Freshman VJ Edgecombe scored 20 of his career-high 30 points in the second half to rally Baylor to a 70-62 win over Kansas State on Wednesday night. The Bears were down a dozen when Dug McDaniel drilled a 3-pointer to put the Wildcats up 40-28 less than four minutes into the second half. Baylor was down nine when Jalen Celestine made a pair of free throws to ignite a 19-5 run for a 55-40 lead.
Desmond Claude, Rashaun Agee help USC deal Nebraska fifth straight loss, 78-73
Desmond Claude had 21 points, Rashaun Agee scored all 14 of his in the second half and Southern California rallied last in a 78-73 victory over Nebraska on Wednesday night, extending the Cornhuskers' losing streak to five. Brice Williams followed his layup with a 3-pointer to pull Nebraska even at 69 with 1:19 left. Claude answered with a 3-pointer and USC stayed in front by going 6 for 6 at the free-throw line in the final 17 seconds.
Curry scores 19 as UMass downs George Washington 74-61
Jaylen Curry's 19 points helped UMass defeat George Washington 74-61 on Wednesday night. Curry had six assists for the Minutemen (9-11, 4-3 Atlantic 10 Conference). Rahsool Diggins scored 19 points while going 7 of 15 (4 for 7 from 3-point range) and added four steals.
Social media reacts to Arkansas’ 68-65 win over Georgia
Fan and media reactions from Arkansas basketball's win over Georgia on Wednesday at Bud Walton Arena.
Watch Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drop 54 on Jazz, first 50-point game of his career
The most surprising thing about this is he hasn't already done it.
Wilkinson scores 18 points and Cal defeats Florida State 77-68
Jeremiah Wilkinson scored 18 points, Mady Sissoko and Rytis Petraitis had double-doubles and California defeated Florida State 77-68 on Wednesday night. Sissoko had 14 points and 13 rebounds and Petraitis added 12 points and 13 rebounds for Cal (10-9, 3-5 ACC). Reserve forward Joshua Ola-Joseph scored 14 points and DJ Campbell added 11.
Kings’ Malik Monk has dunk bounce out off his own head in wild blunder vs. Warriors
“Sometimes when you use your head, it doesn’t quite work out."
Lorient scores 20 off the bench, North Texas beats Temple 76-67
Brenen Lorient's 20 points off of the bench led North Texas to a 76-67 victory over Temple on Wednesday night. Lorient also contributed 13 rebounds and five blocks for the Mean Green (14-4, 5-1 American Athletic Conference). Johnathan Massie scored 13 points and added seven rebounds.
England cruelly denied chance at Ashes redemption as Australia wins rain-affected T20
An untimely rain interruption has denied England a chance at its first victory of the women’s Ashes campaign as Australia clinched a tense six-run victory (via DLS method) in the second T20 at Canberra’s Manuka Oval on Thursday evening.
Rockets survive late Cavs rally when Darius Garland misses 2 free throws with a chance to win the game
Garland entered Wednesday as a 90.1% free-throw shooter on the season.
A technical tangle for Kansas big man Hunter Dickinson draws ire of coach Bill Self
Kansas big man Hunter Dickinson grabbed an offensive rebound and had the ball cradled into his body with both arms, with no intention of letting TCU take it away from him. Coach Bill Self wasn't pleased with how that play ended for his preseason AP All-America center, who never gave in as Trazarien White tried to wrestle ball away — even after officials blew the whistle in the second half of the 12th-ranked Jayhawks' 74-61 win at TCU on Wednesday night. The 7-foot-2 Dickinson and 6-6 White remained tangled even while stumbling out of bounds as whistles blew to stop the action.
Bueckers has 21 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists in 3 quarters, No. 6 UConn routs Villanova 100-57
Paige Bueckers had 21 points, eight rebounds and nine assists in just three quarters to help No. 6 UConn rout Villanova.
No. 20 St. John’s rallies past Xavier 79-71 in overtime behind Ejiofor and Richmond
St. John’s erased a 16-point deficit in the second half.
UIC wins 78-67 against Evansville
Jordan Mason scored 19 points as UIC beat Evansville 78-67 on Wednesday night. Mason added five assists for the Flames (14-6, 6-3 Missouri Valley Conference). Ahmad Henderson II scored 16 points, going 6 of 9 (3 for 5 from 3-point range).
Football 301 Playbook: Players who will decide the NFC, AFC champions (other than the obvious ones)
Everyone knows how important Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Saquon Barkley and Jayden Daniels will be on Sunday. This week's Playbook takes a deep dive into the role players who will matter most.