Sunday's Top 25 action. CALIFORNIA 74 No. 25 USC 73 Ivan Rabb hit two free throws with 5.2 second left in the game and followed with a block of a layup attempt on the ensuing play to seal the victory. Rabb paced Cal's offense with 17 points. The Bears, ranked 16th in the nation grabbing better than 41 rebounds a game, controlled the boards 35-28 and converted 12 … [Read more...] about Tar Heels reach century mark in rout
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No. 23 Notre Dame survives scare
Saturday's Top 25 action. No. 23 NOTRE DAME 75 CLEMSON 70 Matt Farrell drilled a 3-pointer with nine seconds remaining to seal the come-from-behind victory. Notre Dame fought back from seven down at halftime to win its fifth straight. Notre Dame, ranked 28th in the nation connecting 39.6 percent of the time from three-point range, finished 15 of 32 (46.9) behind the … [Read more...] about No. 23 Notre Dame survives scare
Swanigan clinches win for No. 20 Purdue
Thursday's Top 25 action. No. 20 PURDUE 76 OHIO STATE 75 Caleb Swanigan converted an and-one with five seconds remaining to clinch the victory for Purdue. The sophomore recorded a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Purdue controlled the glass, limiting Ohio State, ranked 55th in the nation with an average of 39.57 per game, to 32 rebounds while grabbing 44 … [Read more...] about Swanigan clinches win for No. 20 Purdue
No. 18 Butler hands No. 1 Villanova first defeat of season
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