Dec 24, 2006 11:18 AM EST
Nick Young scored a season-high 26 points and Southern California beat Wichita State 60-56 in the third-place game of the Las Vegas Classic on Saturday.
Wichita State arrived in Las Vegas as the number eight team in the country, but also lost 71-68 to New Mexico for their first defeat of the season after opening 9-0.
"They kept coming at us," Wichita State coach Mark Turgeon said. "They have a lot more athletes than us. Nick Young was unbelievable."
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Add this to the list of things you can say about Bob Knight: Nobody has ever won more Division I men's basketball games.
Knight matched Dean Smith's record of 879 victories when Texas Tech beat Bucknell 72-60 on Saturday.
Knight's first chance to own the top spot all by his sweater-wearing self comes Thursday night at home against UNLV.
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No. 1 UCLA proved to be prepared for a highly regarded opponent. And Michigan showed it's not ready for prime time.
Josh Shipp scored 18 points, Arron Afflalo added 17, and the Bruins overpowered the previously once-beaten Wolverines 92-55 on Saturday.
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Dec 2006 Archive
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AP | Dec 22, 2006
California center DeVon Hardin will miss 8 to 12 weeks with a stress fracture in his left foot, sidelining the Golden Bears' best post player for most of the Pac-10 season.
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Yahoo! | Dec 21, 2006
Greg Paulus had a career-high 20 points and combined with Josh McRoberts on three big plays in the second half to help No.
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Yahoo! | Dec 19, 2006
Dane Bradshaw scored on a putback with 1.
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AP | Dec 18, 2006
An eight-day run that Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan called a "huge week" has the Badgers at their highest ranking ever.
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Cincinnati Enquirer | Dec 17, 2006
Bill Walker has been a growing legend around the Kansas State campus and is set to make his debut on Sunday against Kennesaw State.
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Yahoo! | Dec 17, 2006
Alando Tucker had 32 points and 10 rebounds and Brian Butch added a career-high 27 points and had 11 rebounds as No.
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Yahoo! | Dec 17, 2006
Texas Tech played like a Bob Knight team and moved him within one victory of Dean Smith's all-time coaching record.
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AP | Dec 15, 2006
Many in the crowd, including scouts, came to watch an NBA prospect.
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Associated Press | Dec 13, 2006
Nevada coach Mark Fox can't say enough about Nick Fazekas' abilities.
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ESPN | Dec 11, 2006
Donnie Jones, assistant coach for Florida, told ESPN.
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Yahoo! | Dec 11, 2006
No Division I coach reached the 500-win mark faster than Roy Williams.
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Yahoo! | Dec 10, 2006
Bob Knight moved two wins behind all-time leader Dean Smith on the Division I career coaching list when Texas Tech beat Centenary 98-64 on Saturday.
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Seattle Times | Dec 8, 2006
Kevin Love finished with 38 points, 28 rebounds and seven assists in his high school team's season opener.
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Yahoo! | Dec 7, 2006
Bob Knight reflected back on his own playing days after his latest coaching milestone, summing up his thoughts as only Knight can.
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Yahoo! | Dec 4, 2006
Al Thornton is so important to Florida State that Seminoles coach Leonard Hamilton almost feels guilty about it.
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AP | Dec 4, 2006
NBA prospect Yi Jianlian has been hailed by some as the "next Yao Ming.
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AP | Dec 3, 2006
Sami Wylie made an NCAA record 21 3-pointers and finished with 69 points to help Lincoln University set a Division III scoring record in a 201-78 victory over Ohio State-Marion on Saturday.
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Yahoo! | Dec 3, 2006
One week after beating defending national champion Florida, the Kansas stumbled against DePaul, a team looking for an identity of its own.
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AP | Dec 2, 2006
Greg Oden had 14 points to lead Ohio State past Valparaiso 78-58 on Saturday.
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Sportsline | Dec 2, 2006
Greg Oden will make his college debut Saturday for No.
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AP | Dec 1, 2006
Pete Newell is 91 and acknowledges his memory is no longer what it used to be.
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Yahoo! | Dec 1, 2006
Charlie Burgess scored 20 points and the Red Raiders beat TCU 70-60 Wednesday night for coach Bob Knight's 875th career victory.
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AP | Dec 1, 2006
Dan Monson resigned as the men's basketball coach at Minnesota on Thursday, one day after the Gophers' fifth straight defeat left them with their longest losing streak in more than 40 years.
