TULSA, Okla. -- Baylor finally subdued the upstart USC Trojans. The third-seeded Bears overcame a four-point deficit late in the second half and ousted 11th-seeded USC 82-78 in second-round NCAA Tournament East Region action Sunday night at the BOK Center. Guard Manu Lecomte scored eight straight points to take the Bears from a two-point hole to…
TULSA, Okla. -- The seeding seems irrelevant as Baylor and USC prepare to face off in the second round of the East Region. Officially, it will be the third-seeded Bears versus the 11th-seeded Trojans when they tip off in the late game Sunday evening at the BOK Center. But Baylor (26-7) likely won't be thinking of…
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Grayson Allen scored 21 points and Jayson Tatum racked up 18 as early outside shooting carried Duke past Troy 87-65 in an NCAA Tournament first-round game Friday night at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. Matt Jones and Frank Jackson added 14 points each for second-seeded Duke (28-8), which has won five games in a…
TULSA, Okla. -- USC wouldn't go away and finally pulled off the upset of SMU. The 11th-seeded Trojans erased multiple double-digit deficits on their way to a 66-65 victory over sixth-seeded SMU in the East Region on Friday at the BOK Center. Trojans guard Elijah Stewart hit a 3-pointer from the right corner with 37 seconds…
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Jordan McLaughlin had 22 points, nine assists and four steals, leading USC to a 74-58 victory over visiting Washington on Saturday at the Galen Center in Los Angeles. Chimezie Metu scored 17 points for USC (23-8, 10-8 Pac-12), which concluded the regular season with back-to-back wins after losing four in a row. Nick Rakocevic came off…
