UConn coach Jim Calhoun was happy to see reserve forward Gavin Edwards put up a career-high 17 points Monday in the No. 2 Huskies' 79-49 rout of Delaware State.He's hoping Edwards can provide some competition for minutes when former starter Stanley Robinson returns to the team on Dec. 15 after missing a semester for personal reasons. more >>
Jamarco Warren scored 29 points to lead Charleston Southern to a 62-52 victory over High Point on Monday night in both teams' conference opener. Charleston Southern (4-3, 1-0 Big South Conference) went on a 14-2 run with 15:55 left and led by as many as 18 points in the second half. more >>
Epiphanny Prince scored 25 points and Kia Vaughn had 10 points and eight rebounds to help No. 15 Rutgers snap a two-game losing streak by rallying past Temple 64-60 on Monday night. Prince scored 19 points in the second half and Rutgers (3-2) avoided its longest skid in five years. The Scarlet Knights had lost consecutive games to No. 3 California and No. 4 Stanford and appeared in danger of making it three straight when they trailed by 15 late in the first half. more >>
Reserve forward Gavin Edwards scored 17 points to lead a balanced offense, and No. 2 Connecticut beat Delaware State 79-49 on Monday night. Jerome Dyson had 15 points for the Huskies (7-0), while Hasheem Thabeet added 10 points and tied his career high with 17 rebounds. Jeff Adrien had 12 points. more >>
Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell was recovering Monday from surgery to repair nine breaks in two fingers of his non-throwing hand, but he won't miss any playing time. Texas Tech spokesman Chris Cook confirmed details of Harrell's injury and Sunday surgery. He didn't have specifics on whether Harrell's fingers got caught in a facemask or slammed against a helmet in Saturday's 35-28 win over Baylor. more >>
Renee Montgomery had a career-high 30 points and matched the Connecticut record with 13 assists to help the top-ranked Huskies rout No. 4 Oklahoma 106-78 on Sunday night. Montgomery, who got the first double-double of her career, tied the assists record set by Laura Lishness in 1991 against Seton Hall. more >>
Justin Mason scored 14 points and No. 6 Texas shook off any lingering jet lag from a holiday tournament in Hawaii with a 77-56 win over Rice on Sunday. Gary Johnson added 12 points and a team-high eight rebounds for the Longhorns (5-1), who arrived back in Austin on Friday after playing in the Maui Invitational. Five Texas players scored in double figures against the Owls (2-4), who kept it close in the first half until the Longhorns pulled away with an 11-1 run to start the second. more >>
T.J. Worley scored 19 points to lead New Orleans to a 61-57 win over Southern on Saturday night. Jaroslav Tyrna and Johann Mpondo scored 10 points apiece for the Privateers (1-4). more >>
DeAndre Coleman scored 19 points and grabbed 18 rebounds to lead South Alabama to a 72-60 victory over UC Davis on Saturday night. Coleman made 7-of-8 shots from the free-throw line to help the Jaguars (4-3) shoot 90 percent (18 of 20) from the line. more >>
Jason Flagler made a jumper as time expired to lift South Carolina State to a 66-64 victory over Coker on Saturday night. With 12 seconds left in the game, Coker's Josh Poston hit a 3-pointer to tie the score at 64-64. The Bulldogs (4-2) then called a timeout with 10 seconds to go, setting up the play for Flagler. more >>
In 24 seasons as a head coach, No. 8 Texas A&M coach Gary Blair does not remember winning a game when his team committed 28 turnovers. Texas A&M relied on clutch shots and free-throw shooting to overcome the miscues during a 70-60 victory against Pepperdine in the championship game of the Timeout 4 HIV/AIDS Tournament on Saturday. more >>
Brittainey Raven scored 20 points to help No. 11 Texas beat Georgia Tech 76-68 on Saturday in the opening round of the FAU Thanksgiving Classic. Erika Arriaran added 15 points for Texas (6-0), which matched its best start since 2003-04 and will play Florida Atlantic in Sunday's championship game. more >>
Mike Leach had a novel idea about how to break a possible three-way tie in the Big 12 South following No. 7 Texas Tech's 35-28 win against Baylor. Forget the BCS and head-to-head matchups. Go to the report cards, Leach suggested. more >>
Zahir Carrington had 15 points and 14 rebounds to lead Lehigh to a 73-60 victory over Dartmouth on Saturday. After a slow start, Dave Buchberger, who had 11 points, got Lehigh (5-1) going with a driving layup and a 3-pointer on consecutive possessions. more >>
Drake Reed scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Austin Peay past Georgia Southern 77-66 on Saturday. The victory ended the Eagles' non-conference home winning streak at 25 games and was the first win by an opponent in Hanner Fieldhouse since Dec. 8, 2002. more >>
D.J Rivera scored 20 points, and Malik Alvin added 14 points to lead the Binghamton to a 73-66 win over Utah Valley on Saturday. Malik Alvin scored 14 points for the Bearcats (2-2), Dwayne Jackson added 12, Emanual Mayben had 11, and Reggie Fuller chipped in 10. more >>
Hasheem Thabeet had 16 points and 12 rebounds and No. 2 Connecticut routed Bryant 88-58, giving coach Jim Calhoun his 780th career win. The victory moves Calhoun into a tie with Lou Henson and Lute Olson for eighth place on the all-time list. more >>
LaShun Watson scored 13 of his career-high 15 points in the first half to lead South Alabama to a 71-59 victory over Maine on Friday night. Watson also grabbed seven rebounds to help the Jaguars (3-3) snap a two-game losing streak in the opening round of the USA Basketball Classic. more >>
Ashley Walker scored 30 points to help No. 3 California rout Texas Tech on Friday night at the Paradise Jam tournament. Cal (5-0) has won its first five games for only the second time in school history. more >>
Omar Carter and Jamarco Warren scored 15 points apiece as Charleston Southern defeated winless North Florida 68-60 in overtime Friday night. The Buccaneers (3-3) outscored the Ospreys 12-4 in the overtime period with six free throws and two 3-pointers. more >>
