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
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Louisville holds off Pitt
Roundup of Wednesday's Top 25 action. No. 14 LOUISVILLE 85 PITTSBURGH 80 Quentin Snider scored 22 points and handed out five assists as the Cardinals held off a second-half Pittsburgh surge. Snider connected on 7 of 11 from the floor including three of four from behind the arc. Pitt's Jamel Artis tallied 43 points, the second-highest single game total in school … [Read more...] about Louisville holds off Pitt
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. 6 UK outlasts No. 7 UNC in CBS Classic
Saturday's Top 25 action. No. 6 KENTUCKY 103 No. 7 UNC 100 With 19 seconds remaining in regulation, Kentucky's freshman guard Malik Monk drilled a three to put the Wildcats up by one, their final lead of the game. Kentucky shot 54.1 percent from the field and 55.6 percent from three. UNC connected on 53 percent from the field and 52.9 percent from three. Monk led … [Read more...] about No. 6 UK outlasts No. 7 UNC in CBS Classic
No. 6 UK responds with strong performance
Wednesday's Top 25 action. No. 6 KENTUCKY 87 VALPARAISO 63 Leading the way for the Wildcat's was freshman forward Edrice Adebayo with 16 points and seven rebounds. Valpo's top player was senior forward Alec Peters with 23 points and eight rebounds. Kentucky improves to 8-1 and Valpo drops to 7-2. No. 7 NORTH CAROLINA 83 DAVIDSON 74 UNC's Justin Jackson, a junior … [Read more...] about No. 6 UK responds with strong performance