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Filipowski scores 16, Duke beats Houston 54-51 in Sweet 16 after All-American Jamal Shead hurt
Read full article: Filipowski scores 16, Duke beats Houston 54-51 in Sweet 16 after All-American Jamal Shead hurtKyle Filipowski had 16 points and nine rebounds, and Duke advanced to the Elite Eight with a 54-51 win over top-seeded Houston.
Houston All-America guard Jamal Shead injures right ankle in Sweet 16 loss to Duke
Read full article: Houston All-America guard Jamal Shead injures right ankle in Sweet 16 loss to DukeHouston point guard Jamal Shead exited the Cougars' Sweet 16 loss to Duke with 6 1/2 minutes left in the first half after his right foot turned awkwardly on a move to the basket.
Purdue's Edey, Tennessee's Knecht, UNC's Davis headline the AP men's college All-America teams
Read full article: Purdue's Edey, Tennessee's Knecht, UNC's Davis headline the AP men's college All-America teamsPurdue big man Zach Edey is an unanimous first-team All-American for The Associated Press for the second straight season.
No. 7 Iowa State blitzes No. 1 Houston in second half, wins Big 12 tourney title 69-41
Read full article: No. 7 Iowa State blitzes No. 1 Houston in second half, wins Big 12 tourney title 69-41Milan Momcilovic had 18 points and Keshon Gilbert scored 16 as No. 7 Iowa State used a big second-half to rout No. 1 Houston 69-41 in the Big 12 Tournament final.
Top-ranked Houston claims Big 12 regular-season title with 76-46 win over No. 14 Kansas
Read full article: Top-ranked Houston claims Big 12 regular-season title with 76-46 win over No. 14 KansasJamal Shead had 13 points, six rebounds and eight assists, Damian Dunn added 12 points and No. 1 Houston claimed the Big 12 regular-season title in its first season in the conference, dominating No. 14 Kansas 76-46 on Saturday.
Houston holds tight grip on No. 1, Kansas drops out of top 10 for first time in 3 years
Read full article: Houston holds tight grip on No. 1, Kansas drops out of top 10 for first time in 3 yearsHouston still has a tight grip on No. 1 in the AP Top 25 while Kansas is out of the top 10 for the first time in three seasons.
Shead breaks tie with short follow with 0.4 seconds left, No. 1 Houston beats Oklahoma 87-85
Read full article: Shead breaks tie with short follow with 0.4 seconds left, No. 1 Houston beats Oklahoma 87-85Jamal Shead hit a short follow shot with 0.4 seconds left and No. 1 Houston beat Oklahoma 87-85 on Saturday night, giving coach Kelvin Sampson a victory over one of his former schools.
Shead scores 26 as No. 2 Houston beats No. 6 Iowa State 73-65
Read full article: Shead scores 26 as No. 2 Houston beats No. 6 Iowa State 73-65Jamal Shead had 26 points, including 20 in the second half, and No. 2 Houston took sole possession of first place in the Big 12 with a 73-65 win over No. 6 Iowa State.
Iowa State beats nation's final undefeated team, No. 2 Houston, 57-53
Read full article: Iowa State beats nation's final undefeated team, No. 2 Houston, 57-53Tamin Lipsey scored 14 points, freshman Milan Momcilovic made a baseline jumper with 30.2 seconds left and Iowa State beat No. 2 Houston 57-53 to knock off the nation’s final unbeaten team.
Houston, the lone unbeaten team in college hoops, jumps Kansas to No. 2 in AP Top 25 behind Purdue
Read full article: Houston, the lone unbeaten team in college hoops, jumps Kansas to No. 2 in AP Top 25 behind PurduePurdue is still atop the AP Top 25 but Houston has jumped Kansas into second place as the last unbeaten team in Division I men’s college basketball.
No. 1 Houston in AAC tourney final again, but Sasser's hurt
Read full article: No. 1 Houston in AAC tourney final again, but Sasser's hurtJamal Shead had 16 points and nine assists as top-ranked Houston advanced to its fifth American Athletic Conference championship game in a row with a 69-48 win over Cincinnati.
No. 1 Houston beats ECU in AAC, gets back-to-back 30 wins
Read full article: No. 1 Houston beats ECU in AAC, gets back-to-back 30 winsMarcus Sasser scored 30 points and top-ranked Houston got its 30th win of the season with a 60-46 victory over East Carolina in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference Tournament.
Shead scores in last second, No. 1 Houston tops Memphis
Read full article: Shead scores in last second, No. 1 Houston tops MemphisJamal Shead scored 16 points, including the winning basket as time ran out, and top-ranked Houston escaped a second-half rally by Memphis for a 67-65 win in the regular-season finale.
Marquee games fill the week in Top 25 basketball
Read full article: Marquee games fill the week in Top 25 basketballThe holiday break is usually a quiet time in college basketball, many of the top teams playing small-conference schools at home or taking extra time off before conference schedules start in full.
Sasser hits 7 3's, No. 1 Houston beats Norfolk State 100-52
Read full article: Sasser hits 7 3's, No. 1 Houston beats Norfolk State 100-52Marcus Sasser scored 25 points, Tramon Mark added 16 points and No. 1 Houston routed Norfolk State 100-52 in the Cougars’ first game as the top-ranked team in nearly 40 years Tuesday night.
Moore scores 21, Houston hammers Illinois to make Sweet 16
Read full article: Moore scores 21, Houston hammers Illinois to make Sweet 16Taze Moore scored 21 points, Jamal Shead added 18 and Houston, a Final Four team last season, advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament with a 68-53 win over Illinois.