College Basketball

[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — Kadary Richmond and Zuby Ejiofor scored 18 points apiece as No. 10 St. John’s routed UConn 89-75 on Sunday to complete its first regular-season sweep of the Huskies in 25 years. Leading scorer RJ Luis Jr. added 14 points for the Red Storm (24-4, 15-2 Big East) after sitting out Wednesday’s win at DePaul with …

[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — Kadary Richmond and Zuby Ejiofor scored 18 points apiece as No. 10 St. John’s routed UConn 89-75 on Sunday to complete its first regular-season sweep of the Huskies in 25 years. Leading scorer RJ Luis Jr. added 14 points for the Red Storm (24-4, 15-2 Big East) after sitting out Wednesday’s win at DePaul with …

[ad_1] BALTIMORE (AP) — Jacob Theodosiou scored 22 points as Loyola Maryland beat Colgate 84-65 on Sunday. Theodosiou had eight rebounds for the Greyhounds (11-16, 6-10 Patriot League). Milos Ilic scored 18 points and added nine rebounds and five assists. Veljko Ilic shot 6 of 8 from the field and 3 for 5 from the line to finish with 15 …

[ad_1] MANHATTAN — Kansas State’s basketball team will play host to Arizona State at 3 p.m. Sunday at Bramlage Coliseum to wrap up their Big 12 home-and-home series. K-State (13-13, 7-8 Big 12) held off Arizona State (12-14, 3-12), 71-70, in their first meeting Feb. 4 in Tempe, Arizona. The Wildcats overcame a 16-point first-half deficit to win the game. …

[ad_1] MANHATTAN — Kansas State basketball is back home Sunday to play host to Arizona State in a 3 p.m. game at Bramlage Coliseum. The Wildcats (13-13, 7-8) are coming off back-to-back road losses at Brigham Young and Utah, and can ill afford to let one slip against Arizona State (12-14, 3-12) — a team they beat in their first …

[ad_1] BYU forward Richie Saunders (15) drives against Arizona guard Jaden Bradley (0) during BYU victory over the Wildcats Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, in Tucson, Ariz. | Rick Scuteri, Associated Press It seems like ages since Providence and Houston bullied Kevin Young’s BYU team around the basketball court like rag dolls. But now, late in February, BYU (19-8, 10-6) is …

[ad_1] Arizona athletic director Desireé Reed-Francois issued an apology early Sunday morning for fans chanting an anti-Mormon chant towards BYU following Saturday night’s Arizona basketball 96-65 loss at the McKale Center. The incident happened postgame following a brief handshake line brawl between the Wildcats and Cougars, when Arizona fans shouted a derogatory statement — which consisted of an expletive followed …

[ad_1] UNC basketball gained some momentum in three straight wins against ACC teams with a losing record. The Tar Heels (17-11, 10-6 ACC) will face a tougher test in Tallahassee against Florida State (16-11, 7-9) on Monday (7 p.m., ESPN), looking to win four in a row for the first time in more than a month. UNC is 53-16 overall …

[ad_1] USC men’s basketball will not make the NCAA Tournament this year. While that might be a disappointment to some, it certainly shouldn’t come as a surprise. Eric Musselman had to throw together this 2024-2025 roster entirely from the transfer portal, with the sole exception of Harrison Hornery, who has not been a core rotational player for this team. Having …

[ad_1] Arizona men’s basketball and BYU found themselves in a tightly-knit, tense game Saturday at the McKale Center, as the two Big 12 opponents fought for March Madness seedings. The tensions escalated so much in the final seconds of the game that players from the Wildcats and Cougars had to be separated from each other in the postgame handshake line …

[ad_1] There are no easy ones left on the Alabama Crimson Tide’s regular season schedule. Nate Oats’ team is in the midst of a grueling seven-game stretch against teams that are locks for next month’s NCAA Tournament. No less than three of those opponents could end up being No. 1 seeds come Selection Sunday: consensus No. 1 Auburn, No. 2 …

[ad_1] TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona has apologized after the school says some fans participated in an “unacceptable chant” following the basketball team’s 96-95 loss to BYU on Saturday night. According to online video, fans can be heard yelling a profane phrase directed at Mormons as the teams were leaving the court. BYU is the flagship school for The Church …

[ad_1] The bad news for Texas basketball after a disheartening 84-69 loss at last-place South Carolina Saturday? The Longhorns (16-11, 5-9 SEC) must face two fellow NCAA Tournament bubble teams in similar desperate straits when traveling to Arkansas Wednesday and hosting Georgia Saturday. The good news? The Longhorns get to make head-to-head statements against those two fellow NCAA Tournament bubble …

[ad_1] Before BYU put yet another unique note in McKale Center history Saturday, with a 96-95 win over Arizona that featured a controversial call with three seconds left, Cougars coach Kevin Young was watching another telecast that mentioned Arizona’s homecourt dominance. The Wildcats had been 58-5 at McKale Center under Tommy Lloyd, among other things. “That didn’t give me a …

[ad_1] Wisconsin basketball (21-6, 11-5 Big Ten) fell 77-73 in overtime to the Oregon Ducks (20-8, 9-8 Big Ten) on Saturday afternoon. Backed by 16 early points from star wing John Tonje, the Badgers built a 17-point edge late in the first half. They held the Ducks to just 26 points in the opening frame on 11-of-32 shooting from the …

[ad_1] Wisconsin basketball (21-6, 11-5 Big Ten) suffered its first loss since January with a 77-73 overtime defeat to Oregon (20-8, 9-8 Big Ten) on Saturday. Riding a five-game win streak, the Badgers entered Saturday’s action with real momentum and a chance to inch closer toward the program’s third regular season Big Ten title since 2020. It appeared as if …

[ad_1] Through 27 games, Wisconsin basketball has identified its undisputed offensive closer. In his first season with the Badgers, star wing John Tonje is as collected in the clutch as any playmaker in college basketball. The North Omaha, Nebraska, native is responsible for 19.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 30.9 minutes per appearance for the Badgers in his …

[ad_1] Wisconsin basketball (21-6, 11-5 Big Ten) blew a 17-point lead in its 77-73 home loss to Oregon (20-8, 9-8 Big Ten) on Saturday. The disappointing outcome hurts the Badgers’ position in a crowded top tier of the Big Ten standings. Michigan State (22-5, 13-3 Big Ten) and Michigan (20-6, 12-3 Big Ten) currently sit in first and second place, …

[ad_1] Howard Bison (12-15, 7-3 MEAC) at Coppin State Eagles (4-21, 2-8 MEAC) Baltimore; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Howard visits Coppin State after Cameron Shockley-Okeke scored 24 points in Howard’s 87-81 win over the Morgan State Bears. The Eagles have gone 3-5 at home. Coppin State gives up 77.3 points to opponents and has been outscored by 16.8 …

[ad_1] Eastern Kentucky Colonels (17-12, 11-5 ASUN) at Jacksonville Dolphins (16-12, 10-6 ASUN) Jacksonville, Florida; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Kentucky plays Jacksonville after Turner Buttry scored 22 points in Eastern Kentucky’s 80-74 loss to the Bellarmine Knights. The Dolphins have gone 8-3 at home. Jacksonville is seventh in the ASUN with 13.6 assists per game led by …

[ad_1] Lipscomb Bisons (20-9, 12-4 ASUN) at Austin Peay Governors (13-16, 8-8 ASUN) Clarksville, Tennessee; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Austin Peay hosts Lipscomb after Tate McCubbin scored 25 points in Austin Peay’s 92-78 win against the Queens Royals. The Governors have gone 8-4 in home games. Austin Peay has a 7-10 record in games decided by at least …

[ad_1] Ohio State will try to end a two-game losing streak when it tips off at UCLA Sunday afternoon. The Buckeyes lost 70-49 to Northwestern on Thursday night, their lowest-scoring game of the season. That came on the heels of an 86-83 loss to No. 20 Michigan last Sunday, and Ohio State is now 15-12 overall, 7-9 in the Big …

[ad_1] After another frustrating losing skid that spanned the previous two games, Iowa basketball (15-12, 6-10 Big Ten) got back in the win column Saturday evening with an 85-79 victory over Washington (13-14, 4-12) from Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Offensively, the Hawkeyes shot a respectable 26-for-55 (47.3%) from the floor, including 10-for-21 (47.6%) from beyond the arc and 23-of-26 (88.5%]) from the charity stripe. …

[ad_1] Saturday night, the Alabama Crimson Tide returned to action inside Coleman Coliseum for a Top 25 showdown with the Kentucky Wildcats. Riding a two-game losing streak into the game, Alabama got back on their winning ways however, picking up a 96-83 victory over the Wildcats to improve to 22-5 overall on the season, as well as 11-3 in SEC …

[ad_1] A number of college basketball programs are still fighting for a spot in the NCAA Tournament with limited resume-building games left in the regular season. And there were plenty of games on Saturday that either helped, or hurt, teams trying to hang on or work their way back into the bubble picture. There’s still plenty of time for teams …