BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU’s dome-roofed basketball stadium, the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, is named for a supremely crafty, skilled and mesmerizing player who has been known since 1970 for scoring more career points than any man or woman in NCAA history. That could change within days. Those who played with, followed or knew the late Maravich sound conflicted …
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L.J. Cryer hits crucial free throws in overtime as No. 2 Houston beats No. 11 Baylor 82-76
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Read More »Glenn’s late layup lifts No. 7 Kansas State to 60-58 win over UCF
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Read More »Clayton Jr., Haugh lead surging Florida to 88-82 victory over Georgia
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Read More »With LeBron resting, Davis, Hachimura help Lakers rout Jazz 138-122
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Anthony Davis had 37 points and 15 rebounds, Rui Hachimura scored a career-high 36 points and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Utah Jazz 138-122 on Wednesday night while resting LeBron James. The team cited an ankle injury for James, who sat out the second game of a back-to-back in the final game before the …
Read More »Citron, Watson deliver in 2nd overtime, No. 12 Notre Dame women overcome Florida State 98-94
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Read More »Sallis scores career-high 33 to lead Wake Forest over N.C. State; Horne has 31 points for Wolfpack
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Read More »Domantas Sabonis, De’Aaron Fox lead Kings past Bulls for 123-115 victory
CHICAGO (AP) — There is nothing complex about Domantas Sabonis’ impressive consistency this season. “Just trying to stay ready, trying to keep my body right,” he said. “And I love the game.” Sure looks that way. Sabonis had a triple-double and De’Aaron Fox scored 41 points, helping the Sacramento Kings hold off the Chicago Bulls 123-115 on Saturday night. Malik …
Read More »JuJu Watkins scores record 51 points for USC, helps No. 15 Trojans upset No. 4 Stanford 67-58
The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — JuJu Watkins pulled up from long range and hit contested 3-pointers. She powered to the rim against Stanford’s two star posts to draw fouls …
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