Category: NCAA Basketball

Kansas stays No. in AP Top 25 men's basketball poll, Alabama, UConn, Gonzaga, Auburn next, St. John's back in rankings.

The first week of the men's college basketball season caused change in the USA TODAY Sports coaches poll with Auburn being the biggest mover forward.

We're one week into the college basketball season and the favorites are digging their heels in and stars are showing out.

SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (1-2) at Indiana State Sycamores (1-1) Terre Haute, Indiana; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Indiana State hosts SIU-Edwardsville after Samage Teel scored 20 points in Indiana State's 93-48 victory over the Eureka Red Devils. Indiana State finished 32-7 overall with a 16-1 record at home during the 2023-24 season.

Tanner Christensen had 20 points in Hawaii's 80-69 victory over San Jose State on Sunday night at the Rainbow Classic. Christensen also contributed eight rebounds for the Rainbow Warriors (2-0). Tom Beattie scored 16 points while going 6 of 9 from the floor, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and 3 for 4 from the free-throw line.

Deja Kelly scored 13 of her 20 points in the second half, Elisa Mevius made a layup with 22 seconds left and Oregon blew a 16-point fourth-quarter lead before the Ducks beat No. 12 Baylor 74-72 Sunday night to snap a 14-game losing streak against ranked opponents. Oregon (3-0), which is 1-5 all-time against the Bears, went 0-13 last season against Top-25 opponents and beat a Top-25 team for the first time since a 73-59 win over then-No. 14 Arizona on Feb. 23, 2023. Sarah Andrews and Yaya Felder converted back-to-back three-point plays to spark a 17-2 run that cut Baylor’s deficit to 68-67 with 5:39 to play.

LeBron James said in a social media post that he dreamed of playing for Duke University under legendary coach Mike Krzykewski.

Cam Carter and Jordan Sears each scored 18 second-half points Sunday and LSU used a 34-11 second-half run to erase a double-double deficit and beat Alabama State 74-61. Carter, a Kansas State transfer, made 4 of 5 from 3-point range and finished with 21 points. Sears, who was scoreless on 0-for-4 shooting in the first half, made 9 of 11 from the free-throw line and finished with five assists and two steals.

Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 24 points, Steven Ashworth added 15 points on five 3-pointers and No. 15 Creighton rolled past Fairleigh Dickinson 96-70 Sunday evening. The victory gave coach Greg McDermott win No. 327 in 15 seasons at Creighton, tying Dana Altman for the program's most coaching wins. Kalkbrenner was coming off a 49-point game against UT-Rio Grande Valley on Wednesday, the second-highest single-game total in program history.

Braden Huff scored 21 points off the bench and Ryan Nembhard tallied 13 points and 11 assists as No. 6 Gonzaga hung on for an 88-80 victory over Arizona State on Sunday. Huff went 9-for-13 from the field and missed only two 2-point attempts for the Bulldogs (2-0), who won their 21st straight home opener. Khalif Battle scored all 19 of his points in the second half, including a trio of 3-pointers and an alley-oop dunk.

Obi Agbim's 24 points helped Wyoming defeat Tennessee State 81-66 on Sunday night. Agbim went 10 of 13 from the field (4 for 4 from 3-point range) for the Cowboys (2-0). Jordan Nesbitt added 15 points while shooting 6 for 12 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 2 of 5 from the free-throw line while he also had seven rebounds.

Gibson Jimerson had 28 points in Saint Louis' 95-44 victory against Avila on Sunday night. Jimerson shot 9 of 17 from the field, including 6 for 11 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line for the Billikens (1-1). Kellen Thames scored 16 points while going 7 of 11 from the field and added eight rebounds and four steals.

Mount St. Mary's graduate transfer Dakota Leffew came off the Georgia bench to hit 5 of 10 from beyond the arc and score 23 points as the Bulldogs rolled to a 92-64 win over Texas Southern in the Peach Tree Classic on Sunday. The only Georgia shooter to convert from beyond the arc in the season-opening win over Tennessee Tech, Leffew led the way as the team hit 12 of 34 from distance. Silas Demary Jr. led four starters in double-figure scoring with 17 points with six rebounds and six assists for Georgia (2-0).

Bent Leuchten had 18 points in UC Irvine's 80-60 win against Northern Iowa on Sunday. Leuchten added eight rebounds for the Anteaters (3-0). Justin Hohn added 13 points while finishing 6 of 10 from the floor while he also had five rebounds.

Yaxel Lendeborg's 22 points helped UAB defeat SE Louisiana 82-72 on Sunday. Lendeborg also had eight rebounds and five assists for the Blazers (2-1). Christian Coleman scored 11 points while going 4 of 10 and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line and added 12 rebounds.