LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A heavily-bandaged left hand hasn't stopped Kentucky forward Rhyne Howard from putting up big numbers.Howard scored 26 points and led a third-quarter surge that sent the No. 18 Wildcats over No. 6 Mississippi State 73-62 victory...

BOSTON (AP) — Derryck Thornton had 22 points, five rebounds and five assists, Jay Heath scored 16, and Boston College held off a second-half surge from North Carolina State in a 71-68 win on Sunday night.Nik Popovic added 14 points and eight rebounds...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — No. 4 San Diego State keeps winning, forcing coach Brian Dutcher to dig deep for creative ways to keep his team focused.After the Aztecs beat Boise State 72-55 Sunday, he revealed some of his slogans that keep the team on task.“Early...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Coach Dan Hurley fought back tears as he described the high price his UConn Huskies paid during Sunday's win over Memphis.Christian Vital scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half as Connecticut overcame what appeared to be...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Third-ranked Oregon completed a weekend sweep in Los Angeles, getting comfortable wins over seventh-ranked UCLA and Southern California to extend its 12-game winning streak.The Ducks (24-2, 13-1 Pac-12) are atop the league standings...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville coach Jeff Walz said he was willing to deal with a minor bump in the road to avoid a possible wipeout, and now it appears the No. 9 Cardinals are back firing on all gears.Dana Evans scored 18 points to lead No. 9 Louisville...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Anthony Murphy posted career highs scoring 20 points and grabbing 13 rebounds and Drake beat Evansville 85-80 on Sunday.Evansville led 40-34 at halftime before Drake (17-10, 7-7 Missouri Valley Conference) started the second...

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Dimencio Vaughn finished with 20 points, nine assists and seven rebounds and Rider breezed to a 79-63 victory over Quinnipiac on Sunday.Vaughn buried 8 of 13 shots from the floor with two 3-pointers for the Broncs (15-10,...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — South Florida’s Jose Fernandez is puzzled by the chatter about the struggles of the UConn women’s basketball team this season.They've lost three games," Fernandez said Sunday after falling to the fifth-ranked Huskies 67-47 before...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Francesca Pan delivered a brilliant performance at an opportune time.The Georgia Tech guard scored 13 of her 30 points in the first six minutes of the third quarter and the Yellow Jackets boosted their NCAA Tournament hopes by holding...

BALTIMORE (AP) — Santi Aldama had 22 points and Loyola (MD) surprised defeated Colgate 84-80 on Sunday.Will Rayman's late 3 brought Colgate within 81-78 with 35 seconds left. Isaiah Hart then made 1 of 2 foul shots for a four-point lead. Rayman made...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Kathleen Doyle scored 22 points and No. 17 Iowa ran its winning streak at home to 34 with a 97-71 win over Wisconsin on Sunday.McKenna Warnock added 20 points and Monika Czinano 19 on a combined 14-of-19 shooting for the Hawkeyes...