Saturday's Top 25 action. No. 14 ARIZONA 96 No. 3 UCLA Lauri Markkanen scored three of nine points, and the No. 14 Arizona Wildcats ended the game on a 9-4 run to upset the UCLA Bruins. The Wildcats held UCLA, the top ranked three-point shooting team in the country at an average of 44.1 percent per game, to 10-31 (32.3 percent) from beyond the arc. The Wildcats are … [Read more...] about No. 14 Wildcats take down No. 3 Bruins
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UNC’s Williams wins 800th in victory over Syracuse
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
Marquette, Ohio State, Vanderbilt and Navy headline third annual Veterans Classic on CBS Sports Network
Courtesy of NavySports.com ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Marquette, Ohio State, Vanderbilt and Navy headline the 2016 Veterans Classic on CBS Sports Network, an annual showcase at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. that brings together top teams from across the country on Veterans Day. The third annual event tips-off on Friday, Nov. 11, opening day of the 2016 college basketball season, … [Read more...] about Marquette, Ohio State, Vanderbilt and Navy headline third annual Veterans Classic on CBS Sports Network
Xavier’s Trevon Bluiett and Edmond Sumner garner All Big East honors
Courtesy of GoXavier.com CINCINNATI – The BIG EAST Conference announced today that Xavier University sophomore Trevon Bluiett has been named to the 2015-16 All-BIG EAST First Team. In addition, teammate Edmond Sumner was a unanimous selection to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team. The conference’s head coaches choose the all-conference teams and are not permitted to vote for … [Read more...] about Xavier’s Trevon Bluiett and Edmond Sumner garner All Big East honors
Briana Glover earns All-Big East Honors
Courtesy of GoXavier.com NEW YORK – Xavier women’s basketball’s Briana Glover was named the All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention Team on Wednesday morning. The senior forward picks up all-conference honors for the first time in her career. The Mason, Ohio, native is averaging 11 points and 4.2 rebounds per game this season, while leading the team in both free-throw … [Read more...] about Briana Glover earns All-Big East Honors