Category: NCAA Basketball

Tyler Bilodeau scored 21 points and No. 15 UCLA overcame the absence of star guard Donovan Dent and West Georgia's strong 3-point shooting to beat the Wolves 83-62 on Monday night. Dent was held out in a precautionary move because of a muscle strain. The New Mexico transfer averaged 16.5 points, 6.5 assists and three rebounds in the Bruins' first two wins of the season.

Kyla Oldacre had 19 points and seven rebounds, and No. Texas defeated Louisiana-Lafayette 100-38 on Monday night for its 27th straight win at home. Oldacre, a 6-foot-6 senior, used her height advantage to convert 7 of 8 shots from the field.

Tamin Lipsey scored 14 of his 25 points in the second half to lead No. 16 Iowa State to a 96-80 win over Mississippi State on Monday night in a neutral-site game that was the 100th Division I basketball contest played at the Sanford Pentagon. Joshua Jefferson scored 18 points and Blake Buchanan had 13 points and six rebounds for the Cyclones (3-0).

Solo Ball had 23 points and Alex Karaban added 20 points and six rebounds as third-ranked UConn topped Columbia 89-62 on Monday night. Tarris Reed Jr. had 19 points and eight rebounds while Jayden Ross scored 10 points off the bench for the Huskies (3-0). Miles Franklin and Blair Thompson had 10 points each for Columbia (1-1).

A brawl broke out near midfield involving several players from both teams in the aftermath of Saturday's game.

The first regular-season AP Top 25 typically is an overhaul from the preseason poll as voters get a better sense how good teams might actually be.

The Trojans had a tough early-season matchup against NC State on Sunday, and Davidson wasted no time making a name for herself.

The Boozer twins have led Duke to a strong start to the season while Koa Peat is already making statements out west.

Here's an updated look at the top 25 rankings in men's college basketball heading after Week 1 of the season:

Seth Trimble went down in a team workout on Sunday, and will now undergo surgery later this week.

Cameron Carr hit three 3-pointers and finished with 16 points to lead six Baylor players scoring in double figures and the Bears beat Washington 78-69 on Sunday night. Tounde Yessoufou scored 13 points for Baylor (2-0) and Caden Powell added 12 points and 10 rebounds. Dan Skillings Jr. and Isaac Williams scored 12 points apiece and Michael Rataj finished with 11.

No. 25 North Carolina senior guard Seth Trimble is out indefinitely after suffering a broken left forearm during a workout on Sunday. The school said a timetable for Trimble's return will be determined following surgery this week. “So sad for Seth,” North Carolina coach Hubert Davis said in a statement.

Maybe it was Tom Izzo's plan, maybe he stumbled into it. But big nights from Cam Ward and Jordan Scott lifted Michigan State basketball over Arkansas.

North Carolina is now 4-5 and needs to win two of its final three games to make a bowl.

The Spartans (2-0) grabbed 19 offensive rebounds and converted them into 18 points, a staple of Tom Izzo’s program for 31 seasons.