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| Sullinger, No. 3 Ohio State hold off Wisconsin |
| Sat, 4 Feb 2012 18:39:04 PST |
 Jared Sullinger scored 24 points and William Buford hit a critical 3-pointer down the stretch, helping No. 3 Ohio State beat Wisconsin (No. 20 ESPN/USA Today, No. 19 AP) 58-52 on Saturday. |
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| Missouri pro athletes to aid tornado-torn Joplin |
| Sun, 5 Feb 2012 10:20:51 PST |
 Flanked by representatives from Missouri pro sports teams prior to the Kansas-Missouri basketball game, Gov. Jay Nixon launched an effort to build 35 houses in tornado-devastated Joplin. |
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| Arizona asst.: Kicking player wasn't intentional |
| Sat, 4 Feb 2012 10:38:01 PST |
 Arizona assistant coach Joe Pasternack says he didn't deliberately make contact with California's Jorge Gutierrez after he fell into the Wildcats' bench during Thursday night's game. |
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| ACC sets scheduling plan for 14-team league |
| Fri, 3 Feb 2012 12:59:56 PST |
 The Atlantic Coast Conference will play a nine-game schedule in football and every team will compete in the ACC basketball tournaments once Syracuse and Pittsburgh join the league. |
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| Minnesota AD Maturi announces plan to retire |
| Thu, 2 Feb 2012 21:28:43 PST |
 Joel Maturi's decade as University of Minnesota athletics director required a constant balance between running two-dozen teams with integrity and keeping the department solvent in the big business of major college sports. |
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| Top recruit Noel moves back to Class of 2012 |
| Wed, 1 Feb 2012 20:17:36 PST |
 The Class of 2012 received a significant boost Wednesday when Nerlens Noel (Everett, Mass./Tilton), the No. 2 overall recruit in the Class of 2013, told ESPN.com that he will rejoin his original classification and graduate this spring. |
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| Green doubles up as MSU downs Michigan |
| Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:23:00 EST |
| Draymond Green had 14 points and 16 rebounds to lead No. 9 Michigan State to a 64-54 win over No. 23 Michigan on Sunday, backing up his guarantee of a victory. |
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| Mizzou's Haith silencing biggest doubters, myself included |
| Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:09:00 EST |
| When Frank Haith was hired by Missouri 10 months ago, many writers questioned the move. Some even mocked it. Gary Parrish says he was one of them. Now after beating Kansas, the Tigers are 21-2 and Haith is the one smiling now. |
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| Creighton loses to UNI on buzzer-beater |
| Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:04:00 GMT |
It was one of those "This is why I love college basketball" moments. And, perhaps more importantly, it had big tournament implications.   |
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| Perfect Murray State tops Tennessee-Martin |
| Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:41:41 GMT |
Isaiah Canaan, Latreze Mushatt and Jewuan Long each scored 11 points and 10th-ranked Murray State remained the lone undefeated men's team in ...   |
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| No. 6 Baylor edges Oklahoma State on road |
| Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:26:56 GMT |
Quincy Acy provided the go-ahead basket and a key offensive rebound down the stretch and No. 6 Baylor edged Oklahoma State on Saturday.   |
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| Miami shocks No. 7 Duke 78-74 in OT (AP) |
| Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:35:30 PST |
| Leave it to the biggest player on Miami's roster to put the Hurricanes on his back and carry them to their most impressive victory in quite a while. Reggie Johnson -- all 6-foot-10 and 284 pounds of him -- scored five of his career-high 27 points in overtime of Miami's 78-74 upset of No. 7 Duke on Sunday. |
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| Green leads No. 9 Spartans past Michigan (AP) |
| Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:40:28 PST |
 Michigan State's Draymond Green made good on his guarantee against Michigan with the best game of his career in the series. Green had 14 points and 16 rebounds -- as many as his hated rival could manage -- to lead the ninth-ranked Spartans to a 64-54 win over the 23rd-ranked Wolverines on Sunday, ending a three-game losing streak in the rivalry.
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| Woodall leads Pitt to fourth win in row (AP) |
| Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:08:26 PST |
 Travon Woodall scored a career-high 29 points and Ashton Gibbs added 25 to lead Pittsburgh to a 79-70 win over Villanova on Sunday, its fourth straight win. The Panthers (15-9, 4-7 Big East) led by as many as 18 in the second half, though the Wildcats (10-13, 3-8 Big East) were able to trim that lead to three on a pair of Jayvaughn Pinkston free throws with 22.3 seconds left.
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| Hot-shooting Northwestern tops Illinois (AP) |
| Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:26:26 PST |
 John Shurna scored 24 points to lead Northwestern past Illinois 74-70 on Sunday. Reggie Hearn added 20 points on 7 of 8 shooting for the Wildcats (14-8, 4-6), who shot 60 percent from the floor to win back-to-back Big Ten games for the first time this season. Brandon Paul scored 22 points and Meyers Leonard had 21 for Illinois (16-7, 5-5).
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| Bryant's late 3 gives West Va. OT win (AP) |
| Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:47:29 PST |
| Darryl Bryant's 3-pointer with just over a second left in overtime gave West Virginia an 87-84 win over Providence on Sunday. The two teams exchanged leads throughout the extra period, and Providence's Gerard Coleman made 1 of 2 free throws to tie it at 84-all with 10 seconds left. Bryant then drove down the court and hit the game-winner. |
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| Denmon's late 3s rally Mizzou by Kansas (AP) |
| Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:57:43 PST |
 After a bunch of off-target games, Marcus Denmon couldn't miss. Especially at the finish. The senior guard hit three 3-pointers in the final 2:05, the last for the go-ahead points, and No. 4 Missouri scored the game's final 11 points to rally past No. 8 Kansas 74-71 in Game 1 of what could be the schools' final border showdown Saturday night.
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| Without Calhoun, UConn rolls to end skid (AP) |
| Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:05:35 PST |
 Connecticut did just fine without ailing coach Jim Calhoun. Ryan Boatright scored 19 points, Jeremy Lamb had 17 and the Huskies beat Seton Hall 69-46 on Saturday in their first game since the school announced Calhoun was taking an indefinite leave of absence. Lamb added eight rebounds and Boatright had five assists and four steals for the Huskies (15-7, 5-5 Big East), who stopped a four-game slide.
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| No. 3 Buckeyes get rare win at Wisconsin (AP) |
| Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:49:26 PST |
 Jared Sullinger wore out Wisconsin. Then William Buford put the Badgers away. No. 3 Ohio State wasn't going to give No. 19 Wisconsin a shot at another comeback. Sullinger scored 24 points and Buford hit a critical 3-pointer down the stretch, helping the Buckeyes beat the Badgers 58-52 on Saturday. Sullinger was shocked when he wasn't double-teamed on defense to start the game, and he pounced...
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| Melo's return sparks Syracuse in rout (AP) |
| Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:33:28 PST |
| Fab Melo returned just in time to help Jim Boeheim reach another milestone. Melo scored a career-high 14 points in his first action after a three-game absence and Boeheim tied Dean Smith for third place on the victory list with win No. 879 as No. 2 Syracuse dominated St. John's 95-70 on Saturday. Syracuse (23-1, 10-1 Big East) rallied behind the return of the 7-foot Melo, taking a 41-27 halftime... |
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| Surging Irish knock off No. 15 Marquette (AP) |
| Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:33:30 PST |
 Notre Dame coach Mike Brey thought his team took big strides in its development Saturday. Freshman Pat Connaughton had 23 points and 11 rebounds as Notre Dame made 11 3-pointers and beat No. 15 Marquette 76-59. "I told them in one of the last media timeouts, `I feel like I'm coaching men today,"' Brey said.
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