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Men's basketball and women's basketball news from around Long Island, New York City and the NCAA.
Poll era G-O-A-T? Current USA Basketball players say it's Breanna Stewart, others might disagree
No one will ever top what Breanna Stewart did in college at UConn, winning four national championships and the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Tournament each time.
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No. 13 Nebraska pulls away in 2nd half against New Hampshire to go unbeaten in nonconference play
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Warley's 22 points and 14 rebounds help No. 7 Gonzaga beat San Diego 99-93
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Wooley scores season-high 21 points as No. 16 Louisville beats California 90-70
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Haralson scores 13 as Notre Dame leans on defense to beat Stanford 47-40
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Boyd, Winter lead Wisconsin past Milwaukee 80-60
Gillespie scores 21 to lead No. 19 Tennessee's rout of South Carolina State 105-54
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Reneau's 28 points rally Miami past Pitt 76-69 in ACC opener
Wilson's double-double helps No. 12 North Carolina beat Florida State 79-66 in ACC opener
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More college basketball
Johnson's 15 points lead South Carolina over UAlbany 96-67
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Rubin: Pitino's collection of talent at St. John's looking for an identity
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Women's basketball conference plays begins to heat up with start of new year
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Diallo, Claude and Steinbach triumvirate carry Washington to 74-65 win over Utah
No. 6 Michigan women outlast Oregon 92-87 in double overtime
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Freeman scores 27 off the bench as Auburn cruises against Queens (NC), 106-55
Peat scores 19 as No. 1 Arizona closes out nonconference with 99-71 win over South Dakota State
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Durkin, Crocker-Johnson combine for 36 points as Minnesota beats Fairleigh Dickinson 60-43
Roy hits 15 FTs, scores 27 points to help Oklahoma State beat Bethune-Cookman 103-77
Ole Miss roars back from slow start to dismantle Alcorn State 79-43
Holloway's career-high 26 points lead No. 14 Alabama over Yale, 102-78
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Thomas Jr. notches 22-point double-double, Nwoko scores 22, as LSU beats Southern Miss 90-62
Agee powers Texas A&M to 6th 100-point game of season, 111-82 win over Prairie View A&M
Jefferson scores season-high 23 points in No. 3 Iowa State's 89-61 win over Houston Christian
Kingston Flemings scores 15, No. 8 Houston beats Middle Tennessee State 69-60
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Freshman Meleek Thomas scores career-best 28 points as No. 18 Arkansas beats James Madison 103-74
Punch scores 20 as TCU routs Jackson State 115-64
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Josh Hubbard scores 22 on 9-of-13 shooting, Mississippi State beats Alabama State 94-56
Nyla Harris scores 19 for No. 16 North Carolina women's in 90-37 win over Boston College
Morez Johnson Jr. has 24 points and 11 rebounds as No. 2 Michigan routs McNeese State 112-71
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Benter's career-high 20 points lead No. 5 Purdue to a 101-60 rout of Kent State
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Jeremy Fears Jr. has career-high 21 points in No. 9 Michigan State's 114-97 win over Cornell
Grant's double-double, Francis' 19 points lead Rutgers past Delaware State 65-50
No. 23 Georgia rallies in the 2nd half to beat Long Island University 89-74
Baba Miller grabs career-high 21 rebounds, Cincinnati defeats Lipscomb 89-62
Tanner scores 23 as No. 11 Vanderbilt wraps up nonconference slate routing New Haven
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Hidalgo scores 30, Moore adds 23 to help No. 18 Notre Dame women beat Pitt 94-59
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No. 22 Florida closes out 2025 with a 4th consecutive victory, 94-72 against Dartmouth
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Oluchi Okananwa's career-high 28 points help No. 7 Maryland rout Wisconsin, 97-59
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Stirtz scores 22 points to lead No. 25 Iowa over UMass Lowell, 90-62
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Freshman Tounde Yessoufou scores 28 to help Baylor thump D-II's Arlington Baptist 124-61
Jake Davis, Keaton Wagler power No. 20 Illinois to a 90-55 win over Southern
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No. 17 USC women knock No. 20 Nebraska from unbeaten ranks with 74-66 victory
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Kayden Mingo, Eli Rice lead Penn State over North Carolina Central 90-67
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Best women's programs during poll era? UConn, Tennessee head all-time Top 25 with some surprises
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Bittle, Oregon pour it on in second half to throttle Omaha 80-57
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No. 7 Gonzaga routs Pepperdine 96-56 in the West Coast Conference opener for both teams
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Darius Adams scores 18, Isaiah Watts 17 to help Maryland beat Old Dominion 73-58
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Guard Zaide Lowery no longer part of Marquette men's basketball program
Ava Heiden scores career-high 27 to propel No. 14 Iowa women to 99-76 romp over Penn State
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Strong, Fudd help No. 1 UConn beat Butler 94-47 for 29th straight win
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Kate Koval scores 23 as LSU dominates Alabama State 109-41
B.J. Edwards' second triple-double highlights SMU's 110-63 rout of Cal State Fullerton
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Denker scores career-high 33 points to lead Northern Colorado to stunning 86-81 win over Colorado
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McMahon's 21 points pace No. 15 Ole Miss women over Alcorn State
Blakes' 21, Mitchell's 16 power No. 12 Vanderbilt women past Stonehill 109-50
Ndongo notches double-double as Georgia Tech defeats Florida A&M 89-65
Donald Hand Jr., Fred Payne lead Boston College over Le Moyne 72-64
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Haggerty erupts for 23 second-half points as Kansas State takes down Louisiana-Monroe, 94-85
Anderson scores 29 points as No. 15 Texas Tech wins 46th straight non-conference home game
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Area colleges
Top 10 New York sports stories of 2025
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Rubin: St. John's needs to make this schedule change
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Pitino on St. John's mentality: 'We don't panic'
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Red Storm drop out of AP Top 25 but fear not: Big East schedule looms
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Hofstra 'validates' win over Syracuse by defeating Quinnipiac
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Rubin: For St. John's, what's the point? That's the problem
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Rubin: St. John's needs Hopkins to be an 'alpha dog' against Kentucky
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3 takeaways from St. John's first 10 games
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