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The Aggies are heading home for good following a historic season.

INDIANAPOLIS (ABC4 Sports) – The monkey is off Utah State’s back. For the first time in 23 years, a span of 10 straight losses, the Aggies are moving on to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Ian Martinez poured in 21 points, while Isaac Johnson picked a great time to have a career-high 19 […]

Purdue center Zach Edey and Arizona guard Caleb Love will take center stage when the Big Ten and Pacific-12 conference postseason tournaments begin Wednesday.

Zach Edey had 25 points and 14 rebounds in his home finale and No. 3 Purdue beat Wisconsin 78-70.

Edey played through an injured left leg, finished with 25 points and 14 rebounds, became the first Big Ten player with 2,200 points and 1,200 rebounds and led No. 3

Teams like Iowa and Villanova probably need strong weeks to make the tournament.

Houston remained atop the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for the third consecutive week Monday while a couple of the game’s traditional bluebloods made big jumps as they peak just in time for postseason play. The Cougars received 52 of 62 first-place votes from a national media panel after a week in which they beat UCF and routed then-No. 14 Kansas to clinch the Big 12 regular-season title in their first year in the league. The three straight weeks Houston has spent at N...

Purdues mens basketball center Zach Edey has been named the Big Ten Player of the Week for his role in victories over Rutgers and Michigan, the league office announced Monday

Zach Edey matched his season high with 35 points and had 15 rebounds, helping No. 3 Purdue bounce back from a rough start to beat Michigan 84-76 on Sunday. The Boilermakers (25-3, 14-3 Big Ten) are closing in on a conference championship, building a 2 1/2-game lead over No. 12 Illinois with three regular-season games left on their schedule. The Wolverines (8-20, 3-14) moved closer to clinching last place in the Big Ten with their fifth straight loss and 10th setback in 11 games under embattled...

Zach Edey scored 25 points on near-perfect shooting, Camden Heide added a career-high 18 and No. 3 Purdue routed Rutgers 96-68 on Thursday night. Edey was 7 of 8 from the field and made 11 free throws without a miss. Heide was 7 for 7 from the field, making four 3-pointers, after entering the game averaging 3.0 points.