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Morgan’s double-double, Essegian’s 5 3s help Nebraska beat Murray St. 66-49 at Diamond Head Classic
11 hours, 11 minutes ago

Morgan’s double-double, Essegian’s 5 3s help Nebraska beat Murray St. 66-49 at Diamond Head Classic

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! HONOLULU — Andrew Morgan scored 12 points and grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds, Connor Essegian hit five 3-pointers and added 15 points Sunday night and Nebraska beat Murray State 66-49 at the Diamond Head Classic. Kylen Milton made back-to-back 3s, was fouled and the second …

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Wood’s 23 lead Murray State over Southeast Missouri State 73-53
2 weeks ago

Wood’s 23 lead Murray State over Southeast Missouri State 73-53

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! MURRAY, Ky. — Jacobi Wood had 23 points in Murray State’s 73-53 victory against Southeast Missouri State on Sunday night. Southeast Missouri State also got 12 points from Tedrick Washington Jr. Murray State got a team-high eight points across the first half from Ellington, but …

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Austin Peay visits Young and Murray State
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Austin Peay visits Young and Murray State

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Austin Peay Governors at Murray State Racers Murray, Kentucky; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Murray State hosts Austin Peay after Katelyn Young scored 25 points in Murray State’s 91-66 win against the Saint Louis Billikens. Murray State averages 18.3 assists per game to lead …

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Lindauer throws record 7 TDs, D has five picks and Southern Illinois overwhelms Murray State 62-0
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Lindauer throws record 7 TDs, D has five picks and Southern Illinois overwhelms Murray State 62-0

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! CARBONDALE, Ill. — Michael Lindauer threw for a school-record seven touchdowns and Southern Illinois wrapped up the regular season with a 62-0 win over Murray State on Saturday. Keontez Lewis had five receptions for 104 yards and touchdowns covering 4 and 65 yards. Allen Middleton ran …

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Brock Vandagriff, Cutter Boley each throw 2 TD passes, Kentucky blows out FCS Murray State 48-6
1 month ago

Brock Vandagriff, Cutter Boley each throw 2 TD passes, Kentucky blows out FCS Murray State 48-6

Live Mint  

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Brock Vandagriff and backup quarterback Cutter Boley each threw two touchdown passes, Jamarion Wilcox rushed for a career-high 123 yards and a score and Kentucky totaled season highs in scoring and yardage to roll past Murray State 48-6 on Saturday and stop a four-game losing streak. A fluky touchdown jump-started Kentucky as KaVan Reed appeared to intercept …

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Commanders QB Jayden Daniels relives college memories -- good and bad -- in return to Arizona State
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Commanders QB Jayden Daniels relives college memories -- good and bad -- in return to Arizona State

Associated Press  

TEMPE, Ariz. — Jayden Daniels is a football phenom these days, excelling during his rookie season with the Washington Commanders one year after winning the Heisman Trophy following a standout season at LSU. In an interesting twist to Daniels’ rookie year, the Commanders are practicing this week on Arizona State’s campus in preparation for a game with the Arizona Cardinals …

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Brady Cook, Luther Burden III lead No. 11 Missouri to season-opening 51-0 rout of Murray State
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Brady Cook, Luther Burden III lead No. 11 Missouri to season-opening 51-0 rout of Murray State

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 11 Missouri routed Murray State 51-0 on Thursday night in the season opener for both teams. Each game it’s going to get a little more challenging and we have to meet those challenges head on.” Murray State, which was picked to finish last in the Missouri …

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Murray State takes down No. 24 Texas A&M 88-79
2 years, 1 month ago

Murray State takes down No. 24 Texas A&M 88-79

Associated Press  

CONWAY, S.C. — JaCobi Wood scored 23 points and Murray State took down No. Steve Prohm, in his second stint as Murray State’s coach — the first coming 2011-15 before leaving for Iowa State — was pleased with the performance of the Racers’ reconstructed roster. I don’t think we contested shots at the rim or from the perimeter the way …

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TIPOFF: Creighton’s Scheierman tops list of impact transfers
2 years, 1 month ago

TIPOFF: Creighton’s Scheierman tops list of impact transfers

Associated Press  

Creighton has its best preseason ranking ever thanks in part to the big victory it earned in the transfer portal. South Dakota State went 68-22 in Scheierman’s three seasons, including a 30-5 mark last season that included an NCAA Tournament appearance. The 6-footer led the AAC with 19.4 points per game at SMU and also ranked third in the league …

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New LSU coach McMahon rebuilds roster despite uncertainty
2 years, 2 months ago

New LSU coach McMahon rebuilds roster despite uncertainty

Associated Press  

— It’s a new era at LSU. McMahon brought three players from his 2022 NCAA Tournament team at Murray State — KJ Williams, Justice Hill and Trae Hannibal — to Baton Rouge. He also added four high school recruits and lured back three players who were on LSU’s roster before his hiring: Mwani Wilkinson, Justice Williams and Adam Miller. McMahon …

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Texas Tech, Wichita State among men’s college basketball transfer portal losers
2 years, 5 months ago

Texas Tech, Wichita State among men’s college basketball transfer portal losers

New York Times  

The feeding frenzy of the men’s college basketball transfer portal is basically over. There is a lot to like about the roster Adams and his staff have put together, which includes three top-100 freshmen and plenty of incoming transfers, too: North Carolina guard Kerwin Walton, one of the nation’s best rebounders in Utah Valley transfer Fardaws Aimaq, Oregon guard De’Vion …

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2022 NCAA Tournament bracket: East Region analysis of No. 3 Purdue, No. 4 UCLA, No. 8 North Carolina and more
2 years, 9 months ago

2022 NCAA Tournament bracket: East Region analysis of No. 3 Purdue, No. 4 UCLA, No. 8 North Carolina and more

New York Times  

The East Region features last year’s national champion, Baylor, as the top seed, plus the two teams with most NCAA Tournament titles in history: No. 15 Saint Peter’s on Friday Record: 29-7 How they got here: Purdue secured early-season victories against ranked teams North Carolina and Villanova during the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament and kept winning. Spotlight on: Juzang …

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Saint Peter’s is 3rd 15 seed in Sweet 16, beats Murray State
2 years, 9 months ago

Saint Peter’s is 3rd 15 seed in Sweet 16, beats Murray State

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Undersized in every way, Saint Peter’s became the latest NCAA Tournament darling that only the most ardent hoops fans had heard of before it stepped onto a court with a March Madness logo. Saint Peter’s ended a 21-game winning streak and a memorable season for Murray State, located 265 miles from Lexington in Kentucky’s southwestern corner. Saint Peter’s …

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Cinderella has a ‘stache: Meet Doug Edert and Saint Peter’s, the new March Madness darlings
2 years, 9 months ago

Cinderella has a ‘stache: Meet Doug Edert and Saint Peter’s, the new March Madness darlings

New York Times  

INDIANAPOLIS — Bill Edert is trying to stay stone-faced. Murray State coach Matt McMahon passed Edert on his way to the interview room, stopped, shook his hand, told him, “Great game.” But McMahon, whose team is full of hulking guys who look like linebackers, could be forgiven if his face betrayed what must’ve been running through his mind: This guy …

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East Preview: Defending champ Baylor vs blue-blood Tar Heels
2 years, 9 months ago

East Preview: Defending champ Baylor vs blue-blood Tar Heels

Associated Press  

FORT WORTH, Texas — North Carolina and UCLA are tradition-rich programs with multiple national championships and are still playing in the East Regional, avoiding first-round shockers like what Saint Peter’s did to second-seeded Kentucky. “That’s all we focused on.” Playing less than 100 miles from its campus, the Bears have their first-ever meeting against eighth-seeded and six-time national champ North …

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March Madness: North Carolina upsets Baylor in overtime, will face UCLA in Sweet 16
2 years, 9 months ago

March Madness: North Carolina upsets Baylor in overtime, will face UCLA in Sweet 16

LA Times  

North Carolina’s Armando Bacot goes up for a shot against Baylor’s Jeremy Sochan on Saturday. To persevere in a moment like that and just come together, I’m just so proud of everyone.” RJ Davis scored a career-high 30 points with a nifty layup while being fouled in overtime, when Bacot made the tiebreaking free throws after missing three in the …

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Murray State edges San Francisco 92-87 in overtime
2 years, 9 months ago

Murray State edges San Francisco 92-87 in overtime

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Games like this require veteran leadership, which KJ Williams and others delivered for Murray State. Williams scored six of his 18 points in overtime after Murray State blew an eight-point lead late in regulation, and the seventh-seeded Racers extended their winning streak to 21 games with a 92-87 victory over San Francisco in the first round of the …

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Saint Peter’s ousts Kentucky, busts brackets on NCAA Day 1
2 years, 9 months ago

Saint Peter’s ousts Kentucky, busts brackets on NCAA Day 1

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Tiny Saint Peter’s took down basketball royalty on Thursday night, getting 27 points from Daryl Banks III in an 85-79 overtime victory over second-seeded Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Dischon Thomas scored 15 points on 5-of-7 3-point shooting for Colorado State, and Mountain West Conference player of the year David Roddy had 13 points …

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Hollinger: David Roddy, Josh Minott and 9 other NBA Draft sleepers to watch during March Madness
2 years, 9 months ago

Hollinger: David Roddy, Josh Minott and 9 other NBA Draft sleepers to watch during March Madness

New York Times  

David Roddy does not look like a basketball player. Abu Kigab, 6-7 senior SF, Boise State Boise State’s first-round NCAA Tournament game is going to be a hideous, tortured mess that ends with a score of something like 46-43. He’s shooting 41.8 percent inside the arc in Big 12 games, 29.9 percent from 3 for the season and has a …

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Vecenie’s 2022 NBA Draft Big Board 3.0: Chet Holmgren, Jabari Smith in their own tier; Shaedon Sharpe enters fray
2 years, 9 months ago

Vecenie’s 2022 NBA Draft Big Board 3.0: Chet Holmgren, Jabari Smith in their own tier; Shaedon Sharpe enters fray

New York Times  

We’re now deep into March Madness season, and it’s a good time to reset The Athletic’s NBA Draft Big Board, which has seen quite a bit of shake-up since the previous update. 11 Ochai Agbaji, Kansas W 22 6-5 6-9 12 Jeremy Sochan, Baylor F 18 6-8 N/A 13 Bennedict Mathurin, Arizona W 20 6-6 N/A 14 TyTy Washington, Kentucky …

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No. 1 Gonzaga one of top-6 teams in AP poll to fall
2 years, 9 months ago

No. 1 Gonzaga one of top-6 teams in AP poll to fall

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 3 AUBURN 62 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Santiago Vescovi scored 14 points and Zakai Zeigler had 11 of his 13 points in the second half to lead Tennessee over Auburn. 7 DUKE 97, SYRACUSE 72 SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Mark Williams scored a season-high 28 points, Paolo …

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Appleby takes over, Florida rallies past No. 2 Auburn 63-62
2 years, 10 months ago

Appleby takes over, Florida rallies past No. 2 Auburn 63-62

Associated Press  

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Tyree Appleby scored 20 of his 26 points in the second half, Colin Castleton added 19 and Florida rallied to beat No. 6 KANSAS 71, WEST VIRGINIA 58 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Ochai Agbaji scored 23 points, and David McCormack had 19 points and 11 rebounds to help Kansas beat West Virginia. 7 BAYLOR 72, TCU 62 WACO, …

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Bubble Watch: Rutgers is the new Providence. Tell your friends
2 years, 10 months ago

Bubble Watch: Rutgers is the new Providence. Tell your friends

New York Times  

We didn’t remember it this way, but Providence actually got off to an OK start in the fall of 2016. Good news for Creighton, because this resume really can’t afford another bad loss – just the one, to Arizona State early in the season, is fine. Really inadvisable stuff from Oregon Saturday, especially considering it joins the Ducks’ two other …

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Bubble Watch: We don’t talk about LSU. No, no, no. (OK, we need to talk about the Tigers)
2 years, 10 months ago

Bubble Watch: We don’t talk about LSU. No, no, no. (OK, we need to talk about the Tigers)

New York Times  

If we can avoid it, we will. If you look at the Tigers’ team sheet, where dates don’t matter and results are free of linear narrative constructs, it all still looks very good — strong NET and schedule numbers, a 4-4 Quad 1 record with wins over Kentucky and Tennessee, with the “bad” losses picked up when Pinson got hurt. …

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