College Basketball

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Aden Holloway scored 26 points, including five 3-pointers, as No. 8 Alabama rebounded from its loss Monday to Gonzaga to rout UNLV, 115-76, in the second round of the Players Era Championship on Tuesday night. Holloway was one of six Crimson Tide players to reach double figures, including Houston Mallette (19 points), London Jemison (18), Labron …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — No. 7 Michigan will play No. 12 Gonzaga in the title game of the Players Era Championship on Wednesday. The Wolverines (6-0) defeated No. 21 Auburn 102-72 on Tuesday, and the Bulldogs (7-0) routed Maryland 100-61. Both teams went 2-0, securing their spots in the championship game based on point differential. Advertisement Kansas plays No. 17 …

LOS ANGELES — The USC Trojans defeated the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles, 85-44, at Galen Center on November 25, 2025 and The Sporting Tribune’s Darwin Walker was there to capture the following TST Images. #6 F Laura Williams of USC blocks a shot during during an NCAA basketball game against Tennessee Tech on November 25, 2025 in Los Angeles, CA. …

Michigan hammers Auburn by 30 in Vegas’ Player Era Festival originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Las Vegas has a funny way of exposing teams. You can hide your flaws for a week, maybe two — but drop into a 24-hour turnaround against a real heavyweight, and whatever you …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Roddy Gayle Jr. and Yaxel Lendeborg both scored 17 points as No. 7 Michigan routed No. 21 Auburn 102-72 on Tuesday in the second round of the Players Era Championship. It was the second time Michigan (6-0) topped the century mark this season. The Wolverines improved to 2-0 in this event, following a 94-54 win over …

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Reed Bailey scored 21 points and No. 25 Indiana limited the nation’s leading scorer, P.J. Haggerty, to 12 below his average in an 86-69 home win over Kansas State on Tuesday night. The senior Bailey did most of his work at the line, where he hit 13 of 15 free throws. Haggerty, who averaged 28 per …

Missouri men’s basketball powered itself to another victory Tuesday night on the strength of an overwhelming offensive performance, defeating South Carolina State 98-66. The Tigers fell just short of reaching triple digits for the third time this season but hit the 90-point mark for the fourth time in their seven contests. Advertisement MU jumped out to a commanding 19-1 lead …

Before starting a stretch of five consecutive games against power conference teams, including two Big Ten games, Ohio State (6-0) entertained the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers out of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference on Tuesday night in Columbus. The Buckeyes were big favorites coming into this game, but the Mountaineers, as they’ve done recently with several high-major teams, came out …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bryce Hopkins scored 26 points, Oziyah Sellers added 22 and No. 14 St. John’s beat Baylor 96-81 on Tuesday in the second round of the Players Era Festival. Using a dominant second half to open a 23-point lead, the Red Storm (4-2) bounced back from an 83-82 loss to No. 15 Iowa State in the opening …

The Syracuse Orange basketball team fell to Kansas by a final score of 71-60 on the second day of the Player’s Era Festival in Las Vegas. The Orange dropped to 0-2 on the event. In an offensive slog, Kansas (5-2) bested Syracuse (4-2) by limiting the Orange to a season-low 20-63 shooting (32%), including 7-30 from three (23%). The Jayhawks …

LAS VEGAS, NV — Against its second-straight Q1 opponent of the Players Era Festival, the Syracuse Orange (4-2) once again fought and hung around, but came up short in a 71-60 loss to the Kansas Jayhawks (5-2) on Tuesday. Syracuse trailed by as much as 13 in the first half and did trim the deficit down to as low as two …

Michigan State basketball is in Florida for the Fort Myers Tip-Off, a two game showcase against East Carolina and North Carolina. In the first matchup, with the Spartans playing the Pirates of ECU, MSU dominated, winning 89-56. In such a dominating effort, there is not a ton to take away from the game, in a serious manner, because of how …

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Jaxon Kohler and Divine Ugochukwu each scored 16 points to lead No. 11 Michigan State’s balanced attack as the Spartans beat East Carolina 89-56 in the Fort Myers Tip-Off on Tuesday. Michigan State, which entered the game with four players averaging double-figure points, also got 13 from Coen Carr and 10 from Carson Cooper. Advertisement …

The college basketball season has now entered its busiest nonconference portion with a multitude of top-flight games during the Thanksgiving holiday week. Across the Big 12 Conference, games like Iowa State’s 83-82 win over St. John’s, Arizona State taking down Texas and No. 2 Houston narrowly beating unranked Syracuse in overtime headline what has happened so far. Not to mention …

On Wednesday night, Kentucky basketball will host Tennessee Tech. For most fans, it’s a tune-up game before North Carolina. But for the man on the opposing sideline, it is a spiritual homecoming he is basking in. Advertisement John Pelphrey is back. And hearing him talk about what Kentucky means to him is enough to give any member of the BBN …

The Wisconsin Badgers take on their second-straight opponent on a neutral court, as they meet up with the Providence Friars in San Diego for the Rady Children’s Invitational on Thanksgiving Day. Tip-off is at 4:30 pm on Fox Sports 1. The Badgers took one on the chin last Friday against the BYU Cougars, as the 98-70 loss dropped Wisconsin out …

This week presents a massive opportunity for the Iowa Hawkeyes men’s basketball program to strengthen its resume with the Acrisure Classic, giving them some games against quality opponents, starting with a game against the Ole Miss Rebels. The Hawkeyes, under the tutelage of new head coach Ben McCollum, are sitting at 5-0 on the year, but have not been tested …

As the Syracuse Orange’s matchup versus No. 3 Houston progressed, the doors were closing in on its chances of winning as the game clock got closer to reaching zero. Syracuse previously held a nine-point lead in the first half. It would be down three (37-34) heading into the second half, when the Cougars started to take command. Houston’s defensive pressure …

Thanksgiving is only a few days away, which means it’s officially Feast Week and fans got to enjoy a litany of great games on Monday. Some of the biggest involved Michigan, Oregon, and USC. Let’s take a look at what happened. Advertisement –USC Trojans 70, Boise State Broncos 67 After narrowly beating Troy in its last game, nobody was quite …

The 8th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide fell to 12th ranked Gonzaga 95-85 in their opening game of the Player Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Alabama fell to 3-2 on the season while the Bulldogs improved to 6-0. The game started at 8:30 p.m. CT on TNT. The Tide will play UNLV on Tuesday in a …

Indiana men’s basketball is set to take on one of the highest scoring offenses in college basketball’s early season when Kansas State comes to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Tuesday night. The Wildcats rank in at 37th nationally in offensive efficiency, take 41.1% of their shots from 3-point range and convert on 43.3% of those attempts, all according to KenPom. …

What better place to spend your Thanksgiving break than on Florida’s sunny Gulf Coast? That’s exactly what the UNC basketball team will be doing. North Carolina begins its challenging, 2-game slate in the Fort Myers Invitational on Tuesday evening, facing the undefeated St. Bonaventure Bonnies at 6 p.m. The Tar Heels (5-0) rolled through their first five opponents with little …

There’s much to be gleaned from Maryland men’s basketball’s trip to Las Vegas. Not only do the Terps play twice in as many days, but the team is also set to square off against their first ranked opponent this season. The Terps passed their first test against UNLV, a game in which the Terps trailed at half but cleaned up …

Pat Kelsey likes to be innovative. Fortunately for Louisville basketball, he is not above copying a good idea. Kelsey’s willingness to embrace what’s next is a good bit responsible for the Cardinals being ranked fifth in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll. His embrace of advanced analytics is now on display on the KFC Yum! Center interior scoreboard for his …

DAYTONA BEACH — After grabbing an offensive rebound and drawing a foul while trying to put it back up, Kanaan Carlyle laid on the floor and smiled. Florida Atlantic teammates Devin Williams and Devin Vanterpool came over and feted the junior guard with a few fake punches before helping him up. Carlyle stepped to the free-throw line and nailed both …