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Amid boos, Baylor's Nnaji debuts in loss at TCU

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Updated Jul 6, 8:06 PM ET

James Nnaji, the 7-foot center and 2023 NBA draft pick whose signing drew criticism from coaches across college basketball last month, debuted Saturday, scoring five points with four fouls in Baylor's 69-63 loss to TCU in the Big 12 opener for both teams.

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Nick Martinelli scores 24 points and Northwestern eases past Penn State 76-66 in Big Ten Tournament

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Updated Mar 11, 9:24 PM ET

CHICAGO (AP) — Nick Martinelli scored 24 points, Jayden Reid added 14, and Northwestern defeated Penn State 76-66 in a first-round game of the Big Ten Tournament on Tuesday. Fifteenth-seeded Northwestern led 34-32 at halftime and the Wildcats' biggest lead of the second half was seven points before they went on an 8-0 run to build a 68-55 lead with 3:48 remaining. Tre Singleton added a couple of inside buckets and the lead was 74-60 with a minute to go. Martinelli, who led the Big Ten in scor...

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McCray leads surging Florida State past Cal setting up ACC quarterfinal matchup with Duke

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Robert McCray V scored 30 points and Florida State continued its winning ways beating California 95-89 in the second round of the ACC Tournament on Wednesday. The eighth-seeded Seminoles (18-14) advance to play top-seeded Duke on Thursday in the quarterfinals. McCray finished shooting 10 of 17 — including a thunderous windmill dunk off a steal. Lajae Jones scored 15 points, Chauncey Wiggins 14 and reserve Kobe MaGee scored all of his 13 in the first half. Dai Dai Ames s...

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Francis scores 29 points, leads Rutgers over Minnesota 72-67 at Big Ten Tournament

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CHICAGO (AP) — Tariq Francis scored 29 points to lead No. 14 seed Rutgers over 11th-seeded Minnesota 72-67 on Wednesday night in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament. Rutgers (14-18) faces sixth-seeded UCLA on Thursday. Jamichael Davis hit a 3-pointer with 6:47 to play that gave Rutgers the lead for good. It was part of a 17-5 run that pushed the Scarlet Knights' advantage to 64-57 with 1:53 remaining. Emmanuel Ogbole's dunk capped the surge, and the Scarlet Knights then shot 8 of 8 fro...

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Clemson defeats Wake Forest 71-62 to reach quarterfinals of ACC Tournament

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RJ Godfrey had 11 points and eight rebounds and Clemson rode a red-hot first half to a 71-62 victory over Wake Forest on Wednesday night to reach the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament. Fifth-seeded Clemson (23-9) launched 13 3-pointers in the first 12-plus minutes, making seven of them en route to a 29-18 lead. The Tigers finished the first half 9 for 18.

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