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CSU’s Emmanuel Omogbo Involved in Postgame Altercation with New Mexico Coaches

Posted by Alec Nathan on January 14 2017 Add Comments
Colorado State Rams forward Emmanuel Omogbo was involved in a postgame altercation with members of the New Mexico Lobos coaching staff following his team's 84-71 loss Saturday afternoon.  The Albuquerque Journal's Geoff Grammer captured video footage of the incident (warning: includes NSFW language): According to Grammer, "CSU's players in pregame made comment to UNM players about Lobos coaches about to lose their jobs." He added that those comments nearly spurred a fight during the heated affair. Furthermore, Grammer reported Omogbo instigated the verbal altercation ...

Excellence Defined: UConn Women Make History Again with 91-Game Win Streak

Posted by Mirin Fader on January 14 2017 Add Comments
Connecticut wasn't satisfied with leading SMU by 24 points at the end of the first quarter, 26 at the end of the half, 35 at the end of the third Saturday afternoon. UConn refused to give an inch until the final buzzer sounded. With the 88-48 win, the top-ranked women’s basketball team ascended into hoops immortality. The 11-time national champion Huskies won their 91st straight game, setting the longest streak for consecutive wins in NCAA Division ...

UConn Women’s Basketball Breaks NCAA Record with 91st Straight Win

Posted by Adam Wells on January 14 2017 Add Comments
There aren't many guarantees in sports, but the Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team remains the safest bet. UConn defeated SMU 88-48 on Saturday, extending its historic winning streak to 91 games.  Per the Associated Press Top 25's Twitter account, the Huskies broke their own NCAA record of 90 straight victories. The Huskies are a historic dynasty playing out in front of fans' eyes. They have won four straight national championships while losing only one game since the 2013-14 ...

FSU vs. UNC: Score and Reaction from 2017 Regular Season

Posted by Mike Chiari on January 14 2017 Add Comments
The No. 11 North Carolina Tar Heels handed the No. 9 Florida State Seminoles their second loss of the season Saturday, winning 96-83 at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. UNC improved to 16-3 and was led by junior guard Joel Berry II, who paced all scorers with 26 points, including 17 in the first half. Justin Jackson and Isaiah Hicks added 22 points each, which allowed North Carolina to reach an offensive feat it hadn't ...

Duke Must Get More Disciplined to Stop Slump After Loss to Louisville

Posted by Kerry Miller on January 14 2017 Add Comments
Without veteran leader Amile Jefferson and longtime head coach Mike Krzyzewski, the No. 7 Duke Blue Devils played some of their sloppiest basketball in years en route to a 78-69 loss to the No. 14 Louisville Cardinals. Louisville's defense has made several strong opposing offenses look silly. The Cardinals held both Purdue and Indiana to season lows in scoring and nearly did the same to Kentucky. And in their first game after allowing Pittsburgh's Jamel Artis ...

Duke vs. Louisville: Score and Reaction from 2017 Regular Season

Posted by Tim Daniels on January 14 2017 Add Comments
Louisville (15-3, 3-2) pulled away in the final five minutes to score a much-needed 78-69 victory over Duke (14-4, 2-3) in a Top 15 battle Saturday afternoon at the KFC Yum! Center. Anas Mahmoud led the charge for the 14th-ranked Cardinals with a season-high 17 points to go along with 11 rebounds. Donovan Mitchell (15), Quentin Snider (13) and Ray Spalding (11) also reached double figures in scoring as the team shot 47.5 percent from the ...

Florida State vs. UNC: Live Score, Highlights and Reaction

Posted by David Kenyon on January 14 2017 Add Comments
North Carolina 96, Florida State 83—Final Three players reached the 20-point mark to help the No. 11 North Carolina Tar Heels dispatch the No. 9 Florida State Seminoles 96-83 Saturday afternoon in an ACC showdown. Joel Berry II (26), Isaiah Hicks (22) and Justin Jackson (22) propelled UNC (16-3, 4-1 ACC), while Theo Pinson added 12 points and 10 rebounds off the bench. Luke Maye grabbed a career-high 15 boards. Florida State (16-2, 4-1) hung around for most ...

Duke vs. Louisville: Live Score, Highlights and Reaction

Posted by Joe Tansey on January 14 2017 Add Comments
No. 14 Louisville 78, No. 7 Duke 69  The crowded race for the ACC regular-season crown took another twist on Saturday, as the No. 14 Louisville Cardinals avoided their third conference loss with a win over the No. 7 Duke Blue Devils.  After a miserable start on offense, the Cardinals surged into control through back-to-back three-pointers from Donovan Mitchell and V.J. King. Anas Mahmoud provided an extra spark for head coach Rick Pitino's team, as he scored 13 ...

College Basketball Players Opposing Fans Love to Hate in 2016-17

Posted by Brian Pedersen on January 14 2017 Add Comments
Many college basketball fans are incredibly loyal to a particular team, often one from a school they attended or the community they live in. And an unwritten rule to such fandom is to greatly dislike the players on other teams, particularly those from rivals and toughest competitors. But certain players aren't limited to hatred from select fanbases; they're almost universally hated. It could be because of their actions on the court, both good and bad, or ...

2017 NCAA Tournament Bracket: Latest Projection of the Field of 68

Posted by Kerry Miller on January 13 2017 Add Comments
The reigning national champion Villanova Wildcats are the projected No. 1 overall seed for the NCAA tournament with less than two months remaining in the 2016-17 men's college basketball season. Joining Villanova on the top line are Kansas, Kentucky and...Florida State? You read that right. Much was made of Baylor's rise from no votes in the preseason AP Top 25 all the way to No. 1 in that poll, but no one thought the Seminoles would ...