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Iowa St. ends No. 5 Kansas' streak at 10 (AP)
Royce White has been so bad from the free throw line lately that his struggles have literally turned into nightmares. A few hours after waking up from a dream in which he couldn't hit anything from the line, White sank the two biggest freebies of his career to give Iowa State a landmark win for coach Fred Hoiberg.
- AP Poll
- 1. Kentucky
- 2. Missouri
- 3. Syracuse
- 4. Ohio State
- 5. Kansas
- 6. Baylor
- 7. North Carolina
- 8. Duke
- 9. Georgetown
- 10. Michigan State
- Coaches Poll
- 1. Kentucky
- 2. Missouri
- 3. Ohio State
- 4. Syracuse
- 5. Kansas
- 6. Duke
- 7. Baylor
- 8. North Carolina
- 9. Murray State
- 10. Georgetown
Robinson keys Pitt upsetting No. 9 Hoyas (AP)
Jamie Dixon didn't give up hope, not when Pittsburgh lost to Wagner. Not when Rutgers held the Panthers to all of 39 points. Not when the program's longest losing streak in well over a decade sent it tumbling to the bottom of the Big East. The coach kept insisting the Panthers would be OK when they got healthy.
No. 3 Syracuse gets by West Va. 63-61 (AP)
Brandon Triche is Syracuse's top free throw shooter, and in his mind if the first one he takes in a game feels good he's going to have a good game at the line. On Saturday, with West Virginia and the third-ranked Orange clawing for a victory and the score tied 61-all with 88 seconds left, Triche swished a pair of free throws -- his only attempts of the game -- and Syracuse held on for a...
No. 14 Gators top No. 18 Mississippi St. (AP)
Early in the week, Florida coach Billy Donovan called center Patric Young into his office for a little chat. Donovan wanted Young to play with more energy, more passion and more enthusiasm. Clearly, Young embraced the challenge. Young scored 12 points off the bench, making several crowd-rousing plays in the second half, and No.
UConn prez praises Boatright's character (AP)
University of Connecticut president Susan Herbst is praising Huskies basketball player Ryan Boatright in the wake of an NCAA investigation into his eligibility. In a statement released Sunday morning, Herbst said the school is pleased that Boatright has been cleared to play by the NCAA and said he showed "a strength of character that is seldom demanded of college freshman." Boatright has...