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| Denmon's late 3s rally Mizzou by Kansas (AP) |
After a bunch of off-target games, Marcus Denmon couldn't miss. Especially at the finish. The senior guard hit three 3-pointers in the final 2:05, the last for the go-ahead points, and No. 4 Missouri scored the game's final 11 points to rally past No. 8 Kansas 74-71 in Game 1 of what could be the schools' final border showdown Saturday night.
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| Without Calhoun, UConn rolls to end skid (AP) |
Connecticut did just fine without ailing coach Jim Calhoun. Ryan Boatright scored 19 points, Jeremy Lamb had 17 and the Huskies beat Seton Hall 69-46 on Saturday in their first game since the school announced Calhoun was taking an indefinite leave of absence. Lamb added eight rebounds and Boatright had five assists and four steals for the Huskies (15-7, 5-5 Big East), who stopped a four-game slide.
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| No. 3 Buckeyes get rare win at Wisconsin (AP) |
Jared Sullinger wore out Wisconsin. Then William Buford put the Badgers away. No. 3 Ohio State wasn't going to give No. 19 Wisconsin a shot at another comeback. Sullinger scored 24 points and Buford hit a critical 3-pointer down the stretch, helping the Buckeyes beat the Badgers 58-52 on Saturday. Sullinger was shocked when he wasn't double-teamed on defense to start the game, and he pounced...
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| Melo's return sparks Syracuse in rout (AP) |
| Fab Melo returned just in time to help Jim Boeheim reach another milestone. Melo scored a career-high 14 points in his first action after a three-game absence and Boeheim tied Dean Smith for third place on the victory list with win No. 879 as No. 2 Syracuse dominated St. John's 95-70 on Saturday. Syracuse (23-1, 10-1 Big East) rallied behind the return of the 7-foot Melo, taking a 41-27 halftime... |
| Surging Irish knock off No. 15 Marquette (AP) |
Notre Dame coach Mike Brey thought his team took big strides in its development Saturday. Freshman Pat Connaughton had 23 points and 11 rebounds as Notre Dame made 11 3-pointers and beat No. 15 Marquette 76-59. "I told them in one of the last media timeouts, `I feel like I'm coaching men today,"' Brey said.
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