Florida's Haugh sits out vs. Mississippi State as precaution
No. 5 Florida was without leading scorer Thomas Haugh for Tuesday's home finale against Mississippi State as a precaution.
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No. 5 Florida was without leading scorer Thomas Haugh for Tuesday's home finale against Mississippi State as a precaution.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — J.P. Estrella scored 22 points, Felix Okpara added 20 and No. 23 Tennessee rolled past South Carolina 78-59 on Tuesday night to stop a two-game skid. The Volunteers (21-9, 11-6 Southeastern Conference) were a force inside, even without injured starter and second-leading scorer Nate Ament, a 6-foot-10 freshman. Tennessee shook off Ament's absence with post players Estrella and Okpara dismantling South Carolina's defense with dunks and layups. Ja'Kobi Gillespie, the Vols' ...
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Xavier Edmonds had 20 points and 12 rebounds as TCU got another big win in its late push to get into the NCAA Tournament, winning 73-65 at No. 10 Texas Tech on Tuesday night. Edmonds' putback layup with 31 seconds left pushed the lead to 71-65 for Horned Frogs (20-10, 10-7 Big 12), who have won seven of their last eight games. It was their third win this season against a top-10 team, including a win over then-No. 5 Iowa State during this stretch. Texas Tech (22-8, 12-5) ...
Xzayvier Brown, Tae Davis, and Derrion Reid scored 12 points each for the Sooners (16-14, 6-11 Southeastern Conference), who won their third straight contest and fifth of their last seven. Mohamed Wague added 11 points and seven rebounds for Oklahoma.
Luka Bogavac hit six 3-pointers and scored a career-best 20 points as No. 17 North Carolina beat Clemson 67-63 Tuesday night and set a program record by going 18-0 at home. Henri Veesaar scored 13 points before fouling out in the final minute and Jarin Stevenson had nine points and 10 rebounds as the Tar Heels (24-6, 12-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) won their fourth straight game heading into a weekend rematch with No. 1 Duke. RJ Godfrey scored a career-high 22 points on 10-for-13 shooting for...
Zuby Ejiofor scored 23 points, Joson Sanon added 15 off the bench — all after halftime — and No. 18 St. John's rallied from 12 down in the second half to beat skidding Georgetown 72-69 on Tuesday night. With a gritty comeback on Senior Night at Madison Square Garden, the Red Storm (24-6, 17-2 Big East) tied No. 4 UConn atop the conference standings with one regular-season game remaining. A victory Friday night at Hudson River rival Seton Hall would give the Johnnies at least a share of their ...
Thijs De Ridder scored 16 points and No. 13 Virginia outlasted Wake Forest 75-70 on Tuesday night to secure the No. 2 seed and a double-bye in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament. Jacari White added 14 points and Johann Grunloh had 12 points, nine rebounds and two blocks as the Cavaliers (26-4, 14-3) beat the Demon Deacons for the 14th time in the last 16 meetings. Coming off a humbling loss at No. 1 Duke in which they missed 28 of 35 3-point attempts, the Cavaliers struggled again from ...
Alex Condon scored 26 points, Xaivian Lee added 19 and No. 5 Florida celebrated its first Southeastern Conference title since 2014 with a 108-74 romp over Mississippi State on Tuesday night. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey presented the Gators with the regular-season trophy before their home finale, and Florida formally secured the outright championship when Georgia closed out No. 16 Alabama earlier in the night. This one looked a little shaky early but ended like the others — with the Gators pu...
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Anthony Roy finished with 27 points, Kanye Clary scored seven of his 23 in overtime and Oklahoma State beat UCF 111-104 on Tuesday night. Oklahoma State ended the extra period on an 11-4 run and outscored UCF 17-10. Clary hit a 3-pointer and shot 4 of 4 from the line in OT. The Cowboys (18-12, 6-11 Big 12) have won two of their last three since ending a five-game losing streak. UCF (20-9, 9-8) has lost two straight. Jaylen Curry and Christian Coleman added 16 points apiec...