College Basketball

[ad_1] Fresno State Bulldogs (5-19, 1-12 MWC) at Nevada Wolf Pack (13-10, 5-7 MWC) Reno, Nevada; Monday, 11 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Fresno State visits Nevada after Jalen Weaver scored 20 points in Fresno State’s 89-81 loss to the Utah State Aggies. The Wolf Pack have gone 9-4 at home. Nevada is 1-4 in games decided by less than 4 …

[ad_1] FAYETTEVILLE — Playing fearless is starting to become a mantra for Arkansas basketball in its first year under John Calipari. The Hall of Fame coach is embracing the underdog role with the Razorbacks after an abysmal 1-6 start in the SEC put the Hogs on the outside-looking-in for an NCAA Tournament berth. Against No. 3 Alabama, Calipari believes his …

[ad_1] SEATTLE (AP) — Tyler Harris scored 18 points, Great Osobor added 16 points and nine rebounds and Washington blew a 14-point second-half lead before the Huskies beat Northwestern 76-71 on Saturday night to snap a four-game home losing streak. DJ Davis scored 15 points and Zoom Diallo 10 for Washington (12-11, 3-9 Big Ten). Nick Martinelli scored seven consecutive …

[ad_1] The biggest week in the history of Alabama basketball is here. Not just for the Crimson Tide, but for the state. Alabama and Auburn will meet in the Iron Bowl of basketball, but the stakes are different than they were before the days of Nate Oats and Bruce Pearl. Final Four banners now hang in Coleman Coliseum and Neville …

[ad_1] CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Augustas Marciulionis scored 18 points as Saint Mary’s beat Oregon State 63-49 on Saturday night. Marciulionis also contributed six rebounds, 10 assists, and four steals for the Gaels (21-4, 11-1 West Coast Conference). Mitchell Saxen scored 15 points while shooting 6 of 8 from the field and 3 for 7 from the line and added …

[ad_1] TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Jaden Bradley and Caleb Love each scored 16 points and No. 20 Arizona avenged its only Big 12 loss with an 82-73 victory over No. 13 Texas Tech on Saturday night. Arizona (17-6, 11-1) has won six straight since a 16-point loss at Texas Tech in January. The Wildcats remained tied for the conference lead …

[ad_1] TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Jaden Bradley and Caleb Love each scored 16 points and No. 20 Arizona avenged its only Big 12 loss with an 82-73 victory over No. 13 Texas Tech on Saturday night. Arizona (17-6, 11-1) has won six straight since a 16-point loss at Texas Tech in January. The Wildcats remained tied for the conference lead …

[ad_1] LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Devon Barnes had 18 points in UTEP’s 66-63 victory against New Mexico State on Saturday night. Barnes shot 4 of 14 from the field, including 1 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 9 for 11 from the free-throw line for the Miners (16-7, 6-4 Conference USA). Otis Frazier III scored 16 points while …

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marcus Williams’ 19 points helped San Francisco defeat Loyola Marymount 72-66 on Saturday night. Williams also added three steals for the Dons (20-6, 10-3 West Coast Conference). Ryan Beasley shot 4 of 7 from the field, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 8 for 8 from the foul line to add 18 …

[ad_1] AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Walter Clayton Jr. scored 19 points and Alex Condon added 17 as No. 6 Florida rallied from an early deficit and beat No. 1 Auburn 90-81 Saturday, ending the Tigers’ 14-game winning streak. Florida (20-3, 7-3 Southeastern Conference), down by 10 points early, built a 10-point advantage by the end of the first half and …

[ad_1] FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Grant Nelson and Chris Youngblood each scored 15 points and No. 3 Alabama held off a late Arkansas run to deal the Razorbacks’ NCAA Tournament hopes a serious blow with an 85-81 win on Saturday night. Mouhamed Dioubate scored 14 and Mark Sears added 11 as the Crimson Tide (20-3, 9-1 Southeastern Conference) won their …

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kiki Iriafen had 24 points and 13 rebounds and No. 7 Southern California defeated eighth-ranked Ohio State 84-63 on Saturday night when Trojans star JuJu Watkins struggled offensively. It was a cold shooting night for Watkins, the Big Ten’s leading scorer who averages 24.2 points. She missed her first 11 shots before scoring on a …

[ad_1] STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Braden Huff scored 17 points off of the bench to lead Gonzaga past Pacific 78-61 on Saturday night. Huff shot 7 of 10 from the field and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Bulldogs (18-7, 9-3 West Coast Conference). Khalif Battle added 16 points while going 3 of 11 from the floor, …

[ad_1] Cooper Flagg and the Duke Blue Devils suffered their third loss of the season, falling short against ACC rival Clemson on Saturday. The Blue Devils had their 16-game winning streak snapped and moved to 20-3 overall and 12-1 in conference play this season. The team entered the week ranked No. 2 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, and …

[ad_1] HOUSTON (AP) — Milton Matthews had 19 points in Florida A&M’s 66-64 win against Texas Southern on Saturday night. Kavion McClain hit a 3-pointer for Texas Southern to tie it 64-all with 20 seconds remaining, but Mathews answered with a 3 with about two seconds left. Matthews added six rebounds and three steals for the Rattlers (9-12, 6-4 Southwestern …

[ad_1] FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Mekhi Conner and Nyle Ralph-Beyer scored 20 points apiece to help Sacred Heart defeat Fairfield 77-71 on Saturday night. Conner shot 6 for 13 (4 for 10 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Pioneers (11-12, 7-5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Ralph-Beyer hit 4 of 8 from 3-point range. …

[ad_1] CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Viktor Lakhin scored 22 points, Clemson held player of the year candidate Cooper Flagg in check for most of the game and the Tigers defeated No. 2 Duke 77-71 on Saturday night to snap the Blue Devils’ 16-game winning streak. Chase Hunter scored 14 points and Ian Schieffelin added 12 points and 10 rebounds for …

[ad_1] PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — LeJuan Watts made a layup with 11 seconds left to cap a game-ending 9-1 run, and Ethan Price blocked a 3-point attempt by Stefan Todorovic at the buzzer to help Washington State end a five-game losing streak with an 87-86 victory over Pepperdine on Saturday. Nate Calmese had 16 points on 8-for-13 shooting to lead …

[ad_1] CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Tytan Anderson scored 18 points and secured the victory with a layup with 47 seconds left as Northern Iowa knocked off Illinois State 68-65 on Saturday night. Anderson added eight rebounds for the Panthers (16-9, 10-4 Missouri Valley Conference). Trey Campbell went 4 of 9 from the field (2 for 4 from 3-point range) …

[ad_1] CINCINNATI (AP) — Jizzle James made six 3-pointers and scored 24 points, and Cincinnati pulled away early in the second half to beat BYU 84-66 on Saturday night. Cincinnati trailed 42-39 at the break but opened the second half on a 22-2 run for a 61-44 lead and cruised from there. Simas Lukosius scored all five of his points …

[ad_1] UW-Milwaukee guard AJ McKee (5) and forward Darius Duffy (34) chase a loose ball during a game earlier this season against Wofford. UWM lost to Cleveland State on Saturday, 77-60. Twenty solid minutes can’t erase 20 disastrous ones. At least not against the class of the conference on the road. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee couldn’t have drawn up a …

[ad_1] CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Isaac McKneeley scored 20 points, Dai Dai Ames added 14 of his 18 in the second half and Virginia beat Georgia Tech 75-61 on Saturday. Andrew Rohde scored 11 points with nine assists for Virginia (12-12, 5-8 ACC). The Cavaliers have won 13 in a row against Georgia Tech (11-13, 5-8), dating to a 68-64 …

[ad_1] NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tyler Lundblade had 27 points in Belmont’s 85-68 victory against Missouri State on Saturday night. Lundblade shot 9 for 15 from beyond the arc for the Bruins (17-8, 9-5 Missouri Valley Conference). Isaiah Walker went 8 of 12 from the field to add 18 points. Brigham Rogers shot 6 of 8 from the field to …

[ad_1] WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — Tyler Tejada had 17 points in Towson’s 73-67 victory against Monmouth on Saturday night. Tejada went 6 of 12 from the field (3 for 6 from 3-point range) for the Tigers (16-9, 11-1 Coastal Athletic Association). Dylan Williamson added 14 points while shooting 5 for 12, including 4 for 7 from beyond the …

[ad_1] HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Andre Snoddy had 27 points in Stony Brook’s 80-75 victory over Hofstra on Saturday night. Snoddy also had 12 rebounds for the Seawolves (6-19, 2-10 Coastal Athletic Association). CJ Luster II shot 6 for 9 (5 for 7 from 3-point range) and 9 of 10 from the free-throw line to add 26 points. Cruz Davis …