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03/10/2010

Big 12 tournament: Nebraska 75, Missouri 60
Making fast-paced Missouri play Nebraska's brand of basketball was all it took to create a major upset in the Big 12 tournament.

Big 12 tournament notebook: Knight says NIT
Credit Texas Tech's Pat Knight with being the first Big 12 coach to mention the bubble – the NIT bubble.

Texas advances, will meet Baylor in quarterfinals

Texas center Dexter Pittman (34) flexes his muscles as he celebrates a dunk with teammate Damion James.

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Damion James had 28 points and 16 rebounds, and Texas pulled away from plucky Iowa State on Wednesday night, beating the Cyclones, 82-75, in a hard-fought Big 12 opening-round game.

Photos: First-round action

Big 12 results, matchups | Scoreboard

Notebook: Tech's Knight says NIT

Tech turns tables on Colorado

Other winners: OSU | Nebraska

Blog: Colleges

It's easy to point to problem for slumping Longhorns

Texas freshman guard J'Covan Brown recovered from this hard fall, but the Longhorns have lost two other point guards for the season in 2010.

Texas faces Iowa State in the first round of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship today having lost eight of its last 14 games. Much of UT's trouble can be traced to instability at the point, writes Chuck Carlton.

Big 12 Tournament notebook

Does Tech's Singletary have more magic in him?

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Schedule | Scoreboard | Blog: Colleges

Big 12 Tournament notebook
Texas Tech still has the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship and a possible NIT bid before this season ends.

03/08/2010

Chat replay: Chuck Carlton answers your Big 12 questions

SportsDay's Chuck Carlton answered your questions on the Big 12 today.

Carlton: The good, the bad and the unexpected in the Big 12

Cowlishaw: Big 12 is nation's best

UT picked as host for Coaches vs. Cancer Classic

Blogs: Colleges

03/07/2010

Kansas' Collins among six finalists for Cousy Award
Jon Scheyer of Duke and Grevis Vasquez of Maryland, the front-runners for Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year, are among the six finalists for the Bob Cousy Award presented to the top point guard in college basketball.

Martin agrees to contract extension with Kansas State
Frank Martin's grandmother sat in a small room for 12 hours a day and sewed. His uncle worked the docks in the hot Miami sun. His grandfather died of a heart attack while helping the family escape communist rule.

Big 12 has emerged as nation's best basketball conference

According to DMN's Tim Cowlishaw, the top teams of the Big 12 have as much of a chance to do real damage in the NCAA Tournament as the Big East. Maybe more.

Carlton: The good, the bad and the unexpected in the Big 12

Blogs: Colleges | Cowlishaw

Iowa State stuns No. 5 Kansas State in OT, 85-82
Beating ranked teams on the road is something Iowa State has rarely done – this decade, last decade or any decade.

Oklahoma State edges Iowa State for Big 12 wrestling title
Clayton Foster, Jordan Oliver and Jamal Parks won individual titles to lead Oklahoma State to a narrow win over Iowa State at the Big 12 wrestling championships Saturday night.

03/06/2010

Women's basketball: Texas A&M 78, Kansas 54
Coach Connie Yori figured No. 3 Nebraska could take all of five minutes to celebrate an amazing accomplishment that took five months to achieve.

Higgins helps Colorado beat Texas Tech, 101-90
The Colorado Buffaloes are surging as they head into the Big 12 Tournament.

Men's basketball: Oklahoma State 74, Nebraska 55
James Anderson scored 25 points in what likely was his last game at Gallagher-Iba Arena, and Oklahoma State closed the regular season by beating Nebraska 74-55 on Saturday.

03/03/2010

Women's basketball: Oklahoma State 78, Iowa State 70
Andrea Riley scored 32 points, Tegan Cunningham added 20 and No. 20 Oklahoma State beat No. 13 Iowa State 78-70 on Wednesday night for its third straight win.

Women's basketball: Texas 60, Missouri 41
Brittainey Raven scored 13 points as No. 18 Texas beat Missouri 60-41 on Wednesday night.

02/28/2010

Men's basketball: No. 6 Kansas State 63, Missouri 53
Curtis Kelly had a double-double, Jamar Samuels scored 14 points and No. 6 Kansas State overcame an ugly first 15 minutes to pull out a defense-dominated 63-53 victory over Missouri on Saturday night.

Women's basketball: No. 3 Nebraska 67, Missouri 51
Nebraska cut down the nets three nights after winning its first Big 12 title. The third-ranked and unbeaten Cornhuskers made merry with their fans after dispatching last-place Missouri, 67-51, Saturday.

Women's basketball: No. 17 Baylor 70, Kansas 47
Brittney Griner scored 21 points and blocked 10 shots to help No. 17 Baylor rout Kansas 70-47 on Sunday night.

02/27/2010

Men's basketball: Nebraska 83, Texas Tech 79 (2 OT)
Sek Henry scored seven of his 21 points in the second overtime and Nebraska ended a seven-game losing streak with an 83-79 victory over Texas Tech that put a dent in the Red Raiders' NIT hopes on Saturday.

Women's basketball: Texas A&M 95, Colorado 61
Adaora Elonu scored a career-high 21 points, Danielle Adams had 19 and No. 12 Texas A&M routed Colorado 95-61 on Saturday.

Oklahoma State upsets No. 1 Kansas
James Anderson scored 27 points, Keiton Page was perfect on four 3-point tries at crucial times and Oklahoma State denied a bid by No. 1 Kansas to go undefeated through Big 12 play with an 85-77 victory on Saturday.

02/23/2010

Kansas State rolls over Texas Tech, 83-64
Jacob Pullen scored 21 of his 28 points in the first half to lead No. 6 Kansas State to its sixth consecutive victory, an 83-64 win over Texas Tech on Tuesday night.

02/22/2010

Texas, Texas A&M and Baylor in last five of AP men's Top 25
Texas, which was ranked No. 1 last month for the first time in school history, is at the lowest ranking of the season after dropping from 15th to No. 21. Texas A&M will be in two of this week's games between ranked teams.

02/21/2010

Big 12 may roll a lucky seven come tournament time

In a recent mock NCAA Tournament bracket, the Big 12 had seven teams among the field of 65, writes DMN's Chuck Carlton.

Wisconsin AD: Texas nowhere in initial Big Ten study

Sherrington on Mike Leach

Blog: Colleges

Wisconsin AD: Texas nowhere in initial Big Ten study
Maybe it's a smokescreen. Maybe it got lost in the fine print. Or maybe the Big Ten really isn't targeting Texas like a lot of people think, based on that report in a Kansas newspaper.

Men's basketball: No. 1 Kansas 94, Colorado 74
Bill Self could kick himself.

Women's basketball: No. 3 Nebraska 89, Colorado 73
Nebraska coach Connie Yori looked at the statistics sheet and shook her head.

Women's basketball: No. 13 Iowa State 55, Missouri 42
Chelsea Poppens scored 21 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to help No. 13 Iowa State beat Missouri 55-42 on Saturday night.

Men's basketball: Missouri 74, Nebraska 59
Marcus Denmon was feeling it Saturday, pouring in a career-high 24 points to lead Missouri past Nebraska 74-59.

Women's basketball: No. 11 Oklahoma 64, Kansas State 58
Nyeshia Stevenson led all scorers with 24 points and No. 11 Oklahoma overcame a 21-point deficit to defeat Kansas State 64-58 on Sunday.

02/20/2010

Kansas State hands Oklahoma its fourth straight loss
Denis Clemente scored 27 points and led a 3-point barrage by No. 7 Kansas State, propelling the Wildcats to an 83-68 victory against scuffling Oklahoma on Saturday.

Aggies win third straight road game
Texas A&M's Donald Sloan put it best: There's a fine line between winning and losing in the brutal Big 12.

02/19/2010

Beebe: Big 12 can remain among best

Big 12 Commissioner Dan Beebe is optimistic about the future of the conference.

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Big 12 Commissioner Dan Beebe doesn't expect his conference to be torn apart, writes Chuck Carlton. But he's not ignoring challenges facing the league in the current unstable college environment.

Sherrington: Eyes of Texas could wander

Would UT jump? | Pros, cons

Point-counterpoint: Does UT to Big Ten make sense?

Big Ten network enticing

Many think Texas won't want Big Ten

Blog: Colleges

02/17/2010

Men's basketball: Colorado 77, Oklahoma 67
Cory Higgins scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half, and Colorado withstood a late rally to beat Oklahoma 77-67 on Wednesday night.

UT's Damion James: 'We shouldn't be in this position'

Referee Ed Hightower catches the foot of Texas' Jordan Hamilton after he was fouled and fell to the court during the first half.

Despite 24 points from Justin Hamilton and 18 from Damion James, Texas lost at Missouri, 82-77, on Wednesday night, its sixth defeat its past nine games.

Women's basketball: Texas 62, Kansas State 41
Kat Nash scored a game-high 22 points and No. 12 Texas beat Kansas State 62-41 on Wednesday night.

Men's basketball: Oklahoma State 69, Iowa State 64
Obi Muonelo scored a season-high 31 points, including 21 in a row, and Oklahoma State hung on to beat Iowa State 69-64 on Wednesday night.

02/16/2010

Nebraska gives Bo Pelini a base-pay raise to $2.1 million
Nebraska announced Monday that it has added another year to the contract of head coach Bo Pelini and raised his base pay to $2.1 million.

02/14/2010

Texas A&M cultivates crowds, enthusiasm from Aggies

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Mark Turgeon issued a challenge to Texas A&M fans after his team's last basketball home game, a win over Baylor, writes DMN national colleges columnist Chuck Carlton. With No. 1 Kansas next on the team's home schedule, the Aggies' coach wanted no chants of "Rock, Chalk, Jayhawk" at Reed Arena. He'll probably get his wish today when the Aggies host the nation's top-ranked team for the first time.

Blog: Colleges

No. 1 Kansas pulls away for Self's 400th victory
It took Bill Self less than 17 full seasons to get to 400 wins. He doubts many coaches of his generation will stick around long enough to approach 800, the sort of numbers put up by giants like Bob Knight and Dean Smith.

Men's basketball: No. 9 Kansas State 68, Colorado 51
Frank Martin was determined to stick with his new offense against Colorado's 1-3-1 zone. Even as his team threw the ball away and struggled to get good shots, Kansas State's coach didn't back off his plan.

Women's basketball: No. 3 Nebraska 82, Missouri 78
Kelsey Griffin scored 28 points and Yvonne Turner had two steals and a third key defensive play in the final minute to help No. 3 Nebraska overcome a late deficit and remain unbeaten with an 82-78 win over Missouri on Saturday.

Women's basketball: No. 20 Iowa State 69, No. 11 Baylor 45
For one day at least, Baylor's standout freshman post player Brittney Griner was no match for Iowa State's three first-year centers, as the No. 20 Cyclones routed the 11th-ranked Lady Bears 69-45 on Saturday.

02/13/2010

Texas rebounds, crushes Nebraska, 91-51
Avery Bradley scored 25 points and No. 14 Texas used a big first half to romp to a 91-51 win over Nebraska on Saturday.

Women's basketball: Texas A&M 69, Kansas State 63
Sydney Carter scored a career-high 24 points to help No. 13 Texas A&M overcome a sluggish start and get a 69-63 win over Kansas State on Saturday night.

Women's basketball: No. 12 Oklahoma 65, Colorado 55
After an easy win over Colorado, Oklahoma turned its attention to Monday night's matchup with the No. 1 team in the country.

Women's basketball: No. 14 Texas 85, Kansas 82
Ashleigh Fontenette scored eight of her 20 points in the two overtime periods, including a clutch 3-pointer, to help No. 14 Texas beat Kansas 85-82 on Saturday.

Men's basketball: Udoh's late tip-in gives Baylor 64-62 win over Missouri
Epke Udoh was thinking NBA after his tip-in with 1.3 seconds left gave No. 24 Baylor a 64-62 victory over Missouri on Saturday.

02/11/2010

Women's basketball: Texas 74, Colorado 50
In Boulder, Colo., Ashleigh Fontenette scored 13 points, Cokie Reed added 12, and Texas routed mistake-prone Colorado for its fourth consecutive win.

02/10/2010

Men's basketball: Baylor 55, Nebraska 53
Ekpe Udoh scored the go-ahead basket with 25 seconds left and Quincy Acy made two big defensive plays at the end, giving No. 24 Baylor a 55-53 victory over Nebraska on Wednesday night.

02/09/2010

Longhorns shocked: 'This is the worst we're going to play'

Kansas' Cole Aldrich rejects a shot attempt in the first half of the Jayhawks' win over Texas.

"I don't know what happened; it happened so fast," Texas forward Damion James said after a blowout loss to No. 1 Kansas.

'The worst 11 minutes' in Longhorns coach's career

Longhorn: 'we’re No. 1 in our hearts regardless' of rank

Check out Texas’ new uniforms

UT plummets to 14th in AP poll

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Colleges blog

02/07/2010

Free-falling Texas faces Kansas with free throw woes

Head coach Rick Barnes and the Texas Longhorns are finding free throws a frustrating problem.

On a Super Bowl Sunday before a larger-than-usual Big Monday, Texas basketball players talked about the impending showdown with No. 1 Kansas, writes Chuck Carlton. Yet free throw misses may keep Texas from the big time.

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