Malik Monk put to good use one of the most important rules when in Las Vegas: Never walk away from the table when you're on a heater. Monk set a career high in scoring by halftime of No. 6 Kentucky's 103-100 win over No. 7 North Carolina in Las Vegas on Saturday. He nailed a pair of clutch threes late en route to a mind-blowing 47 points on 28 shots—only a couple of which looked forced ...

The No. 6 Kentucky Wildcats (10-1) edged out the No. 7 North Carolina Tar Heels (10-2) 103-100 on Saturday afternoon in T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. CBS Sports' Matt Norlander thought the nail-biter is an early contender for game of the year: Malik Monk set a Kentucky freshman record, scoring 47 points, per Kentucky's official Twitter account. Monk also delivered two critical three-pointers to help seal the win. The first came with a minute and 20 seconds remaining ...

Kentucky Wildcats guard Malik Monk went off against No. 7 North Carolina on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas at the CBS Sports Classic, recording 47 points in a 103-100 win.  It was the most points scored by a Kentucky freshman in program history, per NCAA March Madness, and the Wildcats needed every one of those as his final three-pointer came with 16.7 seconds left to put the Wildcats up 101-100. CBS Sports CBB showed ...

The No. 2 UCLA Bruins remain unbeaten (12-0) after earning an 86-73 win over the Ohio State Buckeyes (8-3) on Saturday afternoon at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Lonzo Ball scored only eight points, but the freshman guard added nine rebounds, nine assists and three steals to what was a solid all-around performance. The Huffington Post's Jordan Schultz thought the game showcased Ball's versatile skill set: CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein compared Ball to one of the greatest ...

West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins joined elite company Saturday when the Mountaineers dominated UMKC 112-67 for his 800th career victory. Huggins is the 10th men's basketball coach to win at least 800 games. Huggins' career as a head coach began in 1980 at Walsh College, but it wasn't until 1984 when he got his first crack at a Division I job with Akron. He was with the Zips for five seasons, leading the program to its ...

Malik Monk set a Kentucky freshman record with 47 points, including the game-winning three, to lead the Wildcats to a 103-100 win over No. 7 North Carolina in Saturday night's CBS Sports Classic at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The game was an instant classic that was everything you'd expect and more from a matchup featuring two of college basketball's blue bloods.  The Wildcats (10-1) led for virtually the whole way but fell behind 98-95 on ...

No. 18 Butler 83, No. 9 Indiana 78 The No. 18 Butler Bulldogs knocked off the No. 9 Indiana Hoosiers in the Crossroads Classic on Saturday night.  Butler powered to a 14-point halftime advantage behind the shooting of Kelan Martin, who scored nine points of a 10-0 run to end the opening stanza.  Chris Holtmann's Bulldogs extended their advantage to 16 in the second half, but the Hoosiers made sure the win would not come easy.  Indiana was able ...

UCLA 86, Ohio State 73—Final Aaron Holiday and Bryce Alford each netted 20 points to lead the No. 2 UCLA Bruins past the Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday afternoon in the CBS Sports Classic. Lonzo Ball tallied eight points, nine rebounds, nine assists and three steals in the 86-73 win. UCLA improved to 12-0. Ohio State hung around until the closing minutes, but a poor long-range shooting effort doomed the Buckeyes. They connected on just five of 24 ...

Four of the top programs in college basketball will be in action Saturday in Las Vegas in the third annual CBS Sports Classic. UCLA, North Carolina and Kentucky will all enter the event ranked in the top 10 in the country, with each squad having proved itself as a legitimate title contender this season with loads of talent. While Ohio State hasn't been quite as successful in 2016, the Buckeyes have had almost as much recent ...

Hype is one of those words that gets thrown around in sports to describe any extra attention a player or team might be getting before having the chance to prove worthy. It's the fuel that keeps the firing going during the offseason, particularly so with college basketball since there's more than seven months between the end of one season and the beginning of the next. With all that idle time, hype helps fill the void and ...