Category: NCAA Basketball

Freshman Koa Peat had 20 points and seven rebounds, Anthony Dell'Orso and Jaden Bradley scored 17 points apiece and top-ranked Arizona beat TCU 86-73 on Saturday. The victory came a few hours after No. 2 Michigan's 91-88 loss to Wisconsin reduced the number of undefeated teams to five. Tanner Toolson scored 20 points for the Horned Frogs (11-5, 1-2), who dropped to 1-11 against No. 1 teams in a second loss this week to a ranked opponent.

Lefteris Liotopoulos’ 17 points off of the bench helped St. John’s to a 90-73 victory against Creighton on Saturday.

Isaiah Evans scored 21 points and had a critical 3-pointer with 1:15 left to help No. 6 Duke beat No. 24 SMU 82-75 on Saturday.

Thijs De Ridder scored 22 points, Chance Mallory added 13 and No. 23 Virginia pulled away to beat Stanford 70-55 on Saturday for its third straight victory. Virginia (14-2, 3-1 ACC) led 41-34 at halftime, then used a 9-0 run early in the second half to increase its advantage to 51-37 with 15 minutes to play. The Cavaliers outscored the Cardinal 29-21 after the break and led by 22 points.

Kanon Catchings scored 20 points, Somto Cyril had 14 of his 18 points in the second half and No. 18 Georgia rallied from eight points down with less than nine minutes left to defeat South Carolina 75-70 on Saturday. The Bulldogs (14-2, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) had trailed by as many as 12 points and were down 62-54 after Eli Ellis' basket with 8:45 remaining. On Georgia’s next possession, Gamecocks guard Kobe Knox was called for a flagrant foul against Cyril, who made two foul shots to put Georgia ahead to stay.

Braden Smith had 26 points and 14 assists and Oscar Cluff had 23 points to lead No. 5 Purdue to a 93-85 win against Penn State on Saturday. Fletcher Loyer scored 17 and C.J. Cox 16 for the Boilermakers (15-1, 5-0 Big Ten), who won their seventh consecutive game. Freddie Dilione V scored 25, Melih Tunca scored 14 and Ivan Juric had nine points and 10 rebounds for Penn State (9-7, O-5).

No. 1 Michigan men's basketball fell to Wisconsin 91-88 on Saturday, Jan. 10, handing the Wolverines their first loss of the 2025-26 season

Heralded freshman Darryn Peterson struggled to hit shots down the stretch and No. 22 Kansas couldn’t overcome a double-digit deficit on the road. The Jayhawks dropped to 1-3 in road games this season, losing for the second time in a week when falling 86-75 at West Virginia on Saturday. “Usually the best road teams are always the ones that can either outscore you or the ones who can make you play poorly, and we're not doing either one,” Kansas coach Bill Self said.

The Badgers (11-5, 3-2 Big Ten) beat their highest-ranked regular-season opponent since a win over No. 2 Michigan in 2019.

Emanuel Sharp scored 17 points to lead five players in double figures for No. 7 Houston in a 77-55 win at Baylor on Saturday, and the Cougars set a school record with their 16th consecutive road win.

Emanuel Sharp scored 17 points to lead five players in double figures for No. 7 Houston, which overcame two extended shooting slumps before halftime in a 77-55 win at Baylor on Saturday. The Cougars set a school record with their 16th consecutive road win. Joseph Tugler had 12 points and 11 rebounds for his second double-double in a row for defending Big 12 champion and national runner-up Houston (15-1, 3-0 Big 12).

The Badgers shot a blistering 15-of-33 from beyond the arc in the upset victory.

Wisconsin went on a 20-7 run to end the first half and held off the Wolverines in the second half, ending No. 1 Michigan basketball's perfect run.

Honor Huff scored 17 of his 23 points in the second half, Brenen Lorient added 18 points and West Virginia used a big second-half run to defeat No. 22 Kansas 86-75 on Saturday.

The Cornhuskers also won five straight over the Hoosiers, this one coming after facing their biggest halftime deficit all season at 39-30.