Top 25 roundup: Irish edge Tar Heels

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Notre Dame forward Zach Auguste scored a go-ahead basket off an offensive rebound for the game’s final points with slightly more than a minute to play, and the 13th-ranked Irish held off 18th-ranked North Carolina 71-70 in an Atlantic Coast Conference game Monday night at the Smith Center. Auguste finished with […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Stanford 68, Washington 60 (OT)

STANFORD, Calif. — Stanford guard Chasson Randle scored 24 points, including a layup with 2.2 seconds left in regulation to send the game into overtime, and the Cardinal beat No. 21 Washington 68-60 Sunday night at Maples Pavilion. Stanford (10-3, 2-0 in the Pac-12) never trailed in the overtime, as guard Anthony Brown, who finished […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Perfect storm leads to North Carolina rout

CLEMSON, S.C. — North Carolina played its best game of the season. Clemson played its worst. That combination produced a resounding 74-50 North Carolina victory against Clemson Saturday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams at Littlejohn Coliseum. “I told (Clemson coach) Brad Brownell that was the best we’ve played this year,” […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
No. 10 Utah dominates UCLA in win

SALT LAKE CITY — Strong defense is keying Utah’s success in more sports than just football. The No. 10 Utes are using it to also stifle opponents on the basketball court. The UCLA Bruins became the latest in a long line of teams to learn what combating such a tough defense entails. Utah wasted no […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Gonzaga’s road warriors keep winning

PORTLAND, Ore. — Neither team was completely satisfied Saturday night after Gonzaga turned away Portland 87-75 in an West Coast Conference game. The seventh-ranked Bulldogs never trailed, but they let a 21-point lead in the second half slip to five with less than two minutes to go at the Chiles Center before pulling out their […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Top 25 roundup: Seton Hall upsets No. 6 Villanova

NEWARK, N.J. — Seton Hall knocked off its second consecutive ranked opponent at home as the Pirates upset previously undefeated and No. 6 Villanova 66-61 in overtime on Saturday. Villanova (13-1, 1-1 Big East) was trying to set a program record for consecutive wins to start a season, but Seton Hall (12-2, 2-0) had other […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Mason leads Jayhawks past UNLV

LAWRENCE, Kan. — There is not much the Kansas Jayhawks can do to reduce minutes for Frank Mason. The sophomore point guard is essential to the No. 13 Jayhawks, considering their other point guard, freshman Devonte Graham, is healing from a foot injury. So against the UNLV Rebels on Sunday, Mason played 38 minutes and […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Top 25 game roundup: Wildcats roll over Sun Devils

TUCSON, Ariz. — Versatile forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson plays many roles for the Arizona Wildcats, guarding point guards to power forwards. He filled another one Sunday, as a first-time starter this season, and made that work, too. Normally the sixth man, sophomore Hollis-Jefferson had 13 points, eight rebounds and four assists to help the No. 8 […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
No. 8 Wildcats blow past Sun Devils

TUCSON, Ariz. — Versatile forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson plays many roles for the Arizona Wildcats, guarding point guards to power forwards. He filled another one Sunday, as a first-time starter this season, and made that work, too. Normally the sixth man, sophomore Hollis-Jefferson had 13 points, eight rebounds and four assists to help the No. 8 […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021