Milan Momcilovic scored 18 points to lead four players in double figures, and No. 4 Iowa State opened a season 11-0 for the third time in program history with a 78-53 victory over Eastern Illinois on Sunday. Blake Buchanan had three dunks while scoring all 14 of his points in the first half, and Joshua Jefferson had 11 points and nine rebounds for the Cyclones. Iowa State has won 11 straight games to open a season for the first time since 2021-22.
No. 13 Baylor leading scorer Taliah Scott leaves game against No. 2 Texas after rolling right foot
Baylor scoring leader Taliah Scott left the 13th-ranked Bears' loss to No. 2 Texas when her right foot turned awkwardly after she stepped on the foot of a defender making a move toward the basket Sunday. Scott was in obvious pain when she remained on the floor along the baseline after Texas rebounded her missed shot and went to the other end before play was stopped midway through the second quarter. Bears coach Nicki Collen said postgame that she had no update on Scott, who was set to be evaluated when they got home.
UCLA’s defense wilts and a key signature win slips away during loss to Gonzaga
Nothing No. 25 UCLA did to combat its lack of rim protection, including a zone defense, worked during a loss to No. 8 Gonzaga on Saturday in Seattle.
Graham Ike leads No. 8 Gonzaga past No. 25 UCLA for 9th win of the season
Graham had 25 points and five assists and No. 8 Gonzaga beat No. 25 UCLA 82-72 on Saturday night to improve to 9-1. Ike scored 15 points in the first half, highlighted by a tomahawk dunk with 8:02 remaining that gave Gonzaga a 23-19 advantage. The Bulldogs took their first lead shortly before Ike’s dunk on a 3-pointer by Adam Miller, negating a 7-0 deficit.
Burries scores 28 points as No. 1 Arizona rallies from halftime deficit to beat No. 12 Alabama 96-75
Brayden Burries scored 28 points, 20 of those coming during a 14-minute second-half flurry, and No. 1 Arizona rallied to beat No. 12 Alabama 96-75.
Reserves Dioubate, Lowe lead second-half comeback for Kentucky in 72-60 victory over Indiana
Mouhamed Dioubate totaled 14 points and 12 rebounds, fellow reserve Jaland Lowe scored 13 and Kentucky stormed back in the second half to beat Indiana 72-60 at Rupp Arena.
Yaxel Lendeborg scores 29 points and No. 2 Michigan stays unbeaten with 101-83 win over Maryland
Yaxel Lendeborg had 29 points, a career-best nine assists and eight rebounds, and No. 2 Michigan rallied from a nine-point deficit Saturday night to defeat Maryland 101-83. Aday Mara scored 18 points for the Wolverines (10-0, 2-0 Big Ten), who overcame a halftime deficit for the second time this season and the first since they beat TCU on Nov. 14. Michigan scored 100 points for the fourth time in five games.
Yaxel Lendeborg leads unstoppable Michigan to 101-83 win at Maryland
Michigan basketball scored at least 100 points for 4th time in 5 games, led by Yaxel Lendeborg, maintaining undefeated season with win at Maryland.
Kansas’ Melvin Council Jr. had struggled outside. Then came 9 3-pointers in an OT win at NC State
Melvin Council Jr. hadn't hit much of anything from behind the arc this season for No. 19 Kansas. Only, Council responded with a performance that his Hall of Fame coach could only describe as “unbelievable.” The 6-foot-4 senior had career highs of 36 points and nine 3-pointers, and the Jayhawks needed every bit of it to hold off the Wolfpack 77-76 in overtime — particularly with freshman star Darryn Peterson exiting late in regulation with lingering hamstring trouble.
No. 19 Kansas’ Darryn Peterson exited game vs. NC State with tightness in his hamstring, Self says
Kansas coach Bill Self said freshman star Darryn Peterson “was getting tight” in his hamstring and checked out late in regulation during the 19th-ranked Jayhawks' 77-76 overtime win at N.C. State. The 6-foot-6 guard who could be the top pick in the NBA draft if he goes one-and-done had recently returned from a seven-game absence due to a hamstring strain. He exited abruptly at the 2:15 mark Saturday with Kansas up two and watched the rest of the game from the bench.
Council’s huge day, final-play stop help No. 19 Kansas edge NC State in overtime 77-76
Melvin Council Jr. had career highs of 36 points and nine made 3-pointers to help No. 19 Kansas edge N.C. State 77-76 in overtime. Council had made just 5 of 27 3s.
Jamarques Lawrence’s buzzer-beater gives No. 23 Nebraska an 83-80 win over No. 13 Illinois
The undefeated Huskers (11-0, 2-0 Big Ten) are off to the best start in program history.
Oscar Cluff scores 22, Braden Smith reaches new milestone as No. 6 Purdue beats Marquette
Jaxon Kohler posted his fifth double-double of the season with 10 points and 12 rebounds while Carson Cooper added 10 points for the Spartans (9-1, 2-0 Big Ten), who committed a season-high 17 turnovers and trailed for long stretches in both halves. They were able to bear down, however, and avoid a second-straight loss after falling to No. Duke on Monday.
No. 11 Louisville makes 18 3-pointers to run away from Memphis, 99-73
Ryan Conwell had 17 points and reserve Adrian Wooley scored 15 as he and Kasean Pryor alternated making six of Louisville's seven consecutive 3-pointers during a first-half surge that rocketed the No. 11 Cardinals past Memphis 99-73 on Saturday. The Cardinals (9-1) converted 18 of 35 attempts from long range, second to their 20 made 3s against NJIT on Nov. 26.
Michigan State found new starting lineup, but it created problems too
Michigan State basketball inserted Divine Ugochukwu into the starting lineup and he saved the day. But it also caused some new problems.