Category: Top 25 Roundup

Top 25 Roundup: Virginia Tech Upsets No. 7 Duke for First ACC Title

Hunter Cattoor scored a career high 31 points as he led Virginia Tech to perhaps its biggest win in program history, 82–67 over No. 7 Duke on Saturday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament final in New York. Keve Aluma added 19 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists as the seventh-seeded Hokies (23–12) captured…


Top 25 Roundup: No. 10 Wisconsin Clinches Share of Big Ten Title

Freshman Chucky Hepburn hit a 3-pointer with 1.5 seconds left to give No. 10 Wisconsin a 70–67 victory over No. 8 Purdue on Tuesday in Madison, Wis., allowing the Badgers to clinch at least a share of the Big Ten regular-season title. Wisconsin (24–5, 15–4 Big Ten), which swept the two-game series against Purdue for…


Top 25 Roundup: Nation’s Top 6 Teams All Lose

Tommy Kuhse scored 14 points and No. 23 Saint Mary’s posted an epic wire-to-wire 67–57 victory over top-ranked Gonzaga on Saturday night in their West Coast Conference matchup at Moraga, Calif. It marked the second time the Gaels have defeated a No. 1 team in 13 opportunities. The other time was the school’s memorable 60–47…


Top 25 Roundup: Oregon Caps Sweep of No. 12 UCLA

De’Vion Harmon’s game-high 17 points and a late, 13–3 run powered Oregon to a 68–63 win and a season sweep of No. 12 UCLA on Thursday in Eugene, Ore. The Ducks (18–10, 11–6 Pac-12) came into Thursday’s matchup having lost three of their previous four to complicate their NCAA Tournament at-large bid prospects. Jacob Young…


Top 25 Roundup: No. 11 Texas Tech Beats No. 7 Baylor Again

Kevin Obanor scored 23 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, both season highs, as No. 11 Texas Tech came from behind to overwhelm No. 7 Baylor 83-73 on Wednesday in a key Big 12 Conference matchup in Lubbock, Texas. The Red Raiders (20–6, 9–4 Big 12) trailed by seven points at halftime but rallied behind Obanor’s…


Top 25 Roundup: Virginia Stuns No. 7 Duke in Closing Seconds

Reece Beekman drained a 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left to give Virginia a shocking 69–68 victory against No. 7 Duke on Monday night at Durham, North Carolina. Jayden Gardner scored 17 points with eight rebounds, Kadin Shedrick dumped in a career-high 16 points off the bench and Armaan Franklin had 11 points for Virginia (15–9,…


Top 25 Roundup: Late Hoop Lifts No. 13 Michigan State Past Maryland

Malik Hall scored on a driving layup with 1.9 seconds to give No. 13 Michigan State a 65–63 victory against Maryland on Tuesday night at College Park, Md., moving the Spartans into a first-place tie in the Big Ten. Hall scored a game-high 16 points and Marcus Bingham Jr. added 10 points and six rebounds…


Top 25 Roundup: No. 24 Illinois Takes Down No. 10 Michigan St.

Trent Frazier tallied 16 points and five assists and No. 24 Illinois held off No. 10 Michigan State 56–55 on Tuesday in Champaign, Ill., and took first place from the Spartans in the Big Ten. Alfonso Plummer contributed 11 points and four assists for the Fighting Illini (14–5, 7–2 Big Ten), who were without top…