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Johnson, Fulwiley help No. 5 LSU beat Duke 93-77 in ACC/SEC Challenge
Flau'jae Johnson had 18 points to lead six players in double figures as No. 5 LSU beat Duke 93-77 in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Thursday night.
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Lee and Booker lead No. 2 Texas past No. 11 North Carolina 79-64 in ACC-SEC challenge 1m read

No. 3 South Carolina women outlast No. 22 Louisville 79-77 in ACC/SEC Challenge
UCLA hangs on to beat Washington 82-80 in Big Ten opener behind Clark and Bilodeau 1m read
Virginia jumps out early, beats Texas 88-69
Josh Hubbard scores 25 points to lead Mississippi State's 85-73 victory over Georgia Tech

Overton and Hall lead the way for No. 20 Auburn in 83-73 win over NC State in ACC/SEC Challenge 1m read
No. 19 Tennessee women hold off Stanford 65-62 as programs renew rivalry 1m read
John Blackwell scores 26, Nick Boyd 20, and Wisconsin tops Northwestern 85-73 in Big Ten opener 1m read
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AJ Dybantsa and Keba Keita each score 22 points to lead No. 9 BYU past California Baptist 91-60 1m read

Tyler Tanner scores career-high 26 as No. 17 Vanderbilt beats SMU in ACC/SEC Challenge 1m read

Medved revels in Minnesota's upset of Indiana, marking Big Ten debut where he grew up a Gophers fan 2m read

Calipari picks up his 20th win over Louisville, this time with Arkansas 2m read

No. 10 Iowa State breaks program scoring record in 132-68 win over Alcorn State 1m read
No. 14 Baylor women make 15 of 17 shots in 1st quarter, roll past SE Louisiana 112-47 1m read
Thomas Jr. scores 23 points, LSU perfect in OT to beat Boston College 78-69 1m read

Brazile scores 21 points as No. 25 Arkansas hands No. 6 Louisville its 1st loss, 89-80 1m read

Labaron Philon scores 29 points and propels No. 12 Alabama past Clemson 90-84 in ACC/SEC
Freshman star Aaliyah Chavez's 33 points lead Oklahoma to overtime win over North Carolina State 1m read
Huff, Moore score 17 points each and West Virginia blasts Coppin State 91-49
No. 8 TCU women extend school-record home winning streak to 30 with 84-56 win over Incarnate Word 1m read

Minnesota upsets No. 22 Indiana 73-64 in Big Ten debut for Medved as DeVries suffers first loss 1m read
Olivia Olson has 21 points and 11 rebounds, No. 6 Michigan women rout Central Michigan 82-40 1m read
Timmer has 23, Akot adds double-double, No. 24 Oklahoma State women drop North Texas 73-55
Blake scores 28, stuffs stat sheet as No. 15 Vandy women top Virginia in SEC/ACC Challenge 81-68 1m read
Oluchi Okananwa scores 17 as No. 7 Maryland routs Mount St. Mary's, 92-44, to remain undefeated 1m read
Morgan scores 20, No. 17 Kentucky women top Miami 64-48 on SEC/ACC Challenge

The ACC is trying to spark men's basketball. A better showing in the ACC/SEC Challenge would help 3m read

Baker-Mazara has 25 points and No. 24 USC downs Oregon 82-77 1m read

Dixon delivers late as No. 16 North Carolina wins 67-64 at No. 18 Kentucky 1m read
Burton has double-double and Certa hits late 3 to help Notre Dame knock off Missouri 76-71
Londynn Jones scores 17 for No. 16 USC women in 79-33 win over Saint Mary's
Ames scores 25 and Pippen adds 23 as Cal holds off Utah, 79-72

Isaiah Evans shakes off shooting struggles to hit a winning 3 for No. 4 Duke against No. 15 Florida 2m read

Braylon Mullins' breakout performance lifts No. 5 UConn over No. 21 Kansas 61-56 at Allen Fieldhouse 2m read

Freshman guard Braylon Mullins scores 17 points as No. 5 UConn rallies past No. 21 Kansas 61-56 1m read
Jeremiah Wilkinson scores 22 as Georgia beats Florida State, 107-73
Henderson scores 18 as Miami defeats Ole Miss 75-66

William Kyle's coach, teammates confident he'd come through at the line 1m read
Fallah and Roy lead Oklahoma State over Sam Houston 93-83
Payne scores career-high 30 points in Maryland's 89-63 win over Wagner
Yessoufou scores 27 points as Baylor beats Sacramento State 110-88

Kaufman-Renn has 19 points and 13 rebounds as No. 1 Purdue beats Rutgers 81-65 1m read

Evans' late 3 helps No. 4 Duke top No. 15 Florida 67-66 in ACC/SEC Challenge 1m read

William Kyle III makes a late go-ahead free throw and Syracuse takes down No. 13 Tennessee 62-60 1m read
Hansberry scores 22, Hammond has 16, Virginia Tech defeats South Carolina 86-83 in OT
Tae Davis scores 18 for Oklahoma in a 86-68 win over Wake Forest
Agee scores 21 points, grabs 13 boards to lead Texas A&M over Pitt 81-73 1m read

No. 7 Michigan St beats Iowa 71-52 to open defense of Big Ten title 1m read
Mingo scores 21 points, leads Penn State over Campbell 87-76

No. 21 Kansas' Darryn Peterson will miss his 7th straight game vs. No. 5 UConn with hamstring injury 1m read

Sarah Strong scores 14 to lead No. 1 UConn over South Florida 85-51

Michigan's Yaxel Lendeborg is the AP men's college basketball player of the week 1m read

AP women's basketball player of the week is No. 2 Texas' Rori Harmon

More feasting: Marquee college hoops games continue the week after Thanksgiving holiday tournaments 3m read
Santa Clara's Thierry Darlan paves new path after going from NBA G League to college basketball 4m read

LSU women top first NCAA NET rankings after record-breaking early season wins 1m read
Johnson scores 17 points to lead Colorado past Cal Baptist, Buffs off to best start in 76 years
Jeremy Dent-Smith hits 5 of Stanford's 14 3-pointers in 94-72 victory over Portland 1m read
Area colleges
Jets, ECAC launch largest collegiate women's flag football league 1m read
Hofstra men's soccer's NCAA Tournament run ends on PKs 1m read
Rubin: Darling is the Red Storm's best option at point guard 3m read
November Madness! Hofstra men's soccer team on magical run 3m read
Kipkosgei leads Hofstra to men's XC CAA title: 'Being here opens up a lot of opportunities' 2m read
3 takeaways from St. John's in Vegas tournament 2m read
Pitino calls St. John's three games in Vegas 'a very disappointing trip' 3m read
Pitino has been 'begging' Sellers to shoot more, and now he's listening 3m read