5 Division I basketball groups entered the week with no loss. Heading into Saturday night time, that quantity was down to a few, with Miami (Ohio), No. 1 Arizona, and No. 8 Nebraska serving as the ultimate groups but to endure a defeat.
No. 2 Iowa State and No. 10 Vanderbilt additionally entered this week with no loss, however have since suffered two. Iowa State misplaced to Kansas earlier this week and suffered a 79-70 loss to Cincinnati on Saturday. In the meantime, Vanderbilt additionally suffered its first loss in blowout trend (80-64) in opposition to Texas on the highway.
The Commodores’ second loss got here by the hands of reigning nationwide champion Florida, after massive man Rueben Chinyelu posted a double-double (20 factors, 10 rebounds) within the upset win. Vanderbilt started the season 16-0, which tied this system document for the perfect begin to the season. Florida is 4-1 in SEC play and on the high of the standings.
Kentucky stuns Tennessee as comeback Cats rally for third straight time to tug off one other massive highway victory
David Cobb
Elsewhere, Nebraska improved to 18-0 with a 77-58 win over Northwestern. The Cornhuskers moved as much as No. 8 on this week’s AP ballot, which tied the best rating in program historical past. After some drama this week, Nebraska is poised to maneuver up as soon as once more.
Listed here are the largest winners and losers in school basketball from Saturday’s slate.
Loser: Iowa State suffers one other ugly loss vs. Cincinnati
Earlier this week, Iowa State suffered its first lack of the season in blowout trend in opposition to Kansas. Days later, the Cyclones suffered their second loss with a 79-70 setback in opposition to Cincinnati on Saturday. The win marked Cincy’s first house win over a No. 1 or No. 2 group since 1967. The Cyclones (No. 2) tied their highest rating in program historical past this week after beginning the season 16-0, however Iowa State is nearly definitely going to drop just a few spots in subsequent week’s AP Prime 25 ballot with UConn is the group probably to maneuver as much as No. 2 on Monday. This was a much-needed win for Cincinnati coach Wes Miller, as his group entered the weekend with a 2-7 document in opposition to Quad 1 and a pair of opponents. — Cameron Salerno
Winner: Gonzaga overcomes harm to a different star
The Bulldogs had a highway take a look at in opposition to a stable mid-major opponent (Seattle U) and needed to make a go of it with out their two greatest gamers. Braden Huff has a knee subject that is going to maintain him out not less than a month (and sounds prefer it might be longer), however past that, a Gonzaga spokesperson advised CBS Sports activities shortly earlier than Saturday night time’s recreation that star heart Graham Ike was day-to-day with an ankle harm suffered in Gonzaga’s win earlier this week at Washington State.
The Zags wanted extra time at house 15 days in the past to keep away from the upset in opposition to defensive-minded Seattle.
A Gonzaga loss seemingly was on the desk Saturday.
As an alternative? The ninth-ranked Bulldogs bought to 19-1 with a surprisingly straightforward 71-50 win, turning the defensive tables on the new-to-the-WCC Redhawks. Spanish freshman guard Mario Saint-Supery had 20 factors off the bench. A lot for the scare. And with Santa Clara’s win over Saint Mary’s, Gonzaga is the lone unbeaten left on this its closing season as a WCC member. — Matt Norlander
Winner: Comeback Cats do it once more
Kentucky rallied from a double-digit deficit but once more, because the Wildcats roared again to beat No. 24 Tennessee 80-78 on the highway. The Volunteers (12-6, 2-3 SEC) led by 17 late within the first half earlier than an all-systems failure within the second half opened the door for UK (12-6, 3-2). All three of the Wildcats’ SEC wins have come after they trailed by 12+ factors. Whereas coach Mark Pope’s membership is way from a completed product, it cemented itself on the proper aspect of the NCAA Match bubble for now by selecting up an ironclad Quad 1 win over the Volunteers. Now 3-5 in Quad 1, UK is predicted to be a No. 9 seed as soon as Saturday’s outcomes have been factored into CBS Sports activities Bracketology.
Denzel Aberdeen led the best way with 18 of his 22 factors within the second half, and Mo Dioubate helped change the tide with 4 offensive rebounds within the second half after the Wildcats had been pummeled on the glass early. In the long run, UK took its first lead with simply 34 seconds remaining on a transition dunk from Otega Oweh and held on from there. Not surprisingly, tensions had been excessive on the finish of this rivalry battle. — David Cobb
Loser: Honeymoon over for DeVries after Indiana skid continues
The nice vibes from Indiana’s 7-0 November are lengthy gone after the Hoosiers bought trounced by Iowa, 74-57, in entrance of the house devoted. Indiana is simply 12-6 general with one win over a top-50 membership. One regarding pattern for IU continued: Tucker DeVries is non-existent in opposition to the perfect groups. The sharpshooter managed simply seven factors. He is capturing simply 25% from downtown in Massive Ten play.
It is not going to get simpler, both. IU has to hit the highway to play massive, dangerous Michigan on Tuesday. Coach Darian DeVries is definitely going to be grateful there is a slightly massive soccer recreation on Monday. — Isaac Trotter
Winner: Toppin leads Texas Tech to massive win vs. BYU
After taking place 9 factors (61-52) halfway by way of the second half, Texas Tech flipped the script. The Pink Raiders dominated the ultimate 9 minutes of regulation and walked away with an enormous 84-71 win over BYU. Texas Tech star JT Toppin completed with 27 factors and 12 rebounds, whereas Christian Anderson and LeJuan Watts every scored greater than 20 factors. The Pink Raiders have now received three consecutive video games after dropping to Houston of their second Massive 12 contest of the season. — Salerno
Winner: Iowa bludgeons Indiana
Getting into the day, Iowa was the second-highest rated the group within the NET (twenty second) with no Quad 1 victory. That modified when the Hawkeyes crushed Indiana 74-57 on the highway behind a mixed 53 factors from guards Tavion Banks and Bennett Stirtz. Banks scored 17 of his career-high 27 within the second half because the duo mixed for 23 of the Hawkeyes’ closing 25 factors. Their barrage was a part of a 25-7 game-ending surge that silenced a crowd of 17,222 inside Meeting Corridor.
The win is predicted to solidify Iowa as a No. 8 seed in CBS Sports activities Bracketology. An Indiana victory would seemingly have elevated the Hoosiers to First 4 Out territory within the CBS Sports activities Bracketology mannequin. However they’ve now dropped three straight and stay in pursuit of their first Quad 1 win as they hit the highway to face No. 4 Michigan on Tuesday. — Cobb
Winner: Nebraska retains good season alive with massive highway win
Nebraska made a tough highway take a look at vs. Northwestern seem like a cakewalk Saturday because it dominated the Wildcats 77-58 in a close to wire-to-wire victory to stay undefeated on the season. The Cornhuskers made 11 3-pointers and bought a mixed 42 factors from Pryce Sandfort and Braden Frager – who accounted for 5 and two of these 11 3-pointers, respectively – to increase their program-best begin to a season to 18-0. — Kyle Boone
Loser: Seton Corridor faceplants after emotional UConn recreation
4 days faraway from an emotionally draining 69-64 loss to Massive East bully UConn, Shaheen Holloway’s Seton Corridor membership seemed torpid and listless in a significant letdown spot at house — and paid the value. The Pirates, who had been 6.5-point favorites over Butler, trailed the ultimate 27 minutes of recreation motion and fell 77-66 to the Bulldogs as their offense got here aside on the seams. They completed with their fourth-lowest subject purpose share in a recreation this season (35.9%) and likewise had their fourth-fewest made 3-pointers (4) within the dropping effort. — Boone
Loser: Saint Mary’s misses a Quad 1 alternative
Saint Mary’s squandered a uncommon and desperately wanted probability to choose up its first Quad 1 victory, because the Gaels fell 62-54 at Santa Clara. A victory would have moved Saint Mary’s firmly onto the proper aspect of the bubble in CBS Sports activities Bracketology — doubtlessly at the same time as excessive as a No. 8 seed.
However a season-worst 31.6% capturing efficiency left the Gaels on the improper aspect of the bubble in our projection. At 17-3 (6-1 WCC), Saint Mary’s has a pleasant document. However 13 of its 16 Division 1 wins are in Quad 3 or Quad 4.The consequence did improve the WCC’s slim hopes of getting three groups within the Massive Dance, as Santa Clara (16-5, 7-1) bolstered its at-large hopes with its first Quad 1 victory. But when issues do not go properly for Saint Mary’s and Santa Clara from right here, the league is vulnerable to soon-departing Gonzaga being its lone consultant. — Cobb
Loser: North Carolina goes winless out West
No. 14 North Carolina’s livid second-half rally got here up brief because the Tar Heels fell 84-78 at Cal for his or her third loss in 4 video games. The defeat capped an 0-2 West Coast swing for UNC (14-4, 2-3 ACC), which misplaced at Stanford on Wednesday. Cal (14-6, 2-4) led by as a lot as 20 within the second half as Carolina’s run of porous protection continued with one other anemic effort. The Bears hit 14 of 26 makes an attempt from past the arc for his or her most makes from 3-point vary since Nov. 21. It marked the fifth straight recreation by which North Carolina has surrendered 12 or extra made 3-pointers. The sudden dearth of perimeter protection marks a regarding twist for the Tar Heels, who gave up 12 3-pointers simply as soon as of their first 13 video games. — Cobb
Winner: Ohio State makes a press release
Ohio State picked up a giant win over UCLA on Saturday to maneuver to 5-1 in opposition to Quad 2 opponents. The Buckeyes’ lone loss in that quadrant got here in opposition to Pittsburgh earlier this season. The Buckeyes are nonetheless winless (0-4) in opposition to Quad 1 groups, however can have loads of alternatives the remainder of the best way to enhance their document. Ohio State entered the weekend “Out” in CBS Sports activities’ newest Bracketology projections, so selecting up an 86-74 win over the Bruins ought to assist its trigger. — Salerno
Getting into the weekend, NC State’s solely losses (0-5) got here in opposition to Quad 1 opponents. That modified after the Wolfpack suffered a 78-74 loss to Georgia Tech at house as a 15.5-point favourite. Beforehand, NC State was 12-0 in opposition to all different opponents, however the loss to the Yellow Jackets qualifies as a Quad 4 loss. Yr 1 of the Will Wade period has been a combined bag. NC State is now 3-2 in opposition to ACC opponents, and with a recreation in opposition to No. 22 Clemson on the highway subsequent, issues must be mounted to begin stacking wins. As of Saturday, NC State has eight video games in opposition to Quad 1 opponents remaining within the common season. — Salerno
Winner: Miami (Ohio) stays good in OT
Peter Suder placed on his Superman cape and saved the day – and the dream season alive – for the Miami (Ohio) Redhawks on Saturday. Suder scored a career-high 37 factors and delivered the game-winning dagger in extra time in addition to raise his group previous Buffalo 105-102. With just below six seconds remaining he gathered possession from the emblem, hit a pair herky-jerky strikes and walked right into a deeeeeeep 3-pointer in entrance of his personal bench to assist seal it. — Boone
Loser: Oklahoma gags away massive lead as SEC struggles proceed
Oklahoma slid to a 1-4 begin in SEC play for a second consecutive season after letting an 11-point second-half lead at house slip away Saturday afternoon vs. No. 18 Alabama. It’s tied for the second-worst begin to convention play for OU since 1955-56 when the Sooners – then within the Massive 7 (!!) – opened league play 0-10 earlier than happening to complete 1-11 (and 4-19 general).
OU has made a behavior of flailing to the end – it’s the third time within the final 4 video games it has surrendered a second-half lead – however extra regarding is that that is all occurring in Yr 5 of the Porter Moser period. His seat is undeniably scorching after this one. The group has made only one NCAA Match in his tenure and is now 27-50 in regular-season convention video games since his arrival — together with an underwhelming 7-16 in SEC common season play for the reason that Sooners joined the league two years in the past. — Boone
In case you missed it, here is how Virginia Tech has misplaced its three video games in ACC play.
Crippling, gut-wrenching losses. Saturday was not a type of days. Virginia Tech completely manhandled Notre Dame, 89-76, behind 43 factors from the front-line mixture of Tobi Lawal and Amani Hansberry. A wholesome Lawal is an final game-changer and will tilt the scales again in Virginia Tech’s favor because it chases an computerized bid. — Trotter
Winner: Boyd posts absurd line for Wisconsin
This is not your older brother’s Wisconsin Badgers. This group runs, runs and runs some extra in transition. It helps to have a degree guard like Nick Boyd who erupted for 32 factors and 9 assists in a ho-hum, 96-87 victory over Rutgers. Boyd’s 9 dimes resulted in 22 Wisconsin factors, so he created a whopping 54 (!) factors in a single recreation.
The San Diego State switch’s emergence is fueling the Badgers’ midseason surge. — Trotter
Loser: Prized portal free brokers hit all-time low
North Carolina paid a fairly penny for Colorado State switch Kyan Evans. He didn’t begin in Saturday’s loss to Cal and performed simply 10 minutes. Xavier Booker inked an enormous contract with UCLA within the spring, too. The large man performed simply two minutes in UCLA’s loss to Ohio State. The 2025 portal cycle has introduced extra good than dangerous this season, however UCLA and UNC have two of the worst contracts on the books proper now. Saturday felt like the ultimate straw for each outlooks. — Trotter