Category: NCAA Basketball

Brice Williams matched his career high with 32 points and Juwon Gary scored a season-high 21 to lead Nebraska to a 69-55 victory over Hawaii on Monday night, sending the Cornhuskers to the title game of the Diamond Head Classic. Nebraska (9-2) will play Oregon State on Christmas Day for the championship of the eight-team tournament. Hawaii (7-4) will play Oakland for third place, also on Wednesday.

Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe set career highs with 23 points and 16 rebounds, John Christofilis had two four-point plays and scored 21 and Seattle University beat Washington 79-70 on Monday night, ending a 19-game losing streak to the Huskies that spanned 48 years. Moncrieffe sank 7 of 11 shots and 9 of 10 free throws for the Redhawks (5-8), who last beat the Huskies 82-76 in 1976. Seattle U nearly ended the skid last season before losing 100-99 in overtime.

Liutauras Lelevicius scored a career-high 17 points, including four in overtime, and Oregon State rallied to beat Oakland 80-74 on Monday night to advance to the final of the Diamond Head Classic. The Beavers (10-2) advance to play either Nebraska or Hawaii in the championship game on Christmas Day. The Golden Grizzlies (4-8) will play the loser of the other semifinal for third place, also on Wednesday.

Chaz Lanier scored 23 points and Zakai Zeigler had 17 points and 15 assists to lead No. Tennessee past upset-minded Middle Tennessee 82-64 on Monday night. Felix Okpara added 12 points, Jordan Gainey had 10 and Igor Milicic Jr. grabbed 12 rebounds as the Volunteers (12-0) tied the second-best start in program history.

Deywilk Tavarez scored 30 points to lead Charleston past Loyola Chicago 77-68 in the consolation bracket of the Diamond Head Classic on Monday. Tavarez shot 9 for 19 (7 for 16 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line for the Cougars (9-3). Derrin Boyd shot 5 for 9 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line and scored 16.

It’s a fitting spot for a pair of Southeastern Conference teams considering the league put 10 teams into Monday’s AP Top 25.

The Arkansas Razorbacks (10-2 0-0 SEC) jumped back into the AP College Basketball Top 25 Poll on Monday after a three-week hiatus. The Razorbacks are on a five-game winning streak that started with a win over Miami on Dec.

The Wildcats dropped six spots this week after their 20-point loss to Ohio State.

Tennessee, Auburn stay 1-2 in men's AP Top 25 with 10 SEC teams; Kentucky drops to No. after losing to Ohio State.

Who will be UConn's third option? Is South Carolina a contender again? There were plenty of big questions ahead of this season. Some have already been answered; others remain a quandary.

Tennessee retain the top spot in the USA TODAY Sports men's basketball poll but another SEC team took a tumble after a surprising loss.

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After some misses, North Carolina finally broke through with a win over UCLA to headline the highs and lows of the men's college basketball weekend.

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Andrew Morgan scored 12 points and grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds, Connor Essegian hit five 3-pointers and added 15 points Sunday night and Nebraska beat Murray State 66-49 at the Diamond Head Classic. Nebraska (8-2) plays the winner between Charlotte and host Hawaii in the second round on Monday. Murray State (6-5) missed its first eight shots and started the game shooting 1 of 16 from the field.