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Baylor remains unanimous No. 1 in AP Top 25; USC hits No. 5
Read full article: Baylor remains unanimous No. 1 in AP Top 25; USC hits No. 5Baylor is once again the unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, and fifth-ranked Southern California climbed to its highest ranking in nearly five decades.
Top-ranked Baylor beats Oklahoma 84-74 for 20th win in row
Read full article: Top-ranked Baylor beats Oklahoma 84-74 for 20th win in rowJames Akinjo matched his career high with 27 points, Adam Flagler scored 22 and top-ranked Baylor stretched its national-best winning streak to 20 games with an 84-74 win over Oklahoma.
Baylor stays No. 1 in AP Top 25, Michigan State up to No. 10
Read full article: Baylor stays No. 1 in AP Top 25, Michigan State up to No. 10Baylor remained No. 1 for the third straight week in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll, receiving all 61 first-place votes from a national media panel.
Baylor stays No. 1 in AP Top 25; Arizona rises to No. 6
Read full article: Baylor stays No. 1 in AP Top 25; Arizona rises to No. 6Defending national champion Baylor has maintained its top spot in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll, though not without ceding a No. 1 vote to Arizona, while the six remaining unbeatens continued their rise.
Big 12 champ No. 3 Baylor beats No. 17 Oklahoma State 81-70
Read full article: Big 12 champ No. 3 Baylor beats No. 17 Oklahoma State 81-703 Baylor, fresh off clinching its first Big 12 title on the road two days earlier, beat No. 17 Oklahoma State 81-70 on Thursday night to end the Cowboys' five-game winning streak. Freshman standout and Big 12 leading scorer Cade Cunningham had 24 points and Kalib Boone 10 for Oklahoma State (17-7, 10-7), whose winning streak was the longest active in the Big 12. That came right after Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe had a dunk for Oklahoma State, prompting a timeout by Baylor coach Scott Drew. ... Oklahoma State was without guard Isaac Likekele (hand) for the fifth time in six games.
No. 2 Baylor uses stout defense to get past No. 5 Illinois
Read full article: No. 2 Baylor uses stout defense to get past No. 5 IllinoisAnd after an uncharacteristic first half, Drew understood why his players might have been a little unnerved. “It was a frustrating night," Illinois coach Brad Underwood said. Baylor forward Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua started the decisive stretch by making two free throws with 12:51 left. After Illinois made a 3-pointer, Baylor scored five more points and then took control with another run, this time 9-0. ... MaCio Teague added 11 points and Tchamwa Tchatchoua had nine points and nine rebounds.