Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said the Board of Governors did not want to shut down the league to allow its players to participate. There is no firm deadline for a decision, though it has already been left for later than in the past. Malik Monk and Derek Willis each had 18 points for Kentucky (17-4), which lost its second straight. SYRACUSE PULLS AN UPSET Andrew White scored 24 points, John Gillon had 21 points and had 11 assists, and host Syracuse upset No. In a women’s game, Gabby Williams scored 19 points to lead top-ranked Connecticut to a rout of Houston, 91-42, in Hartford for the Huskies’ 95th straight win.

Source: New York Times January 28, 2017 21:00 UTC