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The ACC will allow Notre Dame to join the league this summer if the Fighting Irish can exit the Big East Conference, sources told ESPN. - Jamaal Al-Din's Hoops 227

Deshaun Thomas and Aaron Craft scored nine of Ohio State's points in a decisive 11-2 run, leading the 14th-ranked Buckeyes past No. 2 Indiana 67-58 on Tuesday night. - Jamaal Al-Din's Hoops 227

Angel Rodriguez had 21 points and 10 assists and Shane Southwell and Martavious Irving both added 15 points as No. 9 Kansas State beat TCU 79-68 on Tuesday night. - Jamaal Al-Din's Hoops 227

Seth Curry scored 20 points in his final home game and No. 3 Duke pulled away to beat Virginia Tech 85-57 on Tuesday night. - Jamaal Al-Din's Hoops 227

Jerian Grant had 21 points and eight assists, Eric Atkins added 15 points and No. 24 Notre Dame held St. John's to 18 percent shooting in the second half in a 66-40 victory Tuesday night. - Jamaal Al-Din's Hoops 227

Big East football schools will get almost all of a $110 million pot in a deal that will allow seven departing basketball schools to keep the name Big East and start playing in their own conference next season, a person familiar with the negotiations says. - Jamaal Al-Din's Hoops 227

Blue Devils still a No. 2 seed; UK among SEC teams on wrong side of cut line - Jamaal Al-Din's Hoops 227

Former USC coach Tim Floyd told The Los Angeles Times that athletic director Pat Haden reached out about the Trojans' job opening, and the two had a three-hour meeting that "went well." - Jamaal Al-Din's Hoops 227

Sheldon McClellan scored 23 points off the bench Texas and beat sinking Baylor 79-70 Monday night, sending the Bears to their eighth loss in 11 games. - Jamaal Al-Din's Hoops 227

Hoosiers keep top spot in Jay Bilas' ranking of nation's 68 best teams - Jamaal Al-Din's Hoops 227

Jeff Withey scored 22 points and every senior had a big night at their last home game, leading No. 4 Kansas past Texas Tech 79-42 at Allen Fieldhouse on Monday night. - Jamaal Al-Din's Hoops 227

Russ Smith scored 18 points and No. 8 Louisville gave Rick Pitino his 300th victory with the Cardinals by beating Cincinnati 67-51 on Monday night. - Jamaal Al-Din's Hoops 227

UCLA coach Ben Howland apologized Monday for creating a minor whirlwind by stating over the weekend that freshman Shabazz Muhammad was going to bolt for the NBA after the Bruins' season. - Jamaal Al-Din's Hoops 227

North Carolina secured a verbal commitment from ESPN 60 junior Justin Jackson (Spring, Texas/Homeschool Christian Youth Association) on Monday. - Jamaal Al-Din's Hoops 227

The chance of injured Lehigh star and preseason All-American CJ McCollum making another big postseason run seems to be getting more remote. - Jamaal Al-Din's Hoops 227

Gonzaga, the small Northwest school that consistently delivers big NCAA tournament wins, is on top of The Associated Press' Top 25 for the first time. - Jamaal Al-Din's Hoops 227

Myron Medcalf examines teams that have, or could use, momentum to close out the regular season, and his colleagues preview the week ahead. - Jamaal Al-Din's Hoops 227

Trey Burke stole the ball from Keith Appling near midcourt and went in alone for a dunk with 22 seconds remaining, then made another steal in the final seconds to give No. 4 Michigan a pulsating 58-57 win over No. 9 Michigan State on Sunday. - Jamaal Al-Din's Hoops 227

James Michael McAdoo scored 17 of his 21 points in the first half and sparked the run that gave North Carolina a big lead on the way to beating Florida State 79-58 on Sunday. - Jamaal Al-Din's Hoops 227

D.J. Byrd scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half and Purdue upset No. 17 Wisconsin 69-56 Sunday afternoon. - Jamaal Al-Din's Hoops 227

Talib Zanna scored nine of his 14 points in overtime and No. 23 Pittsburgh rallied past Villanova 73-64 on Sunday. - Jamaal Al-Din's Hoops 227

How the Rams' defense -- and offense -- will help their tourney chances - Jamaal Al-Din's Hoops 227

UCLA coach Ben Howland says Bruins' upset of No. 11 Arizona was freshman Shabazz Muhammad's "last game in Pauley, no doubt about it." - Jamaal Al-Din's Hoops 227

Shabazz Muhammad grabbed a defensive rebound, got fouled and made both free throws with 9 seconds remaining, helping UCLA hang on for a 74-69 victory over No. 11 Arizona on Saturday that moved the Bruins into a first-place tie with Oregon in the Pac-12. - Jamaal Al-Din's Hoops 227

Taking over the game after Georgetown trailed early in the second half, Otto Porter Jr. finished with 28 points and eight rebounds, leading the No. 7 Hoyas past Rutgers 64-51 Saturday night for their 11th consecutive victory. - Jamaal Al-Din's Hoops 227

Cody Zeller overcame a sluggish start to score 22 points and Kevin "Yogi" Ferrell added a career-high 19 as No. 1 Indiana got past Iowa 73-60 on Saturday night. - Jamaal Al-Din's Hoops 227

Chris Paul says he got goosebumps when he learned Wake Forest wanted to retire his jersey No. 3. - Jamaal Al-Din's Hoops 227

Rodney McGruder hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer and 13th-ranked Kansas State pulled out a 64-61 victory Saturday night after a failed desperation inbound pass gave the Wildcats one more chance. - Jamaal Al-Din's Hoops 227

Alex Kirk had 15 points and nine rebounds and No. 14 New Mexico clinched the Mountain West Conference regular season title with a 53-42 victory over Wyoming on Saturday. - Jamaal Al-Din's Hoops 227

Ryan Kelly scored a career-high 36 points in his return from a foot injury that had sidelined him since January, helping third-ranked Duke beat fifth-ranked Miami 79-76 on Saturday night. - Jamaal Al-Din's Hoops 227