The Boston College women’s basketball team had quite a trip to get home after losing at No. 8 Louisville on Saturday. With a major winter storm blanketing most of the country, the school had to get creative. The team took a bus for the 250-mile ride to South Bend, Indiana, to meet up with the men's team to catch a charter flight back to Boston. The plan went off without a hitch.
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Braeden Shrewsberry scored 22 points and Notre Dame beat Boston College 68-64 in a double-digit second half comeback. Jalen Haralson added 17 points on 8 of 13 from the floor. The Eagles took a 35-24 lead into the half after opening the game on an 8-0 run. The Irish flipped the script in the second half with a 10-run to start the half, and an 18-6 run over eight minutes to take the lead for good. It turned a 13-point deficit into a seven-point advantage with 2:57 remaining.
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St. John’s rallied from a 16-point deficit in the second half to defeat Xavier 88-83, giving Rick Pitino his 900th victory. Pitino becomes the fourth coach in Division I to reach this milestone, joining legends like Mike Krzyzewski and Jim Boeheim. The victory came at the expense of his son, Richard, who is coaching Xavier. Bryce Hopkins led St. John's with 18 points, while Tre Carroll scored a career-high 31 for Xavier. The Red Storm has now won six straight games. St. John’s will host Butler on Wednesday, while Xavier will face Seton Hall.
Rick Pitino has reached a milestone with his 900th victory as a Division I men's basketball coach. St. John's rallied from a 16-point deficit to defeat Xavier 88-83 on Saturday. The victory came against his son, Richard, who is coaching the Musketeers. The 73-year-old Pitino has coached for 38 seasons, including stints at Kentucky and Louisville. He is the only coach to win NCAA titles at two schools. Pitino expressed gratitude to his players and assistants for his success. His son, Richard, praised him as the best college basketball coach. St. John's players celebrated the milestone with enthusiasm.
Keaton Wagler scored a career-high 46 points, making nine 3-pointers, as No. 11 Illinois beat No. 4 Purdue 88-82 on Saturday. Wagler, a freshman guard, shot 13 for 17 overall, 9 of 11 from 3-point range and 11 of 13 on free throws. David Mirkovic added 12 points and eight rebounds for the Illini (17-3, 8-1 Big Ten). Braden Smith led the Boilermakers (17-3, 7-2) with 27 points and 12 assists. Trey Kaufman-Renn added 12 points for Purdue, which lost its second consecutive game. The Illini hit 18 of 38 3-pointers while Purdue was 7 of 19.
Mikel Brown Jr. returned from an eight-game absence and scored 20 points to lead No. 23 Louisville to an 85-71 victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday. Brown had been sidelined by a back injury. The 6-foot-5 freshman point guard went 7 for 11 from the field in his fourth 20-point game of the season and added a team-high six assists. Ryan Conwell finished with 15 points for Louisville. J’Vonne Hadley added 14 and Sananda Fru posted his third double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Dani Carnegie and Rylie Theuerkauf scored 19 points each and Georgia led nearly wire-to-wire in a 72-67 victory over No. 11 Kentucky. A 3-pointer from Kaelyn Carroll gave the Wildcats their only lead, 42-39 with 5 1/2 minutes remaining in the third quarter. Georgia scored the next seven points and went on to lead 52-50 heading to the fourth. Georgia led 60-55 with 5:45 remaining before defense took over and neither team scored in the next three minutes. Mia Woolfolk’s jumper gave Georgia a seven-point lead with 2:34 remaining then Amelia Hassett’s 3 got the Wildcats within 62-58. It was the last made basket before another 3 by Hassett got Kentucky within 70-67 with eight seconds to go. Carnegie finished off the win with a pair of free throws.
Mackenly Randolph tied her career-high with 13 points to lead No. 8 Louisville to an 85-56 victory over Boston College. The Cardinals (19-3, 9-0 Atlantic Coast) extended their winning streak to 12 games and have won 15 of their last 16 games. Tajianna Roberts added 11 points and six assists, and Skylar Jones also scored 11 for the Cardinals. Louisville shot 54.7% from the field, its second-best performance this season despite going just 4 of 15 in the fourth quarter. Freshman Amira Anderson’s 16 points led the Eagles, who lost their 14th straight.
Oweh scores 20 of his 23 points in 2nd half, leads Kentucky to 5th straight win, 72-63 over Ole Miss
Otega Oweh, without a field goal in the first half, scored 20 of his 23 points after the break and Kentucky beat Mississippi 72-63 on Saturday for the Wildcats’ fifth straight win. Oweh was 6-of-12 shooting and 10 of 14 at the line and has scored in double figures in 23 straight games dating to last season. Collin Chandler added 12 points and Jasper Johnson 11 for the Wildcats (14-6, 5-2 SEC). AJ Storr scored 20 points and Malik Dia added 16 for the Rebels (11-9, 3-4). Chandler was only 2-of-10 shooting but hit a 3-pointer in the final minute for a six-point lead.
Yaxel Lendeborg had 18 points and nine rebounds, Morez Johnson scored 12 points and No. 3 Michigan beat Ohio State 74-62 on Friday night. The Wolverines took control with a 21-6 run in the second half after the Buckeyes tied it for a ninth time midway through the second half. Ohio State’s John Mobley Jr. scored 14 of his 22 points in the first half when Michigan led 33-30. Michigan freshman Trey McKenney scored 12 points and Aday Mara had 11 points and four blocks.