Southern California loses Boogie Ellis, still clobbers Alabama St.

(Photo credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports) Southern California bolted out to a 26-point, first-half lead and overcame the loss of its top scorer to post an easy 79-59 nonconference victory over Alabama State in Montgomery, Ala., on Tuesday night....

No. 23 Wisconsin holds off persistent Jacksonville State

(Photo credit: Zachary BonDurant-USA TODAY Sports) Steven Crowl had 19 points and Tyler Wahl added 16 to lead No. 23 Wisconsin to a 75-60 nonconference victory over visiting Jacksonville State on Thursday night in Madison, Wis. Wisconsin (8-3)...

Nets continue Western trip with stop in Denver

(Photo credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports) The Denver Nuggets have already played six back-to-back games this season so they're happy to welcome a team that finds itself in that situation. The Brooklyn Nets continued their five-game Western...

Nets continue Western trip with stop in Denver

(Photo credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports) The Denver Nuggets have already played six back-to-back games this season so they're happy to welcome a team that finds itself in that situation. The Brooklyn Nets continued their five-game Western...

Rams RT Rob Havenstein departs with hip injury

(Photo credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports) Three key members of the Los Angeles Rams' offense are dealing with injuries that occurred in the first half of their road game Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens. Veteran right tackle Rob Havenstein is...

Top-ranked Arizona routs No. 23 Wisconsin

(Photo credit: Zachary BonDurant-USA TODAY Sports) Pelle Larsson scored 21 points to lead hot-shooting No. 1 Arizona, which emphatically defended its new top ranking with a 98-73 victory over No. 23 Wisconsin on Saturday in Tucson, Ariz. Arizona...

Kawhi Leonard pours in 41 as Clippers dump Jazz

(Photo credit: Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports) Kawhi Leonard scored a season-high 41 points to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 117-103 win against the Utah Jazz on Friday night and end an 11-game losing streak in Salt Lake City. Paul George added...

Caleb Martin's 24 points lead Heat past Raptors

(Photo credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports) Caleb Martin scored a season-best 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the visiting Miami Heat defeated the Toronto Raptors 112-103 Wednesday night. Duncan Robinson added 21 points and Jimmy...

Cam Christie puts up 20 as Minnesota manhandles UNO

(Photo credit: Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports) Cam Christie scored 20 points on 6-for-10 shooting, Pharrel Payne added 17 points on 7-for-9 shooting and Minnesota cruised to a 97-64 win over New Orleans on Thursday night in Minneapolis. Dawson...

Julian Reese, Maryland overwhelm Rider

(Photo credit: Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports) Julian Reese had a double-double by halftime and Maryland cruised to a 103-76 victory against overmatched Rider on Tuesday night in College Park, Md. Reese finished with 22 points, 12 rebounds, four...

Top 25 roundup: No. 14 North Carolina handles No. 20 Arkansas

(Photo credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports) RJ Davis scored 21 of his career-high-tying 30 points in the second half to lead No. 14 North Carolina to an 87-72 win over No. 20 Arkansas in the Battle 4 Atlantis third-place game Friday afternoon at...

Top 25 roundup: No. 14 North Carolina handles No. 20 Arkansas

(Photo credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports) RJ Davis scored 21 of his career-high-tying 30 points in the second half to lead No. 14 North Carolina to an 87-72 win over No. 20 Arkansas in the Battle 4 Atlantis third-place game Friday afternoon at...

No. 9 Duke struggles early, gets by Southern Indiana

(Photo credit: Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports) Kyle Filipowski produced his first double-double of the season with 21 points and 14 rebounds, and No. 6 Duke scored the first 11 second-half points to overcome surprising Southern Indiana in a deceiving...

Spurs bring 10-game skid into matchup vs. Warriors

(Photo credit: Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports) Victor Wembanyama will be riding the momentum of one of the best games of his budding career when the San Antonio Spurs travel to the Bay Area on Friday night to face the Golden State Warriors in an...

Spurs bring 10-game skid into matchup vs. Warriors

(Photo credit: Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports) Victor Wembanyama will be riding the momentum of one of the best games of his budding career when the San Antonio Spurs travel to the Bay Area on Friday night to face the Golden State Warriors in an...

No. 2 Purdue hangs on vs. No. 4 Marquette, wins Maui Invitational

(Photo credit: Steven Erler-USA TODAY Sports) Zach Edey had 28 points and 15 rebounds as No. 2 Purdue defeated No. 4 Marquette 78-75 on Wednesday in the championship game of the Maui Invitational in Honolulu. It was Purdue's first crown in the...

Kevin McCullar makes school history as No. 1 Kansas tops Chaminade

(Photo credit: Steven Erler-USA TODAY Sports) Kevin McCullar became the first player in Kansas history to record back-to-back triple-doubles as the No. 1-ranked Jayhawks defeated Chaminade 83-56 on Monday in the opening round of the Maui...

Magic lead wire-to-wire in decisive win over Pacers

(Photo credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports) The Orlando Magic capped a four-game road swing with their third straight win, leading wire-to-wire with a dominant first half en route to a 128-116 defeat of the Indiana Pacers on Sunday in...

Texans overcome 3 INTs from CJ Stroud, hold off Cardinals

(Photo credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports) Rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud overcame his first career multi-interception game and the Houston Texas survived a ragged second half to post a 21-16 victory over the visiting Arizona Cardinals Sunday...

Marcus Tsohonis scores 35 as Long Beach State upsets Michigan

(Photo credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports) Marcus Tsohonis scored a game-high 35 points on 12-for-19 shooting, and visiting Long Beach State held on for a 94-86 win to upset Michigan on Friday night in Ann Arbor, Mich. Aboubacar Traore...

Cam Spencer, No. 5 UConn run by Mississippi Valley State

(Photo credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports) Cam Spencer made seven of his 11 3-point attempts and scored a game-high 25 points to lead No. 5 UConn to an 87-53 victory over Mississippi Valley State on Tuesday night in Hartford, Conn. It was...