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Patience vs opportunism: the dichotomy of NBA rebuilds.

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WACO, Texas (AP) — Tounde Yessoufou scored 27 points, and Baylor rolled to an 86-67 win over Colorado on Wednesday in Big 12 play. Baylor (13-9, 3-7 Big 12) dominated the first half, jumping out to a 45-21 lead behind hot shooting and a barrage of early 3-pointers. Yessoufou went 10 of 16 from the field and added seven rebounds as the Bears shot 53% overall and 42% from behind the arc. Cameron Carr and Obi Agbim each scored 19 points for the Bears, combining for six 3-pointers. Carr added eig...

Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet infoFeb 4, 10:42 PM ET

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Dai Dai Ames scored a career-high 29 points on 9-of-13 shooting and California blew a double-digit lead on Wednesday before the Golden Bears beat Georgia Tech 90-85. John Camden had 15 points, Chris Bell scored 14 points, and Justin Pippen finished with 13 points, seven rebounds and six assists for Cal (17-6, 5-5 ACC). Milos Ilic had 11 points and nine rebounds. Akai Fleming led Georgia Tech (11-12, 2-8) with 19 points, 15 in the second half, and Chas Kelley III scored...

Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet infoFeb 4, 11:43 PM ET

Andrej Stojakovic scored 17 points and No. 5 Illinois made 17 3-pointers in an 84-44 win over Northwestern on Wednesday night. Keaton Wagler, Zvonimir Ivisic and Ben Humrichous each had 13 points for Illinois (20-3, 11-1 Big Ten), which won its 12th straight game. David Mirkovic had 12 points and Tomislav Ivisic had 12 rebounds.

Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet infoFeb 4, 11:35 PM ET

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Jordan Harrison scored 18 points and No. 20 West Virginia beat Colorado 61-55 on Wednesday night. Gia Cooke's driving layup gave West Virginia its largest lead, 51-42, with 8:25 to play. An 8-1 surge pulled Colorado to 52-50 with 4:50 left, but the Buffaloes didn't get closer. Cooke added two more layups in the closing minutes that pushed the Mountaineers' lead back to five points each time. Cooke finished with 12 points and Sydney Shaw added 11 for West Virginia (19-5, ...

Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAOutlet infoFeb 4, 11:30 PM ET

Massamba Diop had 15 points, eight rebounds and three blocks, Anthony Johnson added 14 points, and Arizona State beat Utah 71-63 on Wednesday night. Moe Odum added 13 points for Arizona State (12-11, 3-7 Big 12). Don McHenry scored 23 points and Seydou Traore added 16 for Utah (9-13, 1-8), which has lost four in a row.