The Bruins sit 10th in a likely max 10-bid Big Ten but add a statement win over the No. 10 Fighting Illini.
Category: NCAA
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The Bilas Index: Ranking the top 68 teams in men’s college basketball
With a month until Selection Sunday, Bilas reveals which teams he has at the top of the pecking order.
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Men’s Bracketology: Houston unseats UConn as final No. 1 seed
The Cougars crack the top line after the Huskies’ loss. Plus, how Miami (Ohio)’s fate could take shape.
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Behind Boozer, No. 3 Duke stuns No. 1 Michigan
Cameron Boozer scored 18 points, and the No. 3 Duke Blue Devils handed another neutral-site loss to fellow blueblood Michigan, knocking off the top-ranked Wolverines 68-63 on Saturday in a raucous possible Final Four preview in the nation’s capital.
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🏀 Freshman of the Year contenders: a new top 3
Darius Acuff Jr. makes a big leap, Mikel Brown Jr. reenters — and Darryn Peterson plummets down the rankings.
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UCLA swats ‘negativity,’ authors 23-point rally
Donovan Dent hit a layup with one second remaining in overtime, lifting UCLA over No. 10 Illinois 95-94 on Saturday after the Bruins rallied from a 23-point deficit, the program’s largest comeback since rallying from 19 down in a 2019 victory over Oregon.
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Dybantsa’s ‘most complete game’ too much for ISU
AJ Dybantsa had 29 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists to help No. 23 BYU defeat No. 6 Iowa State 79-69 Saturday, its first victory over a Top 10 opponent this season, and Cougars coach Kevin Young called the freshman’s effort his “most complete game.”
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UCLA swats ‘negativity,’ stuns Illini with rally
Donovan Dent hit a layup with one second remaining in overtime, lifting UCLA over No. 10 Illinois 95-94 on Saturday after the Bruins rallied from a 23-point deficit, the program’s largest comeback since rallying from 19 down in a 2019 victory over Oregon.
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Sooners retire Hield’s No. 24 in halftime ceremony
Oklahoma retired Buddy Hield’s No. 24 jersey at halftime of a game against Texas A&M on Saturday night.