NCAA Basketball NewsSunday, Feb 22, 2026

No. 5 UConn Huskies used a dominant second half to defeat the Villanova Wildcats, 73–63, in a Big East men’s basketball matchup.

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 night in a raucous possible Final Four preview in the nation's capital.

Oklahoma retired Buddy Hield's No. 24 jersey at halftime of a game against Texas A&M on Saturday night.

Saturday delivered the kind of chaos usually reserved for the NCAA Tournament. Four Top 10 teams went down, conference races tightened and postseason resumes shifted dramatically in a span of hours. The Duke Blue Devils men's basketball, Arizona Wildcats men's basketball, UCLA Bruins men's basketball and Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball each delivered statement victories that reshaped the national picture.

WACO, Texas (AP) — Obi Agbim and Tounde Yessoufou scored 16 points apiece to propel Baylor to a 73-68 victory over Arizona State on Saturday, ending the Bears' four-game skid. Agbim made 6 of 8 shots and hit three of his four 3-pointers in the final five minutes to help the Bears (14-13, 4-10 Big 12 Conference) prevail. Yessoufou hit 6 of 14 shots with two 3-pointers. Isaac Williams totaled 14 points and five assists, while Cameron Carr scored 13 with four assists. Anthony “Pig” Johnson had 2...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Billy Richmond III scored 21 points and Darius Acuff Jr. added 20 to pace No. 20 Arkansas to a 94-86 win over Missouri on Saturday. Arkansas (20-7, 10-4 Southeastern Conference) improved to 7-0 in games following a loss this season while also staying in contention for the SEC regular-season title. The Hogs are in second place, two games behind conference-leading Florida with four games still to be played. The Hogs effectively put the game away on Malique Ewin’s dunk ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kwame Evans Jr. scored 21 points and Oregon's 7-0 run in the last 59 seconds helped the Ducks steal a 71-70 win over USC on Saturday. Nate Bittle scored 14 points to go with 11 rebounds and four steals. His two foul shots with 10 seconds left were Oregon's go-ahead points. Takai Simpkins scored 12 and Drew Carter 11 for the Ducks (10-17, 3-13 Big Ten). Chad Baker-Mazara scored 21 points before fouling out, Ezra Ausar scored 15 points to go with 11 rebounds before fouling ou...

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Xavier Edmonds had 14 points and 13 rebounds and TCU closed the game with a 17-5 run, defeating West Virginia 60-54 on Saturday. It was the third straight double-double for Edmonds and his eighth in the last nine games, raising his season averages to 12.4 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. TCU missed eight of nine shots to open the second half and later missed eight in a row. West Virginia led 49-43 with eight minutes remaining before the Horned Frogs cut it to one whe...

Chris Bell poured in 20 points to lead Cal past Stanford 72-66 on Saturday. Bell was 5-of-11 shooting and 7 of 7 at the free-throw line to go with seven rebounds and two steals for the Golden Bears (19-8, 7-7 Atlantic Coast Conference). John Camden notched 18 points and eight rebounds, while Dai Dai Ames had 17 points and seven rebounds.

BATON ROUGE. La. (AP) — Aiden Holloway scored 17 points, Amari Allen added 16 and No. 25 Alabama beat LSU 90-83 on Saturday for its sixth straight victory. The Crimson Tide (20-7l, 10-4 Southeastern Conference) also beat the Tigers (14-13, 2-12) for the sixth straight time. Alabama, ranked second nationally in 3-pointers at 12.7 per game, had seven players combine for 10 3s — the Tide’s eighth consecutive game with 10 or more. Latrell Whitesell Jr. scored 14 points for Alabama. Aiden Sherrell...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Graham Ike had 20 points and three blocks, Davis Fogle scored 18 points and No. 11 Gonzaga beat Pacific 71-62 on Saturday night to wrap up a top-two seed and a semifinal spot in the WCC Tournament. Emmanuel Innocenti added 13 points for the Bulldogs (27-2, 15-1 West Coast Conference). The 15 conference victories are the program’s lost since 2020-21. Ike had 20 or more points for the ninth straight game, the longest streak by a Gonzaga player in the past 20 seasons. He's ...

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Rashaun Agee scored 18 points and Rylan Griffen scored 14 points and Texas A&M held on to beat struggling Oklahoma 75-71 on Saturday. Reserve Dayton Forsythe scored 14 points, Mohamed Wague had 12 points and 13 rebounds, Darrion Reed added 11 points and Xzayvier Brown 10 for Oklahoma. Texas A&M (19-8, 9-5 SEC) managed to pull off the win despite shooting 55% (11 of 20) from the foul line. Oklahoma aided the Aggies' cause by shooting 2 of 13 from the field in the final 9 1...