NO. 16 MINNESOTA (10-4) 71NO. 5 IOWA (11-2) 86Jordan Bohannon posted a double-double finishing with a career-high 14 assists to go along with 19 points as Iowa avenged an earlier loss this season with its fourth straight win. Bohannon shot 5-of-8 from the floor and paced a long-range effort from the Hawkeyes connecting on 4-of-7 from behind the 3-point arc. The senior guard … [Read more...] about Top 25 Wrap: Hart sparks late Maryland rally; Virginia erases halftime deficit to beat Notre Dame
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Rivalry renewed: Syracuse tops Georgetown, 74-69
By PAUL CIFONELLI Basketball is said to be a game of runs. Syracuse proved that to be true against rival Georgetown, as the Orange used a 22-6 run to end the first half to propel them to a 74-69 victory. Joe Girard III led that charge with seven points. Five other Syracuse players added to the run, which lasted the final 6:38 of the opening period. Syracuse went into halftime … [Read more...] about Rivalry renewed: Syracuse tops Georgetown, 74-69
Top 25 Wrap: Pickett reaches 1,000-point plateau; Jones hits game-winner as Texas rallies to beat West Virginia
NO. 1 GONZAGA (12-0) 116PORTLAND (6-5) 88Joel Ayayi registered a program first triple-double, and Gonzaga won its 11th game by double digits. Ayayi finished with 12 points, 14 assists and 13 rebounds in 28 minutes of action. Drew Timme led all scorers with 26 points. Anton Watson added 23. The Bulldogs shot 44-of-70 (62.9 percent) from the floor and handed out 29 assists on … [Read more...] about Top 25 Wrap: Pickett reaches 1,000-point plateau; Jones hits game-winner as Texas rallies to beat West Virginia
Top 25 Wrap: Williams sinks game-winner to lead Purdue past Michigan State
PURDUE (8-5) 55 NO. 23 MICHIGAN STATE (8-4) 54 Trevion Williams scored a game-high 26 points and capped it off by hitting the winning jump shot with four seconds remaining. Williams added nine boards to his stat line and scored 10 of the last 12 points for the Boilermakers. Purdue outscored the Spartans 39-23 in the second half after trailing 31-16 at the half. Eric Hunter Jr. … [Read more...] about Top 25 Wrap: Williams sinks game-winner to lead Purdue past Michigan State
Top 25 Wrap: Gonzaga rolls BYU; Wisconsin survives Indiana in 2OT
BYU (9-3) 69No. 1 GONZAGA (11-0) 86 Gonzaga got out to a 23-2 lead to start the game and never looked back as the Bulldogs collected their 10th double-digit win of the season. Of Gonzaga's 11 wins, four have come against top 20 teams. Corey Kispert and Drew Timme led the initial surge, with Kispert scoring seven and Timme eight in the run. The Bulldogs held BYU to 1-for-10 … [Read more...] about Top 25 Wrap: Gonzaga rolls BYU; Wisconsin survives Indiana in 2OT