Roach and Osetkowski lead Texas over Oklahoma State 69-57
Kerwin Roach II scored 16 points and Texas beat Oklahoma State 69-57 Saturday, sending the Cowboys to their fifth straight loss.
Brown, Stokes, lead No. 18 Kansas State past Texas 71-64
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Barry Brown and Xavier Sneed each scored 16 points, and No. 18 Kansas State beat Texas 71-64 Tuesday night for its ninth straight Big 12 victory. Three other Wildcats scored in double figures, Dean Wade with 12 points, and Kamau Stokes and Makol Mawien with 11 apiece. Kerwin Roach led Texas with 17 points, and Courtney Ramey added 10.
Ramey scores 19, leads Texas in 75-53 win over West Virginia
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- Courtney Ramey tied a career-high with 19 points as Texas made light work of West Virginia for a 75-53 win on Saturday night.
Collins scores 23, sparks South Florida past SMU 67-66
DALLAS (AP) - David Collins hit two key 3-pointers in the final 72 seconds, the second one lifting South Florida to a 67-66 victory over SMU on Thursday night. After a timeout with 17 seconds left, USF's Laquincy Rideau penetrated from the right side and threw a skip pass to Collins near the left corner. He knocked down the 3-pointer to give the Bulls a one-point lead with six seconds...
Cincinnati rallies for 7th straight win, 73-68 over SMU
Jarron Cumberland scored 24 points Saturday night, and Cincinnati let a 12-point lead slip away before rallying for a 73-68 victory over SMU.
Osetkowski, defense lead Texas past No. 11 Kansas 73-63
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Three days after he declared the Texas season at a crossroads, Longhorns senior forward Dylan Osetkowski let his wide body do the talking. A 73-63 win over No. 11 Kansas, Texas' first against the Jayhawks since 2014, is certainly one step in the right direction.
SMU rallies late to finish season sweep of Tulane, 85-75
Jahmal McMurray and Isiaha Mike combined to score 49 points and SMU snapped a two-game losing streak by beating Tulane, 85-75 on Saturday night.
Bane's 17, Noi's double-double carry TCU past Texas 65-61
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Desmond Bane and the TCU Horned Frogs have figured out the home formula in the Big 12. Now it's time to work on the road part. Bane scored 17 points, Kouat Noi had his first career double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds after missing a game with an illness and TCU beat Texas 65-61 on Wednesday night.
Brewton helps Memphis roll past SMU 83-61
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Kareem Brewton scored 20 points with a career-high six 3-pointers, Raynere Thornton had 11 points and a career-best 14 rebounds for his first double-double this season and Memphis rolled over SMU 83-61 on Saturday. Brewton scored 15 points in the first half when Memphis (12-6, 4-1 American Athletic) took a 40-23 lead. The Tigers scored the game's first 13 points,...
No. 21 Houston leads throughout in 69-58 win at SMU
DALLAS (AP) - Houston coach Kelvin Sampson has been pushing Corey Davis Jr. to be more aggressive and look for more shots. "He's almost too unselfish," said Sampson, though the senior guard seems to be getting the message from a coach who got his 600th career victory Wednesday night. Davis scored 15 of his 20 points after halftime, when he made his first seven shots, and No. 21...
Fisher 15 points as TCU wins 67-59 to snap SMU win streak
DALLAS (AP) - Jaylen Fisher scored 12 of his 15 points after halftime as TCU rallied for a 67-59 win at SMU on Wednesday night, ending the Mustangs' four-game winning streak. Fisher's third 3-pointer of the second half made it 49-47 with 10 ½ minutes left, putting the Horned Frogs (6-1) ahead to stay. He hit from the right corner on a pass from Kouat Noi, who then hit a 3 of his...
Big start leads SMU to 79-67 win over Oral Roberts
DALLAS (AP) - Ethan Chargois scored 17 points and Jahmal McMurray added 16 and SMU used a big first half to defeat Oral Roberts 79-67 on Sunday. Jimmy Whitt Jr. and Isiaha Mike opened the game with 3-pointers and the Mustangs (6-3) led 14-4 when Mike knocked down his second trey 4½ minutes in. McMurray had back-to-back layups to start a 10-0 run that made for a 26-10 lead and the Golden...
SMU basketball to play Georgetown in '18-'19, '19-'20
SMU will play one of college basketball’s most storied programs in the upcoming season.
Former SMU basketball coach and player Bob Prewitt has died
DALLAS (AP) - Bob Prewitt, who was part of SMU's only NCAA Final Four during three decades as a player and coach, has died. He was 93. The school said Friday that Prewitt died on Thursday. Prewitt was an assistant coach for 18 seasons, a stretch during which SMU reached the Final Four in 1956 and won eight Southwest Conference titles. He was then head coach of the Mustangs for eight...
Rebounding critical in Texas A&M-UNC game in West 2nd round
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina coach Roy Williams hammers his team so much about rebounding that he has frequently quipped about the existence of an 11th commandment: thou shalt box out. "I think it's the most critical factor in the game, the way we play," Williams said.
No. 8 Cincinnati tops SMU 61-51 in AAC quarters
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Kyle Washington scored 15 points and Gary Clark added 12 points and 11 rebounds Friday to help No. 8 Cincinnati beat SMU 61-51 in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference Tournament. The Bearcats also got 13 points from Cane Broome and rallied from a six-point second-half deficit to move on to the semifinals against the winner of the Tulsa-Memphis game.
Emelogu, Agau combine for 44 as SMU holds off UConn 80-73
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Ben Emelogu scored 23 points and Akoy Agau added 21 to lift Southern Methodist to an 80-73 win over the University of Connecticut in the first round of the American Athletic Conference tournament on Thursday.
Oklahoma State beats Oklahoma 71-60 in Big 12 opening round
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Cameron McGriff scored 18 points, Jeffrey Carroll added 13 points and 13 rebounds, and Oklahoma State pulled away from Oklahoma after squandering most of a 16-point lead for a 71-60 victory in the opening round of the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday night. Kendall Smith had 11 points for the eighth-seeded Cowboys (19-13), who led 58-53 with 6 minutes left before easing...
S. Florida downs slumping SMU 65-54 in American finale
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - David Collins scored 21 points and Malik Martin scored 15 and South Florida ended the regular season with a 65-54 win over SMU on Sunday. South Florida (10-21, 3-15), with a two-game win streak, enters the American Athletic Conference Tournament as the 12th seed which starts Thursday in Orlando, Florida. SMU (16-15, 6-12) will be seeded ninth. The Mustangs now have dropped...
Young's 28 help Oklahoma top Kansas State, end 6-game skid
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Trae Young's entertaining act wasn't translating into wins for Oklahoma, and desperation had set in. Finally, a more collective effort helped the Sooners snap their six-game losing skid. Young scored 28 points, his teammates chipped in, and Oklahoma topped Kansas State 86-77 on Saturday.