College Basketball

[ad_1] UNC basketball has an NCAA Tournament-like turnaround for a game that could determine if the Tar Heels are going to make the NCAA Tournament. The Tar Heels (14-10, 7-5 ACC), who earned a one-point win against Pitt over the weekend at the Smith Center, will face Clemson (19-5, 11-2) on Monday (7 p.m., ESPN) at Littlejohn Coliseum. Like UNC, …

[ad_1] An electrical problem affected the video streaming and statistical system at UC Santa Barbara’s Thunderdome on Saturday night. A defensive lapse and turnover problems short-circuited the Hawaii basketball team in a 76-72 road loss to the Gauchos with 2, 109 in attendance. Of UH’s 20 turnovers, including 12 in the first half, coach Eran Ganot said in a radio …

[ad_1] Over 15,000 people packed into Texas Tech’s United Supermarkets Arena on Jan. 18, including some 4,200 students stretching from the upper deck to the floor, their collective vocal support helping the Red Raiders wipe Arizona off the glass, disrupt its offense, and send the Wildcats out into an evening of near-horizontal snowfall with a 16-point loss. On Saturday, in …

[ad_1] Campbell Camels (13-9, 6-4 CAA) at North Carolina A&T Aggies (13-8, 9-1 CAA) Greensboro, North Carolina; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: N.C. A&T hosts Campbell after Jordyn Dorsey scored 21 points in N.C. A&T’s 71-59 victory over the Charleston (SC) Cougars. The Aggies are 8-2 in home games. N.C. A&T ranks seventh in the CAA with 22.8 defensive …

[ad_1] Feb. 9—Lu’Cye Patterson scored a team-high 24 points for Minnesota on Saturday against Illinois. The 6-foot-1 guard, who calls Minneapolis home, had only topped that one other time in a career that also had stops at Missouri State and Charlotte. Femi Odukale added 22 points for the Gophers. Similarly, it was one of the former Pittsburgh/Seton Hall/New Mexico guard’s …

[ad_1] EAST LANSING — Tom Izzo said it with unquestioned authority. A game Michigan State basketball needed to have — reeling from back-to-back losses in Los Angeles, with Izzo stuck on the verge of history and his former players in town for a reunion weekend — flipped in a flash. From down 14 at halftime to Oregon to what Izzo …

[ad_1] Cooper Flagg nearly willed Duke basketball to a win on a night the Blue Devils weren’t at their best. But the opportunity slipped away from Flagg and the second-ranked Blue Devils, who watched Clemson celebrate a 77-71 court-storming win at Littlejohn Coliseum. Trailing in the final minute against the Tigers (19-5, 11-2), Flagg drove the right wing toward the …

[ad_1] The inevitable finally happened. The No. 1 Auburn Tigers dropped an SEC game. Their first loss comes to the No. 6 Florida Gators, who walked out of Neville Arena with a 90-81 win over the top-ranked Tigers on Saturday behind a strong, all-around effort on offense. Florida shot 48% from the field and connected on 13 three-point shots. The …

[ad_1] Indiana State Sycamores (3-19, 1-10 MVC) at Southern Illinois Salukis (4-16, 2-9 MVC) Carbondale, Illinois; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southern Illinois faces Indiana State after Gift Uchenna scored 20 points in Southern Illinois’ 72-69 win against the Evansville Purple Aces. The Salukis have gone 2-7 at home. Southern Illinois allows 74.3 points and has been outscored by …

[ad_1] Wisconsin basketball (19-5, 9-4 Big Ten) added another tally to its win column on Saturday afternoon with a 74-63 road triumph over Iowa. The Badgers won the game on the defensive end, holding Iowa to just four points in the final 7:30 of action, including one basket in the last 4:30. That led to the Badgers’ extended 16-4 run …

[ad_1] Eddy Jones Jr. scored a game-best 25 points, grabbed five rebounds, blocked two shots and swiped two steals to power the Kentucky Wesleyan College men’s basketball team to a wire-to-wire 79-58 win over Hillsdale on Saturday at the Sportscenter. Jones, who played all but two minutes in the victory, shot 9-of-12 from the field, 3-of-4 from the 3-point line …

[ad_1] Memphis basketball can avenge its lone AAC loss in Sunday’s game against Temple at FedExForum. The Tigers (19-4, 9-1) have won six games in a row, including Wednesday’s win against Tulsa. Temple (14-9, 6-4) won 88-81 over Memphis on Jan. 16, and all 10 conference games have been decided by single digits. Here’s how to watch the Memphis basketball …

[ad_1] Frustration is mounting in Iowa City. It’s understandable after No. 19 Wisconsin made the plays late and topped Iowa, 74-63, on Saturday afternoon inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. With the win, the Badgers completed a season sweep of Iowa. The Hawkeyes have now lost six of their past seven games and fell to 13-10 (4-8 Big Ten). While several key opportunities …

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[ad_1] AMES − How about that spacing? In Milan Momcilovic’s first game since Jan. 11, Iowa State basketball had one of its best shooting performances of the season, defeating TCU, 82-52, on Saturday. Curtis Jones had a game-high 24 points. Momcilovic had 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting, which included a 4-of-6 clip from long range. Dishon Jackson added 14 points …

[ad_1] Iowa basketball fell on Saturday afternoon inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena against one of its rivals in the Wisconsin Badgers, 74-63. With this latest loss, the Iowa Hawkeyes sunk to 13-10 (4-8 Big Ten). Iowa has now lost six of its past seven. Wisconsin (19-5, 9-4 Big Ten) also completed a season sweep of Iowa with the win. Though the Badgers …

[ad_1] The No. 1 Auburn Tigers suffered its first loss of the SEC slate on Saturday, falling to No. 6 Florida, 90-81 at Neville Arena in Auburn. The home-standing Tigers gained control early by building a 10-point lead through the first six minutes of the game, but the feisty Gators chipped away and would take a 32-31 lead over Auburn …

[ad_1] Sydnee Richetto produced a game-leading 22 points, and Myah Montgomery scored six points in the final three minutes to lift the Kentucky Wesleyan College women’s basketball team to a 71-68 win over conference foe Hillsdale on Saturday at the Sportscenter. With the victory, the Panthers (12-8, 8-7 G-MAC) avenged a 77-44 road loss to the Chargers last week. Hillsdale …

[ad_1] William & Mary Tribe (9-11, 6-3 CAA) at Hampton Pirates (5-16, 1-9 CAA) Hampton, Virginia; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: William & Mary visits Hampton after Bella Nascimento scored 23 points in William & Mary’s 92-71 loss to the Campbell Camels. The Pirates are 3-7 on their home court. Hampton is 2-12 in games decided by at least …

[ad_1] With less than three minutes remaining and Ole Miss basketball down by 11 on Saturday night, a scenario coach Chris Beard prepares his team for in the offseason arrived. When down big and late, just give yourself a chance. The Rebels beat LSU 72-70 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, closing the game on a 13-0 run in the final 2:52 …

[ad_1] No. 14 Kentucky got a needed win. Kentucky needed Lamont Butler on the court at point guard, and it got that. That was the halftime scene with Kentucky ruling South Carolina by 14 points Saturday afternoon. No. 14 Kentucky would take out two losses worth of frustration — maybe all four losses in this 5-game stretch — with an …

[ad_1] CLEMSON — Clemson basketball has become a big-game hunter program. The No. 21 Tigers upset No. 2 Duke 77-71 at Littlejohn Coliseum on Saturday.. It was their fifth straight win against an AP top-five team and second this season after beating Kentucky in December. Still, Saturday’s win was more special. It was against Duke (20-3, 12-1 ACC), a historic powerhouse that entered on a 16-game winning streak and …

[ad_1] Marquette Golden Eagles (15-7, 7-4 Big East) at Butler Bulldogs (12-13, 2-10 Big East) Indianapolis; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Butler heads into the matchup with Marquette as losers of six in a row. The Bulldogs have gone 8-5 at home. Butler has a 0-2 record in one-possession games. The Golden Eagles have gone 7-4 against Big East …

[ad_1] Michigan Wolverines (16-7, 7-5 Big Ten) at Michigan State Spartans (18-4, 8-3 Big Ten) East Lansing, Michigan; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 20 Michigan State hosts Michigan after Grace Vanslooten scored 20 points in Michigan State’s 89-75 victory over the Northwestern Wildcats. The Spartans have gone 10-1 at home. Michigan State is 16-3 when it has fewer …

[ad_1] William & Mary Tribe (9-11, 6-3 CAA) at Hampton Pirates (5-16, 1-9 CAA) Hampton, Virginia; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: William & Mary visits Hampton after Bella Nascimento scored 23 points in William & Mary’s 92-71 loss to the Campbell Camels. The Pirates are 3-7 on their home court. Hampton is 2-12 in games decided by at least …