Northwestern 65, Wisconsin 56

MADISON, Wis. — Forward Drew Crawford led Northwestern with 30 points as the Wildcats upset No. 14 Wisconsin 65-56 Wednesday night in a Big Ten game at the Kohl Center. Crawford hit three 3-pointers and went 10-for-15 from the field, pacing a Northwestern offense that shot 48 percent for the game. The senior also had […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Wiggins scores 29 as Kansas wins seventh straight

LAWRENCE, Kan. — The emergence of freshman guard Andrew Wiggins is beginning to unfold. With it, Kansas remains undefeated in Big 12 play. Wiggins scored a career-best for the second time in as many games, netting 29 points Wednesday as the No. 6 Jayhawks toppled Iowa State 92-81 at Allen Fieldhouse. “He’s so aggressive right […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Syracuse 67, Wake Forest 57

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Guard Tyler Ennis scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half as No. 2 Syracuse fended off Wake Forest 67-57 on Wednesday night at Joel Coliseum. The Orange (20-0, 7-0 ACC), one of three remaining unbeaten Division I teams in the country, matched the best start in school history. Forward […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Arizona 60, Stanford 47

STANFORD, Calif. — No. 1 Arizona came back from a seven-point, second-half deficit on Wednesday to beat Stanford 60-57 and remain unbeaten. Guard Nick Johnson scored 16 points and hit most of the key shots for the Wildcats (21-0, 8-0 Pac-12). He made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 49 seconds to go, then hit two clutch […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Syracuse remains unbeaten after win over Wake Forest

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim doesn’t put much stock in freshmen hitting the so-called wall in their first season. But he saw one of his standout players make yet another leap of sorts Wednesday night. Guard Tyler Ennis scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half as No. 2 Syracuse fended […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Northwestern earns first win in Madison since ’96

MADISON, Wis. — Few teams know how hard it is to win in the Kohl Center more than Northwestern, which opened the University of Wisconsin’s facility with a one-sided loss to the Badgers on Jan. 17, 1998. Since then, the Wildcats lost their next 12 in the building. They finally put that dubious streak to […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Saint Louis easily wins 13th straight

ST. LOUIS — Saint Louis has a well-earned reputation for being stingy on defense. If the last two games are any indication, though, the 19th-ranked Billikens might be about to supplement that with a more consistent offense. Using a week between games to identify ways to attack Richmond’s tricky matchup zone, Saint Louis opened up […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
UAB’s Frazier score 27 in win over ODU

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Old Dominion guard Aaron Bacote and UAB guard Chad Frazier had strikingly similar numbers heading into Thursday night’s Conference USA matchup at Bartow Arena. But Frazier was decidedly better in the Blazers’ 75-66 victory. Frazier led UAB with 27 points, nearly 10 more than his season average of 17.7 per game. He […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Young leads Gators’ second-half surge vs. Bulldogs

Florida senior center Patric Young said the Gators were challenged to play harder after a lackluster first half against the Mississippi State Bulldogs. The Gators responded with more intensity the final 20 minutes to avoid an embarrassing upset on the road. Behind a team-high 16 points from senior forward Casey Prather, No. 3 Florida pulled […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021