Friday Look Ahead: Dream matchups scuttled, so ...
Duke vs. UCLA and Memphis vs. Southern Cal would have made for a rare marquee Friday night in college hoops. But after a pair of upsets, Gary Parrish can turn his full attention to Rice-BYU.

Sims fuels Michigan past fourth-ranked UCLA
DeShawn Sims scored 18 points and Manny Harris added 15 to help Michigan upset No. 4 UCLA 55-52 on Thursday night in the semifinals of the 2K Sports Classic.

Parrish: Spotlight on Baron, but he had game before fame
An eight-trey game wasn't unprecedented for Jimmy Baron. Doing so at Duke, on national TV, was. So has anything about the URI senior changed? Yes: You know his name, Gary Parrish says.

UCLA rebounds from loss to down Southern Illinois
Alfred Aboya scored 22 points and Darren Collison had 17, helping the fourth-ranked Bruins rebound from a disheartening loss to beat Southern Illinois 77-60 on Friday night in the consolation game of the 2K Sports Classic.

No. 17 'Canes handle Southern Miss in Virgin Islands
Dwayne Collins scored 14 points to lead No. 17 Miami to a 70-60 win over Southern Mississippi on Friday in the Paradise Jam opener.

North Carolina St. PG out two weeks with knee injury
North Carolina State point guard Farnold Degand has tendinitis in his left knee and may be sidelined two weeks.

Ten Red Raiders in double figures as Tech hangs 167
Trevor Cook scored a career-high 20 points as Texas Tech defeated East Central 167-115 Thursday night in the Legends Classic.

Ex-Packer Jeter, father of UW-M coach dies at 71
Former Packers cornerback Bob Jeter, the father of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men's basketball coach Rob Jeter, has died.

Former coach Newell to be remembered next few weeks
Hall of Fame basketball coach Pete Newell will be remembered at several ceremonies over the next few weeks.