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Anthony Livingston had been practicing taking 3-pointers from the corner before the game. ”It was definitely a tough challenge for us,” Livingston said of Tuesday night’s 77-76 overtime upset of No. 7 West Virginia. West Virginia coach Bob Huggins was asked what’s next for his team.
Svi Mykhailiuk claimed he had no idea whether he traveled during his coast-to-coast, buzzer-beating layup that gave No. 3 Kansas a dramatic 90-88 victory over Kansas State on Tuesday night. ”Svi showed some athletic ability there at the end,” Kansas coach Bill Self said. Josh Jackson matched a career high with 22 points to go with nine rebounds and six assists, and Landen Lucas added 18 points and 12 rebounds, as the Jayhawks (13-1, 2-0 Big 12) pushed their home winning streak to 50 in one of the closest games during that incredible streak.
Brownell, Williams trade words in handshake line
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Malique Trent has left the TCU basketball team for what the coach says are personal reasons.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — South Florida has fired coach Orlando Antigua 13 games into his third season at the American Athletic Conference school.
South Carolina guard Sindarius Thornwell apologized to his teammates and fans after his reinstatement Monday without shedding light on why he was suspended for the past six games for an unspecified violation of athletic department policy. Thornwell, the team’s top scorer and rebounder, will return when the Gamecocks (10-3) open Southeastern Conference play at Georgia on Wednesday night. The Gamecocks have gone 3-3, including a loss at Memphis last Friday, and have fallen from the rankings in his absence.
Hall of Fame Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is stepping away from the team to have lower back surgery. Krzyzewski will coach Wednesday night’s game against Georgia Tech before handing off to associate head coach Jeff Capel for Saturday’s home game against Boston College. Krzyzewski, 69, will have a fragment of a herniated disk removed at Duke University Hospital.
Baylor up to No. 2 behind Nova in AP Top 25
Duke’s Krzyzewski to undergo back surgery
On Indiana, moving forward and the shadow of Bob Knight
