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Washington State holds off Oregon State
Feb 24 2007 11:29PM (CT)
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - Washington State center Aron Baynes got off to a slow start this season. So he's going for the big finish. Baynes had a season-high 14 points and six rebounds in the ninth-ranked Cougars' 58-54 come-from-behind victory over Oregon State on Saturday night.
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Fazekas leads Nevada to 9th straight win
Feb 24 2007 11:16PM (CT)
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Nick Fazekas scored 28 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead No. 11 Nevada to a 95-81 win over Boise State on Saturday night. Fazekas led five players in double figures as the Wolf Pack won their ninth straight game.
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No. 13 Southern Illinois tops Evansville
Feb 24 2007 11:10PM (CT)
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Randal Falker scored a career-high 30 points on 13-of-15 shooting, leading No. 13 Southern Illinois to a 76-69 victory Saturday night over Evansville in both teams' regular-season finale.
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No. 13 Southern Illinois tops Evansville
Feb 24 2007 11:01PM (CT)
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Randal Falker scored a career-high 30 points on 13-of-15 shooting, leading No. 13 Southern Illinois to a 76-69 victory Saturday night over Evansville in both teams' regular-season finale.
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No. 4 UCLA closes unbeaten home season
Feb 24 2007 10:59PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Only Arron Afflalo knows whether he has played his final home game at UCLA, and he isn't telling. Afflalo scored 20 points, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute added 11 and the fourth-ranked Bruins defeated Stanford 75-61 to close out their first undefeated home season in 32 years Saturday.
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No. 19 Marquette earns bye in postseason
Feb 24 2007 10:33PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Christina Quaye scored 26 points and Krystal Ellis added 21 to lead No. 19 Marquette to a 75-63 victory over South Florida on Saturday night.
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No. 6 Kansas rolls over Iowa State 89-52
Feb 24 2007 10:19PM (CT)
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - That old expression "peaking at the right time" could probably be emblazoned in big red letters across the Kansas Jayhawks' jerseys.
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Oklahoma State upsets No. 25 Nebraska
Feb 24 2007 10:13PM (CT)
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Andrea Riley scored 17 points and Rashidat Sadiq added 16 as Oklahoma State upset No. 25 Nebraska 63-60 on Saturday night.
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Washington State holds off Oregon State
Feb 24 2007 10:07PM (CT)
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - Mac Hopson's jumper with 35.5 seconds to go put Washington State ahead for good and the No. 9 Cougars held off Oregon State 58-54 on Saturday night. Washington State (23-5, 12-4 Pac-10) was coming off a 64-59 loss to No. 23 Oregon on Thursday. The loss slimmed the Cougars' chances of catching UCLA in the conference race.
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San Diego State snaps BYU's streak at 8
Feb 24 2007 9:35PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The No. 21 Brigham Young Cougars never had a chance against San Diego State. Jerome Habel came flying in for a reverse dunk off the opening tip to get the crowd fired up and the Aztecs' defense took over not long after, keying an 86-74 win over the Mountain West Conference leaders.
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Wooden, Kareem honored for 1967 title
Feb 24 2007 9:25PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - UCLA honored its 1967 national championship basketball team Saturday, reuniting coach John Wooden with his star players from 40 years ago, including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Michael Warren.
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Struggling LSU upsets No. 3 Florida
Feb 24 2007 8:32PM (CT)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - It took a seemingly impossible challenge to bring out the best in an LSU team that had squandered so much potential this season. Missing leading scorer and rebounder Glen "Big Baby" Davis, the struggling Tigers got 18 points from Terry Martin, 17 from Garrett Temple and stellar defense from everyone to pull off an impressive 66-56 upset over No. 3 Florida on Saturday.
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Struggling LSU upsets No. 3 Florida
Feb 24 2007 8:32PM (CT)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - It took a seemingly impossible challenge to bring out the best in an LSU team that had squandered so much potential this season. Missing leading scorer and rebounder Glen "Big Baby" Davis, the struggling Tigers got 18 points from Terry Martin, 17 from Garrett Temple and stellar defense from everyone to pull off an impressive 66-56 upset over No. 3 Florida on Saturday.
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No. 25 Crimson Tide continues to fade
Feb 24 2007 8:31PM (CT)
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Quan Prowell and Auburn weren't letting a case of pinkeye spoil a rare chance to sweep their biggest rival. Prowell woke Saturday morning with one eye nearly swollen shut, but still made three second-half 3-pointers and scored 17 points to lead the Tigers to an 86-77 victory over No. 25 Alabama on Saturday.
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No. 10 Sun Devils set season wins mark
Feb 24 2007 8:10PM (CT)
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - No. 10 Arizona State set a single-season school record for victories, but the Sun Devils found enough faults in a 59-54 triumph over Arizona not to be overly thrilled.
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Wis.-Green Bay runs win streak to 20
Feb 24 2007 7:36PM (CT)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Nicole Soulis scored 19 points and Amanda Popp added 18 points and seven rebounds as No. 24 Wisconsin-Green Bay extended its school-record winning streak to 20 games with a 84-70 win over Butler on Saturday.
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Virginia tops G.T. to keep pace in ACC
Feb 24 2007 7:27PM (CT)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - The No. 24 Virginia Cavaliers will need to find other scoring options besides J.R. Reynolds and Sean Singletary to make a deep run in the postseason. On Saturday, Tunji Soroye did his part, scoring off a putback with 33.8 seconds to play that helped the Cavaliers rally to beat surging Georgia Tech, 75-69.
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Hoyas beat Pitt to grab 1st in Big East
Feb 24 2007 7:26PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - At halftime of the biggest Big East game of the regular season, Georgetown coach John Thompson III had a simple but important message: Calm down.
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Durant has 32 as Longhorns beat Sooners
Feb 24 2007 7:23PM (CT)
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - After showing how much damage he can do when he's able to move freely, Kevin Durant proved he can be equally effective when a game turns rugged. The Longhorns' sensational 6-foot-9 freshman matched his career-high with five 3-pointers and scored 32 points to lead No. 19 Texas to a 68-58 win over Oklahoma on Saturday.
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Duke lacrosse makes triumphant return
Feb 24 2007 7:04PM (CT)
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - The players stood in an inflatable tunnel, waiting for their chance to run onto the field. That's when Bo Carrington knew he couldn't keep pretending this was just another game. Not with all those fans waiting to welcome back the Duke lacrosse program.
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Duke lacrosse makes triumphant return
Feb 24 2007 7:04PM (CT)
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - The players stood in an inflatable tunnel, waiting for their chance to run onto the field. That's when Bo Carrington knew he couldn't keep pretending this was just another game. Not with all those fans waiting to welcome back the Duke lacrosse program.
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Duke lacrosse makes triumphant return
Feb 24 2007 7:04PM (CT)
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - The players stood in an inflatable tunnel, waiting for their chance to run onto the field. That's when Bo Carrington knew he couldn't keep pretending this was just another game. Not with all those fans waiting to welcome back the Duke lacrosse program.
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Middle Tennessee ties school wins mark
Feb 24 2007 6:49PM (CT)
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Krystle Horton scored 27 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead No. 17 Middle Tennessee to a 76-63 win over Florida Atlantic on Saturday.
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TCU lights it up to upset Air Force
Feb 24 2007 5:58PM (CT)
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - TCU didn't do much right when it was routed by Air Force last month. In the second half Saturday, the Horned Frogs were nearly flawless as they shot 75 percent in a 71-66 upset of No. 14 Air Force that ended an 11-game losing streak.
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Badgers-Buckeyes game heaped with hype
Feb 24 2007 5:45PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - An avalanche of hype has hit No. 1 Wisconsin and second-ranked Ohio State heading into their Sunday showdown for supremacy in the Big Ten. Both teams are trying to dig their way out of it.
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Kirk's surge sparks Aggies past Baylor
Feb 24 2007 5:41PM (CT)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Texas A&M coach Billy Gillispie told Dominique Kirk if he hesitated on an open shot one more time, he wouldn't play anymore. Looks like he'll remain in the starting lineup.
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Butler gains share of Horizon title
Feb 24 2007 5:18PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Butler finished the regular season with an impressive display of defense and a renewed confidence. Brandon Crone scored 17 points and the No. 15 Bulldogs, who had lost three of the past five games, beat Detroit 56-36 on Saturday for a share of the Horizon League championship.
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Bowling Green's home streak ends at 29
Feb 24 2007 4:52PM (CT)
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) - Rachel Frederick hit four free throws in the final 2 1/2 minutes to lead Ohio to a 70-67 victory over No. 18 Bowling Green on Saturday, ending the nation's longest home winning streak at 29 games.
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Hoyas beat Pitt to grab 1st in Big East
Feb 24 2007 4:21PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The biggest Big East game of the regular season went to No. 12 Georgetown, whose tenacious defense made the difference in the final minutes in a 61-53 victory over No. 10 Pittsburgh on Saturday.
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No. 23 Louisville beats Syracuse 68-56
Feb 24 2007 3:46PM (CT)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Angel McCoughtry scored 20 points and Brandi Radde added 15 for No. 23 Louisville in a 68-56 win over Syracuse on Saturday.
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No. 21 Rutgers cruises past Irish 76-60
Feb 24 2007 3:39PM (CT)
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Rutgers' Matee Ajavon is getting healthy at just the right time. Ajavon, who has been recovering all season from a leg stress fracture, posted her second straight season high with 26 points, scoring 15 points in a row for her team in the second half to lead the Scarlet Knights to a 76-60 victory Saturday over Notre Dame.
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No. 3 UConn ramains unbeaten in Big East
Feb 24 2007 3:35PM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - When Villanova coach Harry Perretta saw Connecticut play in December he was not convinced the young Huskies had what it takes to win it all. After watching No. 3 UConn (26-2, 15-0 Big East) rout his Wildcats 92-49 on Saturday, Perretta offered a different opinion.
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Terps put streak on the line against UNC
Feb 24 2007 3:28PM (CT)
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Not long ago, Maryland's lone goal was to avoid another trip to the NIT. Now, after winning four straight, the Terrapins want more. Two weeks of impressive basketball has placed Maryland in the top half of the Atlantic Coast Conference standings and in position to end a two-year absence from the NCAA tournament.
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