Tuesday night's Top 25 action. No. 17 WISCONSIN 68 MICHIGAN 64 Bronson Koenig connected on a pair of free throws with four seconds remaining to give the Wisconsin Badgers a four-point lead over the Michigan Wolverines and extend their home winning streak to 17 games. Koenig netted 16 points and grabbed four rebounds for the Badgers. Zak Irvin put up 20 points, pulled … [Read more...] about No. 17 Badgers avoid upset, extend streak
UNC’s Williams wins 800th in victory over Syracuse
Monday's Top 25 action. No. 9 NORTH CAROLINA 85 SYRACUSE 68 Joel Berry II hit a pair of threepoint shots to help the North Carolina Tar Heels go on a 12-0 run early in the game to take a lead they did not relinquish, and head coach Roy Williams earned his 800th career win. Williams is the second fastest (1,012 games) coach to reach 800 wins (Adolph Rupp, 972 … [Read more...] about UNC’s Williams wins 800th in victory over Syracuse
No. 25 USC survives Colorado
Sunday's Top 25 action. No. 25 USC 71 COLORADO 68 Chimezie Metu hit a turnaround jumper with 34 seconds left in the game, and the USC Trojans held on to defeat the Colorado Buffaloes, 69-68. Despite going 3-19 (15.8 percent) from three, nearly 20 percent below their season average of 36.6 percent, the Trojans outlasted the Buffaloes for the win. Metu paced the … [Read more...] about No. 25 USC survives Colorado
Turnovers key; No. 14 Louisville tops No. 7 Duke
Saturday's Top 25 action. No. 14 LOUISVILLE 78 No. 7 DUKE 69 Ray Spalding scored five points during a 9-0 run early in the second half for the Louisville Cardinals to take the lead over the Duke Blue Devils, which they did not surrender. The Blue Devils entered the game averaging 11.6 turnovers per game and turned the ball over a season-high 18 times. Anas Mahmoud … [Read more...] about Turnovers key; No. 14 Louisville tops No. 7 Duke
No. 20 Irish snap Miami home streak
Thursday's Top 25 action. No. 20 NOTRE DAME 67 MIAMI 62 Steve Vasturia drove into the paint and got a tough layup to go with 11 seconds remaining to secure a Notre Dame Fighting Irish win. The loss ended Miami's 21-game win streak at home. Despite shooting 25 percent from three, more than 15 percent below their 17th ranked average (40.2 percent), the Irish outlasted … [Read more...] about No. 20 Irish snap Miami home streak