College Basketball

[ad_1] LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Ansley Almonor and Otega Oweh scored 13 points each and No. 15 Kentucky beat No. 5 Tennessee 75-64 on Tuesday night. The Wildcats (17-7, 6-5 Southeastern Conference) completed a regular season sweep of the Volunteers. Kentucky also beat Tennessee 78-73 on Jan. 28 in Knoxville, and is now 7-1 against teams ranked in the Top …

[ad_1] EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State coach Tom Izzo has tried to downplay being on the brink of breaking Bob Knight’s record for Big Ten basketball wins. Izzo might have a hard time sticking to that script Tuesday night. Former NFL coach Steve Mariucci surprised Izzo by showing up at the Breslin Center, sitting on the Spartans’ bench …

[ad_1] LEXINGTON — Kentucky basketball star Lamont Butler fell hard to the floor with 8:40 remaining in Tuesday’s game against Tennessee. He was helped to his feet and then walked back to the locker room without stopping. Butler, the Wildcats’ starting point guard, had sat out three games recently because of a shoulder injury. At the time of his injury Tuesday, …

[ad_1] The University of Akron men’s basketball team is set to host Western Michigan at 7 p.m. tonight at Rhodes Arena. Akron enters the game with an 11-game win streak, the longest current win streak in NCAA Division I men’s basketball. The Zips defeated South Alabama 80-67 Saturday in a Mid-American Conference-Sun Belt Challenge game Saturday at Rhodes Arena. Reigning MAC Tournament …

[ad_1] It may not have been the best week for USC, but overall it was an exciting weekend of basketball action in the Big Ten Conference. Big Ten basketball scores told plenty of stories, most of them interesting and relevant to the national picture one month before the 2025 NCAA Tournament field is announced. Michigan State got a much needed …

[ad_1] Tom Izzo will have the opportunity to make Big Ten basketball history on Tuesday evening at the Breslin Center. Michigan State hosts Indiana on what could ironically be the same night Izzo becomes the all-time leader in Big Ten wins. Izzo is currently tied with Indiana legend head coach Bob Knight, and would move into first place by himself …

[ad_1] Wednesday night features a men’s college basketball doubleheader on Peacock headlined by matchups from the Atlantic 10 and Big East conferences. VCU and George Washington are up first at 7:00 PM ET, while Xavier and Providence take center stage at 8:00 PM ET. Read further to learn how to watch both matchups, plus more A-10 and Big East games …

[ad_1] Florida basketball is playing its way into a potential No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The No. 3 Florida Gators (20-3, 7-3 SEC) bolstered their NCAA Tournament resume with two more wins last week, including a 90-81 upset at No. 1 Auburn last Saturday. “We proved on Saturday what our ceiling is,” Florida basketball coach Todd Golden said. …

[ad_1] After its latest missed opportunity to help improve its NCAA Tournament resume, Xavier will stay on the road this week with a matchup against Providence Wednesday in Rhode Island. It’s a quick turnaround for Xavier after falling to Villanova on Super Bowl Sunday. Xavier is wrapping up a seven-game streak that includes five road affairs. Xavier has only managed …

[ad_1] Florida basketball returns to the road on Tuesday night, facing another tough SEC environment at Mississippi State. Under third-year MSU coach Chris Jans, the Bulldogs (17-6, 5-5 SEC) are 8-3 at home this season. The No. 3 Florida Gators (20-3, 7-3 SEC) are coming off their best road win in school history, knocking off No. 1 Auburn 90-81 at …

[ad_1] After its latest missed opportunity to help improve its NCAA Tournament resume, Xavier will stay on the road this week with a matchup against Providence Wednesday in Rhode Island. It’s a quick turnaround for Xavier after falling to Villanova on Super Bowl Sunday. Xavier is wrapping up a seven-game streak that includes five road affairs. Xavier has only managed …

[ad_1] After big wins over Duke and North Carolina basketball to complete a 4-0 sweep of Tobacco Road rivals this season, the Clemson Tigers are riding high as they get into the stretch of the regular season. Clemson (20-5 overall, 12-2 ACC), No. 19 in this week’s USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, pulled off a 77-71 upset of the Blue …

[ad_1] With a win Tuesday night against Indiana, Michigan State men’s basketball can continue what has been a stellar and surprising 2024-25 season, improving its record to 20-4, remaining firmly in the hunt for a Big Ten regular-season championship and strengthening its argument for a top-three seed in the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Spartans coach Tom Izzo will have a little …

[ad_1] When he left Marquette in 2008 to become the next head coach of an Indiana basketball program saddled with a depleted roster and crippling NCAA sanctions, Tom Crean required only two words to justify his decision. “It’s Indiana.” To Crean, Indiana was “the absolute pinnacle of all of college basketball,” a program with “incredible tradition.” There was “absolutely no …

[ad_1] The Associated Press national player of the week in men’s college basketball for Week 14 of the season: RJ Luis Jr., St. John’s The ninth-ranked Red Storm have their highest ranking in 25 years and Luis has been a big reason. The 6-foot-7 junior led St. John’s to a pair of wins against ranked opponents with two big games …

[ad_1] Marquette guard Kam Jones (1) turns the corner on DePaul guard Jaden Henley (10) during the first half of their game on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Marquette Golden Eagles welcome the DePaul Blue Demons to the Fiserv Forum on Tuesday night for a Big East college basketball battle. If you want to …

[ad_1] For the first time since dropping its first SEC game of the season on Saturday, the No. 2 Auburn Tigers return to the court Tuesday to face Vanderbilt at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee. Auburn defeated Richmond, 98-54, following its first loss of the season to Duke in December. Will the Tigers manage to bounce back the same way …

[ad_1] Iowa State men’s basketball returned to full strength with Milan Momcilovic back in action after suffering a hand injury and missing seven games. The Cyclones defeated TCU on Saturday to break a three-game losing streak. The Cyclones improved to 18-5 overall and 8-4 in Big 12 Conference play. After those recent losses and the victory over TCU, where do …

[ad_1] Tuesday’s girls basketball showdown between No. 1-ranked Sacred Heart and No. 2 George Rogers Clark has been postponed because of snow. The game has been rescheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday. The Valkyries (21-2) and Cardinals (17-6) had been scheduled to meet as part of a strong doubleheader at GRC. No. 2 Great Crossing and No. 7 GRC were scheduled …

[ad_1] Indiana’s Anthony Leal (3) defends Michigan State’s A.J. Hoggard (11) during the second half of the Indiana versus Michigan State men’s basketball game at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Sunday, March 10, 2024. The Michigan State Spartans host the Indiana Hoosiers on Tuesday night for a Big Ten college basketball matchup inside the Breslin Center. If you want to …

[ad_1] Wisconsin basketball is holding strong as a No. 4 seed in USA TODAY’s latest bracketology update. The Badgers are up to 19-5 on the season and 9-4 in Big Ten play following a pair of victories last week: a 76-64 win over Indiana and 74-63 over Iowa. Those results push the team’s current winning streak to three games, following …

[ad_1] LAWRENCE — No. 20 Kansas basketball’s game Tuesday at home against Colorado will see the return of Tad Boyle. Boyle, the Buffaloes’ head coach, played in college for the Jayhawks (16-7, 7-5 in Big 12). That career propelled him into coaching, which has seen him be Colorado’s leader for more than a decade. This is the first matchup between these …

[ad_1] The Associated Press national player of the week in women’s college basketball for Week 14 of the season: Madison Booker, Texas The sophomore wing had her fifth double-double of the season with 20 points and 11 rebounds in a win over then-No. 2 South Carolina that ended the Gamecocks’ 57-game regular season conference winning streak. Booker also had 20 …

[ad_1] Louisville basketball coach Pat Kelsey went international with his second addition to the Cardinals’ 2025 recruiting class. Sananda Fru, a 21-year-old forward from Germany, has committed to U of L; a source with direct knowledge of the agreement told The Courier Journal on Tuesday. The Field of 68’s Jeff Goodman was first to report. Fru stands 6 feet, 11 …

[ad_1] Bruce Pearl The basketball version of the Alabama-Auburn rivalry has heated up as both programs have risen into national prominence. The Tigers and Crimson Tide have become regulars in the AP Top 25 and each has made a trip to the Final Four in the past five years, including Alabama’s first trip last year. Auburn and Alabama will take …