College Basketball

Duke basketball is off to its best start under coach Jon Scheyer, taking down Michigan State, 66-60, on the road at the Breslin Center on Saturday, Dec. 6. No. 4 Duke trailed 34-31 at halftime ― its first halftime deficit since its season opener vs. Texas on Nov. 4 ― but outscored the No. 8/7 Spartans 35-26 in the second …

Duke and Michigan State rarely disappoint and this time was no exception as the Blue Devils pulled out an exciting 66-60 win in Breslin. As always though with the Spartans, it wasn’t easy. Duke faced a lot of adversity in this one, and the peak of it was probably the moments between when Patrick Ngongba was rolling on the floor …

EAST LANSING — Free Press sports writer Andrew Birkle picks the winners and losers from Michigan State basketball’s 66-60 loss to Duke at Breslin Center on Saturday, Dec. 6. Winners Jaxon Kohler Coming into the season, one of the major questions surrounding these Spartans was the 3-point shooting. They’re still not an elite shooting team, ranking 180th in the country …

It’s time to take Iowa State seriously as a title contender. The Cyclones validated an undefeated start Saturday afternoon with the most impressive road win any men’s college basketball team has posted so far this season. Advertisement With Tyrese Haliburton cheering courtside in a backward Iowa State cap and jacket, Iowa State went on the road and demolished top-ranked Purdue …

Kentucky’s season hit another low point Friday night as the Wildcats were blown out 94–59 by No. 11 Gonzaga, which was a defeat made even more embarrassing by what happened before the opening tip. During pregame warm-ups, Gonzaga players were seen running playful football plays on the court, a sign they weren’t taking Kentucky seriously. It was revealed after the …

The Wisconsin Badgers have found cohesion through a backcourt that has taken a major step forward, a frontcourt that controls the interior, and a style of play that forces opponents into long, uncomfortable possessions. If they execute those elements effectively, Wisconsin has every tool necessary to come out on top in the in-state rivalry. It begins with the backcourt, where …

McKale Memorial Center will be the home of a late-night showdown, with the Auburn Tigers set to face the No. 2 Arizona Wildcats. Auburn has played four neutral-site games, losing to Houston in nearby Birmingham and getting routed by Michigan by 30 points. The Wildcats’ size will be a problem tonight, which is why my Auburn vs. Arizona predictions and …

No. 22 Indiana men’s basketball is set to take on No. 6 Louisville this afternoon at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. It’s the third matchup in as many seasons for the two programs, both of which have undergone a coaching change since the first in 2023. Mike Woodson’s Hoosiers beat Kenny Payne’s Cardinals at Madison Square Garden in the 2023 Empire …

A rivalry game will renew when the Louisville Cardinals and Indiana Hoosiers meet in a semi-neutral site game. The Hoosiers come into this matchup with a fanbase refreshed with optimism. Despite the loss earlier this week to Minnesota, first-year head coach Darian DeVries has reenergized things around the program with more modern basketball.  As for the Cardinals, Louisville will look …

In Friday’s ACC Action, only one game but a good one as Notre Dame took out TCU in overtime, 87-85. Honestly, when TCU went into the half up 45-36, given Notre Dame’s recent history, we thought they were cooked. Advertisement Didn’t happen, as it turned out, and a freshman, Jalen Haralson, was the difference maker. Haralson, who is averaging 13.1 …

What channel is UCLA vs. Oregon on? Time, TV schedule, live stream to watch men’s college basketball game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. A solid Big Ten matchup will come to screens this weekend as Oregon travels to Southern California to take on UCLA. Advertisement Off to a …

What channel is Michigan State vs. Duke on? Time, TV schedule, live stream to watch men’s college basketball game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. No. 7 Michigan State and No. 4 Duke will collide on Saturday afternoon for a highly anticipated top-10 matchup. Advertisement The Spartans are sitting …

Furman men’s soccer defeated Portland 1-0 on Dec. 5 to secure its first trip in school history to the Men’s College Cup. Both teams went scoreless in the first half, even though both had several opportunities to score. Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Ivan Horvat ended the night with nine saves for the Paladins. Braden Durham scored the lone goal when he …

If San Jose State needed a response game after the stumble against UC Irvine, they delivered one with authority for at least the first-half. The Spartans basically opened with their sharpest half of basketball this season, overwhelming San Diego with an avalanche of pace, pressure, and shot-making in an 86–69 win. Advertisement The Spartans shot a blistering 66% in the …

Illinois travels to Nashville on Saturday night for a matchup against Tennessee. Both teams are ranked inside the top 20-ranked teams, both in the AP poll (ILL: 14, TENN: 13) and KenPom (ILL:17, TENN:16). Each enters coming off frustrating offensive performances, both barely cracking 60 points. If you watched last year’s heart-wrenching, last-second finish against the Vols, you probably expect …

No. 18 Kentucky was already one of the most disappointing teams in the country. Then it lost a home game by 35 points. The dam broke on Friday for the Wildcats, who entered a game against No. 11 Gonzaga with a 5-3 record and exited with a 5-4 record. The final score: 94-59, a 35-point thumping. Advertisement The game started …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Graham Ike scored a season-high 28 points and had 10 rebounds as No. 11 Gonzaga routed No. 18 Kentucky 94-59 Friday night on a neutral court that felt much more like Rupp Arena South with Wildcats faithful filling Brigestone Arena, home to the NHL’s Nashville Predators. Gonzaga (8-1) notched its third Top 25 win this season and …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The 18th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats have lost consecutive games and three of their last five. Worse, they are struggling to shoot. Panic is bubbling up in the Bluegrass State. Fans booed the Wildcats off the court at halftime Friday night and headed to the exits before Kentucky’s miserable and ugly 94-59 loss to No. 11 Gonzaga that …

In what was a heavily Wildcats-favored crowd at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, the No. 18 Kentucky Wildcats (5-4) put out an embarrassing performance from the still Final Four-caliber No. 11 Gonzaga Bulldogs (8-1). This was a well-worth trip across the country for the Pacific Northwest program. After the shocking blowout loss to the Michigan Wolverines in the Players …

That was about as bad as it could have been for the Kentucky Wildcats. Playing in Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, Kentucky’s away from home, this was supposed to be, at the very least, a bounce-back game offensively for the Wildcats. Instead, it was the exact opposite. Like, to a “T” the exact opposite. Advertisement There were missed shots that were just …

This story will be updated. FORT WORTH, Texas ― This was not what you wanted to see. This is not what any Notre Dame basketball fan wanted to see. Leading scorer Markus Burton, the team’s heartbeat, the team’s pulse, prone on the free throw line at the opposite end of the action crumpled and pounding the floor with his hand. …

Michigan State basketball is asking fans to wear white on Saturday for what should be a monster matchup at the Breslin Center. Michigan State is set to host Duke in a top 10 battle on Saturday afternoon, with both teams coming into this game undefeated on the year. The Spartans took to social media on Friday to let fans know …

Kansas star Darryn Peterson injury: Jayhawks receive good news ahead of Missouri originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Kansas received encouraging news ahead of Sunday’s Border War showdown with Missouri, as star freshman Darryn Peterson is expected to be available after missing seven straight games with a hamstring injury, …

The Virginia Cavaliers (7-1) are set to face off against the Dayton Flyers (7-2) on Saturday afternoon in Charlotte, North Carolina. This will be the third neutral-site game for Virginia in its early season. The first two took place at the Greenbrier in West Virginia, resulting in a split: a victory over Northwestern, followed by their first and only loss …

Kentucky basketball’s offense will get a major boost Friday night in Nashville, as Jaland Lowe is expected to play after missing the previous five games with a shoulder injury. It’s been a tough start for the transfer point guard from Pittsburgh. Lowe injured his shoulder initially on October 17th in the Blue-White Scrimmage. Trainers popped his shoulder back into place, …