Re: No. 14 Iowa State wins, matches best start in school history Iowa State is flying home from its holiday trip to Hawaii with three more wins and its best start in school history. The No. 14 Cyclones beat Boise State 70-66 on Wednesday night to win the Diamond Head Classic, recovering from a season-low 27 points in the first half. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400524015
Iowa St.'s K.J. Bluford to transfer Iowa State reserve guard K.J. Bluford is leaving the 14th-ranked Cyclones after just 11 games. Coach Fred Hoiberg announced Sunday that Bluford will transfer in hopes of getting more playing time elsewhere. Read more http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/10210106/iowa-state-kj-bluford-transfer
Oklahoma State sharp after long break, routs Robert Morris Oklahoma State coach Travis Ford took a look at the Cowboys' assist total against Robert Morris on Monday night and smiled the smile of an old point guard. No. 6 Oklahoma State recorded 27 assists on 32 baskets in a 92-66 romp over the Colonials that served as a prep game for the Cowboys' Big 12 Conference opener on Saturday at Kansas State. It was Oklahoma State's highest assist total since recording 27 against Nebraska on Feb. 19, 2000. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400498330
Taurean Prince leads key run as Baylor overcomes slow start Taurean Prince and the No. 9 Baylor Bears just needed some time to get on track in their first game after the Christmas break. They then got on quite a roll. Prince came off the bench and scored 10 of his 16 points in the go-ahead run as the Bears went on to an 81-55 victory over Oral Roberts on Monday night Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400506833
No. 16 Kansas deals Toledo their first loss It took Kansas coach Bill Self just 35 seconds to burn his first timeout Monday night. "You know what? I screwed it up," he would explain later, "because I should have taken a timeout five seconds into the game after our first turnover." Instead, he waited until the Jayhawks had turned it over twice and let Toledo score an easy bucket before calling his team over to the sideline. What ensued was an animated discussion that centered on defense -- or rather, the complete lack thereof. No. 16 Kansas responded in fine enough fashion to pull out a 93-83 victory, and deal the Rockets their first loss of the season. But it wasn't enough to stop Self from spending about 15 minutes in his postgame news conference lamenting the sorry state of the Jayhawks defense. read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400498328
Michael Cobbins suffers injury Oklahoma State may have lost Michael Cobbins for the season after the starting center suffered what is feared to be an Achilles tendon injury in the No. 6 Cowboys' 92-66 victory against Robert Morris on Monday night. Cobbins hobbled off the floor just three minutes into the game and did not return. Coach Travis Ford said Cobbins would be examined by doctors on Tuesday. Read more http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bas...-cobbins-oklahoma-state-cowboys-feared-season
No. 13 Iowa State beats Northern Illinois 99-63 Iowa State capped one of the saddest days in program history with a reminder of why its future looks so bright. DeAndre Kane had 16 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds and No. 13 Iowa State blew past Northern Illinois 99-63 on Tuesday night for its 12th straight win. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400498335
Stevie Clark arrested for marijuana Oklahoma State backup point guard Stevie Clark reportedly was arrested for possession of marijuana on Wednesday morning. According to police, Clark, a freshman, was arrested, booked into the Edmund, Okla., jail and released after posting bail. Clark was averaging 7.0 points and 3.7 assists as the backup to Marcus Smart. Read more http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bas...a-state-cowboys-arrested-possession-marijuana
Reserve Taurean Prince helps No. 9 Baylor roll past Savannah State Taurean Prince thinks he's starting to better understand his role with Baylor. The results back him up. For the second consecutive game, Prince came off the bench to provide a spark for the ninth-ranked Bears, scoring 12 of his 15 points in the first half of an 80-50 win over Savannah State. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400507014
No. 6 Oklahoma State drops Big 12 opener at Kansas State Oklahoma State forward Le'Bryan Nash may have given Kansas State the ultimate compliment when he stepped out of the locker room after a 74-71 loss to open Big 12 play on Saturday. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400498337
No. 13 Iowa State wins school record-tying 13th straight Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg knows how tough it is to quell a momentum shift and he was glad his 13th-ranked Cyclones succeeded in stemming Texas Tech's in a 73-62 victory Saturday. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400498338
DeAndre Kane's 30 send unbeaten Iowa St. past Baylor Kane had a season-high 30 points with nine assists, eight rebounds and five steals as No. 9 Iowa State rolled past No. 7 Baylor 87-72 on Tuesday night, setting a school record with its 14th straight win. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400507015
No. 25 Kansas State beats TCU 65-47 Thomas Gipson knew he didn't play very well last season when he traveled home for Kansas State's game at TCU, and he admits he was a little anxious for Tuesday night's game, too. But with 24 family members cheering him on, Gipson had 19 points and eight rebounds, and No. 25 Kansas State ran its winning streak to 10 games with a 65-47 victory over TCU. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400498343
Brown, Smart lead No. 11 Oklahoma St over Texas Marcus Smart dominated every aspect of No. 11 Oklahoma State's victory over Texas. The sophomore scored 24 points, tied a career high with 11 rebounds, and had six steals and five assists with no turnovers in the Cowboys' 87-74 win over the Longhorns on Wednesday night. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400498345
Selden scores 24 as No. 18 Kansas beats Oklahoma Thanks to a productive offense, Oklahoma had been able to somewhat overlook its defensive lapses as the Sooners raced to an 11-1 start this season. But those problems now are starting to manifest themselves as losses. No. 18 Kansas shot 55 percent from the field in a 90-83 win over Oklahoma on Wednesday night. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400498344
Taurean Prince's career game boosts Baylor past TCU Taurean Prince is getting comfortable in his role off the bench for No. 7 Baylor, and contributing in a big way. Add in sharp-shooter Brady Heslip, and these Bears have quite a scoring punch after the starting five. Prince scored 15 of his career-high 23 points when Baylor took control before halftime and Heslip had 15 points on five 3-pointers as the Bears beat instate Big 12 rival TCU 88-62 on Saturday for their 13th straight home win. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400507016
Oklahoma hands No. 9 Iowa State its first loss Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger had been searching for signs that his young, talented team was growing up. He saw plenty on Saturday. Buddy Hield scored 22 points and Ryan Spangler added 16 points and a career-high 15 rebounds to help Oklahoma knock off previously unbeaten Iowa State 87-82 Saturday. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400498346
Markel Brown's 3 in final seconds lifts Oklahoma State by West Virginia Markel Brown's streak of eight straight games scoring in double figures for Oklahoma State was in jeopardy -- until he hit his final shot. Brown made a 3-pointer with 12 seconds to lift the 11th-ranked Cowboys to a 73-72 win over West Virginia on Saturday. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400498349
Andrew Wiggins, No. 18 Kansas easily beat No. 25 Kansas State Andrew Wiggins is from Canada, Wayne Selden from Massachusetts and Joel Embiid from the African nation of Cameroon. None of them grew up around the Kansas basketball program. None of them grew up around the Jayhawks' rivalry with Kansas State. So all week, the trio of freshmen -- along with the rest of the Jayhawks -- were subjected to videos on the rivalry. Kansas coach Bill Self wanted to drive home the importance that those games against the Wildcats have taken on over the years. The message must have come through quite clearly. Wiggins scored 22 points, Selden added 20 and the No. 18 Jayhawks routed the 25th-ranked Wildcats 86-60 on Saturday for their sixth straight win in the series. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400498348
Naadir Tharpe, Jayhawks control No. 8 Iowa State Tharpe scored a career-high 23 points on just nine shots, Wiggins had 17 points and a season-high 19 rebounds and No. 15 Kansas beat No. 8 Iowa State 77-70 on Monday night for its third straight win to open conference play. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400498352
