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Ethan Happ scored a career-high 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead No. 17 Wisconsin to a 78-76 overtime victory over Minnesota on Saturday. Nigel Hayes added 21 points for the Badgers (16-3, 5-1 Big Ten) and Bronson Koenig hit two huge 3-pointers in overtime to help beat the Golden Gophers for the sixth straight time. The bigger, stronger Badgers outscored Minnesota 44-24 in the paint to win for the 12th time in their last 13 games. Continue to Article

January 21, 2017 6:49:pm EST

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minnesota might have a new starting lineup for rival Wisconsin, with senior Akeem Springs in line to take sophomore Dupree McBrayer's spot at shooting guard. Continue to Article

January 20, 2017 4:53:pm EST

Villanova returned to No. 1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll Monday, leapfrogging Kansas after a week out of the top spot. The Wildcats (17-1), who fell to third last week after five weeks as No. 1, moved back on top following No. 1 Baylor's loss in its only week ever as a top-ranked team. Villanova received 28 first-place votes and 1,580 points from the 65-member national media panel while Kansas (16-1) remained No. 2 despite getting more first-place votes than the Wildcats. Continue to Article

January 16, 2017 12:57:pm EST

Penn State coach Patrick Chambers had to cut the Nittany Lions' basketball practice short by about 15 minutes Monday when things got testy inside the Bryce Jordan Center practice gym. "It got so competitive and so heated, I don't remember the last time I saw it," Chambers said. Although the Golden Gophers (15-3, 3-2 Big Ten) stumbled in a Wednesday loss to the Michigan State, who Penn State beat for the first time in Chambers' six-year tenure on Saturday, Penn State's coach is anticipating a tough test. Continue to Article

January 13, 2017 7:57:pm EST