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Big 12 coaches: Azubuike is player of year, Drew top coachIRVING, Texas (AP) Kansas center Udoka Azubuike has been selected as the Big 12 player of the year by the league's coaches.Azubuike is averaging 13.7 points and 10.5 rebounds a game, and is shooting an NCAA-best 74.8% from...

Darling sends Delaware to CAA semis in win over CharlestonWASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) Nate Darling scored 25 points and Justyn Mutts had a double-double and Delaware beat Charleston 79-67 in a Colonial Athletic Association quarterfinal game on Sunday.The fifth-seeded Blue Hens (22-10) advance to face top seed Hofstra on...

Pemberton's 2nd-half burst lead Hofstra past DrexelWASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) Eli Pemberton scored 19 points with 12 rebounds to carry top-seeded Hofstra to a 61-43 win over Drexel in the quarterfinals of the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament on Sunday.Hofstra (24-8) will face the winner between fourth-seeded Charleston and No....

AP Basketball WriterAnalysis: Pac-12 shooting for 7 NCAA Tournament berthsBy JOHN MARSHALLThe Pac-12 Conference has the potential to get seven teams through to the NCAA Tournament. That would match the past two years combined and equal the conference record set in 2016.To get there, a few teams may have...

AP Basketball WriterAnalysis: Pac-12 shooting for 7 NCAA Tournament berthsBy JOHN MARSHALLThe Pac-12 Conference has the potential to get seven teams through to the NCAA Tournament. That would match the past two years combined and equal the conference record set in 2016.To get there, a few teams may have...

Purdue Fort Wayne upsets South Dakota St. in Summit tourneySIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) Matt Holba scored 21 points and No. 7 seed Purdue Fort Wayne upset second-seeded South Dakota State 77-74 on Saturday night in a Summit League tournament quarterfinal.Purdue Fort Wayne (14-18) will play Sunday's South Dakota-North...

Associated PressGibbs scores game-high 22 points as Irish beat Virginia TechBy JOHN FINERANSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) T.J. Gibbs scored 22 points in what could have been his final home game as Notre Dame closed out the regular season Saturday with a 64-56 victory over Virginia Tech in the...

East Tennessee State rolls into SoCon semifinals, 70-57ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) Daivien Williamson scored 15 points on perfect 7-for-7 shooting and top-seeded and regular-season champion East Tennessee State rolled to a 70-57 win over ninth-seeded VMI in the Southern Conference tournament quarterfinals on Saturday.Isaiah Tisdale and Tray Boyd III...

Cornhuskers' Cam Mack, Dachon Burke suspended indefinitelyLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska players Cam Mack and Dachon Burke are suspended indefinitely and will miss the Cornhuskers' regular-season finale at Minnesota on Sunday.Coach Fred Hoiberg cited unspecified violations of team rules.Mack will miss a second straight game. Lincoln police ticketed him...

AP Sports WriterNo. 6 Kentucky without point guard Ashton Hagans at FloridaBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) No. 6 Kentucky will be without starting point guard Ashton Hagans at Florida on Saturday.Coach John Calipari made the announcement on Twitter about an hour before tipoff.''Ashton did not make the trip...

AP Sports WriterNo. 6 Kentucky without point guard Ashton Hagans at FloridaBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) No. 6 Kentucky will be without starting point guard Ashton Hagans at Florida on Saturday.Coach John Calipari made the announcement on Twitter about an hour before tipoff.''Ashton did not make the trip...

Big 12 tournament bracket set after 4-way tie for 3rd placeIRVING, Texas (AP) Oklahoma's big comeback in the Big 12's final regular season game made the Sooners the No. 3 seed for the conference tournament.Kansas (28-3, 17-1 Big 12), the No. 1 team in the AP Top 25,...