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College basketball roundup: Coach K wins in last trip to Charlottesville

February 23, 2022 The Associated Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A.J. Griffin incurred the ire of coach Mike Krzyzewski when he passed on an open 3-pointer late in the No. 7 Blue Devils’ tight game at Virginia. “What are you doing? Just […]

College basketball roundup: Davidson bounces back, wins in McKillop’s 1,000th game

January 30, 2022 The Associated Press

DAVIDSON — Luka Brajkovic scored 22 points, Foster Loyer added 14 points, six rebounds and five assists and No. 25 Davidson held off La Salle 77-69 on Saturday in Bob McKillop’s 1,000th game as head […]

College basketball roundup: Wake uses balanced attack to break losing streak vs. UVA

January 15, 2022 The Associated Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Jake LaRavia scored 15 points to lead four in double figures and Wake Forest pulled away in the final six minutes to beat Virginia 63-55 on Saturday, snapping a nine-game losing streak […]

College basketball roundup: Williams sparks Wake past Syracuse

January 8, 2022 The Associated Press

WINSTON-SALEM — Alondes Williams scored 25 points and made two important free throws with 13 seconds remaining in overtime on Saturday as Wake Forest defeated Syracuse 77-74. The loss marks the latest in the season […]

College basketball roundup: UNCG routed by No. 13 Tennessee

December 12, 2021 The Associated Press

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — After his Vols lost to Texas Tech, Tennessee coach Rick Barnes put his team through two very physical practices and that got their attention. The No. 13 Volunteers (7-2) were ready to […]

College basketball roundup: Purdue hands UNC first loss of Hubert Davis era

November 20, 2021 Pat Eaton-Robb | The Associated Press

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — No. 6 Purdue showed that its high-scoring offense works, no matter the level of competition. Sasha Stefanovic scored 23 points and Jaden Ivey put up 22 points to go along with his […]

College Basketball Roundup: Duke topples Kentucky in Coach K’s MSG farewell

November 10, 2021 The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Mike Krzyzewski’s farewell tour started with a win thanks to his latest group of stellar freshmen at Duke. Trevor Keels scored 25 points and classmate Paolo Banchero added 22 to help the […]