News : Jared Sullinger scored 24 points and William Buford hit a critical 3-pointer down the stretch, helping No. 3 Ohio State beat Wisconsin (No. 20 ESPN/USA Today, No. 19 AP) 58-52 on Saturday.
News : Anthony Davis had 22 points, eight rebounds and eight blocks as No. 1 Kentucky wiped away the memories of the last time the top-ranked Wildcats came to South Carolina with an 86-52 victory Saturday night.
News : Tyler Zeller scored 22 points, John Henson had 17 points and 12 rebounds, and North Carolina (No. 6 ESPN/USA Today, No. 5 AP) rallied from a nine-point deficit in the second half to squeeze past Maryland 83-74 Saturday.
News : Anthony James buried a 3 at the buzzer as Northern Iowa upset Creighton (No. 12 ESPN/USA Today, No. 13 AP) 65-62 on Saturday, snapping the Bluejays' 11-game winning streak.
News : Perry Jones III had 16 points and 11 rebounds, Quincy Acy provided the go-ahead basket and a key offensive rebound down the stretch and No. 6 Baylor edged Oklahoma State 64-60 on Saturday.
News : Okaro White scored 13 points and Xavier Gibson added 10 points Saturday as Florida State (No. 24 ESPN/USA Today, No. 21 AP) held off Virginia (No. 18 ESPN/USA Today, No. 16 AP) 58-55 to keep a share of first place in the ACC.
News : Henry Sims had 13 points and nine rebounds, and No. 14 Georgetown held South Florida without a point for nearly 11 minutes in the first half Saturday in a 75-45 win over the Bulls.
News : Victor Oladipo scored a career-high 23 points to help No. 20 Indiana defeat Purdue 78-61 on Saturday night and break a five-game losing streak to its in-state rival.
News : Chane Behanan hit his first 10 shots on the way to a career-high 23 points to go with 11 rebounds and Louisville (No. 25 ESPN/USA Today) beat Rutgers 78-66 on Saturday for its fourth straight Big East victory.
News : Flanked by representatives from Missouri pro sports teams prior to the Kansas-Missouri basketball game, Gov. Jay Nixon launched an effort to build 35 houses in tornado-devastated Joplin.
News : Ohio State coach Urban Meyer defended his staff's recruiting practices on Friday, following comments from some Big Ten coaches who lost recruits to the Buckeyes about the practice of "flipping" players who have made verbal commitments.
News : The Atlantic Coast Conference will play a nine-game schedule in football and every team will compete in the ACC basketball tournaments once Syracuse and Pittsburgh join the league.
News : Cornerback Nick Marshall, cornerback Chris Sanders and receiver Sanford Seay have been dismissed from Georgia's football team for violating team rules.
News : Rhodes Trust officials suggest a Yale University quarterback would have known his candidacy for the prestigious scholarship was in jeopardy because of a sexual misconduct allegation, contrary to what he has said, a newspaper reports.
News : Chapel Hill police say the son of new Jacksonville Jaguars coach Mike Mularkey is among three former North Carolina athletes arrested for possession of cocaine.
News : Florida State's coaching staff celebrated its assembly of another formidable recruiting class and top-rated wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham committed to playing in his home state of Missouri on national signing day Wednesday.
News : LSU coach Les Miles questioned would-be Tigers quarterback Gunner Kiel's ability to lead on Wednesday, adding he felt the program had done better by winning a commitment from Jeremy Liggins.
News : An attorney for former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky blamed the attorney general's "embellished" rhetoric for setting off the furious public outcry that led to the downfall of longtime coach Joe Paterno.
News : West Virginia assistant Mike Smith has decided to return to his job coaching linebackers with the New York Jets, less than two weeks after he accepted a position with the Mountaineers.
