Texas Tech star JT Toppin was doing his usual work in the paint, pouring in buckets and grabbing rebounds against Arizona State in a tough road environment.

Maurice Odum scored 23 points, Massamba Diop added 14 and Arizona State held on for a 72-67 upset over No. 13 Texas Tech, which lost star forward JT Toppin to an injury in the second half.

Arizona has become the bully on the block.

Tommy Lloyd and Bobby Hurley met near midcourt during pregame, exchanging pleasantries, patting each other on the back.

Alabama coach Nate Oats had become comfortable coaching at Romulus High School outside of Detroit.

Dan Hurley got choked up when asked about his dad on the eve of UConn’s Sweet 16 game.

North Carolina, Duke and Kansas are bona fide basketball bluebloods, the best of the best in the men's college game.

Retiring Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski is set to coach his final basketball game at Duke.

Retiring Duke Hall of Famer Mike Krzyzewski's influence on the sport will last long past his final game.

Bennedict Mathurin and Oumar Ballo scored 14 points each, and No. 3 Arizona turned up the defensive pressure in the second half to beat rival Arizona State 67-56.

25 Arizona State beat the Golden Bears 70-62 on Thursday night in the Pac-12 opener for both schools. “These guys, a number of our guys, have been in some big games the last couple years,” coach Bobby Hurley said. He was coming off a 26-point performance Monday in the team's home opener, a 60-49 victory against Nicholls State. Arizona State returned from a split of two games at the Empire Classic in Connecticut, losing 83-74 to No. The Bears are 13-6 on their home court under second-year coach Fox — six of those victories vs. Pac-12 opponents.