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AP women's basketball player of the week is No. 1 UConn's Sarah Strong

The Associated Press national player of the week in women's basketball for Week 13 is No. 1 UConn's Sarah Strong.

Brayden Burries of top-ranked Arizona chosen AP men's college basketball player of the week

No. 1 UConn continues dominance with only Big East games left on regular-season schedule

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No. 19 Saint Louis' 15-game winning streak puts it in elite company heading into this week

Tuskegee men's basketball coach Taylor handcuffed after intervening in postgame incident

Peterson finally finishes for No. 11 Kansas, hitting two late 3s to beat No. 13 Texas Tech

Louisville rises to 6th in AP women's Top 25, its best ranking in four years, UConn-UCLA 1-2

Henderson scores 30 to lead Portland State to 88-65 victory over Idaho State

Johnson scores 35 to guide Sacramento State to 104-90 victory over Weber State

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Darryn Peterson hits two late 3s as No. 11 Kansas wins 64-61 at No. 13 Texas Tech

Joyce Edwards' 28 points lead No. 3 South Carolina to a 71-56 victory over Texas A&M

Caleb Wilson scores 22 points to lead No. 14 North Carolina past Syracuse, 87-77

Rubin: With UConn on horizon, St. John's must not overlook DePaul

Cotie McMahon scores 20 to lead No. 13 Mississippi women to 71-45 romp over Auburn

Lanie Grant scores 10 of her 18 in the 3rd quarter and No. 25 North Carolina beats N.C. State 61-59

VCU fires winningest women's hoops coach Beth O'Boyle amid disappointing season

Arizona remains No. 1 in AP Top 25, Michigan jumps UConn for No. 2

Florida students chant 'G League dropout' while taunting Alabama's Charles Bediako in blowout

Stirtz scores career-high 32, Iowa beats Oregon 84-66 to extends Ducks' skid to 8 games

Cearah Parchment, Berry Wallace help Illinois women knock off No. 25 Washington 75-66

Cambridge scores 30, Gray adds 21; No. 11 Ohio State women beat Nebraska 90-71

Mikayla Blakes scores 30 in No. 5 Vanderbilt's comeback win over Florida

Keaton Wagler scores 28, leads No. 9 Illinois to 11th straight win, 78-69 over No. 5 Nebraska

No. 1 UConn hands Tennessee worst loss in storied rivalry

Angela Dugalic shines as No. 2 UCLA cruises past No. 8 Iowa, extends win streak to 15

No. 20 Duke women blow past Wake Forest for 13th consecutive win

No. 7 Louisville women extend win streak to 14 games with 71-59 victory over Cal

Booker, Carlton score 16 each as No. 4 Texas beats No. 10 Oklahoma 78-70

Clara Strack scores 33 points and No. 18 Kentucky halts losing streak with 93-73 win over Arkansas

Fletcher Loyer makes 7 3-pointers to end his, and No. 12 Purdue's, brief slump

Penn State ends eight-game losing streak, extends Minnesota's skid to seven with 77-75 victory

No. 8 Iowa State trounces Kansas State 95-61 behind Joshua Jefferson's 19 points

Snudda Collins scores 28 and No. 21 Texas Tech women edge No. 12 TCU 62-60

Sebastian Rancik, Isaiah Johnson help Colorado beat TCU 87-61 to end 6-game losing streak

Kierra Wheeler's double-double helps No. 22 West Virginia women upend No. 14 Baylor 70-60

No. 19 Florida dominates paint, beats No. 23 Alabama 100-77 after Todd Golden's guarantee

Loyer scores 29 to help No. 12 Purdue snap a 3-game losing streak with a 93-63 rout of Maryland

No. 1 UConn crushes Tennessee 96-66 in the Lady Vols' worst loss in the history of the rivalry

No. 9 Michigan women beat No. 13 Michigan State 94-91 in OT in rivals' 1st matchup as top-15 teams

No. 6 LSU women win seventh straight game, a 103-63 blowout over No. 24 Alabama

Graham Ike scores 30 points in return from injury as No. 6 Gonzaga beats Saint Mary's 73-65

David Fuchs scored 30 to propel San Francisco to 87-82 victory over Pacific

Nate Ament, Jaylen Carey propel Tennessee to 77-69 victory over Auburn

No. 2 UConn pulls away late in 1st half on way to 85-58 rout of struggling Creighton

Steinbach, Yates III and Diallo combine for 65 points as Washington beats Northwestern 76-62

USC holds off Rutgers' late rally, wins 78-75

Oweh's 24 points pace Kentucky in 85-77 win at No. 15 Arkansas

Indiana tops UCLA 98-97 in double OT, ending Bruins' 14-game winning streak at home

Anthony Roy scores 26 points and Oklahoma State wins Big 12 road game for 1st time in nearly 2 years

No. 18 Vanderbilt survives Ole Miss 71-68 in game moved because of storm

Wiggins, Jones, McCray V combine for 60 points as Florida State beats Stanford 88-80

Kingz scores 28, Starling has 21 for Syracuse in 86-72 win over Notre Dame

Rubin: UConn game will highlight big week for St. John's

Ehis Etute scores career-high 26 as Oregon women take down No. 16 Maryland 68-61

No. 19 Princeton women pull away in 4th quarter to beat Cornell 72-61

Camden scores 26 points, Manyiel Dut unlikely hero in Cal's 86-85 win over Miami

Bryson Tiller scores 21, Darryn Peterson adds 20; No. 14 Kansas beats No. 13 BYU 90-82

UNC freshman Caleb Wilson puts on a high-flying show for the home folks in Atlanta

Cameron Carr's double-double helps Baylor beat West Virginia 63-53 to snap 4-game skid

Area colleges

Rubin: Dillon Mitchell playing role of problem solver for St. John's

AnalysisHow to close out a win? The data says give the ball to St. John's Bryce Hopkins

St. John's works its way back into Top 25

Rubin: Pitino deserves to be appreciated for what he's doing now

900! St. John's Pitino picks up milestone win in thrilling fashion

Rubin: Rick Pitino will have to get past his son for 900th victory

St. John's uses 33-13 run to beat Seton Hall, earn 5th straight win

Pitino usually has colorful comments when St. John's faces Seton Hall

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