College Basketball

No. 9 BYU (3-1) vs. No. 23 Wisconsin (4-0) Venue: Delta Center, Salt Lake City Radio: 102.7 FM/1160 AM/Sirius XM 143 Series: Wisconsin leads 2-1 (most recent meeting: 2025) The trends For BYU: 3-1 on the season, No. 17 in KenPom, averaging 84.5 points scored and 68.3 points allowed per game. For Wisconsin: 4-0 on the season, No. 16 in …

BYU’s AJ Dybantsa beats out NBA legacy, tops ESPN’s list of newcomers originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. In a season defined by elite freshmen across the country, BYU star AJ Dybantsa has managed to emerge as college basketball’s top newcomer and a potential No. 1 overall NBA draft …

Time’s reputation for distorting the past is well established and equally deserved. It’s so good at what it does that at some point in every person’s life they begin to doubt – to some degree at least – the validity of their own memories. I bring this up because in my surely flawed mind, 90 percent of the games Louisville …

Michigan State basketball is off to an outstanding start to the 2025-26 season, earning two massive ranked wins over Arkansas and Kentucky. Obviously, Tom Izzo is no stranger to the national spotlight, and is highly thought of across many levels of basketball. That includes arguably the greatest player to ever play the sport. Advertisement LeBron James, who obviously debated as …

The Bryant men’s basketball team trailed by just six points late in the contest at Blacksburg, Virginia, but a 15-point performance off the bench from freshman center Christian Gurdak and a pair of key runs led Virginia Tech to a 78-61 nonconference win over the Bulldogs on Wednesday, Nov. 19. The game result was perhaps as much of a hit with the crowd …

Defense. Defense. Defense. After giving up 78 points in a stunning season-opening loss to the New Orleans Privateers, the TCU Horned Frogs haven’t allowed a single opponent to reach 67 since. Their dominant defensive stretch continued against the Kansas City Roos, as TCU rolled to an 81–45 win behind a suffocating performance on the less glamorous end of the floor. …

Alabama finds rare air for SEC in win over Illinois at United Center originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Alabama delivered the jolt the SEC badly needed Wednesday night, grinding out a 90-86 win over No. 8 Illinois in a charged atmosphere at the United Center. Advertisement In a …

For the second time this season, the Alabama Crimson Tide have defeated a Top 10 team outside of Tuscaloosa. Yes, even despite the season only being a few weeks old, Alabama has already picked up a second Top 10 road win, doing so Wednesday night in Chicago with a thrilling 90-86 victory over Illinois inside the United Center. Previously, Alabama …

Amid Baba Oladotun’s long-awaited commitment to Maryland Wednesday evening, Maryland men’s basketball took the court at Xfinity Center for a clash with Mount St. Mary’s. Though the Mountaineers pushed the game to overtime, the Terps ultimately handled its in-state foe, defeating Mount St. Mary’s, 95-90. Advertisement Here are three takeaways from the game. An all-time Diggy Coit performance Basketball can …

It has not been a good week for Kentucky Basketball. The Wildcats suffered a brutal loss to Michigan State in the Champions Classic Tuesday night, and morale around the program is not good after Kentucky fell to 3-2 with losses in their only two games against power conference opponents this season. The Wildcats have not looked good on the floor, …

There are six games tonight with Purdue facing Memphis in the Bahamas the highlight. Let’s take a look at the upcoming action. Memphis vs #1 Purdue Boilermakers Time/TV: 6:00 PM ET CBSSN Baha Mar Championship (Bahamas) Purdue reclaimed the top spot in the rankings this week after knocking off eighth ranked Alabama on the road. The team has looked much …

The 11th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide traveled to Chicago to play 8th ranked Illinois on Wednesday night. The Tide rose to the occasion and took down the Fighting Illini 90-86 in a hard fought game. Alabama has now taken down 5th ranked St Johns in Madison Square Garden and the 8th ranked team in the United Center, home of the …

Diggy Coit had a long way to get to College Park. The graduate guard spent a season in junior college, two at Northern Illinois and one on the bench at Kansas before head coach Buzz Williams swayed him to Maryland men’s basketball for his final season of college basketball. Advertisement And Wednesday against Mount St. Mary’s, years of hard work …

“When you’re in rhythm and you feel like you’re open, you’ve just got to … pull the trigger and shoot it.” — Stephen Curry The Spartans turned into the Golden State Warriors of old last night, unleashing a barrage of threes en route to an 80–66 win over Kentucky. It wasn’t an NCAA record, but for this young Spartans season, …

Indiana (4-0, 0-0 Big Ten) is set to take on Lindenwood (2-3, 0-0 Southland) on Thursday evening at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana. The Hoosiers are coming off of a too-close-for-comfort 69-61 win over Incarnate Word. After opening the season on an offensive hot streak, Indiana’s shooters went cold on Sunday night and it nearly led to a …

If you have not yet, please check out Tom Izzo’s post-game press conference from Tuesday night. He speaks for the first two minutes and then takes questions. That first question is a great one. The big talking point after our third game, the victory over San Jose State, was that MSU eased up in the second half and let the …

NASSAU, Bahamas — Purdue basketball will not have forward Liam Murphy for this week’s Baha Mar Championships, and the veteran forward could be out into December. Boilermakers coach Matt Painter told IndyStar in an exclusive interview that Monday’s MRI on the North Florida transfer’s shoulder did not reveal any specific damage. However, he is not year ready to return to …

Date: Thursday, November 20th, 2025Tipoff: 6 p.m. (central)Location: T-Mobile Center (Kansas City, MO) TV/Online: Both Hall of Fame Classic games will be available on Peacock with Steve Schlanger and Tre Demps on the call. To watch or to sign up, visit peacocktv.com.  In addition, for YouTubeTV subscribers, the game will also be on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) linear channel.  Advertisement Radio: Thursday’s game …

The NCAA basketball slate for Wednesday is headlined by a clash between the No. 4 Arizona Wildcats and the No. 3 UConn Huskies. The Wildcats have relied on freshmen to carry their offense and my Arizona vs. UConn predictions expect that to lead to scoring droughts tonight. Advertisement Here are my best free college basketball picks for this clash between national …

In a top-25 rematch Friday of a second-round thriller in last year’s NCAA Tournament, No. 23 Wisconsin will face No. 9 BYU in a 4 p.m. ET tip at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. It’s the fourth meeting of a series that began in 1931. Wisconsin (4-0) won then and in 2011, but BYU (3-1) triumphed 91-89 …

—Spread check (football): SMU by 2.5. —For those looking to make the trip to Cincinnati on Friday and turn the “neutral court” contest into a Cardinal home game, you can save 20% on tickets by using the promo code “CARDALUM” on TicketMaster. Advertisement Also, there could be some additional traffic in the area Friday night with the news that the …

One week after signing four-star guard Kalek House, Xavier basketball added to its Class of 2026 with the commitment of forward Asher Elson on the final day of the early signing period Nov. 19. Elson announced his decision during a commitment ceremony streamed on his Instagram. Elson, a 6-foot-10 power forward, had Xavier, Syracuse, Auburn and Maryland as his top …

UNC entered Tuesday night’s game against Navy a perfect 4-0. The Tar Heels’ 2025-26 roster, complete with 11 new players, is quickly proving itself as a talented bunch. North Carolina survived a couple scares, pulling away for a 73-61 victory. You might think of Tuesday as just another win, but it was plenty more for a storied program like UNC …

“Oh my God, it’s happening. Everyone stay calm!! STAY F***ING CALM!!!” – Michael Scott, The Office It’s only been two weeks, but for programs across the country — and three CAA teams, in particular — there might be reason to heed the word of the “World’s Best Boss.” Whether it’s been injuries, underperformance, coaching neglect, or some combination of the …

The Big Ten had a fantastic slate of games on Tuesday, highlighted by the Champions Classic, where Michigan State faced off against Kentucky. Five other Big Ten teams were also in action. Let’s take a look at what happened. Advertisement –No. 17 Michigan State Spartans 83, No. 12 Kentucky Wildcats 66 The Champions Classic is always one of the best …