College Basketball

[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — Ninth-ranked St. John’s has moved its final home game of the regular season from cozy Carnesecca Arena to Madison Square Garden. The school announced Wednesday its March 1 matchup against Big East rival Seton Hall will be played at “The World’s Most Famous Arena” rather than on campus in Queens, as originally scheduled. St. John’s …

[ad_1] COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Mark Mitchell scored 19 points in the first half and finished with a career-high 25 to help No. 21 Missouri rout Oklahoma 82-58 on Wednesday night. Caleb Grill had 15 points and Tony Perkins added 12 for the Tigers (18-6, 7-4 Southeastern Conference), who snapped a two-game skid. Mitchell shot 6 of 12 from the …

[ad_1] BOSTON (AP) — Kebba Njie scored the go-ahead basket with 16 seconds left in the second overtime, Markus Burton scored a career-high 32 points and Notre Dame outlasted Boston College 97-94 on Wednesday night. Dion Brown’s layup with 1:20 left in the second overtime, gave the Eagles a 94-93 lead after they trailed by five earlier in the period. …

[ad_1] ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Donovan Dent scored 20 points and Jovan Milicevic secured the victory with a 3-pointer with 32 seconds remaining as New Mexico took down Wyoming 71-67 on Wednesday night. Dent added six rebounds, seven assists, and three steals for the Lobos (21-4, 13-1 Mountain West Conference). Tru Washington scored 15 points while shooting 5 for 9 …

[ad_1] The Oklahoma Sooners fell to 16-8 and 3-8 in SEC play after an 82-58 loss to the No. 21 Missouri Tigers on Wednesday night in Columbia. It was a rough outing all the way around for the Sooners, who shot just 21.9% from the field in the first half. The Sooners had 10 turnovers in the first 20 minutes, …

[ad_1] VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Tyler Perkins hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 8 seconds remaining and Villanova defeated No. 9 St. John’s 73-71 on Wednesday night, ending the Red Storm’s 10-game winning streak. Wooga Poplar scored 22 points and Eric Dixon added 17 in a critical victory for the Wildcats (15-10, 8-6 Big East), who have won three in a …

[ad_1] DURHAM — Cooper Flagg has seen the dunks of former NBA star Dominique Wilkins, who is affectionately known as the “Human Highlight Film.” During the 1985 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, Wilkins beat Michael Jordan by throwing down several reverse dunks. Flagg had a reverse dunk of his own in Duke basketball’s 78-57 rout of Cal on Wednesday night at …

[ad_1] LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — JT Toppin had a career-high 41 points and 15 rebounds as No. 12 Texas Tech outlasted Arizona State 111-106 in double overtime Wednesday night. Darrion Williams scored 27 for the Red Raiders, making a steal and two free throws with 1:49 left in the second OT to put them ahead to stay. Toppin added a …

[ad_1] FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Zvonimir Ivisic scored 25 points shooting 10 for 13 and Johnell Davis scored 11 points and Arkansas beat LSU 70-58 on Wednesday night. D.J. Wagner scored 10 point for Arkansas, which shot 51.9% (28 for 54). After losing its first five games to start SEC play, Arkansas (15-9, 4-7) has won four of its last …

[ad_1] DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Cooper Flagg scored 27 points and No. 3 Duke extended its home winning streak to 14 games with a 78-57 victory over California on Wednesday night. Tyrese Proctor scored 18 points and Khaman Maluach added 10 points and 12 rebounds for the Blue Devils (21-3, 13-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who rebounded from Saturday’s loss to …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — Jack Clark’s 18 points helped VCU defeat George Washington 80-72 on Wednesday night. Clark added nine rebounds for the Rams (20-5, 10-2 Atlantic 10 Conference). Zeb Jackson shot 3 of 5 from the field, including 3 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 7 from the line to add 15 points. Joe Bamisile shot …

[ad_1] WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Corey Washington scored 17 points as Wichita State beat UTSA 69-64 on Wednesday night. Washington added 12 rebounds for the Shockers (14-10, 4-7 American Athletic Conference). Harlond Beverly scored 15 points while going 5 of 10 and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line and added six rebounds. Xavier Bell had 12 points and shot …

[ad_1] RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Reyne Smith and Terrence Edwards Jr. scored 21 points each and hot-shooting Louisville rolled past N.C. State 91-66 on Wednesday night. The Cardinals shot 61% in the first half and 67% in the second for 64% overall. They made 35 of 55 shots, 11 of 19 3-pointers and 10 of 11 free throws. J’Vonne Hadley …

[ad_1] AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Reed Bailey scored 21 points as Davidson beat UMass 77-68 on Wednesday night. Bailey had 10 rebounds for the Wildcats (15-9, 5-6 Atlantic 10 Conference). Zach Laput scored 13 points while shooting 4 of 7 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line. Connor Kochera shot 4 of 11 from the field, including …

[ad_1] ATLANTA (AP) — Naithan George had 22 points, seven rebounds and five assists, Baye Ndongo added 15 points and 16 rebounds, and Georgia Tech beat Stanford 60-52 on Wednesday night. George gave the Yellow Jackets their largest lead of the second half, 47-28, on a 3-pointer with 12:10 left. Georgia Tech only made three more field goals the rest …

[ad_1] RALEIGH, N.C. — Louisville basketball keeps beating itself in ACC road games and was at it again Wednesday at N.C. State. Hear me out. The Cardinals played in yet another venue only filled well below capacity, with a home fan base more apathetic than angry. They faced yet another opponent in the Wolfpack that couldn’t muster a natural challenge …

[ad_1] PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Josh Dix scored 26 points, Payton Sandfort added 20 and Iowa closed on an 8-0 run to beat Rutgers 84-73 on Wednesday night for its first Big Ten road victory this season in six attempts. Iowa has beaten Rutgers eight times in the last nine matchups. Pryce Sandfort made a driving layup with 52.9 seconds …

[ad_1] Rick Pitino’s win streak in the Big East is over. Villanova held on down the stretch after nearly blowing a double-digit lead at Finneran Pavilion to pull off a stunning 73-71 upset win over No. 9 St. John’s. That win, which is the Wildcats’ best of the year after what’s been a largely disappointing run in the Big East, …

[ad_1] After two tough losses on the road, USC men’s basketball was in major need of a bounce-back victory. On Tuesday night against Penn State, they got that and then some. Welcoming a struggling Nittany Lions team to Galen Center, the Trojans came out firing and never looked back. USC shot an incredible 75% from behind the three-point line and …

[ad_1] WINCHESTER — Showing rare vulnerability in the first half, the Sacred Heart Academy basketball team ultimately found its way and kept “The Streak” alive in the toughest of road environments. Tootie Jordan had 28 points, seven assists and five steals and ZaKiyah Johnson added 26 points and nine rebounds as No. 1-ranked Sacred Heart beat No. 2 George Rogers …

[ad_1] As February continues, the bracket and seeding possibilities whittle away. The meat of conference play provides some of the very best basketball and most impactful games that we get throughout the entire season. None of the top seeds are fully locked in, and there are some incredibly important games before the weekend for determining what the No. 1 and …

[ad_1] CANTON — You don’t often see four-game basketball sweeps involving Malone and Walsh. This season was an exception. Bragging rights for 2024-25 — at least in the the regular season — belong to Malone. The Pioneers men’s and women’s teams pulled away to win both Mayors’ Cup games Tuesday at Osborne Hall. Malone also swept both games at Walsh …

[ad_1] While many of his teammates struggled against Kansas’ superior talent on Tuesday evening, Sebastian Rancik was an undeniable bright spot in Colorado men’s basketball’s 13th straight loss to begin Big 12 play. The Jayhawks’ raucous Allen Fieldhouse crowd had little impact on Rancik, as the true freshman forward poured in a career-high 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting. He also …

[ad_1] EAST LANSING – Tom Izzo spent the past two weeks attempting to sidestep talking about a record. His priority concern was knowing the Big Ten race was about to tighten up. Not when or where he might pass Bob Knight for the most conference wins in league history. “I think the road is gonna get tougher,” Izzo said Jan. …

[ad_1] Kansas State basketball saved its best for last in each half, and as a result, the Wildcats’ winning streak is alive and well. The Wildcats used an eight-point run late in the second half to take the lead and then held on over the last 1 1/2 minutes Tuesday night to knock off No. 13-ranked Arizona, 73-70, at Bramlage …