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For 37 minutes, the 15th-ranked Iowa State Cyclones rolled the way they like to on their home court. Then for the final three minutes, Iowa State made just enough plays to hold on with white knuckles to an 89-86 victory over 19th-ranked Texas at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. “Down the stretch, that was crazy,” […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Butler put together a 6-minute, 45-second highlight reel, a sequence the Bulldogs absolutely needed Sunday afternoon in Hinkle Fieldhouse. Thanks to a staggering, 27-3, second-half run, Butler beat No. 24 Seton Hall for the second time in 12 days, prevailing 77-57 in Big East Conference action. Butler earned its first Hinkle Fieldhouse victory […]
NEW YORK – In 35 seasons at Duke, Mike Krzyzewski has coached 49 players that would go on to be drafted in the NBA. But on Sunday he credited two Blue Devils’ reserves with helping him become the first Division I coach to win 1,000 games after Duke’s 77-68 win over the St. John’s Red […]
WICHITA, Kan. — With 11 minutes to play, the No. 14 Wichita State Shickers lineup consisted of three freshmen, a junior transfer and a walk-on. That was one of many indications the Shockers are rolling again through the Missouri Valley Conference. WSU handled overmatched the Drake Bulldogs 74-40 on Sunday at Koch Arena to remain […]
RALEIGH, N.C. — As bleak as it looked, No. 8 Notre Dame kept finding ways to cling to wishful thinking. By the end, the Fighting Irish were clutching an 81-78 overtime victory against North Carolina State on Sunday night at PNC Arena. “We had every reason to think we couldn’t get out of here, but […]
PITTSBURGH — Few things can get a team out of a slump faster than shooting 65 percent. Terry Rozier scored 26 points and No. 10 Louisville made 30 of 46 shots from the field to get back on track with an 80-68 victory over Pittsburgh on Sunday. Louisville (15-4, 4-3 ACC) had lost two of […]
NORMAL, Ill. — Nate Buss started the comeback with a 3-pointer from the right corner. He ended it in the same spot. The Northern Iowa reserve forward swished a 21-footer with 5.2 seconds left Sunday, capping the 20th-ranked Panthers’ improbable rally from a 12-point second-half deficit as they escaped Redbird Arena with a 54-53 Missouri […]
NEW YORK — Coach K reached 1K. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski became the first Division 1 coach to win 1,000 games, guiding the No. 5 Duke Blue Devils to a 77-68 win over the St. John’s Red Storm on Sunday at Madison Square Garden. “We were so gritty in the last 10 minutes,” Krzyzewski said. […]
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Two of the best freshmen in the Big Ten — a pair of cool-as-they come 6-foot-3 guards — put their versatile talent on display Sunday night at Xfinity Center. Maryland freshman point guard Melo Trimble outscored his Northwestern counterpart, Bryant McIntosh, 27-21. Even one of Trimble’s misses turned out in his […]
VILLANOVA, Pa. — For the second year in a row, the first five minutes of the Villanova-Creighton matchup in Philadelphia decided the game. Last year, it was the eight 3-pointers that the Creighton Bluejays made at the Wells Fargo Center before the first media timeout that propelled the visitors to a 28-point rout. This time […]
