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Koa Peat's 30 points in the Wildcats' win over the reigning champs highlights big night of freshmen debuts.
 
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Freshman Koa Peat scored 30 points to lead No. 13 Arizona to a 93-87 win over third-ranked and reigning national champion Florida in the Hall of Fame Series on Monday night.
 
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Loyola Chicago coach Drew Valentine could feel Sister Jean's presence during a Monday win over Cleveland State that was sealed when Deywilk Tavarez hit a 3-pointer with 0.5 seconds left in the Ramblers' first game since the death of the longtime chaplain.
 
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Freshman Darryn Peterson made his presence felt in an abbreviated stint in No. 19 Kansas' opening win over Green Bay on Monday night.
 
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AJ Dybantsa finished with 21 points and six rebounds to lead No. 8 BYU to a 71-66 win over Villanova in the Hall of Fame Series on Monday night. The freshman said observing the WNBA's Aces helped prepare him for his college debut
 
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Emanuel Sharp scored 24 points to lead No. 2 Houston to a 75-57 win over Lehigh for coach Kelvin Sampson's 800th career win on Monday night.
 
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No. 20 Auburn escaped with a 95-90 victory against Bethune-Cookman in Steven Pearl's first game as head coach Monday night.
 
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Expectations are high for Purdue going into the season, ranked No. 1 in the preseason AP poll for the first time, and bookmakers are giving them the added pressure of being preseason national championship favorites.
 
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The NCAA sent a letter to Kalshi, a company that offers prediction markets on college basketball and football, expressing its concern about the company's "commitment to contest integrity
 
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Purdue, Florida and Duke round out the top line as tipoff to the 2025-26 season nears.
 
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