College basketball

St. John’s hits 14 3s to stop No. 10 Creighton, 91-71

NEW YORK (AP) — Greg Williams Jr. made seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 21 points as St. John’s slowed down No....
19:42 1 March 2022

Providence, Texas strengthening NCAA chances entering March

1 of 6Providence forward Kalif Young (13), right, and Providence forward Emmitt Holt (15) celebrate their 58-54 win over...
19:33 1 March 2022

Dawes hits in final second, Clemson tops Florida St 70-69

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Freshman Al-Amir Dawes hit a twisting, driving bucket with a second left and Clemson toppled anothe...
22:00 28 February 2022

Bane has late push for TCU in 75-72 win over No. 2 Baylor

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Desmond Bane scored 23 points, with eight straight in TCU’s tiebreaking run as the Horned Frogs...
21:49 28 February 2022

No. 1 KU loses Azubuike to injury in 62-58 win over K-State

1 of 4Kansas guard Devon Dotson (1) makes a basket in front of Kansas State guard DaJuan Gordon (3) during the first hal...
21:48 28 February 2022

After trying year, Dayton rallies around college hoops team

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Trey Landers survived one of his hometown’s worst moments. Now he’s contributing to one of its best....
17:32 28 February 2022

No. 10 Creighton’s streak puts 1st Big East title in sight

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A season that started with low expectations could finish at unprecedented heights for Creighton.The 1...
7:11 27 February 2022

Azubuike leading No. 1 Kansas back on top of college hoops

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton had just finished watching Udoka Azubuike bully his way to 19 po...
19:50 26 February 2022

Childress, Demon Deacons stun No. 7 Duke 113-101 in 2OT

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Brandon Childress shook off an awful shooting start, hit a tying 3-pointer late in regulation...
3:20 26 February 2022

Quickley scores 30 as No. 8 Kentucky downs Texas A&M 69-60

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Immanuel Quickley had a career-high 30 points and made eight 3-pointers, also a career-bes...
2:09 26 February 2022

Remy Martin revs up his hair-raising game for Arizona State

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Remy Martin’s bloom of hair has an ebullient quality to it, shimmying as he shakes a defender, boppi...
18:40 25 February 2022

KU routs Oklahoma State 83-58 in first game back at No. 1

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — When shots aren’t falling early, Kansas can always rely on defense and Doke.Udoka Azubuike had 19 ...
4:55 25 February 2022

Kansas back atop Top 25 as Baylor slides to No. 2 after loss

1 of 4Kansas head coach Bill Self calls a play from the bench against Baylor during the second half of an NCAA college b...
17:20 24 February 2022

No. 23 BYU upsets No. 2 Gonzaga 91-78

1 of 6Gonzaga guard Admon Gilder (1) shoots as BYU guard Alex Barcello (4) defends in the first half of an NCAA college ...
5:26 23 February 2022

UNLV hands No. 4 San Diego State its first loss, 66-63

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Elijah Mitrou-Long scored 19 points, including two free throws with 11.5 seconds left, and UNLV handed ...
3:06 23 February 2022

Quickley’s 26 points lift No. 10 Kentucky past Florida 65-59

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Immanuel Quickley scored a career-high 26 points, including 15 of Kentucky’s 17 during a decisive ...
1:27 23 February 2022

No. 3 Kansas ends No. 1 Baylor’s 23-game winning streak

WACO, Texas (AP) — Udoka Azubuike and No. 3 Kansas returned the favor in a Big 12 showdown that lived up to the hype.The...
21:13 22 February 2022

Auburn rallies past Vols; fan tossed for derogatory comment

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Samir Doughty scored 22 points and No. 13 Auburn rallied from a 17-point deficit in the second half ...
19:29 22 February 2022

No. 1 Baylor ready for No. 3 Kansas in Big 12′s big showdown

Bill Self stood in front of a mural plastered on the wall just outside the Kansas locker room in Allen Fieldhouse depict...
23:24 21 February 2022

Arizona State beats No. 14 Oregon for 6th straight win

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Alonzo Verge Jr. scored 26 points, Rob Edwards added 24 and Arizona State beat No. 14 Oregon 77-72 o...
4:16 21 February 2022

Mamukelashvili shot at buzzer lifts Seton Hall over Butler

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — With the game tied and less than a second to play, Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard had a feeling Butl...
3:42 20 February 2022

Butler scores 22, helps No. 1 Baylor beat Oklahoma 65-54

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Jared Butler scored 22 points and No. 1 Baylor beat Oklahoma 65-54 on Tuesday night for its Big 12-...
4:23 19 February 2022

Mulkey fastest to 600 as No. 2 Baylor women top Texas Tech

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Baylor’s Kim Mulkey became the fastest Division I men’s or women’s coach to 600 wins, reaching the...
3:22 19 February 2022

New 3-point line leading to lower shooting percentages

The NCAA moved back the 3-point line this season to create more room in the lane and cut down on the barrage of 3s in college basketball.
7:06 18 February 2022

Dotson’s 29 points lead No. 3 Kansas past Iowa State, 91-71

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Devon Dotson had watched Iowa State torch the nets in Allen Fieldhouse long enough, so the do-everything Kansas guard began raining d...
4:49 18 February 2022

UConn’s top five streak ends in AP women’s basketball poll

NEW YORK — UConn's record streak of top five appearances in The Associated Press women's basketball poll is over.
18:07 17 February 2022

Top of AP poll steady as Baylor, Kansas set collision course

Baylor and Kansas just keep winning, setting up a monumental showdown Saturday between the top-ranked Bears and No. 3 Jayhawks that could help decide ...
17:12 17 February 2022

Clemson, Newman surprise No. 5 Louisville with 77-62 win

CLEMSON, S.C. — Johnny Newman III had a career-high 23 points and Clemson used a strong defensive first half to send No. 5 Louisville to its second st...
23:20 15 February 2022

No. 6 Dayton tops UMass 71-63 for 14th straight win

AMHERST, Mass. — Jalen Crutcher gave Dayton the edge in the second half of a tight road game on Saturday.
20:51 15 February 2022

Williams, Walker carry load as Florida State survives Orange

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Patrick Williams scored 17 points and pulled down seven rebounds as No. 8 Florida State played without star guard Devin Vassell an...
19:47 15 February 2022