Category: NCAA Basketball

Cameron Boozer scored 27 points, including seven during a 16-6 run early in the second half, Isaiah Evans added 23 and No. 6 Duke shot 71% after the break to rally past No. 20 Louisville 84-73 on Tuesday night for its third consecutive victory. The Blue Devils (14-1, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) erased a 47-38 halftime deficit by making 5 of 7 field goals and 6 of 9 free throws over 6:24, including two by Boozer for their first lead at 54-53 with 13:36 remaining. Caleb Foster added seven points and Evans six during another spurt for a 10-point lead with 6:58 left, and Duke didn't let up to beat the Cardinals (11-4, 1-2) for the eighth straight time.

Michigan basketball score: The No. 1 team in the country almost suffered a shocking upset, as the Wolverines struggled from beyond the perimeter.

Elijah Strong scored a career-high 30 points, and South Carolina built a big first-half lead that held off LSU for a 78-68 victory on Tuesday night. South Carolina (10-5, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) rebounded from an 83-71 loss to Vanderbilt, while LSU (12-3, 0-2) has lost consecutive games. The Gamecocks built a 25-point halftime advantage and led by double digits with about nine minutes left when LSU started a 12-3 run to pull to 66-60 with 6:22 remaining.

Thomas Haugh had 21 points, 12 rebounds and five assists, and Florida dominated No. 18 Georgia in the second half to win 92-77 on Tuesday night and stretch their home winning streak to 14 games. Alex Condon added 21 points, and Boogie Fland chipped in eight points, eight rebounds and six assists for the defending national champion Gators, who beat the Bulldogs for the 13th time in their past 14 meetings. The Gators dropped out of the AP Top 25 following a loss at Missouri to open Southeastern Conference play.

After falling into a 12-point hole early, Duke flew ahead to grab a commanding win over Louisville on the road on Tuesday night

Georgia center Somto Cyril was ejected for throwing a forearm into Florida's Rueben Chinyelu on Tuesday night. Officials ejected Cyril midway through the first half after watching replays and seeing Cyril swing his arm and fist at Chinyelu following a made basket. The 6-foot-11 Cyril entered the game averaging 10 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.9 blocks a game.

Kentucky will be without starter Teonni Key for at least "a couple of weeks" coach Kenny Brooks said after she suffered an elbow injury.

The Cougars will try to start 2-0 in the Big 12 for the first time.

The 6-foot senior from Chicago had 27 points, 12 assists and four rebounds to help SMU beat then-No. 12 North Carolina last week, securing the program's first win against a ranked team under second-year coach Andy Enfield. Miller was 10 of 13 from the field, hit a trio of 3-pointers and finished with just two turnovers in 33 minutes in the emphatic 97-83 win over the Tar Heels.

Former Michigan State and NBA player Paul Davis was ejected from the Breslin Center after vocally criticizing officials from the stands during the 12th-ranked Spartans’ victory over USC.

Yet the administration in Lincoln stuck by Fred Hoiberg, and the patience finally is paying off.

The Cyclones will take their unbeaten record to Waco, Texas.

Is the risk of exposing itself to fresh legal challenges really the main reason for the NCAA's hesitance to try to enforce stricter rules? Or might the NCAA have an ulterior motive?

The Huskies will be seeking to extend a 10-game winning streak and perfect record in the Big East.

Paul Davis, a four-year starter under Tom Izzo at Michigan State, was booted from his seat Monday night after a comment he made toward the officials.