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• Clingan lifts UConn to Knight Invitational title
  Donovan Clingan had 15 points and 10 rebounds to power No. 20 UConn to a 71-53 win over Iowa State in the championship game of the Phil Knight Invitational tournament on Sunday night.
• Bracketology: We have a new No. 1 overall seed, already
  The chase for the 2023 national championship already figured to be wide open. To reinforce the point, the top 10 teams on the opening night seed list have already lost eight games combined.
• Alabama hands No. 1 UNC second loss in 4OT
  No. 18 Alabama sent top-ranked North Carolina to a second straight loss with a 103-101 victory in a quadruple-overtime thriller.
• Purdue blows out No. 8 Duke, Edey named MVP
  Zach Edey had 21 points to help No. 24 Purdue beat No. 8 Duke 75-56 on Sunday in the championship game of the Phil Knight Legacy men's tournament.
• Vols win Atlantis title, end 17-game run by Kansas
  No. 22 Tennessee locked down on third-ranked Kansas to beat the reigning national champions 64-50 in Friday night's championship game at the Battle 4 Atlantis.
• Grill delivers as Iowa State topples No. 1 UNC
  Iowa State's Caleb Grill and head coach T.J. Otzelberger shared an emotional moment after Friday night's stunning 70-65 upset over No. 1 North Carolina.
• Michigan State's Hall out 3 weeks with foot injury
  Michigan State forward Malik Hall has suffered a stress reaction in his left foot and is expected to miss three weeks, the school announced Thursday.
• North Carolina is worse than you think, Alabama is better: What it means for the PKI
  The odds of the AP No. 1 Tar Heels winning the power-packed PKI in Portland this Thanksgiving weekend are surprisingly not high. Here's why, according to BPI.
• Self greeted with cheers as KU wins in his return
  After serving a school-imposed four-game suspension, Kansas coach Bill Self said he felt "excited" as he returned to coach the Jayhawks to a 80-74 win over North Carolina State.
• Terquavion Smith's unlikely decision to return to college basketball
  Terquavion Smith's unexpected freshman season and strong showing at the NBA draft combine put him in line to be a first-round pick. Returning to college could've been the best thing for his career.