DETROIT (AP) — Luka Doncic became the first NBA player to record six consecutive 30-point triple-doubles as the Dallas Mavericks pulled away in the second half and beat the Detroit Pistons 142-124 on Saturday night. Doncic finished with 39 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds, eclipsing Russell Westbrook’s mark of five straight 30-point triple-doubles. He also extended his own record …
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Top-ranked South Carolina stays perfect, dominates Arkansas
The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Ashlyn Watkins had 21 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 1 South Carolina to a 98-61 road win over Arkansas on Thursday night. …
Read More »No. 19 Washington State rallies from 12-point deficit to top Southern California 75-72
The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Isaiah Watts and Andrej Jakimovski scored 18 points each and Myles Rice added 16 to help No. 19 Washington State rally past Southern California …
Read More »At Duke, basketball provides the perfect backdrop to salute ‘kid captains’ facing medical battles
The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — The action had stopped in Duke’s rowdy Cameron Indoor Stadium for a timeout. For 10-year-old Samantha DiMartino, the most exciting part of the night …
Read More »UCF beats Oklahoma State 77-71 for its second road win in Big 12 play
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Read More »Bueckers scores 31 points to lead No. 10 UConn over Villanova 67-46.
The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. STORRS, Conn. (AP) — No. 10 UConn has its outside-inside threat of Paige Bueckers and Aaliyah Edwards dominating opponents as the Huskies head toward the postseason. Bueckers scored …
Read More »Anna Gret Asi scores 22 with 6 assists, Oklahoma State women beat No. 24 West Virginia 68-61
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Read More »Tyson, Celestine rally Cal to 82-80 victory over Washington
The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. SEATTLE (AP) — Jaylon Tyson scored 28 points and Jalen Celestine sank a go-ahead 3-pointer with five seconds left to help California rally for an 82-80 victory over …
Read More »Ja’Kobe Walter, Jayden Nunn boost No. 12 Baylor over West Virginia 94-81
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Read More »Clark sets NCAA women’s scoring record, school single-game mark with 49 for No. 4 Iowa vs Michigan
The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark became the NCAA women’s career scoring leader and set Iowa’s single-game scoring mark with 49 points, leading the No. 4 Hawkeyes …
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