Florida streaks toward perfect SEC season

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The No. 1 Florida Gators won their 21st straight game and 31st in a row at home, extending both school records, while handing the LSU Tigers a 79-61 defeat on Saturday at Stephen C. O’Connell Center. The win brought the Gators (27-2, 16-0) one step closer to the first 18-0 finish in […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Virginia cruises by Syracuse for ACC title

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — In 1981, gas was $1.38 a gallon, the president of the United States was Ronald Reagan and Virginia had a kid named Ralph Sampson leading its basketball team. That was also the last time the Cavaliers won the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title, finishing 13-1 in the conference. On Saturday, in front […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
SMU 70, Central Florida 55

DALLAS — Forward Markus Kennedy had 18 points and eight rebounds to power No. 23 SMU to a 70-55 win over Central Florida on Saturday. Point guard Nic Moore also had 13 points, six assists and four steals to help set SMU up for a big final week of the regular season. SMU hosts No. […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Towson 70, William & Mary 68

In the regular-season finale for the No. 2 and 3 teams in the Colonial Athletic Association, guard Mike Burwell’s layup with one second left capped Towson’s from a double-digit halftime deficit to a 70-68 victory over William & Mary, 70-68, on Saturday at SECU Arena in Towson, Md. Behind forward Jerelle Benimon’s NCAA-leading 20th double-double […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Florida 79, LSU 61

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The No. 1 ranked Florida Gators won their 21st straight game and 31st in a row at home, extending both school records, while handing the LSU Tigers a 79-61 defeat on Saturday at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. The win brought the Gators (27-2, 16-0) one step closer to the first 18-0 […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Oklahoma 77, Texas 65

NORMAN, Okla. -— The Oklahoma Sooners felt right at home beyond the 3-point arc as they shot their way two a regular-season sweep of rival Texas. Sooners guard Buddy Hield led the way as Oklahoma drilled 10 3-pointers on the way to a 77-65 victory on Saturday at the Lloyd Noble Center. Oklahoma (21-8, 10-6 […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Illinois 53, Michigan State 46

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Junior guard Tracy Abrams had 12 points and five steals to lead Illinois to a 53-46 upset of mistake-prone Michigan State on Saturday at the Breslin Center. Junior guard Rayvonte Rice contributed 10 points and five steals and freshman guard Malcolm Hill added 10 points for Illinois (17-12, 6-10), which increased […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Wichita State wraps up 31-0 regular season

WICHITA, Kan. — The regular season belongs to Wichita State. The second-ranked Shockers completed a historic run to 31-0 on Saturday by handling Missouri State 68-45 at Koch Arena. WSU is the first team to go unbeaten in the regular season since Saint Joseph’s (27-0) in 2003-04 and the first team to reach 31-0 without […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Memphis rallies to knock off Louisville 72-66

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Louisville forward Montrezl Harrell had just slammed home a dunk to give the No. 7 Cardinals an eight-point lead with 4:46 to play. Harrell had a career-high 25 points with almost five minutes to pad his total. The sophomore let his emotions show, yelling and pumping his fist, and the Cardinals had […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021