Basketball NewsSunday, Jan 18, 2026

Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet infoJan 17, 8:16 PM ET

Braden Smith stole the ball at midcourt and hit a layup with 23 seconds remaining, helping No. 5 Purdue edge Southern California 69-64 on Saturday to pull into a first-place tie with Nebraska in the Big Ten standings with its ninth consecutive victory. Smith scored 18 of his 22 points in the first half, when Purdue trailed by 14 points in the school's first visit to Los Angeles to play USC in 53 years. The Boilermakers (17-1, 7-0) had just two field goals in the game's final three minutes, bu...

Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet infoJan 17, 8:16 PM ET

Jeremy Fears Jr. scored 19 points and No. 12 Michigan State beat Washington 80-63 on Saturday for its fourth straight victory. The Spartans (16-2, 6-1 Big Ten) won in their first game at Washington since 1957. Fears was 6 of 9 from the field and made 7 of 8 free throws in his fourth straight game with at least 15 points.

Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet infoJan 17, 8:36 PM ET

Cal defeated No. 15 North Carolina at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, California, on Jan. 17.

Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet infoJan 17, 8:48 PM ET

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Filip Jovic scored a career-high 23 points and Auburn held off a last-minute rally by South Carolina, defeating the Gamecocks 71-67 on Saturday night. Auburn led by six at halftime and held the lead throughout the second half. Back-to-back dunks by Sebastian Williams-Adams and Jovic gave the Tigers their first double-digit lead of the game, 60-49 with about 5 minutes remaining. Two free throws by Mike Sharavjamts and a driving layup by Kobe Knox had the Gamecocks within 62...

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STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Cameron Boozer had 30 points and 14 rebounds and No. 6 Duke beat Stanford 80-50 on Saturday in the Blue Devils’ first visit to Maples Pavilion. Boozer shot 12 for 17 to follow up his 21-point, 13-rebound performance in Duke’s 71-56 win at California on Wednesday night. Late in the first half Saturday, he cut through the paint to make a two-handed slam putback of a miss by Maliq Brown. Isaiah Evans scored 15 points and Patrick Ngongba II added 13 for the Blue Devils (17...

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Nate Calmese scored 18 points, which included the winning jumper with 6.8 seconds left , and Wake Forest rallied for a 69-68 victory over Florida State on Saturday night for the Demon Deacons' first Atlantic Coast Conference road win this season. The Demon Deacons used an 11-4 run to pull to 68-67 with 24 seconds left. Florida State called timeout after Calmese's floater ended the scoring, and the Seminoles' Robert McCray V missed a potential winning shot that hit the...