Conference play began in full force on Thursday, with No. 1 Arizona, No. 4 Wisconsin, No. 8 Wichita State and No. 10 Oregon keeping their undefeated records intact on Thursday night.
No. 20 Colorado fends off Oregon State, 64-58

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY SporNext up for Colorado is No. 10 Oregon, who will come to Boulder for a raucous showdown on Sunday.
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Read Article >No. 1 Arizona embarrasses Washington State

Casey Sapio-USA TODAY SportsThe nation’s No. 1 team held their opponents to 20 percent shooting on the day, one of the worst performance by a power-conference team this season. The Cougars followed their seven-point first half by scoring seven more points over the next ten minutes.
The next test for the top-ranked team will be a trip to Westwood to play UCLA next Thursday. The Wildcats play Washington on Saturday, but the sad-sack Huskies should offer little more resistance to the Wildcats than their in-state rivals.
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Chris Nicoll-USA TODAY SportsWichita State beats S. Illinois, moves to 14-0

Peter G. Aiken-USA TODAY SportsWichita State finished 12-6 in Missouri Valley Conference play last season. But with Creighton’s departure from the conference and the talent the Shockers have developed, there is an outside chance they run the table in the MVC.
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Read Article >Wisconsins wastes Northwestern in B1G opener

David Banks-USA TODAY SportsDekker pitched in 15 points on 7-for-10 shooting, with eight rebounds. For the game, the Badgers outrebounded the Wildcats 37-26. They also had 17 assists to just four turnovers in an efficient performance. The Badgers shot 64.3 percent inside the three-point arc. Hayes was 8-for-12 for the game.
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