College Basketball

We’ve reached the end of the regular season and the Syracuse Orange (15-15, 6-11) will welcome the Pitt Panthers (11-19, 4-13) to the JMA Dome. In the first meeting, the Orange offense was outstanding on the way to an 86-72 win. It’s Senior Day for JJ Starling, Nate Kingz, William Kyle and Bryce Zephir. Tip is scheduled for 4:30 and …

Now, that’s how you end Senior Day at the Kohl Center. The Wisconsin Badgers put forth their best defensive effort of the season and trounced the Maryland Terrapins 78-45. The Badgers held the Terrapins to a 30 percent field goal shooting percentage for the entire game, including allowing a mere nine three-pointers on 31 attempts. In addition, the Badgers forced …

Nate Oats’ Alabama Crimson Tide are seeking a season sweep of the Auburn Tigers in Saturday’s “Iron Bowl of Basketball” rematch at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa. Alabama (22-8 overall, 12-5 SEC), ranked No. 16 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 poll, had won eight straight games before Tuesday’s 98-88 loss to the Georgia Bulldogs in …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Depending on your prescribed method of “Bracketology”, the VCU Rams are either among the first four in or the first four out when it comes to projecting the Field of 68. Advertisement That puts a ton of weight into the Rams’ regular-season finale …

The University of Evansville men’s basketball season ended like many others in recent memory. No. 6-seeded Northern Iowa defeated the No. 11-seeded Purple Aces 68-59 in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conferene Tournament on March 5 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis. UE ran out of steam over the final minutes after leading at halftime. Advertisement More: USI …

The madness of March is a relentless filter, stripping away the pretenders until only four programs remain standing on that final, elevated stage. As we near this year’s tournament, the debate over conference supremacy has never been louder, especially after a 2025 tournament that saw the SEC finally snatch the crown from the Big East’s recent grip. Looking back across …

We have reached the final week of the regular season in power-conference college basketball. This is a great time of year – the mid-major conference tournaments are starting up, and we’re less than two weeks away from Selection Sunday. We also have the added element of Senior Days coming up this week. Crazy things happen on Senior days, and I …

The is madness almost upon us. It’s never too early to start thinking of March Madness as conference play intensifies. The Miami Hurricanes (24-6, 13-4 ACC) men’s basketball team is getting to the crux of their conference schedule as they eye a bid to the NCAA tournament. Advertisement Will they be able to improve their position this week? Or will …

When is March Madness 2026? Dates, TV schedule, locations, odds and more for NCAA Tournament originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. March has arrived, meaning one sport is on nearly every sports fan’s mind: college basketball. The 2026 NCAA Tournament is on the horizon, as Selection Sunday is quickly …

INDIANAPOLIS — Kennedy Blair delivered the best scoring performance of her college career. That wasn’t enough to help the Michigan State women’s basketball team advance in the Big Ten tournament. The No. 7-seeded Spartans had their comeback fall short while suffering a 71-69 loss to No. 10 seed Illinois in a Big Ten tournament second round contest at Gainbridge Fieldhouse …

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Mekhi Conner may not be Sacred Heart’s top scorer, best player, or even most impactful player, but no player is more of a bellwether of the Pioneers’ success from game to game than the sophomore point guard. During SHU’s five-game winning streak in January, he averaged double-digit assists. Since then, he was averaging less than half …

On the fifth day of March, men’s college basketball got its first true moment of madness during the sport’s trademark month. In the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament, Lehigh guard Nasir Whitlock sank a half-court heave as time expired to lift the Mountain Hawks to a 69-66 victory against Holy Cross on Wednesday, March 5. The basket served as …

The No. 3 Michigan Wolverines survived the Iowa Hawkeyes 71-68 on Thursday, becoming the first Big Ten team to go unbeaten on the road in five decades. Michigan moved to 28-2 and 18-1 in Big Ten play in the final road game of the year. Here are seven takeaways from the narrow win. Michigan reaches historic milestone with road win …

No. 18 North Carolina will play its final regular-season game against the No. 1 Duke Blue Devils. The Tar Heels are coming off a close, gritty 67-64 win over Clemson on Senior Night at the Dean Smith Center in what was Seth Trimble’s last home game as a Tar Heel throughout his four-year career in Chapel Hill. Luka Bogavac powered …

It has certainly been a rough few weeks for the USC men’s basketball team. After dropping five games in a row, star Chad Baker-Masada departed from the program on Sunday in what was reportedly a dismissal for numerous conduct violations. Despite this, however, the Trojans still entered the week with an outside chance of making the NCAA Tournament. On Wednesday …

Southern California head coach Eric Musselman reacts to a foul call during the second half against the UCLA Bruins at Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom Financial on Feb 24, 2026. USC men’s basketball suffered another loss in Big Ten conference play against Washington on Wednesday. The Trojans lost by a score of 91-72 and are now even more likely to …

The Wisconsin Badgers improved to 21-9 (13-6 Big Ten) with their 78-45 victory over the Maryland Terrapins on Wednesday night. Wisconsin had no issues defending its home court against a Terrapins team that only has four conference wins on the season. Having now won three of their last four, the Badgers carry a ton of momentum into their regular-season finale …

As Nick Martinelli walked out for Senior Night and paused to take it in, Welsh-Ryan Arena rose with him. The Glenview, Illinois native has poured everything into this season, carrying Northwestern night after night. He leads the conference in scoring at 22.7 points per game and is on track to finish as the Big Ten’s leading scorer for the second …

The Florida Gators are the biggest competitor to the Duke Blue Devils in this year’s NCAA tournament; the college basketball world is officially on notice. At least that’s what ESPN college basketball analyst Seth Greenberg believes, adding on Wednesday on First Take that he was “huge on the Gators.” Advertisement If the topic is arguing Florida’s championship viability, there’s plenty …

The Indiana Hoosiers rudely disposed of the Minnesota Gophers 77-47 in Bloomington on Wednesday night. The Gophers scored the first basket of the game on an Isaac Asuma driving layup and held that lead for 56 seconds before Indiana took the lead and cruised to the blowout win. Sam Alexis led the way for the Hoosiers, scoring a season-high 23 …

Despite suffering two gut-wrenching home losses in a row, UCF basketball isn’t quite ready to hit the panic button regarding its NCAA Tournament chances. However, the Knights are definitely not making it easy for themselves as they aim to conclude their regular season with a challenging game at West Virginia this Friday. Advertisement After a three-game stretch that saw UCF …

Matt Painter celebrates Purdue for ‘hanging in’ to beat Northwestern appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. It had been a difficult stretch of games for Purdue basketball. Heading into Wednesday night, they had lost three of their last four, including Purdue being upset by Ohio State over the weekend. Advertisement It looked as …

It is Big Ten Tournament time and the No. 5 seed Ohio State women’s basketball earned a single bye into Thursday’s games. After a one-sided opening game of the tournament between the No. 13 Indiana Hoosiers and No. 12 Nebraska Cornhuskers, head coach Teri Moren’s Hoosiers overcame a 20-point deficit right before halftime to earn a home victory over the …

After another busy night of action across the Big Ten Conference, only four days remain until the regular season concludes and the conference tournament bracket is finalized. Notable results from March 4 include Purdue’s narrow win at Northwestern, Wisconsin’s blowout win over Maryland and Washington’s big home win over USC. While those contests did not change the top four seeds, …

For a while, it looked like the trip to Iowa City would be a potential pitfall for the Michigan Wolverines on their quest for a Big Ten championship. Instead, Dusty May and crew locked up that outright title before the calendar even hit March, and now the final two games of the regular season — as well as the conference …