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Feb 10, 2008 8:43 PM CST

No. 5 UCLA Shocked at Washington

Elsewhere, Xavier extends A-10 lead; IU posts road win

(Newser) - Unranked Washington snapped a four-game losing streak by defeating No. 5 UCLA, 71-61. Justin Dentmon came off the bench to score 20 points for the Huskies, who got their fourth consecutive home win against the Bruins (21-3). UCLA stars Darren Collison and freshman Kevin Love were held well below their...

Purdue Steals Another From Wisconsin

Feb 10, 2008 4:48 AM CST

Purdue Steals Another From Wisconsin

Stanford keeps winning against OSU, Butler fends off Wisconsin-GB

(Newser) - For the second time this season, Purdue shocked Wisconsin, this time downing the No. 8 Badgers 72-67 for their ninth straight win. Freshman Robbie Hummel put up a career-best 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting, and fellow first-year JaJuan Johnson scored six points in the game's critical final minutes, reports the...

Louisville Clamps Down on Georgetown

Feb 10, 2008 12:51 AM CST

Louisville Clamps Down on Georgetown

Kansas beats pesky Baylor, Drake wins its 21st straight game

(Newser) - Louisville used a strangling defense to shut down No. 6 Georgetown's offense last night and scored just enough point itself for a 59-51 Big East win, reports the Associated Press. David Padgett scored 18 points and Jerry Smith had 16 for the Cardinals (18-6, 8-3), but it was the defense...

Vanderbilt Beats South Carolina in Last Second

Feb 9, 2008 10:12 PM CST

Vanderbilt Beats South Carolina in Last Second

Beasley carries Kansas St., Michigan St. cruises past Northwestern

(Newser) - Shan Foster led the way with 21 points, but it was Jermaine Beal who saved day today for No. 23 Vanderbilt. Beal drove the length of the court and hit a short fadeaway with 0.6 left to lift the Commodores to a 66-65 SEC win over South Carolina today,...

Top-Ranked Memphis Rolls to 23-0

Feb 9, 2008 8:31 PM CST

Top-Ranked Memphis Rolls to 23-0

Washington St. snaps 3-game skid, UConn routs Georgia Tech

(Newser) - Derrick Rose scored 15 points and Joey Dorsey had 11 points and 13 rebounds as No. 1 Memphis stayed undefeated with an 85-64 Conference USA rout of Central Florida, reports the Associated Press. The Tigers (23-0, 9-0) kept alive their bid to become the first team to go undefeated in...

Tennessee's Smith Steals One From LSU

Feb 9, 2008 8:23 PM CST

Tennessee's Smith Steals One From LSU

Texas comes back to beat Iowa State, Florida ends losing streak

(Newser) - JaJuan Smith made sure No. 7 Tennessee didn't hand Butch Pierre a win in his first game as interim coach for LSU. Smith picked the ball from Marcus Thompson and went the distance for a layup to give the Volunteers a 47-45 SEC win today, reports the Associated Press. The...

No. 2 Duke Skies Over Boston College

Feb 9, 2008 5:04 PM CST

No. 2 Duke Skies Over Boston College

Notre Dame holds off Marquette, Texas A&M streaks by Missouri

(Newser) - Boston College shot 55% in the first half to build an eight-point lead, and it still wasn't nearly enough to beat No. 2 Duke today, reports the Associated Press. Kyle Singler scored 24 points and DeMarcus Nelson added 23 as the Blue Devils defeated the Eagles 90-80 in an ACC...

St. Mary's Stays Perfect at Home

Feb 9, 2008 6:02 AM CST

St. Mary's Stays Perfect at Home

Gaels hit 20 wins with victory over San Francisco

(Newser) - St. Mary's got its third straight win, its 20th of the season, and just another in a string of home victories by blowing out the San Francisco Dons, 76-51. Riding three weeks in the national rankings, a feat the school hasn't seen in 20 years, the Gaels are matching pace...

Xavier Takes 5th Straight Win (Barely) Over St. Louis

Feb 8, 2008 4:12 AM CST

Xavier Takes 5th Straight Win (Barely) Over St. Louis

High-riding Musketeers need last-second tip for 70-68 victory

(Newser) - The Xavier Musketeers have been slashing their way to the top of the Atlantic 10 conference, winning 10 of their last 11 games, though more decisively than last night's 70-68 defeat of St. Louis. The Billikens now have five tough conference losses, but remain philosophical about their position: "We'll...

UCLA Ploughs on Past Wash State 67-59

Feb 8, 2008 3:19 AM CST

UCLA Ploughs on Past Wash State 67-59

Bruins starters turn it up in second half in snow- bound series finale

(Newser) - At halftime last night, UCLA's Darren Collison had no points and his fourth-ranked Bruins were languishing in a 26-26 tie with No. 17 Washington State. But 20 minutes later, Collison had 18 points to his name, and UCLA was celebrating its 67-59 victory, reports the Los Angeles Times. The Bruins...

Stanford Stifles High-Scoring Oregon

Feb 8, 2008 2:59 AM CST

Stanford Stifles High-Scoring Oregon

No. 9 Cardinal wins their sixth straight with balance effort

(Newser) - No. 9 Stanford avenged it last loss by hammering Oregon 72-43 last night, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. It was the 22nd straight time the Cardinal, winners of six in a row, have beaten the Ducks at home. The Ducks are the highest scoring team in the Pac-10, but the...

No. 1 Memphis' Troubles Are Only Off Court

Feb 7, 2008 4:56 AM CST

No. 1 Memphis' Troubles Are Only Off Court

Wisconsin sneaks past Iowa, Notre Dame inundates Seton Hall

(Newser) - The Memphis Tigers' 77-48 win over Southern Methodist seemed to come easily, but the top team's perfect record conceals some problems, reports the Commercial Appeal. Robert Dozier found himself suspended last night due to an assault accusation, Joey Dorsey got punished for last game's lack of effort, and leading scorer...

Devils Too Much For Heels

Feb 7, 2008 1:04 AM CST

Devils Too Much For Heels

Paulus, Duke drain 3's to best bitter rival North Carolina

(Newser) - Greg Paulus scored 18 points as the No. 2 Duke Blue Devils beat the shorthanded No. 3 Tar Heels 89-78. North Carolina was playing without their starting point guard Ty Lawson, who sprained his ankle against Florida State on Sunday. Duke buried 13 3-pointers, compared to UNC’s three, and...

No. 12 Texas Tops Oklahoma in Norman

Feb 7, 2008 12:50 AM CST

No. 12 Texas Tops Oklahoma in Norman

Red-hot Huskies beat Orange, No. 23 Vandy Bests Georgia

(Newser) - The Longhorn’s backcourt duo of A.J. Abrams and D.J. Augustin scored 41 points as No. 12 Texas beat rival Oklahoma 64-54. The Sooners kept it close deep into the second half but an Abrams jumper with 9:41 remaining in the second half gave Texas the lead...

Aggies Put Iowa State Behind Them 69-51

Feb 6, 2008 5:28 AM CST

Aggies Put Iowa State Behind Them 69-51

Butler and Drake both come back against Valparaiso, Illinois State

(Newser) - After a slow start and a brief Iowa State lead, 18th-ranked Texas A&M pulled ahead for good to finish the game 69-51. The Aggies' fourth straight win came courtesy of 16 points from Bryan Davis, the Battallion reports. "We're playing with much more toughness and much more poise,...

Volunteers Rout Gators

Feb 6, 2008 1:08 AM CST

Volunteers Rout Gators

Lofton leads Tennessee to best start in school history

(Newser) - Chris Lofton drained six 3-pointers on his way to 26 points as No. 7 Tennessee roughed up Florida 104-82. The Gators actually led by as many 13 points in the first half, and were up 48-44 at the break, but the Volunteers came out firing in the second half, outscoring...

No. 6 Hoyas Survive USF Scare

Feb 5, 2008 10:41 PM CST

No. 6 Hoyas Survive USF Scare

Summers scores career-high as Georgetown avoids upset

(Newser) - Georgetown trailed the worst team in the Big East, South Florida, by nine points late in the first half, but a 12-0 run gave them a lead that the Hoyas would not relinquish as they won a hard-fought 63-53 victory. DuJuan Summers' career-high 24 points led No. 6 Georgetown. The...

Knight's Out: Coach Resigns

Feb 5, 2008 6:01 AM CST

Knight's Out: Coach Resigns

All-time wins leader calls it a career, leaves Texas Tech midseason

(Newser) - The NCAA Division I men’s basketball all-time wins leader, Bob Knight, has resigned from Texas Tech. It is unclear why the legendary coach left the team midseason, but he had become noticeably wearier and was recently said to be contemplating retirement. Knight won his 900th game just last month,...

Saint Mary's
Downs Rival Gonzaga

Feb 5, 2008 3:52 AM CST

Saint Mary's Downs Rival Gonzaga

Gaels' 3rd win in 25 games against Bulldogs is 89-85 OT battle

(Newser) - The West Coast Conference now features three teams—Gonzaga, St. Mary's and San Diego—all tied for first place after St. Mary's overtime defeat of old nemesis Gonzaga. The 89-85 win came in spite of 62% free-throw shooting and 41% from the field, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Nevertheless, "...

Kansas Blasts Rival Missouri

Feb 5, 2008 1:59 AM CST

Kansas Blasts Rival Missouri

No. 2 Jayhawks with 20th straight at home and sweep Tigers

(Newser) - Brandon Rush scored 19 points to lead No. 4 Kansas to a 90-71 Big 12 win over Missouri last night, reports the Associated Press. The Jayhawks (22-1, 7-1) won their 20th in a row at home and completed a season sweep of the rival Tigers. Kansas has beaten Missouri (13-10,...