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Malik Thomas and Sam Lewis each scored 13 points and No. 15 Virginia beat Ohio State on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena in the Nashville Hoops Showdown, 70-66. The Cavaliers (22-3) extended their winning streak to six. Bruce Thornton scored 28 points for Ohio State (16-9). He also had an assist, the 500th of his career. Amare Bynum had 15 points and six rebounds for the Buckeyes in their latest […]

JT Toppin scored eight of his 31 points in a dominant overtime performance and No. 16 Texas Tech sent No. 1 Arizona to its second straight loss, shocking the Wildcats 78-75 on Saturday. Texas Tech (19-6, 9-3 Big 12) beat the No. 1 team for the third time in school history. The Wildcats (23-2, 10-2) were 23-0 before losing to No. 9 Kansas on Monday, 82-78. Arizona had a 64-57 […]

C.J. Cox and Gicarri Harris each had 14 points to help No. 13 Purdue beat Iowa on Saturday, 78-57. The Boilermakers (20-5, 11-3 Big Ten), wrapping up a stretch of six of eight games on the road, extended their winning streak to four with an efficient offense that consistently found openings. Purdue, which leads the nation in assists per game, had 20 assists on 25 field goals, with Braden Smith […]

Oklahoma used an 18-0 second-half run to beat Georgia on Saturday, 94-76, in a game that was delayed after a popcorn machine at a concession stand in the 50-year-old Lloyd Noble Center caught on fire. The incident occurred during a media timeout a few minutes into the game, with Georgia leading 11-7. Things were paused for roughly five minutes before play resumed. Security cleared sections near the fire, which was […]

Dylan Darling had 23 points and eight rebounds, and No. 17 St. John's scored eight straight points after a fracas that resulted in six ejections to take the lead and earn its 11th straight victory, a 79-69 win over Providence on Saturday. Bryce Hopkins had nine points and nine rebounds for the Red Storm (20-5, 13-1 Big East), and the ex-Friars star was in the middle of it all when […]