Category: NCAA Basketball

Tre Holloman had 17 points, including two free throws in the closing seconds, Coen Carr and Frankie Fidler scored 11 each and No. Michigan State held on to beat No. Illinois 80-78 on Sunday.

Brendan Wenzel made a 3-pointer from the left corner with six seconds left and TCU, after overcoming a double-digit deficit in the second half, beat 25th-ranked Baylor 74-71 on Sunday to end the Bears' 10-game home winning streak. Ernest Udeh Jr. had a career-high 16 points and season-high 15 rebounds for the Horned Frogs (10-7, 3-3 Big 12), and his fourth blocked shot was on Jayden Nunn's attempted 3-pointer to end the game. Vasean Allette and Noah Reynolds both had 13 points.

Vanderbilt was fined $250,000 by the Southeastern Conference on Sunday for allowing fans to storm the court Saturday in celebration of a 75-75 basketball victory over No. 6 Tennessee. Vanderbilt was penalized for a second offense under the conference’s revised access to competition area policy.

Jaylen Curry’s 22 points helped Massachusetts defeat La Salle 82-60 on Sunday.

West Virginia’s Javon Small stopped his dribble nearly at the 3-point line, closely guarded by Iowa State’s Curtis Jones. With the shot clock winding down early in the second half, Small moved in a circle on his pivot foot looking to pass to a teammate, then took a step toward the basket and threw up a shot that banked in. The sellout crowd erupted, fully engulfed in an entertaining duel between the Big 12’s top two scorers.

PJ Haggerty scored 18 points, Tyrese Hunter added 15 points and No. 18 Memphis used a strong first half to set the tone in a 77-68 win over Charlotte on Sunday. Dain Dainja added 14 points and nine rebounds for the Tigers (14-4, 4-1 American Athletic Conference), which bounced back from a loss to unranked Temple 88-81 on Thursday night. Haggerty, who had 21 points in the loss to the Owls, finished 7 of 14 from the field.

Valdislav Goldin scored 31 points, Nimari Burnett added 13 and No. Michigan rallied to beat Northwestern 80-76 in overtime Sunday. Roddy Gayle Jr. and Tre Donaldson each had 10 points to help the Wolverines (14-4, 6-1 Big Ten) rebounds from an 84-81 overtime loss at Minnesota on Thursday night.

Vladislav Goldin put up 31 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks as Michigan basketball outlasted Northwestern, 80-76, in overtime Sunday in Ann Arbor.

Vladislav Goldin put up 31 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks as Michigan basketball outlasted Northwestern, 80-76, in overtime Sunday in Ann Arbor.

Kaleb Glenn scored a layup to tie the game with under a minute remaining and Baba Miller added two free throws with two seconds left to lift Florida Atlantic to a 75-73 win over Rice on Sunday. Tre Carroll scored 17 points with nine rebounds and five assists for the Owls (10-9, 3-3 American Athletic Conference). KyKy Tandy scored 13 points while shooting 5 for 8, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc.

Jamal Mashburn Jr.'s 32 points led Temple over Tulane 80-77 on Sunday. Mashburn shot 12 of 16 from the field, including 3 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 6 from the free-throw line for the Owls (12-6, 4-1 American Athletic Conference). Shane Dezonie shot 3 of 6 from the field and 6 of 8 from the free-throw line to add 13 points.

Madison Hayes had 19 points and 11 rebounds, Aziaha James scored 20 points, and they teamed up for the game's final six points in No. 21 N.C. State's 73-68 victory over Virginia on Sunday, the Wolfpack's 16th straight home win. In a game where Virginia's largest lead was five points and N.C. State's was three before the final minute, there were six ties and six lead changes in the fourth quarter, the last change coming when Hayes made a layup for a 69-68 N.C. State lead with 1:06 remaining. The Cavaliers had a turnover on their next possession, then Hayes missed a layup with 12 seconds left.

Lexi Donarski knocked down five 3-pointers and No. North Carolina rolled to its sixth straight win over Pittsburgh, 75-58 the Panthers on Sunday. The Tar Heels are now 17-3 overall, 5-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, the program's best start though 20 games since the 2013-14 season.

Temira Poindexter tied her season high with five 3-pointers and finished with 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting on Sunday to help No. Kansas State beat Arizona State 81-69. Kansas State (19-1, 7-0 Big 12) has won 14 consecutive games, the fourth longest active streak in the nation.

Ashlon Jackson scored 16 points and the No. 16 Duke women held Stanford to its lowest point total of the season, posting a 74-49 victory Sunday in the first meeting between the schools as ACC rivals. Duke forced 20 Stanford turnovers, turning them into 25 points. The Blue Devils led by as many as 25 points.