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'The last thing I want to do is bring negative publicity to our school,' the Bruins' head coach says three days after his actions in a loss at Michigan State.

The men's basketball coach told reporters he apologized to Stephen Jamerson II for yanking him from a game and sending him to the locker room after a hard foul on Tuesday, but Cronin's emotional ou ...

Three of the Trojans' five remaining Big Ten games are at home, where they have lost three of their last five but get a struggling Oregon squad Saturday.

Down by 14 points at halftime, the Titans take their first lead of the night when Nunn drains a 3-pointer with 19 seconds left for a 93-92 win. Landon Seaman scores a team-best 26 points.

The Anteaters turn the ball over early and often (22 times), but they make up for it on the defensive end in a 69-58 win at the Pyramid. Kyle Evans has 14 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks.

Betts has 23 points and eight rebounds as the second-ranked Bruins (26-1 overall, 16-0 Big Ten) win their 20th consecutive game, 82-67. They can win the title outright by beating Wisconsin at home ...

Davidson misses the last 2:42 of the game and is carried to the locker room after going down with an apparent lower-body injury. The Trojans win their sixth straight game, 66-59.

The Fighting Illini open a 22-point lead by halftime and pour it on in the second half to hand the Trojans a 101-65 defeat at the Galen Center. Ezra Ausar has 15 points and 11 rebounds to pace USC.

Coach Cori Close praises the Huskies, who are on the verge of a 20-win season, while knowing the Bruins' success now bodes well for a 'reload,' not a rebuild.

The freshman has averaged 24 points in the last three games and has the Trojans on a five-game winning streak ahead of Thursday's home game against Wisconsin.