Category: NCAA Basketball

Houston held on in the final seconds against Auburn on Sunday afternoon, and lost its spot atop the poll as a result.

Here's an updated look at the men's college basketball top 25 following the release of the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and AP Top 25:

Purdue retains the No. 1 spot in the USA TODAY Sports men's basketball poll after a road win against Alabama, while Louisville and Illinois rise

Freshman point guard Kingston Flemings scored 22 points, Chris Cenac Jr. had 18 points and nine rebounds and top-ranked Houston held on for a 73-72 victory over No. 22 Auburn on Sunday. Auburn (3-1) rallied behind a raucous neutral-site home crowd and had two chances to take the lead on the final possession. Two driving attempts by Tahaad Pettiford were nixed by Houston’s defense, including a block by Flemings.

Alex Condon scored 19 points, Thomas Haugh added 17 and No. 10 Florida held on to beat rival Miami 82-68 on Sunday night. Condon and fellow big man Rueben Chinyelu fouled out with more than five minutes to play, but the Gators (3-1) had enough cushion to close it out with the two starters on the bench. It didn't help that backup center Micah Handlogten took a shot to the head in the first half and did not return.

Freshman point guard Kingston Flemings scored 22 points, Chris Cenac Jr. had 18 points and nine rebounds and top-ranked Houston held on for a 73-72 victory over No. 22 Auburn on Sunday. Auburn (3-1) rallied behind a raucous neutral-site home crowd and had two chances to take the lead on the final possession. Two driving attempts by Tahaad Pettiford were nixed by Houston’s defense, including a block by Flemings.

The Tigers had a good look at the buzzer, but couldn't get a game-winner from KeShawn Murphy to fall.

BYU guard Kennard Davis Jr. has been suspended indefinitely for violating team rules after he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. Davis was held out of the seventh-ranked Cougars’ 86-84 loss to No. 3 UConn on Saturday night, two days after he was involved in a car crash in Utah. After the game, coach Kevin Young announced Davis was suspended.

Bryce Hopkins and Joson Sanon scored 15 points apiece, and No. 13 St. John’s pulled away early in the second half for a 93-60 victory over William & Mary on Saturday night.

Bryce Hopkins and Joson Sanon scored 15 points apiece, and No. 13 St. John’s pulled away early in the second half for a 93-60 victory over William & Mary on Saturday night. Hopkins and Sanon combined to make 11 of 23 shots for the Red Storm (2-1), who dropped eight spots in this week’s AP Top 25 poll after last weekend’s loss to Alabama at Madison Square Garden. Dylan Darling returned from a minor calf injury that kept him out against Alabama and contributed 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting.

Freshman Kiyan Anthony scored 18 points, Donnie Freeman and Naithan George each added 13 points, and Syracuse went on the road for the first time this season to earn an 80-50 victory over Drexel on Saturday.

David Coit scored 19 points and reserve Isaiah Watts scored 18 points and Maryland beat Marquette 89-82 on Saturday.

KJ Lewis scored 17 of his 26 points in the second half, Malik Mack had 16 points and seven assists, and Georgetown beat Clemson 79-74 on Saturday.

Flory Bidunga scored a career-high 25 points, hitting 10 oi his 11 field goal attempts, as No. 25 Kansas beat Princeton 76-57 on Saturday. Kansas (3-1) used a 17-3 run midway through the second half to blow open a close game. Tre White added 18 points for the Jayhawks.

Ryan Conwell scored 22 points and No. 12 Louisville had its best 3-point shooting game of the season to cruise to a 106-81 victory against Ohio on Saturday. The Cardinals (4-0), who entered Saturday averaging 102 points per game, topped 100 points for the third time this season. Louisville shot 20 of 36 in the first half, including going 9 for 17 from 3-point range.