College Basketball

The Nebraska men’s basketball team dominated the second half in an 82-67 victory at USC on Saturday. Pryce Sandfort had a game-high 32 points. He shot 12-of-21 from the floor and 5-of-10 from the 3-point line. Nebraska shot 44% from the field and 34% from the 3-point line. USC shot 45% from the field but struggled from beyond the arc, …

Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs executed their game plan perfectly against Saint Mary’s in the first 20 minutes, playing smothering defense and hitting tough shots to take a 36-29 lead into the locker room. And then the second half started. Advertisement The Gaels came out of the locker room and immediately went on an 8-0 run and never looked …

When the Alabama Crimson Tide needed a basket late Saturday night in Knoxville, Labaron Philon delivered. After not leading the entire game, Philon knocked down a step back jumper to put Alabama ahead by two, 71-69, a basket which occurred with :24 seconds remaining. Alabama went on to hold that lead with a defensive stop on the opposite end of …

As Rick Pitino said Friday, a lopsided loss sometimes can be better than a narrow one. It can serve as a wake-up call and provide added motivation. That seems to have been the case for St. John’s. Zuby Ejiofor celebrates after hitting a 3-pointer shot during the first half of St. John’s 89-57 blowout win over Villanova at the Garden …

Rick Pitino knows how to comeback from lopsided losses and his motivational message — amplified by the New York Post’s back page on Saturday — was answered as St. John’s rolled to a dominating 89-57 blowout win over Villanova on Saturday. Pitino said St. John’s embarrassing loss to UConn on Wednesday night simply added to the significance of their matchup …

WELCOME TO MARCH, EVERYONE! There’s more college basketball than you can shake a stick at this month, and we are starting out HOT with 28 games on national television today, including YOUR Marquette men’s basketball team hosting DePaul on FS1. We can admit that’s not the national headline for the day, because there are 12 games with at least one …

LAS VEGAS — Suffice to say, this isn’t what Josh Pastner had in mind when he returned to the sidelines from the television studio. Pastner’s first year as UNLV’s coach can be summed up in a single word — inconsistent. The Runnin’ Rebels will go through long periods of sleepwalking before waking up and realizing it’s time to play and …

Rivalry games are tense and dramatic, with the potential to become instant classics. Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center was the latter, and the story of the night was Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn. He scored a career-high 42 points, shooting 14-of-22 from the field and an astonishing 8-of-14 from three to carry UNLV to an 85-83 victory over Nevada in …

NEW YORK (AP) — Zuby Ejiofor’s penultimate regular-season home game at St. John’s was certainly a memorable one. The senior big man had 16 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for his first career triple-double as the 15th-ranked Red Storm bounced back from an embarrassing defeat by routing Villanova 89-57 on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. Advertisement “It means …

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — On the eve of college basketball’s biggest month, Florida coach Todd Golden’s red-hot Gators looked like a team ready for another deep postseason run. With a 111-77 win Saturday night against No. 20 Arkansas, the No. 7 Gators ended a flawless February 8-0 and poised for another memorable March — the time when championship teams find their …

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Robbie Avila scored 21 of his 23 points in the second half, Quentin Jones added 17 and No. 23 Saint Louis beat Duquesne 91-76 on Saturday night. Trey Green had 14 points, and Paul Otieno added 13 points off the bench to help Saint Louis (26-3, 14-2 Atlantic 10) win its 21st consecutive home game. Advertisement …

As the shot clock ticked down toward zero, the Hope College men’s basketball team needed one play to put the game away and extend its season. Up three, Marcus Wourman drove into traffic and kicked the ball out to Brendan Cargill who was well beyond the 3-point line. Advertisement The freshman guard launched it and as the buzzer sounded, the …

The North Carolina Tar Heels are getting set to face off against Virginia Tech in the second to last home game of the season. The Heels are looking to win their third game in a row and to maintain their positioning for the ACC Tournament. Earlier today, NC State lost to Notre Dame in overtime, so now the Heels could …

The University of Utah men’s basketball team got off to the start it wanted to at Arizona State on Saturday. The Runnin’ Utes were up 14-5 at the 15:03 mark of the first half, as Keanu Dawes and Terrence Brown lifted them to the big lead at Deseret Financial Arena in Tempe, Arizona. Advertisement Things fell apart after that, though, …

AMES, Iowa — Donovan Atwell scored 18 points to lead No. 16 Texas Tech to an 82-73 victory over No. 4 Iowa State on Saturday that sent the Cyclones to their first home loss of the season. Iowa State (24-5, 11-5 Big 12) was 15-0 at Hilton Coliseum before the Red Raiders (22-7, 12-4) came in and ended the streak, …

The Wisconsin Badgers (20-9, 12-6 Big Ten) defeated the Washington Huskies 90-73 on Saturday in Seattle, Washington. Backed by 32 points, including nine made 3-pointers, from transfer guard Braeden Carrington, the Badgers built a 36-21 edge by intermission and didn’t look back. UW led by as many as 28 points on the evening and only turned the ball over five …

CLEMSON, S.C. — Jestin Porter scored all 16 of his points in the second half as Clemson snapped a four-game losing streak with an 80-76 victory over No. 24 Louisville on Saturday. The Tigers, once comfortably in the NCAA Tournament field with 10 wins in their first 11 Atlantic Coast Conference games, had raised questions the past two weeks with …

Several usual issues hurt Utah as they fell 73-60 to Arizona State at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, Arizona, on Saturday afternoon. While Utah got off to a strong start, defensive breakdowns and struggling to attack the Sun Devils zone defense were too much to overcome. Advertisement Here’s a look at three takeaways from a loss that drops Utah to …

The Clemson Tigers (21-8) (11-5) used a second half surge to upset the 24th ranked Louisville Cardinals (20-9) (9-7) by a score of 80-75 to snap a 4-game losing streak and further secure a potential top 4 ACC finish and cement their chances at appearing in the NCAA tournament The storyline entering tipoff centered on the availability of Louisville freshman …

A last-second Nick Martinelli hook shot was the difference as Northwestern extended its conference victory streak to three in a 63-62 win over Oregon in the penultimate home game of the season. Martinelli led the way for the Wildcats with 22 points, 14 coming in the second half, for his 21st game with 20+ on the year. He also recorded …

It’s Game Day! The Arizona Wildcats begin their final homestand of the season by hosting the 14th-ranked Kansas Jayhawks. A win earns the UA at least a share of its first Big 12 regular season title. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online. Come chat with us! Advertisement Arizona-Kansas game time, details: …

HOUSTON (AP) — Milos Uzan had 26 points and six assists, Joseph Tugler scored 14 and No. 5 Houston snapped its three-game losing streak with a 102-62 win over Colorado on Saturday. Uzan had 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting in the first half as the Cougars (24-5, 12-4 Big 12) built a 55-29 lead at the break. Houston shot 56%, …

Let’s celebrate! Penn State’s season of futility had a moment of happiness on Saturday as the Nittany Lions upset 20-win and probable NCAA tourney team Iowa at the Bryce Jordan Center. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Lions and gives them a chance at staying out of the Big Ten basement as conference play is nearing its …

The Wisconsin Badgers continue their West Coast trip on Saturday to take on the Washington Huskies at Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle. Tip-off is at 3:00 PM on Fox Sports 1, and the Badgers are 1.5-point favorites. It was a nightmare of a performance by Wisconsin last Wednesday in Eugene, as the Badgers were upset by the Ducks 85-71. It …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The Creighton Bluejays hope to end a brutal slide and get revenge when the Bluejays host the Providence Friars on Saturday afternoon. The Bluejays have lost seven of their last nine, while the Friars have won four of their last six behind a …