College Basketball

[ad_1] The ACC has played a little over a week in February, as has the rest of college basketball. We are starting to see the contenders in the conference separate themselves from the pretenders. The selection committee for the NCAA Tournament will be watching those resumes closely as we get deeper into the month. Here are players who could turn …

[ad_1] MADISON – Each Monday the Journal Sentinel will look at Wisconsin’s previous week and assess how its résumé has changed and stacks up to the competition. All rankings are through Sunday unless noted otherwise. The Badgers are 19-5 overall and 9-4 in the Big Ten following a victory at Iowa Saturday. Wisconsin basketball NET ranking: No. 15 (Last week No. 16) …

[ad_1] BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — There they all stood, each in a separate corner of the corridor immediately outside the visitor locker room, fielding questions deep within Assembly Hall. The 7-footer duo of Vladislav Goldin and Danny Wolf, plus point guard Tre Donaldson, had their best game together as a trio and provided just enough boost to help No. 22 Michigan …

[ad_1] That No. 2 seeding in the NCAA Tournament that the Marquette men’s basketball team seemed headed for this season is likely slipping away from the Golden Eagles. MU (18-6, 9-4 Big East) has lost three straight games, albeit to good teams in Connecticut at home and St. John’s and Creighton on the road. But the defeats still ding the …

[ad_1] Unless you’re in the Southeast, you’re probably getting tired of how deep SEC basketball is. If that annoys you, wait until you hear this: four SEC No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament. Is that even possible? It’s never happened since seeding began in 1979. The most is three, done by the ACC’s Virginia, Duke and North Carolina in …

[ad_1] That No. 2 seeding in the NCAA Tournament that the Marquette men’s basketball team seemed headed for this season is likely slipping away from the Golden Eagles. MU (18-6, 9-4 Big East) has lost three straight games, albeit to good teams in Connecticut at home and St. John’s and Creighton on the road. But the defeats still ding the …

[ad_1] MADISON – Each Monday the Journal Sentinel will look at Wisconsin’s previous week and assess how its résumé has changed and stacks up to the competition. All rankings are through Sunday unless noted otherwise. The Badgers are 19-5 overall and 9-4 in the Big Ten following a victory at Iowa Saturday. Wisconsin basketball NET ranking: No. 15 (Last week …

[ad_1] Alabama, a blueblood football school, is navigating a new era. Even in the wake of the retirement of coaching legend Nick Saban, the city of Tuscaloosa still buzzes with the excitement of gameday at Bryant-Denny Stadium in the fall. Lately, however, winter hasn’t been much different on campus. Hackberry Lane and Paul W. Bryant Drive have been bumper to …

[ad_1] EAST LANSING — On Jan. 4, 1996, Tom Izzo never could have imagined that 29 years and a little more than a month later he’d have as many Big Ten wins as the coach in the red sweater on the opposing bench. He had bigger problems — building a program, keeping his job, making sure Breslin Center never again …

[ad_1] George Mason Patriots (19-5, 10-1 A-10) at Saint Louis Billikens (14-10, 7-4 A-10) St. Louis; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Saint Louis faces George Mason after Kobe Johnson scored 21 points in Saint Louis’ 76-63 loss to the Saint Joseph’s (PA) Hawks. The Billikens have gone 11-2 in home games. Saint Louis ranks ninth in the A-10 in …

[ad_1] Northwestern Wildcats (13-11, 4-9 Big Ten) at Oregon Ducks (16-8, 5-8 Big Ten) Eugene, Oregon; Tuesday, 11 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northwestern faces Oregon after Nick Martinelli scored 23 points in Northwestern’s 76-71 loss to the Washington Huskies. The Ducks have gone 8-4 at home. Oregon scores 76.3 points and has outscored opponents by 4.3 points per game. The …

[ad_1] UConn Huskies (16-7, 8-4 Big East) at Creighton Bluejays (18-6, 11-2 Big East) Omaha, Nebraska; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Creighton takes on No. 19 UConn after Steven Ashworth scored 22 points in Creighton’s 77-67 victory against the Marquette Golden Eagles. The Bluejays have gone 12-1 at home. Creighton is 2-0 in one-possession games. The Huskies are 8-4 …

[ad_1] Central Michigan Chippewas (11-12, 4-6 MAC) at Kent State Golden Flashes (15-8, 5-5 MAC) Kent, Ohio; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Kent State hosts Central Michigan after Jalen Sullinger scored 27 points in Kent State’s 76-75 win against the Arkansas State Red Wolves. The Golden Flashes are 7-4 in home games. Kent State averages 10.7 turnovers per game …

[ad_1] Florida A&M men’s basketball beat one of the Southwestern Athletic Conference’s best teams on Saturday. The Rattlers (9-12, 6-4 in SWAC) visited the Texas Southern Tigers (10-13, 7-3 in SWAC), the second-ranked SWAC team, and escaped with a 66-64 victory. With three seconds left in regulation, FAMU guard Milton Matthews drove to the basket and banked a layup to …

[ad_1] MANHATTAN, Kan. — David N’Guessan scored 20 points and Kansas State beat No. 16 Kansas 81-73 on Saturday for its fifth straight win, including three against ranked opponents. Dug McDaniel added 15 points and Max Jones and Coleman Hawkins each scored 12 as Kansas State (12-11, 6-6 Big 12) beat Kansas for the third straight game in Manhattan, after …

[ad_1] TUCSON, Ariz. — Jaden Bradley and Caleb Love each scored 16 points and No. 20 Arizona avenged its only Big 12 loss with an 82-73 victory over No. 13 Texas Tech on Saturday night. Arizona (17-6, 11-1) has won six straight since a 16-point loss at Texas Tech in January. The Wildcats remained tied for the conference lead with …

[ad_1] CLEMSON, S.C. — Cooper Flagg wasn’t at his best Saturday. Coincidentally, Duke’s preseason All-American wasn’t feeling anywhere near his best either. Flagg, who battled cramping during a 77-71 loss to Clemson, confirmed after the game that he’s been dealing with an illness, although the presumptive No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA draft refused to use that as an …

[ad_1] If basketball was just a game about outside shooting, the Armstrong boys’ basketball team would be in good shape. The Falcons have a plethora of strong three-point shooters, but lack a true post player to match up with a majority of the top teams in the state. “Size is an issue,” head coach Greg Miller said. The team’s leading …

[ad_1] The Clemson Tigers and coach Brad Brownell have gotten pretty good at beating some of college basketball’s blue blood programs. Clemson did it again Saturday night at Littlejohn Coliseum with a 77-71 victory over a Duke Blue Devils team that was playing for the top spot in Monday’s Top 25 polls after No. 1 Auburn went down earlier in …

[ad_1] Memphis basketball guard Tyrese Hunter will not play in the team’s game against Temple due to a knee injury, according to a program spokesperson. The 15th-ranked Tigers (19-4, 9-1 AAC) will host the Owls (14-9, 6-4) Sunday (1 p.m. ESPN2). Temple’s leading scorer Jamal Mashburn Jr. (lower body) will also be sidelined for today’s game. The program is considering …

[ad_1] Brad Brownell and the Clemson men’s basketball team recovered from their triple-overtime loss to Georgia Tech on Saturday with one of the program’s biggest regular-season wins in history. Clemson (19-5, 11-2 ACC) took down the No. 2 Duke Blue Devils 77-71 in front of their home crowd in LittleJohn Coliseum, as big of a win as they come in …

[ad_1] PHILADELPHIA − An all-important Quadrant 1 victory was not in the cards for Xavier Sunday as another opportunity slipped through the Musketeers’ grasp in an 80-68 loss to Villanova at Wells Fargo Center. With a front-loaded Big East schedule, Xavier’s chances to break off the NCAA Tournament bubble are few and far between down the stretch. That’s why Sunday’s …

[ad_1] PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Paige Bueckers scored 20 points as No. 5 UConn beat Providence 77-40 on Sunday to extend its Big East regular-season winning streak to 33 games. Bueckers did all scoring in the first three quarters, shooting 6 for 12 from the field and 6 for 6 from the line. Azzi Fudd had 17 points on 6-for-11 …

[ad_1] Derik Queen had 29 points and 15 rebounds, and No. 18 Maryland beat Rutgers 90-81 on Sunday. Dylan Harper scored 20 points for the Scarlet Knights (12-12, 5-8 Big Ten), but fellow freshman star Ace Bailey, who sat out a majority of the second half because he was sick, had only four. The Terrapins (18-6, 8-5) rebounded from a …

[ad_1] Rafael Castro’s 15 points helped George Washington defeat Saint Bonaventure 62-52 on Sunday. Castro added 10 rebounds for the Revolutionaries (16-8, 5-6 Atlantic 10 Conference). Trey Autry added 15 points while shooting 4 for 9 (3 for 7 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line while they also had seven rebounds. Darren Buchanan Jr. shot …