Tomislav Ivisic and Keaton Wagler each scored 16 points and No. 14 Illinois beat No. 13 Tennessee 75-62 Saturday night in the second part of the Music City Madness. The Fighting Illini (7-2) came in rested after an eight-day break with this their last of four Top 15 opponents over a seven-game stretch. Illinois snapped a five-game skid on neutral courts against ranked opponents and also gave coach Brad Underwood his first win in three tries against Tennessee.
Bennett Stirtz scores 25 points and Iowa beats Maryland 83-64, gives Ben McCollum first Big Ten win
Bennett Stirtz scored 25 points and Iowa beat Maryland 83-64 on Saturday to give coach Ben McCollum his first Big Ten victory.
Washington rallies from 18-point deficit to beat No. 24 USC 84-76
Washington rallied from an 18-point, first-half deficit to beat No. 24 Southern California 84-76. Hannes Steinbach led with 24 points and tied his career-high with 16 rebounds.
No. 10 Iowa State takes down No. 1 Purdue, 81-58
Milan Momcilovic scored 20 points and Iowa State sank 11 3-pointers to propel No. Iowa State to a dominant 81-58 win over No. Purdue on Saturday.
No. 24 USC gives up 18-point lead, falling to Washington for first loss
The Trojans, who were 8-0 entering Saturday, led for all but six minutes in the game, but the Huskies outscored them 54-28 in the second half for the win.
Eric Dailey Jr. goes from zero to hero, powering UCLA to victory over Oregon
After being shutout in UCLA's Big Ten opener earlier in the week, Eric Dailey Jr. responds with 18 points to lead the Bruins to a 74-63 win over Oregon.
Johnson scores 22 as No. 3 Michigan routs Rutgers 101-60
Morez Johnson Jr. scored 22 points on 9-of-11 shooting, and No. 3 Michigan won its fifth consecutive game by 25 or more points, beating Rutgers 101-60 on Saturday.
Acuff scores 18 points to lead No. 25 Arkansas over Fresno State 82-58
Darius Acuff Jr. scored 18 points to lead No. 25 Arkansas to an 82-58 win over Fresno State on Saturday at Simmons Bank Arena.
Michigan basketball obliterates Rutgers 101-60 in Big Ten opener, remains unbeaten
Michigan basketball continued its stretch of dominating opponents, opening Big Ten play with a 101-60 win over Rutgers at Crisler Center.
Tom Izzo pissed off after Michigan State basketball loss to Duke
Tom Izzo was a question he could not quite fathom: Was No. 8 Michigan State basketball’s 66-60 loss to No. 4 Duke more frustrating or discouraging?
Conwell stars as No. 6 Louisville holds off No. 22 Indiana for an 87-78 win
Ryan Conwell had 21 points and No. 6 Louisville turned a fast start into an 87-78 victory over No. 22 Indiana on Saturday.
USC guard Amarion Dickerson sidelined for 3 to 4 months with hip injury
Southern California guard Amarion Dickerson will be out three to four months after injuring his right hip in the 24th-ranked Trojans' win over Oregon this week, coach Eric Musselman said Saturday. The combo guard-forward was averaging 4.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and nearly 22 minutes in eight games for the Trojans (8-0, 1-0 Big Ten). The senior from Cleveland, Ohio, started 31 of 35 games last season at Robert Morris, where he was the Horizon League defensive player of the year.
Michigan State should be frustrated by Duke loss, but not discouraged
Columnist Graham Couch gives his initial thoughts on the Spartans' performance in a loss to Duke on Saturday with four quick takes.
Michigan State-Duke winners/losers: Jeremy Fears needs to shoot better
Free Press' Andrew Birkle picks the winners and losers from Michigan State basketball's 66-60 loss to Duke at the Breslin Center on Saturday, Dec. 6.
Cameron Boozer scores 18 in No. 4 Duke’s 66-60 win over No. 7 Michigan State
Duke’s start is its best open to a season since winning the first 11 games in 2017-18.