Stevie Mitchell scored 10 of his career-high 22 points during a key five-minute stretch in the second half as No. 9 Marquette overcame Kam Jones’ foul trouble to rally past Butler 78-69.

This past draft class has been marked by productive upperclassmen, as opposed to the typical dominance of one-and-dones as far as rookie classes go. Players lik

Ole Miss coach Chris Beard will become just the fourth coach in the last 100 years to face Texas after leaving Austin.

Kam Jones was back to being an efficient player, shooting 7 for 11 and finishing with 19 points for the 10th-ranked Golden Eagles.

Yet Marquette still managed to cut the deficit to four points with 4:06 to play and to two points with 12 seconds on the clock. Top scorer Kam Jones (19.1 points per game) made the final basket of ...

BOTTOM LINE: Marquette takes on Xavier after Lee Volker scored 20 points in Marquette's 75-58 win over the Georgetown Hoyas. The Musketeers are 5-5 on their home court. Xavier has a 2-11 record in games decided by at least 10 points.

Stevie Mitchell scored 14 of his career-high 22 points in the second half to fuel No. 9 Marquette to a 78-69 victory over host Butler on Tuesday in Indianapolis. Mitchell

Totals 21-43 16-20 59. Halftime_Marquette 33-21. 3-Point Goals_Marquette 10-27 (K.Jones 4-6, Gold 3-5, Joplin 2-8, Lowery 1-1, Mitchell 0-1, Norman 0-1, Ross 0-1, Owens 0-2, Parham 0-2), Seton ...

Kam Jones scored 19 points and No. 10 Marquette forced 24 turnovers in a 76-59 victory over struggling Seton Hal. David Joplin added 12 points and Ben Gold had 11

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The Huskies have lost three times since the first meeting with the Blue Demons, an 81-68 road victory. UConn is coming off a 76-72 loss to Xavier and have alternated wins and losses for their last six games since the first meeting with DePaul. The squad sits at 14-6 and is 6-3 in the conference, two games behind Marquette and St. John’s at the top.

No. 1 Auburn (18-1) at LSU. Next: at No. 23 Mississippi, Saturday. No. 2 Duke (18-2) did not play. Next: vs. North Carolina, Saturday. No. 3 Iowa St. (17-3) did not play. Next: vs. Kansas St., Saturday. No. 4 Alabama (17-3) at No. 14 Mississippi St. Next: vs. Georgia, Saturday. No. 5 Florida (18-2) did not play. Next: at No. 8 Tennessee, Saturday.