Nearly two weeks ago, Purdue’s prospects for a long March Madness run looked poor, and Illinois’ appeared worse.Matt Painter’s Purdue crew was suffering through the program’s first four-game losing s… MORE
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No. 9 Texas Tech rolls past Colorado in home finale
JT Toppin had 30 points and 14 rebounds to lead No. 9 Texas Tech over Big 12 opponent Colorado 91-75 in Lubbock, Texas, in the Red Raiders’ final home game of the season.Texas Tech (23-7, 14-5 Big 12… MORE
Top 25 roundup: Ole Miss pulls off late upset of No. 4 Tennessee
Jaemyn Brakefield’s tiebreaking putback with 7.5 seconds left capped a massive second-half performance as Ole Miss stunned No. 4 Tennessee 78-76 on Wednesday in Oxford, Miss.After Tennessee’s Igor Mi… MORE
No. 8 Michigan State can seal Big Ten title with win at Iowa
No. 8 Michigan State clinched a share of the Big Ten regular-season championship Wednesday without stepping on the court. The Spartans can win it outright Thursday with a victory over Iowa in Iowa Cit… MORE
Micah Parrish, Ohio State outlast Nebraska in 2 OTs
Micah Parrish scored five points of his 22 points in the second overtime to help Ohio State emerge with a 116-114 victory against Nebraska on Tuesday in Columbus, Ohio.Bruce Thornton scored 29, Devin… MORE
Late free throws lift Baylor to victory over TCU
Robert Wright III drew a foul and knocked down both free throws of a one-and-one with 2.2 seconds left to break a tie, and then Norchad Omier hit a free throw in the final second to lift Baylor to a 6… MORE
Southern California vies to keep Big Ten tournament hopes alive vs. Washington
With first-year coaches and nearly all-new rosters, it was going to be a transition year for Southern California and Washington no matter what.Add in the move from the Pacific-12 Conference to the Bi… MORE
No. 18 Purdue’s red-hot 3-point shooting sinks Rutgers
Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer each made a career-high seven 3-pointers while scoring 23 points apiece to lead No. 18 Purdue to a 100-71 trouncing of Rutgers in Big Ten play on Tuesday night at West… MORE
No. 22 Texas A&M knocks off No. 1 Auburn
Zhuric Phelps scored 19 points and No. 22 Texas A&M defeated a No. 1 team for the first time in program history with an 83-72 victory over Auburn on Tuesday night in Southeastern Conference play in Co… MORE
SMU sinks slumping Syracuse on late tip-in
A tip-in by Keon Ambrose-Hylton with 3.1 seconds left lifted SMU to a dramatic 77-75 victory over Syracuse on Tuesday night in Dallas.With SMU (22-8, 13-6 ACC) holding possession and the score knotte… MORE
