Category: NCAA Basketball

The NCAA volleyball Final Four tips off Thursday, Dec. 18 with two semifinal matches at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

Huge wind gusts, snapping trees and whipped-up debris led Colorado officials to make an unusual decision about its basketball game Wednesday night.

Donovan Dent finally looked like someone who could carry a team while leading the Bruins to the win over Arizona State.

Duke Miles scored 22 points as No. Vanderbilt weathered a second-half Memphis rally to remain undefeated with a 77-70 overtime win on Wednesday night. After the game was tied at 66-all in the extra period, Jalen Washington scored inside and Miles converted four straight free throws.

Madison Booker matched her career best with 28 points, and No. Texas remained undefeated with a 96-38 victory over Northwestern State Wednesday night. Booker, a two-time Associated Press All-American and its current national player of the week, converted 12 of 17 shots from the field, including a pair of 3-point baskets, as Texas won its 33rd straight home game.

Huff scored eight points during Gonzaga's early 11-0 run that put the Bulldogs up 15-4. Campbell replied with a 7-0 run to cut Gonzaga's lead to 15-11. Huff added five points as Gonzaga went on a 9-2 run to build a 36-22 lead with 6:40 left in the first half.

Labaron Philon tied a career-high 29 points, Aden Holloway added 24 and No. Alabama handled South Florida 104-93 on Wednesday night. The Crimson Tide (8-3) went on a 17-4 run early in the second half that made it 69-53 with 12:44 left in the game and Alabama led by double figures the rest of the way.

Olivier Rioux is now the tallest player to ever make a field goal in a college basketball game.

Juke Harris scored 19 points and Myles Colvin made a late 3-pointer to help Wake Forest beat Longwood 71-68 on Wednesday night. Colvin hit a 3 with 49 seconds left to give Wake Forest a 70-67 lead. Elijah Kelly missed a 3 on the other end for Longwood and then Omaha Biliew split a pair of free throws for Wake Forest with 29 seconds to go.

Olivier Rioux lumbered through the lane, caught a bounce pass from teammate CJ Ingram and dunked, sending Florida’s bench and the home crowd into a frenzy. Rioux barely left his feet to make it happen. “Pretty special, man,” Gators coach Todd Golden said.

Paul McNeil Jr. hit a program-record 11 3-pointers and had career highs with 47 points and 10 rebounds to lead North Carolina State to a 108-72 rout over Texas Southern on Wednesday night. McNeil broke the record with his 10th 3-pointer with 3:34 remaining. McNeil finished 12-of-18 shooting and 11 of 17 from distance, and he made all 12 of his free-throw attempts.

Xaivian Lee scored 18 points, Alex Condon added 14, and No. 23 Florida got a break from one of the toughest nonconference schedules in the country with a 102-61 victory against Saint Francis on Wednesday night. The Gators (7-4) never trailed while dominating every aspect of their first home game in nearly a month. Florida made 15 of its first 20 shots while building a 20-point lead and enjoyed enough of a cushion that coach Todd Golden was able to get his bench extended minutes.

UConn improved to 12-0 against Butler. Their first meeting came in the 2011 NCAA championship game.

Northwestern shot 33 of 61 (54%) from the field and capitalized on turnovers, converting 15 Valpo errors into 24 points.

Dylan Darling scored a season-high 17 points off the bench and gave No. 22 St. John’s a lift with his 3-point shooting as the Red Storm opened Big East play with a 79-66 victory over DePaul on Tuesday night.