NCAA Basketball News

Cleveland Melvin scored 19 points and DePaul beat the Florida Atlantic Owls 81-70 on Thursday night, giving the Blue Demons their 1,400th win in program history.

Wells scored 18 of his career-high 33 points in the closing seven minutes to carry Maryland to an 88-80 win over Boston College Thursday night in the Terrapins' final league-opener as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

T.J. Bray, coming off a one-game suspension for discipline reasons, scored 20 of his 23 points in the second half as Princeton pulled away from Rutgers for a 78-73 win Wednesday night.

Antoine Mason scored 21 points as the Niagara Purple Eagles took down the Davidson Wildcats, 83-72, in a non- conference tilt at the First Niagara Center.

Iowa's rotation is the envy of opponents everywhere. The Hawkeyes have 10 players averaging at least 15 minutes per game, and they're getting nearly half of their Big Ten-leading 89.5 points a game from their backups.

Brett Olson scored 24 points as Denver beat Colorado State 80-70 on Wednesday night for its first road victory over its in-state rival since 1979.

Billy Baron scored a game-high 23 points to help Canisius overcome a nine-point halftime deficit to defeat Buffalo 69-55 Wednesday night.

One of three Big Ten Conference teams ranked in the Associated Press Top-5 this week, the Wisconsin Badgers put their perfect record on the line tonight as they host the Milwaukee Panthers at the Kohl Center.

The third-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes attempt to keep their unblemished season alive on Wednesday night, as they play host to the Bryant Bulldogs at Value City Arena as part of the Gotham Classic.

GAME NOTES: In their first game as the No. 1 team in the nation, the Arizona Wildcats will play host to the New Mexico State Aggies at the McKale Center.

Bruce Weber knows there isn't a way for his team to eliminate the bitter taste of defeat from their season-opening loss to Northern Colorado.

Illinois didn't play quite as rough as it did in its last home game, a 57-55 escape against Indiana Purdue-Fort Worth on Nov. 29, but the Illini still have some ragged edges in their game.

West Virginia's leading scorer was limited to five of his 23 points in the second half and the Mountaineers couldn't hold on to a 10-point lead, falling to No.

He scored a season-high 26 points - 16 in a dominant opening half for Indiana - to lead the Hoosiers to an 81-54 blowout win over Oakland on Tuesday.

19 Florida held on to beat No. 13 Kansas 67-61 on Tuesday night. The Gators bounced back from a buzzer-beater loss at No.

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The Boise State Broncos will put the best start in school history to the test on Tuesday night, as they travel to legendary Rupp Arena to take on the 11th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats.

Jason Brickman hit a pair of free throws to pull LIU Brooklyn within 4 with :57 to play and, after Shane Whitfield missed two free throws for Lehigh, Corey Schaefer's steal from Gilbert Parga with 20 seconds remaining helped the Mountain Hawks hold off the Blackbirds.

Some coaches shy away from a No. 1 ranking early in the season, worried about the impact it will have on their players' psyche.

Jerian Grant hit a late 3-pointer and scored 23 points Monday to help Notre Dame scrap out a win over Bryant, 70-59 in the second round of the Gotham Classic at Purcell Pavilion.