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Xavier’s Zach Freemantle suffered a knee injury in loss to Cincinnati and will miss an extended amount of time, source told Field of 68.

Awful news for Freemantle - who has dealt with multiple foot injuries throughout his college career.

Brutal blow for Musketeers who are already thin up front.

BREAKING: Kentucky guard Kerr Kriisa has suffered a Jones fracture of his foot and is expected to miss around 3-6 weeks, source told @thefieldof68.

BREAKING: Creighton guard Pop Isaacs is expected to have hip surgery and sit out the rest of the season, source told @TheFieldOf68

Isaacs had surgery on the hip this past offseason and he’s been dealing with pain this season. Surgeon recommended Isaacs do it now to avoid long-term issues.

TOP 5 GAMES TO WATCH:

1) Duke at Arizona (-1.5), 10:30 (ESPN2)

2) Baylor vs. Tennessee (-4.5) in Bahamas, 9:30 (CBSSN)

3) Texas (-8.5) vs. St. Joe’s in Brooklyn, 9 (ESPNU)

4) St. John’s (-11.5) vs. Virginia in Bahamas, 7 (CBSSN)

5) Wisconsin (-4.5) vs. UCF in West Virginia, 5 ET (CBSSN)

Alabama's bounty of players Mark Sears didn't score, but No. 8 Alabama STILL scored 100 points vs. Illinois. How good is the Tide, anyway? Also from Wednesday, Virginia Tech's so-so season just got worse, Grand Canyon stumbles, ...

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Nate Oats confirms what Grant Nelson just said on After Dark.

Mark Sears knew it wasn’t his night, his teammates were playing well and he took himself out of the game.

“He just told me to leave him out when I tried to put him back in,” Oats told @TheFieldOf68

Impressive maturity from Sears.

INSANE DEFENSE!

Kam Jones with first triple-double in Marquette history since D-Wade.

17 points, 13 boards and 10 assists in Marquette’s 76-58 win over Purdue - snapping the Boilermakers 39-game non-conference winning streak.

Huge statement for Marquette - especially after Life without Tyler Kolek.

SLOW night in college hoops.

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Gonzaga (-11.5) at San Diego State, 10 pm ET (CBSSN)

North Texas at McNeese (-4.5), 7 pm (ESPN+)

Updated Goodman Top 25:

Indiana with a convincing 16-point win over South Carolina at home.

The most encouraging aspect for the Hoosiers today:

8-17 from 3 and 27-33 from the line.

I know Blue Sky is supposed to be a happy place and all, but that fight absolutely sucked.

Early assessment on SEC vs. Big 12 LSU's surprising win at Kansas State made us look at how both conference have performed in head-to-head matchups and beyond thus far. Plus, Arizona State might be for real, Houston's lands a prize poi...

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On Kansas State’s loss, Arizona State’s win and a huge Friday slate in college hoops.

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Villanova has lost to Columbia and St. Joe’s.

Seton Hall has lost to Fordham and Hofstra.

Butler lost to Austin Peay.

Big East Early Season Struggles.