Category: NCAA Basketball

Keyshawn Hall scored 25 points to lead No. 20 Auburn to a 95-57 win over Merrimack on Thursday night. Hall also had 14 rebounds for his first double-double with the Tigers. The 6-foot-7 UCF transfer has been the leading scorer for Auburn (2-0) in both games; he had 28 points in Monday’s season opener, a 95-90 overtime victory at home against Bethune-Cookman in Steven Pearl’s coaching debut.

UCLA's three-guard lineup of Gabriela Jaquez, Kiki Rice and Utah transfer Gianna Kneepkens each scored 20 points or more in the third-ranked Bruins' 85-47 rout of UC Santa Barbara on Thursday. Jaquez shot 7 of 11 from the floor for 21 points and had six rebounds, Rice made all seven of her free throws for 20 points to go with eight rebounds, and Kneepkens finished with 20 points. Jaquez and Kneepkens each hit four of UCLA's 10 3-pointers.

Ryan Conwell scored 14 of his 19 points in the first half, Kasean Pryor returned to the court for the first time since he tore his ACL nearly a year ago, and No. 11 Louisville cruised past Jackson State 106-70 on Thursday night. Mikel Brown Jr. had 18 points and the star freshman guard added nine assists for Louisville, which shot 52.2% from the field in scoring more than 100 points for the second straight game. Pryor received a loud ovation as he came in with 16:27 left in the first half.

Dame Sarr was playing in Spain’s top professional league in the spring when he plotted a course once forbidden by NCAA rules. Now the Blue Devils freshman is part of the influx of international players — many having played professionally, notably in Europe — entering the sport this year. “Players get offers 10 times higher than in Europe," international sports agent Misko Raznatovic said in a recent email to The Associated Press, “so it is a very easy decision ... for the players and their families.”

The Wildcats' men's basketball program will rely heavily on its fresh faces as it aims for a third consecutive NCAA tournament appearance.

South Florida faces George Washington this Saturday at 1:30 PM ET on Peacock.

Tip-off for Virginia Tech vs Providence is at 4:00 PM ET on Peacock.

The 17th-ranked Fighting Illini will be facing the Eagles for the first time.

The 17th-ranked Fighting Illini will be facing the Eagles for the first time.

The fourth-ranked Huskies are in Hartford, Connecticut, to take on the River Hawks.

The top-ranked Boilermakers will be playing before another sellout crowd at Mackey Arena in a game televised on Peacock.

A night of college basketball on Peacock kicks off at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois.

Owen Freeman scored 19 points to lead five Creighton players in double figures, and the No. 23 Bluejays started the season with a 92-76 victory over South Dakota on Wednesday night.

Indiana coach Darian DeVries rekindled some old memories Wednesday night by patrolling the Assembly Hall sideline in a crimson-colored Adidas quarter-zip, his son dressed in the traditional cream tank top and shorts with no name on the back. From the completely revamped roster to the Hoosiers up-tempo style, their strong 3-point shooting performance to a harassing defense, DeVries' debut had hopeful Indiana fans thinking it was a smash hit. The DeVries family couldn't have asked for anything more.

Reed Bailey opened his Indiana career by scoring 21 points and Lamar Wilkerson added 19 points and four 3-pointers to lead the Hoosiers past Alabama A&M 98-51 on Wednesday night in the first game under new coach Darian DeVries. DeVries has won three straight season openers at three different schools and this one again came with the help of his son, Tucker, a two-time Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year at Drake. Sam Alexis had 17 points and eight rebounds as the Hoosiers, who had no scorers returning from last season's team, had five players finish with double-digit scoring totals.