ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands (AP) — Darren Buchanan Jr.’s 17 points helped George Washington defeat Louisiana-Lafayette 83-74 on Saturday night. Buchanan added 10 rebounds for the Revolutionaries (5-1). Trey Autry scored 16 points, going 3 of 5 from the floor, including 3 for 3 from 3-point range, and 7 for 8 from the line. Rafael Castro shot 3 of 3 …

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Jamal Mashburn Jr. had 26 points in Temple’s 87-80 victory against UMass on Saturday night. Mashburn shot 9 for 20 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 6 of 9 from the free-throw line for the Owls (4-2). Quante Berry scored 12 points and added six rebounds. William Settle had 12 points and shot 2 of …

Nov. 23—The Maui Invitational has served as a launching pad for national championship runs. In the prestigious event’s history, seven teams that competed in the Maui field in November went on to cut down the title nets in April. UConn is on that list. During the 2010-11 season, the Huskies, led by Kemba Walker, gave the college basketball world a …

Thanksgiving week is here, which means some funky scheduling for the NBA. Turkey Day has been ceded to the NFL as usual, with no NBA teams in action. At least nine games will be played on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday, with the Tuesday and Saturday schedules consisting of five games. Between the schedule, the continuation of the Emirates NBA …

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (AP) — Randall Pettus II and Sam Vinson each scored 17 points as Northern Kentucky beat Kentucky State 85-59 on Saturday. Pettus also contributed five rebounds, six assists, and six steals for the Norse (1-4). Vinson shot 6 for 8 (3 for 4 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line and added four …

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) — Kobe Stewart scored 17 points as Presbyterian beat Monmouth 71-61 on Saturday. Stewart had five rebounds and six assists for the Blue Hose (5-3). Kory Mincy added 16 points while shooting 4 for 11 (3 for 8 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line while they also had five rebounds. Jamahri Harvey …

Poor shooting and poor defense sunk the Knicks in a 121-106 loss to the lowly Jazz on Saturday evening in Utah. New York fell to 9-7 on the season with a frustrating display. Utah improved to 4-12. Here are some takeaways… – The modern NBA has become a game that can be defined by a simple phrase: 3-and-D. Saturday exemplified …

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Hunter Sallis scored a season-high 31 points and put up seven of Wake Forest’s final nine points to earn a 67-57 win over Detroit Mercy in the first meeting between the schools on Saturday night. Sallis drilled a 3-pointer just under the five-minute mark to push the Wake Forest lead to 12, 61-49 and Davin Cosby …

Deion Sanders and Colorado lost their third game of the season on Saturday. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images) We could be headed for a four-way tie atop the Big 12 entering the final week of the regular season. No. 16 Colorado lost 37-21 at Kansas on Saturday while No. 14 BYU lost 28-23 at No. 21 Arizona State in an …

With center Duke Brennan back from a shoulder injury, everything fell into place for Grand Canyon’s basketball team during Friday night’s 91-73 rout of Norfolk State before a sellout crowd of 7,022 at Global Credit Union Arena. Players were no longer out of position. It opened up the court more for forward JaKobe Coles and guard Tyon Grant-Foster and led …

Will Wemby seek revenge on TJD for poster in Warriors-Spurs? originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area San Antonio Spurs took Victor Wembanyama No. 1 overall in the 2023 NBA draft hoping he would revitalize a once-elite franchise. The rookie provided dozens of encouraging moments, but one lowlight also lives on. Wembanyama was on the business end of a dunk …

Now that (almost) everyone in the Big Ten has played someone that matters, we can approach these power rankings with some real data. I’m beginning to care less about how good I think someone is than who I know they’ve beaten. It’s not as easy to do a true resume ranking in basketball as it is in football, and conference …