No. 3 Maryland rallies from 15 down, beats Illinois 59-58 No. 3 Maryland couldn’t help but like the way its Big Ten opener against Illinois ended. How the Terrapins got there -- not so great. Anthony Cowan Jr. hit a tying 3-pointer in the final 20 seconds and a go-ahead free throw with 2.1 seconds left as Maryland rallied from a 15-point deficit for a 59-58 victory Saturday. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401166104
Winston scores 23 points, No. 11 Michigan State tops Rutgers No. 11 Michigan State pulled away and beat Rutgers thanks to two staples of Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo's program. Defense and rebounding. Cassius Winston had 23 points and seven assists, helping the Spartans top the Scarlet Knights 77-65 on Sunday night in the Big Ten opener for both teams. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401166107
Watkins, Stevens lead Penn State over No. 4 Maryland At 6-foot-9, Mike Watkins always stands out in a crowd. Even one that’s made up of hundreds of screaming fans. Watkins pumped his fists as swarms of his classmates poured onto the court after Penn State joined a series of unranked teams to knock off top-5 opponents this season, beating No. 4 Maryland 76-69 on Tuesday night. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401166110
Kofi Cockburn helps Illinois beat No. 5 Michigan 71-62 Kofi Cockburn got Michigan coach Juwan Howard's attention. The 7-foot Illinois freshman from Jamaica had 19 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks to help Illinois beat No. 5 Michigan 71-62 on Wednesday night. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401166111
Rutgers beats No. 22 Seton Hall, Pirates star Powell injured Seton Hall star Myles Powell sat out the second half with a concussion, and Rutgers' Ron Harper Jr. had 18 points and six rebounds to help the Scarlet Knights beat the No. 22 Pirates 68-48 on Saturday in the Garden State Hardwood Classic. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401166115
Tillman, Henry lead No. 16 Michigan State past Oakland 72-49 Michigan State and Oakland have one of the most lopsided rivalries in college basketball. It also is one of the friendliest. With Saturday's 72-49 victory at Little Caesars Arena, Tom Izzo and the No. 16 Spartans (7-3) are now 18-0 against Greg Kampe's Golden Grizzlies, with all 18 games coming in the last 21 years. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401171734
Minnesota knocks off No. 3 Ohio State 84-71 With an eight-day break between games, Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann was wary of this trip to Minnesota despite the roll his team had been on. The third-ranked Buckeyes had the kind of flat performance Holtmann was worried about, and -- Poof! -- their perfect record was gone, thanks to an all-around effort by the Gophers. Marcus Carr scored a career-high 35 points and Daniel Oturu had 14 points and 13 rebounds, and Minnesota toppled undefeated and third-ranked Ohio State 84-71 on Sunday for coach Richard Pitino's first win against a top-five team. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401166118
No. 5 Buckeyes bounce back, rout Southeast Missouri State Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann was interested to see how his team would bounce back after suffering its first loss of the season on Sunday at Minnesota. Holtmann was not impressed, however, after his Buckeyes committed 13 first-half turnovers and led struggling Southeast Missouri State by just nine points at halftime. But the fifth-ranked Buckeyes pulled it together with a commanding 22-2 second-half run and pulled away for an 80-48 victory over the visiting Redhawks. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401166121
Winston, No. 15 Michigan State top Northwestern 77-72 The turnovers were uncharacteristic for No. 15 Michigan State. The rebounding, well, that has been a staple for the Spartans for a very long time. Cassius Winston scored 21 points and Xavier Tillman and Gabe Brown led a dominant effort on the glass, helping Michigan State hold off Northwestern for a 77-72 win on Wednesday night. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401166122
Jones helps No. 23 Penn State dominate Central Connecticut More than two decades had passed since Penn State celebrated a win as a ranked team in basketball. The 23rd-ranked Nittany Lions, who snapped their 23-year drought with an 87-58 win over Central Connecticut on Friday, believe they can sustain their best stretch of play in coach Patrick Chambers' nine seasons. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401166123
No. 5 Ohio State outlasts No. 6 Kentucky 71-65 Ohio State slid in for charges and blocked shots, dove on the floor for loose balls, jumped into passing lanes for steals. Doing all the little things was just what the Buckeyes needed in game that felt like late March, not late December. D.J. Carton had 13 points, Kaleb Wesson added 12 before fouling out and No. 5 Ohio State outlasted No. 6 Kentucky 71-65 in the CBS Sports Classic on Saturday. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401166125
Winston helps No. 15 Michigan State rout E Michigan 101-48 Cassius Winston was productive as usual, scoring 21 points and making seven assists, when No. 15 Michigan State routed Eastern Michigan 101-48. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401166129
Livers hurt, but No. 14 Michigan beats Presbyterian 86-44 Isaiah Livers went up for a dunk and missed, drawing a foul in the process. Then he walked around looking gimpy and holding his left leg. Not what Michigan needed in what was otherwise a routine victory. Livers left early in the first half, but that was the only real problem for the 14th-ranked Wolverines in an 86-44 win over Presbyterian on Saturday. Michigan described the injury as a muscle strain, and coach Juwan Howard didn't have much information afterward. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401166128
Loyer scores 16 points, Michigan State rolls without Winston Without his star point guard, Michigan State coach Tom Izzo went with some notable coaches' sons Sunday night to run his offense. And though they are a far cry from senior All-American Cassius Winston, Foster Loyer and Jack Hoiberg acquitted themselves quote nicely for the Spartans. Loyer, the son of former Pistons coach John Loyer, and Hoiberg, the son of former Bulls and current Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg, combined for 12 assists and one turnover to help No. 14 Michigan State run away from Western Michigan 95-62. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401166142
No. 13 Maryland shakes off slow start, handles Bryant 84-70 - Chol Marial hardly played during his final two years of high school and missed Maryland's first 12 games in his freshman season following surgery on both legs. The 7-foot-2 center from South Sudan has finally arrived. Marial was welcomed with an ovation in his college debut and dunked less than a minute after entering as the 13th-ranked Terrapins beat Bryant 84-70 Sunday. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401166140