Wednesday's Top 25 action. No. 18 BUTLER 66 No. 1 VILLANOVA 58 The Butler Bulldogs outscored the Villanova Wildcats 39-27 in the second half to hand them their first loss of the season and snap a 20-game win streak. Butler, who went into the game shooting 70.5 percent from the free throw line and was ranked 138th in the nation, shot a perfect 100 percent (15-15) from … [Read more...] about No. 18 Butler hands No. 1 Villanova first defeat of season
No. 3 Kansas survives at the wire
Tuesday night's Top 25 action. No. 3 KANSAS 90 KANSAS STATE 88 Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk scored at the buzzer as Kansas survived their intra-state foe. Mykhailiuk inbounded the ball to Josh Jackson, took a return pass and went the length of the court to score the game-winning layup. Kansas, already tied for the 10th best three-point shooting team in terms of percentage at … [Read more...] about No. 3 Kansas survives at the wire
Minnesota knocks off No. 15 Purdue in OT
Sunday's Top 25 action. MINNESOTA 91 No. 15 PURDUE 82 Freshman forward Eric Curry scored seven during a 13-2 Minnesota run in overtime. The Gophers held Purdue, the ninth best three-point shooting team in the country (41.3 percent per game), to 9-for-28 (32.1) from behind the arc. Junior guard Nate Mason paced Minnesota with a 31-point, 11-assist and six-rebound … [Read more...] about Minnesota knocks off No. 15 Purdue in OT
No. 24 Notre Dame outlasts Pitt in OT
Saturday's Top 25 action. No. 24 NOTRE DAME 78 PITTSBURGH 77 Steve Vasturia connected twice from behind the arc in overtime as Notre Dame erased a late deficit on the road to take its ACC opener. After trailing by five with two minutes left in overtime, Vasturia knotted the game at 75 with his first three-pointer of the extra period. The senior guard connected from the … [Read more...] about No. 24 Notre Dame outlasts Pitt in OT
No. 18 Arizona survives Cal
Friday's Top 25 action. No. 18 ARIZONA 67 CALIFORNIA 62 Freshman forward Lauri Markkanen put up 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to propel Arizona which trailed 34-26 early in the second half. The Wildcats went on a 15-2 run to take a 41-38 lead and only trailed once more, by one point, before reclaiming the lead for the final time. Arizona shot 44.4 percent from the … [Read more...] about No. 18 Arizona survives Cal