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Wake / BC Ready for Snowed Out Game

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CHESTNUT HILL – (Staff and Wire Service Report) – Not much has gone well for Boston College in the second half of the season. The Eagles are 2-12 since the calendar flipped to 2026.

They will attempt to end an eight-game losing streak when they face Wake Forest on Wednesday evening in Chestnut Hill, Mass. The game originally was scheduled for Tuesday before it was moved due to inclement weather.

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Boston College (9-18, 2-12 ACC) is at the bottom of the conference in several offensive categories, including scoring (67.7 points per game), field goal percentage (40.8) and 3-point field goals (30.3%). The Eagles shot 33.3% from the field (23 of 69) during Saturday’s 94-70 loss to SMU, getting outscored 54-34 after halftime.

“I thought their zone at the start of the second half stymied us,” Boston College head coach Earl Grant said. “We usually get excited when we see a zone, but we didn’t (against SMU). … We didn’t probe it good enough.”

Boston College’s Donald Hand Jr. (leg) did not play against SMU, missing his third straight contest. Hand has averaged 13.8 points, second on the team behind Fred Payne (15.4).

Wake Forest (14-13, 5-9) is coming off an 82-63 setback Saturday at Virginia Tech which snapped a three-game winning streak. Juke Harris led Wake Forest with 16 points in the loss. He has scored in double figures in all 27 games this season and is the No. 3 scorer in the ACC (21.1 points).

The Demon Deacons rank last among ACC teams in rebounding (32.8 per game).

“I thought we were doing a good job rebounding the ball on the glass,” Wake Forest coach Steve Forbes said. “Then I think they got four offensive rebounds in the last three possessions of the first half. They kind of smelled blood in the water, and then they got 13 offensive rebounds. They had great balance and six guys in double figures in scoring. I thought they came up with the majority of the 50-50 balls that led to easy baskets.”

Eight of Boston College’s nine victories this season have come at home. Wake Forest is 2-5 on the road.

–Field Level Media

Duke Beats Michigan; Top 20 Round-Up

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WASH DC – (Wire Service Report) – Duke’s Cameron Boozer scored 18 points and No. 3 Duke held on to beat No. 1 Michigan 68-63 in a much-anticipated non-conference showdown Saturday night.

The Duke victory will likely vault them to the No. 1 ranking in the country.

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Isaiah Evans racked up 14 points, Caleb Foster provided 12 points and Patrick Ngongba II turned in 11 points for Duke (25-2). Boozer grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds, part of the Blue Devils 13-rebound advantage on the boards (41-28), and also distributed a game-high seven assists.

Yaxel Lendeborg posted 16 of his 21 points in the first half for Michigan (25-2), which had an 11-game win streak snapped. Morez Johnson Jr. finished with 13 points and Aday Mara notched 10 points on 4-of-4 shooting through foul trouble, but the Wolverines ended at 40% from the field, including 6-for-25 from 3-point range (24%).

Earlier in the day, the NCAA Tournament selection committee’s bracket preview listed Michigan and Duke, respectively, as the top two overall seeds. Attendance was announced at 20,537, making it the largest turnout for a neutral-site game this season.

No. 4 Arizona 73, No. 2 Houston 66

Reserve Anthony Dell’Orso matched his season high of 22 points to lead the Wildcats, handing the Cougars their first home loss of the season and second since they joined the Big 12 in 2023-24.

Arizona (25-2, 12-2 Big 12) took sole possession of the conference lead with the win over Houston (23-4, 11-3), which has lost two straight after a six-game winning streak.

Jaden Bradley had 17 points and four assists for the Wildcats, while Ivan Kharchenkov added 16 points and nine rebounds. Kingston Flemings led Houston with 17 points, eight rebounds and four assists.

No. 5 UConn 73, Villanova 63

Alex Karaban scored eight of his 12 points in the second half as the Huskies posted a win over the Wildcats in Philadelphia.

All five starters scored between nine and 12 points for the Huskies (25-3, 15-2 Big East), who bounced back nicely from a 91-84 loss to Creighton. Tarris Reed Jr. was 5-of-5 from the field for 11 points, while Braylon Mullins pitched in 10 points.

Tyler Perkins scored 15 points to pace the Wildcats (21-6, 12-4), who had won six straight games since losing to UConn last month. Matt Hodge chipped in with 13 points for the Wildcats, while Acaden Lewis scored 11 points — all in the first half.

No. 23 BYU 79, No. 6 Iowa State 69

AJ Dybantsa recorded 29 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists to lead the Cougars to an upset of the Cyclones in Provo, Utah.

Kennard Davis Jr. scored 17 points for the Cougars (20-7, 8-6 Big 12), who improved to 11-2 at home. Mihailo Boskovic added a career-best 13 points for BYU.

Tamin Lipsey scored 19 points and Jamarion Batemon added 14 off the bench for Iowa State (23-4, 10-4), which was coming off consecutive Top-10 wins over then-No. 9 Kansas and No. 2 Houston.

Cincinnati 84, No. 8 Kansas 68

Moustapha Thiam collected 28 points and eight rebounds to lead the Bearcats over the Jayhawks in a Big 12 Conference showdown in Lawrence, Kan.

Baba Miller contributed 18 points, eight assists and seven rebounds, and Jalen Celestine added 14 points and eight boards for Cincinnati (15-12, 7-7 Big 12).

Flory Bidunga led Kansas (20-7, 10-4) with a double-double of 18 points and 12 rebounds but couldn’t prevent the Jayhawks from taking their most lopsided loss to an unranked team in Bill Self’s 23-year coaching tenure.

No. 9 Nebraska 87, Penn State 64

Pryce Sandfort scored a career-high 33 points and the Cornhuskers got back on track with a win over the Nittany Lions in Big Ten play in Lincoln, Neb.

Sandfort was 11-of-17 from the field, making a career-best 8 of 14 threes to add to the school record for 3s in a season with 98. Braden Frager had 15 points and Sam Hoiberg added 11 points and a career-high 10 assists for the Cornhuskers (23-4, 12-4 Big Ten), who earlier Saturday were projected as a No. 3 seed by the NCAA Tournament selection committee.

The Nittany Lions (11-17, 2-15) got 13 points apiece from Kayden Mingo and Ivan Juric, with Juric adding 10 rebounds. The Nittany Lions shot 42.1% but made only 4 of 20 3-pointers, taking their ninth double-digit loss in conference play.

UCLA 95, No. 10 Illinois 94 (OT)

Donovan Dent drove the length of court for the game-winning layup with no time remaining to give the Bruins an electric overtime victory over the Illini in Los Angeles.

Dent had 14 points and a career-high 15 assists in helping the Bruins (18-9, 10-6 Big Ten) halt a two-game slide. Eric Dailey Jr. scored 20 points before fouling out for UCLA. Tyler Bilodeau scored 18 points, Trent Perry had 17 and Xavier Booker tallied 16 on 7-of-8 shooting off the bench for UCLA. Skyy Clark had 10 points.

Keaton Wagler had 19 points, eight rebounds and six assists, and Tomislav Ivisic scored 16 points for the Illini (22-6, 13-4), who lost for the third time in their past five games. Ben Humrichous had 15 on five 3-point baskets off the bench for Illinois. Kylan Boswell added 13 points and backup Zvonimir Ivisic had 11.

No. 11 Gonzaga 71, Pacific 62

Graham Ike scored 20 points to break a school record as the Bulldogs held off the pesky Tigers in Spokane, Wash.

Davis Fogle added 18 points off the bench, Emmanuel Innocenti scored 13 and reserve Tyon Grant-Foster had 10 for the Bulldogs (27-2, 15-1). Ike scored 20 or more points for a ninth consecutive game, eclipsing the mark of eight set by both Adam Morrison and Derek Raivio in 2006.

Justin Rochelin and Elias Ralph scored 12 points apiece for Pacific (17-13, 8-9). TJ Wainwright added 10 while Rochelin grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds.

No. 12 Florida 94, Ole Miss 75

Alex Condon scored 24 points as the Gators won their seventh consecutive game by defeating the Rebels in Oxford, Miss.

Thomas Haugh added 20, and Xaivian Lee collected 11 points and 10 assists. Florida (21-6, 12-2 Southeastern Conference) won for the 12th time in 13 games, shooting 57.1% from the floor and holding a 39-24 rebounding edge.

Malik Dia scored 24 points and Ilias Kamardine added 14 to lead Ole Miss (11-16, 3-11), which lost its ninth consecutive game.

No. 13 Texas Tech 100, Kansas State 72

Donovan Atwell scored 21 of his game-high 26 points in the first half as the Red Raiders overcame a Tuesday loss and a season-ending injury to star forward JT Toppin to dust the Wildcats in Lubbock, Texas.

Christian Anderson added 21 points and nine assists for Texas Tech (20-7, 10-4 Big 12), while LeJuan Watts hit for 19 points. Luke Bamgboye contributed 12 as the Red Raiders shot 54.8% from the field, including 13-of-28 (46.4%) from 3-point range.

PJ Haggerty scored 17 points for the Wildcats (11-16, 2-12) and Nate Johnson added 15 but it wasn’t nearly enough to earn Kansas state a second straight win under interim coach Matthew Driscoll. He took over last Sunday after the university fired coach Jerome Tang for criticizing players after a recent loss to Cincinnati.

No. 14 Virginia 86, Miami 83

Chance Mallory made three free throws with 3.6 seconds left and the Cavaliers extended their winning streak to eight with a win over the Hurricanes in Charlottesville, Va.

Reserve Jacari White led six players in double figures with 17 points for Virginia (24-3, 12-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), which improved to 13-1 at home.

Sam Lewis had 15 points, De Ridder scored 14, Mallory and Johann Grunloh each tallied 12 and Malik Thomas had 10 points for Virginia. Tre Donaldson and Shelton Henderson led Miami (21-6, 10-4) with 18 points apiece.

No. 16 North Carolina 77, Syracuse 64

Henri Veesaar scored 19 points in his return to the lineup the Tar Heels notched a road win over the Orange.

North Carolina (21-6, 9-5 ACC) improved to 2-1 since star freshman Caleb Wilson fractured his hand. The team’s first two games without Wilson coincided with a two-game absence by Veesaar (lower-body injury and illness), but the center returned in this one to shoot 9 of 13 from the field to go with three blocks.

Syracuse (15-13, 6-9) had only two double-digit scorers — JJ Starling with 22 points and Tyler Betsey with 10.

No. 17 St. John’s 81, Creighton 52

Dylan Darling scored 17 points as the Red Storm extended their winning streak to 13 with a wire-to-wire victory over the Bluejays in New York.

St. John’s (22-5, 15-1 Big East) moved a game ahead of UConn for the conference lead. St. John’s is on its longest winning streak since 1985. The Red Storm also are also on a 13-game winning streak in conference games.

Bryce Hopkins notched a double-double for the second straight game by collecting 15 and 10 rebounds. Fedor Zugic led Creighton with nine points.

Tennessee 69, No. 19 Vanderbilt 65

The Volunteers, behind 17 points from Ja’Kobi Gillespie and 13 from Nate Ament, scored a road upset of the Commodores in SEC play before a sellout crowd in Nashville.

The Volunteers (20-7, 10-4) shot 43.1% from the floor and outrebounded the smaller Commodores 39-30 in winning their fourth consecutive game and handing Vanderbilt its second straight loss. Ament’s contested, mid-range jumper with 54 seconds left gave Tennessee the lead for good, and Gillespie canned two free-throw attempts in the final 13.2 seconds.

Tyler Tanner led Vanderbilt with 16 points, and the Vols held Tyler Nickel — who entered the game averaging 14.7 points — to three.

No. 20 Arkansas 94, Missouri 86

Billy Richmond III scored 21 points, Darius Acuff Jr. added 20 and the Razorbacks overcame an early eight-point deficit for a victory over the Tigers in Fayetteville, Ark.

Reserve Malique Ewin had 16 points and eight rebounds while Meleek Thomas had 14 points and eight rebounds for Arkansas (20-7, 10-4 SEC).

Mark Mitchell scored 26 points, Trent Pierce had 22 and Shawn Phillips Jr. added 11 points for Missouri (18-9, 8-6), which had won four of five.

No. 21 Louisville 87, Georgia Tech 70

After a rough loss at SMU earlier this week, the Cardinals scorched the Yellow Jackets in a wire-to-wire home victory.

Mikel Brown Jr. scored 19 points, including three made 3-pointers, to lead Louisville(20-7, 9-5 ACC). J’Vonne Hadley had 17 points, Ryan Conwell scored 15 points and four assists and Isaac McKneely added 14.

Georgia Tech (11-17, 2-13) dropped its ninth straight. Baye Ndongo led the way for the Yellow Jackets with 17 points and a game-high seven rebounds.

No. 25 Alabama 90, LSU 83

Aden Holloway had 17 points and four assists while Aiden Sherrell posted his second straight double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds as the Crimson Tide defeated the Tigers in Baton Rouge, La.

Amari Allen added 16 points and six rebounds for the Crimson Tide (20-7, 10-4 SEC), who won their sixth straight game. Latrell Wrightsell Jr. went 9-for-10 from the free-throw line and scored 14 points off the bench, while London Jemison contributed 12 points and six rebounds.

Marquel Sutton, who came in averaging 18 points in his last three outings, had 21 points for the second consecutive game to lead the Tigers (14-13, 2-12), who dropped their fifth straight to fall to 1-6 at home in SEC play.

–Field Level Media

FRIAR SCHMUCK!

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PROVIDENCE – (Staff Report from Official News Release) – No. 17/17 St. John’s extended its win streak to 11 games with a road win at Providence, while Villanova moved to 6-1 in BIG EAST away games with a victory at Creighton.  Xavier made a season-high 16 3-pointers at home in a win over Marquette, and No. 6/5 UConn saw Alex Karaban become the program’s winningest player, pulling away late against Georgetown.
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At the St. John’s vs Providence game, seven players were ejected between both teams in the second half, including a technical foul for fighting by Providence’s Duncan Powell at the 14:25 mark.
St. John’s 79, Providence  69 – Box Score 
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Villanova 80, Creighton 69 – Box Score
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Xavier 96, Marquette 88 – Box Score 
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UConn 79, Georgetown 75 – Box Score 
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Today’s action: There is one game scheduled for Sunday, as Seton Hall heads to Butler for a 6 p.m. ET tipoff on FS1.

Villanova Rallies to Defeat Marquette

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MILWAUKEE – (Staff Report from Official News Release) – Tyler Perkins led Villanova with 22 points – scoring 11 of those during a late second half run over the final six minutes of play – helping the Wildcats edge past Marquette at home on Wednesday night.  Royce Parham added a career-high 26 points to go with 10 rebounds for the Golden Eagles.
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Villanova 77, Marquette 74 – Box Score
  • Tyler Perkins had 22 points and eight rebounds as Villanova rallied late at home against Marquette
  • There were three ties and four lead changes over the final 20 minutes of play.
  • The Wildcats made 13 3-pointers in the game, including six over the final eight and a half minutes of regulation
  • Marquette led by nine points with 6:13 to go after a Ben Gold corner 3-pointer made it 66-57.  That shot keyed a stretch where both teams combined to connect from beyond on the arc on seven straight possessions.
  • Nova tied it up at 66-66 with 4:20 left after a trio of three-balls – two from Perkins and one from Matthew Hodge.
  • The Golden Eagles used the 3-pointer on back-to-back possessions – from Gold and Chase Ross – to lead 72-66 with 3:15 to go.
  • The Wildcats closed the game on an 11-2 push, going 6-for-6 from the charity stripe to seal the win.
  • Nova led by as many as 11 points, holding a 20-9 advantage at the 10:14 mark in the first half.  The Golden Eagles trimmed that deficit to four points – 36-32 – by halftime.
  • Marquette used a 23-7 run midway through the second half to go from trailing by seven to gaining a nine-point lead.
  • Acaden Lewis finished with 15 points, five assists, and three steals for Villanova.  Hodge finished with 13 points, while Duke Brennan added 10 points and eight boards.
  • Royce Parham poured in a career-high 26 points for Marquette to go with 11 rebounds for his first collegiate double-double.  Parham made 8-of-9 shots from the floor and 9-of-10 from the free throw line.
  • Adrian Stevens posted his second straight game with a season-best 18 points.  Nigel James Jr. dished out six assists.
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  • Villanova’s Tyler Perkins has tallied 15 or more points in each of the last eight games.
  • Over the span, the 6-4 junior is averaging 18.0 points, 6.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1.2 steals while connecting on better than 40% from the perimeter (21-52).
  • Marquette’s Royce Parham posted one of the most efficient scoring performances in the BIG EAST this season, tallying 26 points on only nine field goal attempts.
  • The only other player to score at least 25 on nine or fewer FGA: teammate Chase Ross.  Ross tallied 27 points on eight shots against Central Michigan (Nov. 22).

Pitino Wins! (For St. John’s)

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NEW YORK – (Staff Report from Official News Release) – No. 17/17 St. John’s needed overtime to dispatch Xavier, 87-82, on Monday night at Madison Square Garden in the second of two regular season matchups between head coaches Rick and Richard Pitino.  It was the Red Storm’s first overtime game of the season.

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St. John’s 87, Xavier 82 OT – Box Score

  • Neither team led by more than five points in a game that saw 15 lead changes and 15 ties in 45 minutes of play.
  • St. John’s extended its win streak to 10 games – currently the nation’s fourth-longest win streak.  For the second straight season, SJU is 12-1 in BIG EAST play.
  • Zuby Ejiofor led the Red Storm with 25 points (8-11 FG) to go with seven rebounds, five assists, and two steals, while Dylan Darling added 16 points and four assists.
  • Both teams were efficient offensively in the first half, each connecting on better than 47% shooting through the first 20 minutes. The game was knotted at 42-42 at the break.
  • In the second half, both teams traded baskets for the first 10 minutes until a quick 5-0 spurt gave the Musketeers a five-point lead (69-64) with 9:26 left in regulation.
  • St. John’s countered with an 8-2 push, regaining the lead (72-71) with 5:42 left.
  • X’s Tre Carroll put the Musketeers up 78-76 with 46 ticks left, but a putback by SJU’s Oziyah Sellers with 16 seconds remaining tied it at 78-78, forcing OT.
  • Ejiofor scored six of SJU’s nine points in the extra frame, including making 4-of-6 free throws down the stretch.
  • For the game, Bryce Hopkins tallied 19 points and nine boards for St. John’s, while Sellers finished with 11 points.  Dillon Mitchell grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds
  • Xavier had five players reach double digits, led by Tre Carroll’s 21 points – 17 coming in the second half. He also had eight rebounds and four assists. 
  • Jovan Milicevic finished with 13 points while Filip Borovicanin logged a double-double with 12 points and 10 boards.  Malik Messina-Moore (11 points) and Anthony Robinson (10) rounded out the double digit scorers for the Musketeers.
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  • The margin of victory in the two games between the Pitino-coached teams was five points.  SJU won, 88-83, on Jan. 24 in Cincinnati and prevailed 87-82 on Monday night at MSG
  • The Red Storm are now 3-1 all-time in overtime games under Rick Pitino.  The lone setback was a double OT loss against Baylor in the Baha Mar Classic in Nassau, Bahamas on Nov. 21, 2024.
  • Xavier’s Tre Carroll passed the 1,000-point mark for his collegiate career in the game.

Creighton Wins Big Comeback

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OMAHA – (Staff Report from Official News Release) -Nik Graves’ late 3-pointer paced Creighton in comeback win; Villanova gets season-best 26 from Acaden Lewis in win at Georgetown; Jason Edwards returns to lead Providence with 25 points in win over DePaul; Marquette’s balanced offensive attack proves to be the difference in home win versus Butler.
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Villanova 80, Georgetown 73 – Box Score 
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Marquette 70, Butler 55 – Box Score
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Providence 90, DePaul 72 – Box Score
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Creighton 69, Seton Hall 68 – Box Score
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St John’s Holds Court v. UConn

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NEW YORK – (Staff Report from Official News Release) – The most anticipated college basketball game of the 2025-26 season did not disappoint, as No. 22/22 St. John’s earned an 81-72 victory over No. 3/3 UConn in front of a sold out crowd at Madison Square Garden.  The win for the Red Storm extended their win streak to nine games, while the loss snapped the Huskies’ 18-game win streak, which began on Nov. 23.
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St. John’s 81, UConn 72 – Box Score 
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Next Up: The BIG EAST Showdown

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CHICAGO – (Staff Report from Official News Release) – UConn and St. John’s extended their respective win streaks on Tuesday night, with victories over Xavier and DePaul, respectively. The two nationally ranked teams will play the first of their two regular season games this coming Friday at Madison Square Garden.
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Tuesday, Feb. 3
UConn 92, Xavier 60 – Box Score 
No. 3/3 UConn scored the first 10 points of the game at home against Xavier, setting the tone en route to their 18th consecutive victory.  Five Huskies reached double figures – and seven had at least nine points – as UConn passed the 90-point mark for the third time in league play.  Braylon Mullins scored six of his 13 points during the 10-0 start to the contest.  The Huskies pushed the lead over 20 points midway through the opening frame, after a steal and transition bucket from Tarris Reed Jr. made it 29-8 with 10:05 to go.  UConn led 50-22 at the break and extended its lead to as many as 38 over the final 20 minutes of play.  Silas Demary Jr. led the Huskies with 17 points and eight assists, while Reed Jr. and Eric Reibe each tallied 14 points, combining to shoot 12-of-13 from the floor.  Mullins scored all 13 of his points in the first half.  For Xavier, All Wright tallied 14 points, while Malik Messina-Moore and Roddie Anderson III each scored 10 points.
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St. John’s 68, DePaul 56 – Box Score
Zuby Ejiofor led No. 22/22 St. John’s with 16 points, nine rebounds and four assists, becoming the 54th player in program history to reach the 1,000-point mark, as the Red Storm extended their win streak to eight games last night at DePaul.  After a back and forth opening 20 minutes that saw seven ties and six lead changes, the Red Storm outscored the Blue Demons, 39-28, in a strong second half.  After DePaul’s CJ Gunn hit a 3-pointer to give his team a 35-34 lead with 17:34 remaining, SJU rattled off 12 straight and never trailed again.  The Blue Demons got within six – 56-50 – with 3:36 to go but got no closer.  Bryce Hopkins finished with 15 points and six rebounds, while Oziyah Sellers chipped in with 13 points, including three 3-pointers.  DePaul was led by 13 points and five rebounds from Layden Blocker, while Brandon Maclin added seven points and nine rebounds in 26 minutes off the bench.
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Tonight’s Action: All three BIG EAST games on Wednesday will air on Peacock Network, via streaming.  Seton Hall heads to Villanova for a 6:30 p.m. ET tipoff at Finneran Pavilion, followed by Butler taking on Providence at 7 p.m. ET.  Creighton travels to Georgetown for a 7:30 p.m. ET tip.
Wednesday, Feb. 4
Peacock; NBC Sports Network
Seton Hall at Villanova – 6:30 p.m. ET
John Fanta (pxp); Tarik Turner (analyst)
Peacock
Butler at Providence – 7 p.m. ET
Mike Corey (pxp); Matt McCall (analyst)
Creighton at Georgetown – 7:30 p.m. ET
Paul Burmeister (pxp); Brendan Haywood (analyst)

UConn, St. John’s Prep for Weekend

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STORRS – (Staff Report from Official News Release) – There are a pair of games in the BIG EAST on Tuesday night,

beginning with Xavier at No. 3/3 UConn at 7 p.m. ET.  An hour later, No. 22/22 St. John’s takes on DePaul in Chicago, tipping off at 8 p.m. ET.  All five mid-week games tonight and Wednesday in the BIG EAST will air on Peacock.  NBC Sports Network will also air Tuesday’s Xavier/UConn matchup.

Tuesday, Feb. 3
Peacock; NBC Sports Network
Xavier at UConn – 7 p.m. ET
John Fanta (pxp); Donny Marshall (analyst)
Peacock
St. John’s at DePaul – 8 p.m. ET
Noah Reed (pxp); Nick Bahe (analyst)
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Looking Ahead: Three BIG EAST games are set for Wednesday, beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET as Seton Hall visits Villanova. All three games will air live on Peacock, with the Creighton/Georgetown matchup also appearing on NBC Sports Network.
Wednesday, Feb. 4
Peacock
Seton Hall at Villanova – 6:30 p.m. ET
John Fanta (pxp); Tarik Turner (analyst)
Butler at Providence – 7 p.m. ET
Mike Corey (pxp); Matt McCall (analyst)
Peacock; NBC Sports Network
Creighton at Georgetown – 7:30 p.m. ET
Paul Burmeister (pxp); Brendan Haywood (analyst)

Askew Leads ‘Nova

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PHILADELPHIA – (Staff Report from Official News Release) – Villanova connected on 13 3-pointers – led by five from Devin Askew – as the Wildcats improved to 16-5 and 7-3 in the BIG EAST with a win over Providence at home on Friday night.
Friday, Jan. 30
Villanova 87, Providence 73 – Box Score
Devin Askew scored a game-high 20 points, connecting on 5-of-8 from beyond the arc as Villanova used its long-distance shooting to propel it to a win over Providence.  The opening eight minutes of the game saw three ties and three lead changes before a 13-3 Nova run pushed the lead to 10 (28-18) with 9:16 left in the half.  The Wildcats would not trail the rest of the way.  In the second half, a 3-pointer from Providence’s Stefan Vaaks got the Friars within eight (59-51) with 9:51 to play, but a 13-1 push from Nova put the game out of reach. In addition to Askew, four Wildcats reached double-digits in the scoring column – Tyler Perkins added 19 points and six boards; Acaden Lewis had 12 points and eight assists; Bryce Lindsay finished with 11 and Matthew Hodge 10.  Providence was led by Vaaks’ game-high 25 points, as the freshman made 10-of-18 shots from the floor including five 3-pointers.  Jaylin Sellers added 16 and Ryan Mela 14.
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Saturday’s Action: Four games are set for Saturday, beginning with a trio of early afternoon tips – Marquette at Seton Hall (Peacock/NBCSN) and Georgetown at Butler (TNT/HBO Max) and noon ET and DePaul at Xavier (FS1) at 1 p.m. ET. Saturday’s action concludes with UConn visiting Creighton at 8 p.m. ET on FOX.
Saturday, Jan. 31
Peacock; NBC Sports Network
Marquette at Seton Hall – Noon ET
John Fanta (pxp); Jordan Cornette (analyst)
TNT; HBO Max
Georgetown at Butler – Noon ET
Brian Anderson (pxp); Grant Hill (analyst); Andy Katz (reporter)
FS1
DePaul at Xavier – 1 p.m. ET
Jack Kizer (pxp); Nick Bahe (analyst)
FOX
UConn at Creighton – 8 p.m. ET
Tim Brando (pxp); Donny Marshall (analyst)