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
Arizona State 69, Arizona 66 (2 OT)

TEMPE, Ariz. — Guard Jermaine Marshall scored 29 points, including the go-ahead basket with 14.7 seconds in the second overtime, and Arizona State bolstered its NCAA Tournament resume with a 69-66 victory over second-ranked Arizona at Wells Fargo Arena. Marshall poured in eight points in the second overtime, including two 3-pointers in the final minute […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Brust’s hot shooting pushes Badgers past Gophers

MADISON, Wis. — The last few weeks were frustrating for Wisconsin guard Ben Brust. Through the Badgers’ first 17 games, the 6-foot-1 senior was averaging 13.1 points and shooting 43 percent from the field, including 38.3 percent (44-for-115) from 3-point range. Just like that, Brust’s shots stopped falling — right as Wisconsin fell into a […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Wisconsin 78, Minnesota 70

MADISON, Wis. — Guard Ben Brust scored 20 points, and No. 21 Wisconsin knocked off Minnesota 78-70 Thursday night at the Kohl Center. Breaking out of a month-long shooting funk, Brust finished 5-for-7 from the field and made all four of his 3-point attempts. He sank just 10 of 40 3-point tries over the previous […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Mosely paces ODU in win over North Texas

DENTON, Texas — Old Dominion Monarchs guard Ambrose Mosely made the best of his 13 minutes Thursday night. The freshman came off the bench to score 19 of his game-high 21 points in the second half, including 11 in a row during a crucial run of a 72-62 Conference USA victory over the host North […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021