Iowa State beat Baylor to improve to 15-0. The Cyclones have No. 17 Kansas on the schedule in mid-January, but before then it faces Oklahoma State, so the road to the Jayhawks isn't easy, either.

Guard AJ Storr scored a season-high 26 points to lead the Ole Miss Rebels past the Missouri Tigers in an SEC game on Jan. 10.

Penn State shot nearly 60% in the first half, but Purdue found itself ahead. In the second half, Purdue put the Nittany Lions away.

Auburn is looking for its first conference win after a pair of tough losses. The Tigers lost 104-100 in overtime at Georgia to open SEC play, then lost 90-88 to Texas A&M at home earlier this week after Auburn's 35-foot game winner at the buzzer was waived off following a replay review.

The AAC has enlisted former Big East Commissioner Mike Tranghese as an advisor on matters of basketball strategy and growth. The NCAA hired Signify Group to monitor messages directed at athletes, coaches, game officials, selection committee members, and others with official roles in the tournament.

Overall, Seton Hall is 14-2 for the first time since the 2017-18 squad opened with the same mark. That team wound up advancing to the NCAA Tournament’s second round.

Amid college sports’ shifting landscape, UCLA women’s basketball strengthens its community ties through a partnership with Wescom Financial that supports wildfire recovery efforts.

EXCLUSIVE: Corey Vann, who spent a decade working across basketball partnerships at CAA, has joined ex-NBA star Mike Miller’s Lift Sports Management as its Chief Marketing Officer. Lift, which reps sports stars including Patrick Beverley and Maya Brady,

Readers of the Los Angeles Times Sports section give their thoughts on the state of UCLA basketball, USC football, the Lakers, Angels and Dodgers.

KMA Sports has coverage from 10 basketball games Friday night, including broadcasts from Treynor/Riverside and Mount Ayr/Martensdale-St. Marys.