College Basketball

[ad_1] The coach grew in height and shrank in ego, but other than that, tell me, what’s changed about Kentucky men’s basketball in the 10 months since John Calipari vamoosed? Mark Pope’s Wildcats don’t play any more defense than Calipari’s final team that couldn’t guard a Division II transfer that played for Oakland last March. Joy ride’s over, folks, halted …

[ad_1] Chris Beard considers Bob Knight a mentor. That much was clear at halftime Tuesday night, when his Ole Miss Rebels had a 23-point lead on Kentucky. “That’s Bob Knight. Victory favors the most aggressive team, and the team that makes the fewest mistakes,” he told ESPN. Ole Miss (17-6, 6-4) are in the top half of the Southeastern Conference …

[ad_1] After his Arkansas team handed Texas basketball a damaging home loss, Razorbacks coach John Calipari made a confession. “To be honest, guys, they missed a lot of shots that they normally make,” Calipari said of the Longhorns. “But they missed them, and I’m happy they missed them.” Indeed, the rims inside the Moody Center are going to wake up …

[ad_1] The chance to earn a quality win and climb back to .500 in Big Ten play is at the forefront of Jake Diebler’s mind. Thursday night, Ohio State hosts No. 18 Maryland in a rematch of the conference opener for both teams. Two months and two days ago, the Terrapins generally did whatever they wanted, building a 50-17 halftime …

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES — Somewhere in the City of Angels, more than 50 years ago, John Lennon took up a brief residency and forgot who he was for a while. Call Michigan State basketball’s first Big Ten Los Angeles sojourn its own Lost Weekend. Tom Izzo just hopes the Spartans can get back to where they once belonged. Their 13-game …

[ad_1] PROVIDENCE — Can’t imagine there are too many opposing Big East fans who will shed a tear when Ryan Kalkbrenner and Steven Ashworth eventually exhaust their college eligibility at Creighton. That veteran duo was at its sharpest when the Bluejays required it Wednesday night, and the result was a rare road victory in a place where they’ve traditionally struggled. …

[ad_1] It’s always difficult to see someone in your starting lineup go down with an injury, but for the UNC basketball team, Seth Trimble’s injury paved the way for one of his freshman teammates to shine. The Tar Heel freshman in question here is Ian Jackson, who is arguably his team’s greatest offensive producer this college basketball season. Jackson averages …

[ad_1] SYRACUSE — Following No. 2 Duke’s 29-point drubbing of Syracuse Wednesday night at the JMA Wireless Dome, second-year Orange coach Adrian Autry said the Blue Devils may very well be the best team in the country. Who’d argue with Autry after freshman forward/guard Cooper Flagg, the projected No. 1 pick in this year’s NBA Draft, only needed 11 points …

[ad_1] The North Carolina Tar Heels can play with the top competition in college basketball, but they struggle to close out those games. UNC is currently 13-10 overall and 6-5 in the ACC, which is good enough for seventh place. North Carolina’s only win against a ranked team came on December 21 against UCLA, while losses against ranked teams include …

[ad_1] The Nebraska men’s basketball remained up in the Pacific Northwest, traveling to Washington for an after-dark bout in the Big Ten Conference. The Huskers started off struggling against the Washington Huskies, heading into the locker rooms down 47-37. But Nebraska took off the second half, outscoring Washington 49-25 to get its third-straight win 86-72. The Huskies outshot the Huskers …

[ad_1] Another Michigan basketball lead had nearly evaporated, yet there he stood on the sidelines, pumping his arms in the air, encouraging the Crisler Center crowd to stand up. Will Tschetter, the senior forward and heartbeat of the Wolverines, was the first player standing along the U-M bench. Almost immediately, the rest of his team soon followed his lead, pleading …

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES — Somewhere in the City of Angels, more than 50 years ago, John Lennon took up a brief residency and forgot who he was for a while. Call Michigan State basketball’s first Big Ten Los Angeles sojourn its own Lost Weekend. Tom Izzo just hopes the Spartans can get back to where they once belonged. Their 13-game …

[ad_1] In a variety of ways, Johnell Davis put his fingerprints all over Arkansas basketball’s road win over Texas. Davis scored a season-high 24 points as the Razorbacks (14-8, 3-6 SEC) held off a late rally and topped the Longhorns 78-70 Saturday night. He hit four 3-pointers and shot 7 of 15 from the field. And most importantly, this was …

[ad_1] Rick Barnes wasn’t happy. The Tennessee basketball coach tramped into the locker room at halftime with 15 minutes to vent. He chose to pull up four minutes of film. It was the first four minutes against Missouri on Wednesday. It was four minutes of Tennessee not doing what the coaches talked about. It was four minutes of showing the …

[ad_1] Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (16-6, 5-4 CUSA) at Liberty Flames (17-5, 5-4 CUSA) Lynchburg, Virginia; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Flames -7.5; over/under is 134 BOTTOM LINE: Louisiana Tech visits Liberty after Sean Newman Jr. scored 22 points in Louisiana Tech’s 66-61 overtime win against the Sam Houston Bearkats. The Flames have gone 8-2 at home. Liberty is …

[ad_1] Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (14-8, 5-4 CUSA) at Kennesaw State Owls (13-9, 5-4 CUSA) Kennesaw, Georgia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Owls -1.5; over/under is 157 BOTTOM LINE: Western Kentucky visits Kennesaw State after Don McHenry scored 27 points in Western Kentucky’s 101-69 victory over the New Mexico State Aggies. The Owls are 10-1 in home games. Kennesaw …

[ad_1] SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (16-8, 9-4 OVC) at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (12-11, 7-5 OVC) Cookeville, Tennessee; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Golden Eagles -1.5; over/under is 141 BOTTOM LINE: Jaylon Johnson and Tennessee Tech host Ray’Sean Taylor and SIU-Edwardsville in OVC play. The Golden Eagles have gone 6-2 in home games. Tennessee Tech is 2-1 in games decided …

[ad_1] St. John’s Red Storm (20-3, 11-1 Big East) at UConn Huskies (16-6, 8-3 Big East) Storrs, Connecticut; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 19 UConn hosts No. 12 St. John’s after Solomon Ball scored 25 points in UConn’s 77-69 victory over the Marquette Golden Eagles. The Huskies are 10-1 on their home court. UConn ranks seventh in the …

[ad_1] UNC Greensboro Spartans (15-6, 6-1 SoCon) at Chattanooga Mocs (10-10, 5-2 SoCon) Chattanooga, Tennessee; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Chattanooga hosts UNC Greensboro after Caia Elisaldez scored 24 points in Chattanooga’s 68-60 victory against the Furman Paladins. The Mocs are 7-3 on their home court. Chattanooga scores 60.5 points and has outscored opponents by 4.5 points per game. …

[ad_1] Montana State Bobcats (10-13, 5-5 Big Sky) at Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (13-10, 4-6 Big Sky) Flagstaff, Arizona; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lumberjacks -1; over/under is 145.5 BOTTOM LINE: Northern Arizona faces Montana State after Trenton McLaughlin scored 35 points in Northern Arizona’s 77-73 loss to the Weber State Wildcats. The Lumberjacks are 8-2 on their home …

[ad_1] CHICAGO (AP) — Jordan Longino’s 17 points helped Villanova defeat DePaul 59-49 on Wednesday night. Longino finished 8 of 14 from the field for the Wildcats (13-10, 6-6 Big East Conference). Eric Dixon shot 4 of 14 from the field, including 1 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 5 from the line to add 14 points. …

[ad_1] ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The surge came and Colorado State had no answer. With just shy of 13 minutes to go in Wednesday’s game at The Pit the Rams had a one-point lead. The New Mexico men’s basketball team responded in force. The Lobos used the final 12 minutes to go on a monster push. The team intro before games …

[ad_1] SEATTLE (AP) — Brice Williams scored 23 points and Juwan Gray scored 17 points and Nebraska stormed back in the second half to beat Washington 86-72 on Wednesday night. Reserve Connor Essegian scored 16 points for Nebraska (15-8, 5-7 Big Ten), which shot 52.7% (29 for 55). Mekhi Mason scored 23 points and Great Osobor scored 17 points for …

[ad_1] STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Cameron Hildreth scored 22 points, Hunter Sallis added 19 and Wake Forest defeated Stanford 79-73 on Wednesday night to sweep the season series. The Demon Deacons went 25 of 33 from the foul line, 15 of 16 in the second half and eight straight after the Cardinal tied the game at 69 with 1:42 to …

[ad_1] BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Jovan Blacksher Jr. scored 18 points, Jeremiah Wilkinson added 14 points, and California defeated N.C. State 74-62 on Wednesday night. The Golden Bears held the Wolfpack to 2 of 12 shooting, including nine misses in a row, over the final 6 1/2 minutes. Rytis Petraitis hit a 3-pointer to give Cal a 47-46 lead with …