Texas handles West Virginia

AUSTIN, Texas — In the last 10 games, the Texas Longhorns have evolved from a team hoping to pull out of a recent slump to taking care of business near the top of the Big 12 standings. No. 19 Texas dominated the paint and cooled off the hot West Virginia Mountaineers 88-71 on Saturday night […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  07 Aug 2024
Loving, Ohio State top Fighting Illini

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — All Marc Loving apparently needed was one successful shot. The Ohio State freshman forward hit a baseline jumper with 9:58 left in the second half to launch a personal 8-0 run and lead the No. 22 Buckeyes to a 48-39 Big Ten victory over the host Illinois Fighting Illini at the State […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
San Diego State bounces back against Air Force

SAN DIEGO — It’s a winning run of one, a far cry from San Diego State’s 20-game stretch of consecutive victories at the beginning of the week. But the Aztecs collected a rebound against Air Force on Saturday night and this one did not come off a wayward shot. No. 5 San Diego State beat […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Arizona State upsets Arizona in 2 OTs

TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona State guard Jermaine Marshall had gone scoreless for about 20 minutes, but he came to the rescue to deliver the biggest home victory ever for the Sun Devils. Marshall hit two 3-pointers and drove to the hoop for the go-ahead basket with 14.7 seconds left in the second overtime as Arizona […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Kansas C Embiid to sit out Saturday

Seventh-ranked Kansas ruled out freshman standout Joel Embiid for Saturday’s home game against TCU because of knee and back injuries. Coach Bill Self said after Friday’s practice that the 7-foot center from Cameroon would rest this weekend in hopes of returning to the court on Tuesday night when the Jayhawks play at Texas Tech. “He […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Louisville 82, Temple 58

PHILADELPHIA — By the time the second half between Louisville and Temple started, the seats at the Liacouras Center were most empty and the end result was all but a formality. Temple had no answer for No. 13 Louisville on Friday night on the offensive or defensive ends of the floor. The Cardinals rushed out […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Louisville rolls to 82-58 win over Temple

PHILADELPHIA — By the time the second half between Louisville and Temple started, the seats at the Liacouras Center were most empty and the end result was all but a formality. Temple had no answer for No. 13 Louisville on Friday night on the offensive or defensive ends of the floor. The Cardinals rushed out […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
SMU 77, Rutgers 65

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — SMU’s first appearance as a member of the AP Top 25 in almost 30 years resulted in a 77-65 win over Rutgers on Friday night at the Rutgers Athletic Center. No. 23 SMU (20-5, 9-4 American Athletic Conference) received 21 points from guard Nic Moore in winning its fourth game in a […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
SMU lives up to ranking with win at Rutgers

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — SMU’s first appearance in the AP Top 25 in almost 30 years resulted in a 77-65 win over Rutgers on Friday night at the Rutgers Athletic Center. No. 23 SMU (20-5, 9-4 American Athletic Conference) received 21 points from guard Nic Moore in winning its fourth game in a row and ninth […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021