St. John's hits 14 3s to stop No. 10 Creighton, 91-71 Greg Williams Jr. drained his seventh 3-pointer from right in front of the St. John's bench, springing delirious teammates onto the court as he bounded into their arms during a timeout. With an out-of-character shooting display from all over the gym, the Red Storm handed No. 10 Creighton a thorough beating that was hard to see coming. Williams made seven 3s and scored a career-high 21 points as St. John's slowed down the streaking Bluejays in a 91-71 rout Sunday that marked its most lopsided win over a top-10 opponent in 28 years. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401168337
Blair Scores 23, Georgetown Beats UMBC In Season Opener Georgetown coach Patrick Ewing draped a white towel over his right shoulder in memory of the late John Thompson during the Hoyas’ season-opening 70-62 win against Maryland-Baltimore County on Wednesday. read more https://collegebasketball.ap.org/article/blair-scores-23-georgetown-beats-umbc-season-opener
Watson Scores 23 To Lift Providence Over Fairfield 97-56 Nate Watson had a career-high 23 points plus 10 rebounds as Providence easily defeated Fairfield 97-56 on Wednesday. Read more https://collegebasketball.ap.org/article/watson-scores-23-lift-providence-over-fairfield-97-56
No. 3 Villanova Opens With 76-67 Win Over Boston College Boston College's Wynston Tabbs, center, is fouled by Villanova's Justin Moore (5) while making a basket as Villanova's Jeremiah Robinson- Earl (24) defends during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, in Uncasville, Conn. Jeremiah Robinson-Earl had 18 points and 10 rebounds as No. 3 Villanova overcame a nine-point second-half deficit to beat Boston College 76-67 on Wednesday night in the first round of the Empire Classic Read more https://collegebasketball.ap.org/article/no-3-villanova-opens-76-67-win-over-boston-college
No. 3 Villanova Beats No. 18 ASU 83-74 to Win Empire Classic Jeremiah Robinson-Earl scored a career-high 28 points to lead No. 3 Villanova over No. 18 Arizona State 83-74 on Thursday night in the championship game of the Empire Classic. Read more https://www.si.com/college/2020/11/27/villanova-beats-arizona-state-win-empire-classic
No. 11 Creighton Beats North Dakota State 69-58 In Opener Creighton and North Dakota State warm up prior to an NCAA college basketball game in Omaha, Neb., Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020 Marcus Zegarowski wasn't quite right, Denzel Mahoney was ailing, the 3-point shots weren't falling and the atmosphere for a season opener at home was blah. No. 11 Creighton beat North Dakota State 69-58 Sunday, and style points were the least of Bluejays coach Greg read more https://collegebasketball.ap.org/article/no-11-creighton-beats-north-dakota-state-69-58-opener
No. 9 Creighton Routs Omaha 94-67 With Bishop Leading Way Two statistics stood out with Creighton coach Greg McDermott after his ninth-ranked Bluejays rolled past Omaha 94-67 Tuesday. read more https://hosted.ap.org/article/075fc...reighton-routs-omaha-94-67-bishop-leading-way
Moore scores 15, No. 12 Villanova routs Hartford 87-53 After his team's first loss of the season, Villanova coach Jay Wright wanted to give his bench more playing time against Hartford. His reserves responded. Eric Dixon came off the bench to score 14 points and grab 10 rebounds and the 12th-ranked Wildcats used a balanced attack to rout the Hawks 87-53 on Tuesday. Villanova’s reserves outscored Hartford’s 40-12. read more https://www.stltoday.com/sports/col...cle_21379c0c-1e72-5b16-a059-21788cc73a2a.html
Marquette stuns No. 4 Wisconsin 67-65 on buzzer beater Justin Lewis expected D.J. Carton to win the game for Marquette from the foul line. When that didn’t happen, Lewis delivered in the nick of time, picking up his teammate and snapping No. 4 Wisconsin’s 11-game winning streak. Lewis, a freshman, scored 18 points and converted a putback off Carton’s missed free throw at the buzzer as Marquette knocked off the Badgers 67-65 on Friday night. read more https://www.telegraphherald.com/ap/sports/article_60dd04f6-98ee-592b-a386-ef63d8dd090d.html
7-Footer Dominant In No. 9 Creighton's Rout Of Kennesaw St Ryan Kalkbrenner moved to Omaha in June so he could get a head start developing his game and body. The hard work already is paying off for Creighton's 7-foot freshman center. Kalkbrenner turned in another strong performance off the bench Friday, scoring 14 points to help lead the ninth-ranked Bluejays past Kennesaw State 93-58. read more https://hosted.ap.org/kentuckytoday...ighton-makes-fast-work-kennesaw-st-93-58-rout
No. 12 Villanova Hands No. 17 Texas First Loss 68-64 After opening the season in a Connecticut “bubble,” Villanova went all the way down to Texas to get a big win. Jeremiah Robinson-Earl and Justin Moore each scored 19 points and No. 12 Villanova held on late to beat No. 17 Texas 68-64 Sunday, handing the Longhorns their first loss after a strong start. Read more https://hosted.ap.org/article/eaacb...-villanova-hands-no-17-texas-first-loss-68-64
No. 8 Creighton Uses 2nd-Half Surge, Puts Away Huskers 98-74 Creighton's Denzel Mahoney (34) drives to the basket against Nebraska's Lat Mayen (11) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Omaha, Neb., Friday, Dec. 11, 2020.
No. 9 Villanova beats Georgetown 76-63 in Big East opener Villanova is set to unpack the bags and head home. The No. 9 Wildcats wrapped their longest road stretch to open a season in 17 years with a dominant second half that showcased why they’re a favorite to win the Big East — and maybe hang one more national championship banner in the Pavilion. Collin Gillespie and Caleb Daniels each hit five 3-pointers and scored 18 points to lead the Wildcats past Georgetown 76-63 on Friday night in the Big East opener for both teams. read more https://apnews.com/article/collin-g...e-basketball-c65891e1aec15ee3fdd2141c8f036cbf
Marquette Uses Strong 2nd Half To Beat No. 9 Creighton 89-84 Marquette clamped down on Creighton's shooters in the second half, made a few adjustments on the offensive end and left CHI Health Center with its second win over a top-10 opponent in two weeks. D.J. Carton scored a career-high 20 points, and Greg Elliott and Dawson Garcia combined for 23 of their 28 in the second half to lead the Golden Eagles past No. 9 Creighton 89-84 on Monday night. read more https://hosted.ap.org/TPGIMAGES/art...ses-strong-2nd-half-beat-no-9-creighton-89-84
Villanova beats Butler, 85-66, in home opener for Jay Wright’s 600th career win Butler certainly didn’t look like a team that hadn’t played a basketball game in three weeks, coming out into an empty Finneran Pavilion and taking it to Villanova for most of the snowy night. The seventh-ranked Wildcats played with the lead for much of the game but had to work for the first 35 minutes. But they spurted away late behind Collin Gillespie and captured an 85-66 win over the Bulldogs, the 600th career victory for coach Jay Wright. read more https://www.bakersfield.com/ap/spor...cle_955cdd7c-4291-5bcd-87b2-64d4a809e874.html
Zegarowski leads No. 9 Creighton past St. John's 94-76 Marcus Zegarowski scored 20 points, shooting 6 for 7 from 3-point range, and No. 9 Creighton cruised to a 94-76 victory over St. John's on Thursday night. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/scoreboard/_/date/20201217
Mask Up! Robinson-Earl shines with broken nose for Villanova Jeremiah Robinson-Earl got a fitting reminder from mom to pick up an accessory for his 2020 breakout game: Don't forget your mask. Robinson-Earl suffered a broken nose a game earlier for Villanova and didn't need the team's medical staff to fit him for his protective shield. His mom lives in the area and dropped off the same mask Robinson-Earl wore for games when he broke his nose in the eighth grade. ''She went right into the closet,'' Robinson-Earl said with a laugh. Robinson-Earl scored 25 points with a broken nose, Caleb Daniels had 19 points and No. 7 Villanova beat Saint Joseph's 88-68 in a hastily-scheduled game Saturday night. read more https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/gametracker/recap/NCAAB_20201219_STJOES@NOVA/
No. 9 Creighton holds off UConn 76-74 in overtime No. 9 Creighton had already lost two close games this season and was facing a third defeat before rallying on Sunday to beat UConn in overtime. Christian Bishop scored 19 points and the Bluejays used a 9-0 run in the extra frame to secure a 76-74 win over the Huskies in Connecticut's first conference game since returning to the Big East. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401254992
Creighton hands Xavier its first loss of season in 66-61 win Antwann Jones and Denzel Mahoney scored 13 points each to lead No. 13 Creighton to a 66-61 win over 22nd-ranked Xavier on Wednesday, handing the Musketeers their first loss of the season. Read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401255016
