Miami drops No. 15 Florida St. minus Johnson

CBSSports.com wire re Miami overcame the loss of a top player and enhanced its NCAA tournament resume. Durand Scott scored 17 points and the Hurricanes beat No. 15 Florida State 78-62 on Sunday night, snapping a six-game losing streak to the rival Seminoles. Miami had lost 11 of 12 against Florida State, which made this [...]

Purdue deals No. 11 Michigan first home defeat

CBSSports.com wire Purdue probably needed a signature victory to cement its place in the NCAA tournament. The Boilermakers got one Saturday thanks to Terone Johnson. The sophomore scored a career-high 22 points and Robbie Hummel added 17 as Purdue beat No. 11 Michigan 75-61, handing the Wolverines their first home loss of the season. “If [...]

No. 10 Marquette storms back to top West Virginia

CBSSports.com wire r Buzz Williams danced a slow jig in front of a booing crowd as John Denvers “Country Roads” played on the loudspeakers, a brief celebration of Marquettes comeback win over West Virgini the Mounta contained the words “West Virginia” did he catch himself and stop. “I apologize,” Williams said. “It was very unprofessional. [...]

Duke wins at Florida State, ties for first in ACC

CBSSports.com wire r and got it. Reserve Andre Dawkins scored 22 points and freshman Austin Rivers added 20 to lead the fifth-ranked Blue Devils to a 74-66 victory against No. 15 Florida State, 33 days after being upset by the Seminoles on their own court. “Im not going to call it a revenge game but [...]

No. 2 Syracuse outlasts South Florida

CBSSports.com wir The way Syracuse was missing one shot after another, Scoop Jardine considered them fortunate to be ahead at halftime. And once South Florida rallied to close within a point, Jardine put his head down to make sure the second-ranked Orange wouldnt have to mount another comeback. Jardine scored 15 points to lead Syracuse [...]

Hot-shooting Seton Hall topples No. 9 Georgetown

CBSSports.com w Jordan Theodore started talking about his last chance to play in an NCAA tournament in the preseason. The senior guard wants desperately to be part of the field of 68. On Tuesday night, he was nearly perfect in helping Seton Hall get the signature win it needed for its NCAA tournament résumé. He [...]

No. 13 Baylor rallies from 12 down, edges Texas

CBSSports.com wi Quincy Acy put the No. 13 Baylor Bears on his strong shoulders and carried them to a big victory. Acy had 22 points and 16 rebounds and provided the key scoring punch down the stretch to push the Bears to a tough 77-72 win over Texas on Monday night. Baylor rallied from a [...]

Fair scores 21 as No. 2 Syracuse survives Rutgers

CBSSports.com wire Theres no list on any bulletin board designating which Syracuse player should be the one to make the big play. The second-ranked Orange seem to be a team very comfortable with its depth and lack of star power and they looked that way in a 74-64 victory over Rutgers on Sunday. It may [...]

No. 16 Murray State races past St. Mary’s

CBSSports.com wire reportsFeb. 18, 2012

Duke rallies from 20 down, beats N.C. State

CBSSports.com w No even if the Blue Devils insist they cant afford to keep winning this way. For the second time in nine days, Duke staged a remarkable comeback to beat a neighborhood rival. This time they rallied from 20 points down with 11½ minutes left and topped North Carolina State 78-73 on Thursday night. [...]