Mike Krzyzewski and Jim Boeheim.
Mikel Brown Jr. eclipsed the previous ACC freshman record of 42 points, set last season by Duke’s Cooper Flagg.
Flory Bidunga had a double-double as Kansas ended the second-longest winning streak in Division I men’s basketball.
Arizona holds No. 1 spot for 9th week in AP Top 25; Houston rises to No. 3, Kentucky returns at 25th
Arizona remained firmly atop The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for a ninth consecutive week Monday.
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Mara joins Purdue’s Daniel Jacobsen and Missouri’s Trent Burns as players at least 7-foot-3 to make a 3-pointer in a Division I game this season, according to Sportradar.
Kingston Flemings scored 11 of his 19 points in the second half to help No. 8 Houston beat No. 16 BYU 77-66 on Saturday night.
The Wildcats (17-7, 8-3 SEC) overcame a 14-point halftime deficit to complete a regular-season sweep of the Volunteers.
The Spartans knocked the Fighting Illini out of first place in the Big Ten and ended their 12-game winning streak.
