College Basketball

Michigan State basketball survived an upset scare on Sunday afternoon, holding off a pesky Ohio State team to earn a 66-60 victory. Following the win, head coach Tom Izzo spoke with the media about his team’s performance: Advertisement “Ohio State did a better job than we did. I’m just really disappointed in our team. I cannot sugarcoat it. The unforced …

Cyclone center Audi Crooks (55) smiles during Wednesday’s game against Arizona State. The junior from Algona scored 28 points in 28 minutes. | Jared Larson With their dominant win over Arizona State on Wednesday, Iowa State looked like their former selves Addy Brown is back in the lineup. While I would argue that they are back to playing like a …

The Wisconsin Badgers are taking on the Iowa Hawkeyes at the Kohl Center on Sunday afternoon, with tip-off set for 3:00 p.m. on FS1. Wisconsin is coming off a rough 86-69 loss on the road against the Ohio State Buckeyes in a game where they fell behind early and could never recover. After the game, head coach Greg Gard said …

Indiana women’s basketball has found ways to win as the season has drawn to a close, picking up its latest victory with a 72-65 performance against Oregon on Sunday at Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers returned to Bloomington looking to rebound after going 0-2 in Los Angeles after stringing together three wins against Northwestern, Wisconsin and Purdue. Oregon, a group whose …

The Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the LSU Tigers by a final score of 90-83 on Saturday evening. The Tide entered the matchup fresh off a thrilling victory over Arkansas, as star guard Aden Holloway has been nothing short of elite throughout the month of February. Holloway recorded an authoritative 17 points on 5-of-13 shooting in the win over LSU, as …

AJ Dybansta’s near triple-double lifts BYU to Iowa State upset originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. AJ Dybantsa may be starting to create real separation in the race for the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. Advertisement The freshman star poured in 29 points, grabbed 10 rebounds …

The 24th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers look to get back on track when they welcome the rival Iowa Hawkeyes to the Kohl Center on Sunday, February 22nd. Tip-off is at 3:00 PM on Fox Sports 1, and the Badgers are 2.5-point favorites. The Badgers return to Madison after an embarrassing performance against the Ohio State Buckeyes, losing 86-69 in a game in …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Iowa wants to play one way, but Wisconsin won’t let them when they meet up in Madison. The Badgers have forced their style of play on almost every team they’ve faced, and this is a great spot to bet on that happening again. …

PROVO, Utah — Iowa State junior forward Milan Momcilovic connected on his 100th 3-point basket on the season in the Cyclones’ 79-69 loss at BYU late Saturday. Iowa State dropped to 23-4 overall and 10-4 in the Big 12, while the Cougars improved to 20-7 overall and 8-6 in the conference. Momcilovic joined the late Dedric Willoughby as the second Cyclone ever to score at least 100 3-point baskets …

The NCAA Tournament selection committee offered a first glimpse into what this season’s March Madness bracket could look like. After one day, they’ll need to go back to the drawing board. The selection committee unveiled the first in-season top 16 seeds on Saturday, Feb. 21, and of those 16, six lost on Saturday. Advertisement March Madness bracket tracker: Who’s in, …

Jaylin Sellers had 21 points while Stefan Vaaks scored 14, including a key 3-pointer in the closing minutes, as visiting Providence held on for a 71-68 win over DePaul in Big East play Saturday night, Feb. 21, at Chicago. Jason Edwards added 17 points off the bench for the Friars (12-15, 5-11), who overcame 18 turnovers by shooting 51% from the field and 8 …

In Saturday’s ACC Action, let’s separate the lame games from the good ones first. Lame: Louisville 87, Georgia Tech 70, Pitt 73, Notre Dame 68, Virginia Tech 82, Wake Forest 63, SMU 94, Boston College 70. Advertisement Good: UNC 77, Syracuse 64, Virginia 86, Miami 83, Florida State 70, Clemson 65, Cal 72, Stanford 66. Let’s focus on the good …

The last time Kentucky women’s basketball faced off against Vanderbilt, Big Blue Nation, Kenny Brooks, and I were left staring at the scoreboard in disbelief. Despite shooting an incredibly efficient 56.4% from the floor and 50% from beyond the arc while winning the rebounding margin by 18, the Wildcats suffered a brutal 84-83 loss in a game they probably should …

All season long, BYU had come up short against elite opponents. There was a 2-point heartbreaker against UConn back in November. Two setbacks against Arizona came by a combined 10 points. A late collapse at Texas Tech resulted in a loss, Houston beat the Cougars in their own building and Kansas thwarted what could have been an epic comeback at …

The Wolf Pack came into Saturday’s matchup against the Utah State Aggies on a two-game losing streak, and a bad one at that. With near 20-point losses to San Diego State and San Jose State, giving SJSU its second win in conference play, things were on the decline for Nevada, and coming back home to play against the conference’s best …

PROVO, Utah — AJ Dybantsa had 29 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists to help No. 23 BYU beat No. 6 Iowa State 79-69 on Saturday night for its first victory over a Top 10 opponent this season. Kennard Davis, Jr. added 17 points, and Mihailo Boskovic had 13 for the Cougars (20-7, 8-6 Big 12). They outscored Iowa State …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA was having a very bad week, staggering to blowout losses on the road, where coach Mick Cronin angrily — and he later admitted wrongly — ejected one of his own players at Michigan State. Things didn’t figure to get much better with No. 10 Illinois visiting Pauley Pavilion. Advertisement And they didn’t in the first …

LOS ANGELES – The Bruins came into Saturday’s game against No. 10 Illinois (22-6, 13-4) with their heads laid low. It had been a difficult week for UCLA (18-9, 10-6). The team’s road trip to Michigan ended in disaster with back-to-back blowout losses that saw the Bruins outscored by 56 points. Advertisement If the losses weren’t bad enough, head coach …

Down 66-60 with just over three minutes remaining, things were looking bleak for the Wildcats. Then, just as he has so many times in his two seasons with the Wildcats, Otega Oweh took over. Oweh finished with a game-high and career-high 29 points, but it wasn’t enough. Advertisement Keshawn Murphy’s put-back jumper with just over a second remaining gave Auburn …

AUBURN, AL — With just under seven minutes remaining Saturday night, it finally happened: Two makes at the free throw line from forward Mouhamed Dioubate gave Kentucky basketball’s bench eight points. And with that, the Wildcats’ reserves had more points (eight) than personal fouls (six). Advertisement Auburn’s bench wasn’t dominant in that department; its group finished with 14 points. But UK’s …

Duke’s win over Michigan draws record crowd — and sends a message for March originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. It wasn’t your average night at the Capital One Arena, and it certainly wasn’t your average NCAA Basketball game. 20,537 fans packed the Capital One Arena to watch No. …

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Duke basketball and coach Jon Scheyer got exactly what it wanted against Michigan – a March test in February. The No. 3 Blue Devils (25-2, 13-1 ACC) took down No. 1 ranked Michigan (25-2, 15-1 Big Ten), 68-63, on a neutral floor at Capital One Arena, a venue that could host Duke again for the NCAA Tournament’s East Regional where …

Villanova has been the team all year long that has made the necessary adjustments in the second half to win a game. On Saturday night, Kevin Willard and the Wildcats got a taste of their own medicine. No. 5 UConn opened the second half on a 13-2 run and did not look back during a 73-63 win over Villanova at …

Duke and Michigan met at the summit Saturday evening and while the game was not always pretty, the efforts on both sides were stunning as Duke pulled out a 70-63 win. This was an amazing game from beginning to end, with both teams giving it everything they had. Advertisement The first half was just about dead even. Michigan got a …

Hey TOC Nation, here are the results of our latest survey questions. In our first question, I asked you to predict how Michigan State would fare in their final five games. Exactly half predicted a 3-2 record down the stretch. I would presume then that the most popular belief is that MSU will win the games vs. Ohio State, @ …