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Virginia was off to a strong start to the season until it found Wisconsin on the same floor. The No. 24 Cavaliers look to pick up from the ruins on Wednesday when they face West Virginia in the consolation game of the Beach Division at the Fort Myers Tip-Off in Florida. Virginia (4-1) played its toughest foe of the season Monday and it wasn’t pretty as Wisconsin notched an overpowering 65-41 victory that included an

In the fall of 2021, Notre Dame welcomed two freshmen from South Bend, Ind., to the team: Blake Wesley and J.R. Konieczny. Wesley was a shining star early and bolted for the NBA as a first-round pick after one season. Konieczny played 22 minutes as a freshman and took a redshirt year last season. But with Notre Dame rebuilding under new coach Micah Shrewsberry — Konieczny is one of three returnees — the 6-foot-7 swingman

After sweeping four home games, Pittsburgh travels to Brooklyn to face Florida in the NIT Season Tip-Off on Wednesday night. The Panthers (4-0) tuned up with a 107-56 rout of Jacksonville on Friday, while the Gators (3-1) are coming off an impressive 21-point win over rival Florida State the same day. Pitt is averaging 95.5 points and 11.3 made 3-pointers this season ahead of the first of five straight games against Power Five opponents for

Seton Hall will aim to continue its undefeated start to the season against No. 23 Southern California on Thursday in opening-round play at the Rady Children’s Invitational in San Diego. USC (3-1) will make the short trip south for the four-team event, which also features Iowa and Oklahoma. The Trojans rebounded from a 70-60 loss on Nov. 14 to UC Irvine with an 81-70 defeat of Brown on Sunday, although USC needed a 15-4 run

Kansas State will try to bounce back from a 91-83 loss to then-No. 12 Miami when it hosts Central Arkansas on Wednesday night in Manhattan, Kan. The final score against the Hurricanes was not indicative of the degree in which the Wildcats (3-2) lost. They were thoroughly outplayed by Miami in the title game of the Baha Mar Hoops Championship on Sunday. They trailed 47-28 at halftime and by as many as 24 points in

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo was not particularly pleased with his team’s performance in a rout of Alcorn State on Sunday, downplaying the win. “We did not beat the Lakers,” Izzo summarized. The No. 21 Spartans (3-2) might not see the Lakers in Southern California on Thanksgiving Day, but they have another daunting task in Thousand Palms, Calif., in No. 3 Arizona (5-0). “We’ve got to get a lot better by Thursday; (this week’s) practice

No. 19 Florida Atlantic and Butler face off on Thanksgiving in the ESPN Events Invitational in Kissimmee, Fla. The Owls suffered a humbling 61-52 loss to Bryant on their home floor Saturday, dropping them out of the top 10 and ending their 19-game home winning streak. The loss for the Owls (2-1), a Final Four team in March with most of the same cast back this season, served as a reminder that nothing comes easy

Tulane coach Ron Hunter portrayed Monday night’s 80-77 loss against Bradley as “two teams fighting for an NCAA Tournament berth.” If that’s the case, the Green Wave (3-1) need to fight harder Wednesday night when they battle California (2-3) for third place in the SoCal Challenge in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. Tulane nearly erased an 11-point deficit in the last five minutes but a potential game-tying 3-pointer by Kolby King from the corner banged off

Off to its best start in 15 years, Nebraska can add a preseason tournament title to its resume when it hosts Duquesne on Wednesday night in Lincoln, Neb. This is the final of the Cornhusker Classic, a four-team round-robin event including Rider and Stony Brook. Nebraska (5-0) and Duquesne (4-1) have won their previous games in the competition. The Cornhuskers posted an 84-63 neutral-site victory over Oregon State on Saturday in Sioux Falls, S.D. It

Missouri knows first-hand, no opponent should be taken lightly. That’s the reality for the Tigers after a 73-72 loss at home to previously winless Jackson State. Missouri will try to regroup Wednesday against South Carolina State in Columbia, Mo. The Tigers (3-2) turned the ball over 18 times against Jackson State. They rotated through 13 players and never sustained an offensive rhythm. Forward Jesus Carralero Martin had six assists for Missouri in the defeat, but