NO. 5 HOUSTON (8-1) 74SMU (6-1) 60Quentin Grimes paced a 10-0 run to start the second half, and Houston bounced back from its only loss of the season. Trailing 33-32 coming out of the break, Grimes drilled a 3-pointer on the first possession of the second half to give the Cougars a lead they did not surrender. Teammate Justin Gorham followed with a triple of his own before … [Read more...] about Top 25 Wrap: Grimes keys second-half Houston run; Michigan stays undefeated
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Top 25 Wrap: Texas dials long distance; Tide rolls Vols
SAN FRANCISCO (7-5) 62 NO. 1 GONZAGA (10-0) 85 Corey Kispert connected on 9-of-11 shots from the floor, and Gonzaga pulled away in the second half. Drew Timme and Joel Ayayi added double-doubles with Timme collecting 10 points and 11 rebounds. Ayayi had 18 points and 10 boards. Andrew Nembhard contributed 14 points off the bench for the Bulldogs. Gonzaga scored the final seven … [Read more...] about Top 25 Wrap: Texas dials long distance; Tide rolls Vols
Top 25 Wrap: Potter’s double-double paces Wisconsin; Dickinson leads Michigan charge
No. 21 MINNESOTA (9-2) 59No. 6 WISCONSIN (9-2) 71Micah Potter had an 18-point, 11-rebound double-double to lead Wisconsin to its third top 25 win in three tries this season. Potter scored 10 points in the first half and eight in the second. He was aided by D'Mitrik Trice and Aleem Ford in the second half, with Trice scoring nine in the frame and Ford adding 10. Wisconsin's … [Read more...] about Top 25 Wrap: Potter’s double-double paces Wisconsin; Dickinson leads Michigan charge
Top 25 Wrap: Ohio State runs away from Rutgers; Dosunmu and Cockburn lead Illinois
No. 22 XAVIER (8-1) 61No. 13 CREIGHTON (7-2) 66 Creighton went on a 20-6 run to end the first half with a lead, one it didn't surrender at all in the second half. Antwann Jones scored eight of his team-high 13 points over that stretch and star guard Marcus Zegarowski didn't score any of the 20 points. Both teams shot 35 percent from the field had over 40 rebounds. The main … [Read more...] about Top 25 Wrap: Ohio State runs away from Rutgers; Dosunmu and Cockburn lead Illinois
Top 25 Wrap: Wilson’s late block seals Kansas’ win; Zegarowski drops 20 for Creighton
No. 5 KANSAS (7-1) 58 No. 14 TEXAS TECH (6-2) 57 Ochai Agbaji made a go-ahead layup with 13 second left then Jalen Wilson blocked a jump shot with three seconds remaining to give Kansas the road victory. Agbaji scored 11 of his game-high 23 points in the second half, which included three of his four made threes. The Jayhawks went 14-for-15 from the free throw line, while Texas … [Read more...] about Top 25 Wrap: Wilson’s late block seals Kansas’ win; Zegarowski drops 20 for Creighton