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Nate Heise hits go-ahead 3-pointer in No. 6 Iowa State's 70-67 win over No. 2 Houston
Nate Heise hit a go-ahead 3-pointer and Tamin Lipsey came up with an offensive rebound in the final seconds to cap No. 6 Iowa State's rally in a 70-67 victory over Big 12 leader and second-ranked Houston on Monday night.
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No. 3 Duke routs Syracuse 101-64, shifts focus to weekend showdown versus No. 1 Michigan
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No. 24 Wisconsin moves back into Top 25 by displaying a knack for beating Big Ten's best teams
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Geno Auriemma ties Tara VanDerveer for most AP Top 25 appearances as UConn stays No. 1
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Ava Heiden scores career-high 27 and No. 13 Iowa women beat Nebraska 80-67 for a 20-win season

Michigan rises to No. 1 in AP Top 25 men's hoops poll for 1st time since January 2013
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The '6-7' craze is going strong at NBA and college basketball games
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LSU unveils jersey patches, experts weigh in on new revenue stream for athletic departments
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Post-fight: Providence's Powell suspended 3 games
Johnson scores 24 to guide Bradley to 70-60 victory over Southern Illinois
No. 17 TCU women grab top spot in Big 12 Conference after beating No. 19 West Virginia 59-50
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Kansas State fires basketball coach Jerome Tang, days after fans wore bags over heads
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Sayvia Sellers scores 17 to lead No. 25 Washington women over Oregon 51-43
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Big East suspends Providence's Powell 2 games, giving him a 3-game penalty from fight-filled game
Ziegler leads No. 9 Louisville in 88-65 romp over Florida State
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No. 20 Maryland's comeback win at No. 8 Ohio State shows it is back on track after January struggles
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No. 20 Maryland rallies from 19-point deficit to defeat No. 8 Ohio State 76-75
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Syla Swords scores 24, No. 7 Michigan beats No. 13 Michigan State 86-65 to sweep season series
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No. 10 Oklahoma holds off No. 23 Alabama 79-71 after late fourth-quarter surge
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Booker helps No. 4 Texas hold on against No. 22 Tennessee 65-63
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No. 2 UCLA women beat Indiana 92-48 and extend win streak to 19 games
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Taliah Scott scores 26 points and No. 12 Baylor women roll past UCF 93-63
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Clara Strack scores 28, No. 18 Kentucky women beat No. 14 Ole Miss 74-57
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David Mirkovic scores 25, Kylan Boswell returns as No. 8 Illinois beats Indiana 71-51
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BYU guard Richie Saunders will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL
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Seniors Jackson and Mair lead No. 11 Duke women to narrow win over No. 21 North Carolina
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Francis, Zrno lead Rutgers in 68-57 victory over Maryland
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Moustapha Thiam has 15 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks; Cincinnati beats Utah 69-65

Dani Carnegie's 29 sparks Georgia's stunning 76-74 upset of No. 5 Vanderbilt
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No. 4 Blue Devils need big man Patrick Ngongba II to avoid foul trouble
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Q&A: What is St. John's outlook for the Big Dance?
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Ike powers No. 12 Gonzaga past Santa Clara into first place in WCC
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Rubin: St. John's 11th straight win features ejection-filled melee
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Swain scores 18 of his 25 after halftime, Texas beats Missouri 85-68
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Steinbach, Diallo pave the way for Washington to end three-game skid beating Minnesota 69-57

No. 3 South Carolina beats No. 6 LSU 79-72, extending winning streak against the Tigers to 18 games
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Holloway paces Alabama's balanced attack in 89-75 win over South Carolina

JT Toppin puts on low-post masterclass in No. 16 Texas Tech's OT win over No. 1 Arizona
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Darius Acuff Jr., Billy Richmond III have career nights as No. 21 Arkansas beats Auburn
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Ball and Karaban lead No. 6 UConn to a 79-75 win over Georgetown
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Thomas, Lewis help No. 15 Virginia beat Ohio State 70-66 in Nashville

No. 16 Texas Tech rallies to beat No. 1 Arizona 78-75 in OT for Wildcats' second straight loss
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Hubbard scores 32 points to lead Mississippi State past Ole Miss
Huff scores 21 in West Virginia's 74-67 comeback win over UCF

NCAA women's committee's 1st top 16 reveal: UConn, UCLA, South Carolina, Vanderbilt are No. 1s
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Nate Ament scores 22 and Tennessee holds off LSU 73-63
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No. 17 St. John's survives Providence push to win 11th straight, 79-69 over Friars
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Fight breaks out between No. 17 St. John's and Providence and seven players are ejected
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BYU guard Saunders leaves game versus Colorado in 1st minute with lower leg injury
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C.J. Cox, Gicarri Harris lead No. 13 Purdue past Iowa, 78-57
Miami scores last 8 points to beat N.C. State 77-76
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Rob Wright scores career-high 39 points to help No. 22 BYU edge Colorado in OT
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St. Rose's 15 points lead No. 24 Princeton women past Cornell, 59-38

Emanuel Sharp scores 23, No. 3 Houston downs Kansas State 78-64
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Kentucky guard Denzel Aberdeen gets dubbed 'Gator traitor' during his return game to Florida
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Juke Harris scores 25, delivers down the stretch in Wake Forest's 68-63 win over Stanford
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Another big game for freshman Mikel Brown Jr. as No. 24 Louisville beats Baylor 82-71
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Area colleges
Rubin: SJU's Hopkins ready for Providence fans' vitriol
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Former St. John's guard Richmond signs 10-day contract with Wizards
These numbers illustrate how St. John's has won 10 straight games
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Rubin: 904 wins later, St. John's Pitino knows how to develop talent
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Rubin: How will surging Storm respond to ramped-up pressure?
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3 takeaways from St. John's upset win over UConn
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St. John's earns ninth straight win by knocking off No. 3 UConn
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Rubin: The Big East isn't what it used to be
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