College Basketball

Coastal Carolina came out Thursday night and quickly made it clear that this was going to be a physical game for Duke. In the first few minutes, the Chanticleers hammered Duke inside, and that continued for the whole game. Several players were in situations that could have resulted in injury. John Blackwell was thrown to the ground and grimaced in …

Home is where the heart is. And almost always a win in November. Arizona cruised to a 104-84 victory over Cal Poly on Thursday night at ALKEME Arena at McKale Center in its home opener. It was the UA’s 52nd win in 53 November games at McKale since the 2012-13 season, the only loss coming two years ago to Duke. …

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Motiejus Krivas scored 30 points, freshman Caleb Holt added 21 and No. 5 Arizona bounced back from a season-opening loss to blow out Cal Poly 104-84 on Thursday night. The Wildcats (1-1) struggled offensively Monday night in an 84-75 loss to UCLA in Las Vegas, shooting 7 of 30 from 3-point range as the Bruins collapsed …

LOS ANGELES — UCLA defeated UC Irvine, 78-42, at Pauley Pavilion on November 5, 2026 and The Sporting Tribune’s Jordan Teller was there to capture the following TST images. Addy Brown #24 of the UCLA Bruins shoots the ball during an NCAA Women’s Basketball game against the UC Irvine Anteaters, Thursday November 5, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif. Jordan Teller …

DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA – NOVEMBER 02: Deron Rippey Jr. #3 of the Duke Blue Devils dunks the ball during the first half of the game against the Army Black Knights at Cameron Indoor Stadium on November 02, 2026 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Alex Halloway/Getty Images) Getty DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA – NOVEMBER 02: Dame Sarr #7 of the Duke …

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LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn scored 25 points and No. 19 Texas Tech finally pulled away from Bethune-Cookman for a 76-58 victory on Thursday night to extend its nonconference home winning streak to 48 games. Bethune-Cookman (0-2), coached by two-time NBA All-Star Reggie Theus, trailed by as many as 17 points before halftime. The Wildcats twice got within six …

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Andrej Stojavovic scored 25 points and Quentin Coleman had 19, including 15 in the second half, to lead No. 3 Illinois to a 112-70 victory Thursday over Penn. Zavier Zens had 18 points, Ethan Brown had 13 points and 10 rebounds, Lincoln Williams had 12 points and nine rebounds in his collegiate debut and Stefan Vaaks …

The North Carolina Tar Heels return to action on Friday night, looking to go 2-0 on the young college basketball season. But in order to do that, they are going to need to play better than they did in their season-opening win over Western Carolina. While UNC got a win, they had to hold off a Catamounts team that pushed …

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Much like in its NCAA Tournament matchup last season, No. 3 Illinois ran away against Penn after a close game early, winning 112-70. The Illini ended the first half on a 30-8 run to take a sizable lead, which never wavered. The offense, led by Andrej Stojakovic’s 25 points, was good, but it was the defense that …

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Rueben Chinyelu scored a career-high 21 points, Alex Condon flirted with a triple-double and No. 1 Florida overwhelmed Jacksonville 88-57 to win their 36th consecutive home opener Thursday night. Condon finished with 12 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists for the Gators (2-0), who had five players score in double figures. Advertisement Thomas Haugh chipped in …

Indiana men’s basketball advanced to 2-0 on the season Thursday night with a 92-69 home win over Bellarmine. It was another impressive showing from the Hoosiers, who controlled the game mostly from the opening tip, led by Darren Harris’ career-high 23 points. With such a commanding lead, Darian DeVries was able to turn to his bench early, somewhat inflating stats, …

Just three days after beating New Haven by 16 points, the Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team rolled over visiting Central Connecticut State, beating the Blue Devils 102-49 at the JMA Wireless Dome on Thursday. With the win, the Orange are 2-0 under new head coach Gerry McNamara. CCSU is now 0-2. Advertisement Here’s what you need to know from the …

The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team continued to handle business against the opponents it’s expected to beat early in the 2026-27 campaign. Syracuse (2-0) defeated the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (0-2) 102-49 at home on Monday night. Of note, this is the Orange’s second straight game against an opponent from the Northeast Conference ranked outside the top 300 in …

It is the fourth quarter in Lubbock, and Stephanie Okechukwu is finally playing college basketball. After 10 months of waiting, she has six points and nine rebounds in 19 minutes in her first game for Texas Tech against Charlotte. It is a night she cried about earlier this week, and fans online have already started talking. The talking starts with …

SOUTH ORANGE – The alarm bells were blaring in Walsh Gym Thursday night. In a performance that contained echoes of a shocking last-second loss to Fordham here two seasons ago, the Pirates survived LIU 67-60 before a vocal crowd of 1,300, which was so relieved it gave home team a standing ovation at the final buzzer. Advertisement LIU, which dropped …

Indiana men’s basketball moved to 2-0 on the season on Thursday evening with a 92-69 win over Bellarmine at Assembly Hall in Bloomington. Darren Harris led the Hoosiers in scoring, going off for 23 points on 6-11 shooting from the field, including 5-10 from 3-point range. He added six more points at the free throw line, showing additional aggression in …

Last Game: 0-3 Overall Record: 0-3 Last Game Recap I wasn’t sold that the Spartans would be able to come out and fire on all cylinders in their season opener. I was expecting more of what we saw in last year’s season opener, when Michigan State scored 81 points. However, this year’s Michigan State team is different. Advertisement The Spartans …

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The novelty of the first men’s basketball matchup in 92 years between Minnesota and St. Thomas, two schools a mere 3 miles apart along the winding Mississippi River, will give the Gophers a rare attendance boost during the first week of the season. That doesn’t mean this game will become a regular occurrence. Extra ticket sales don’t …

Indiana women’s basketball is set for its second matchup of the season, welcoming Southern Illinois to Assembly Hall on Friday evening. The Hoosiers played an all-around effort against Florida Gulf Coast to open the season on Tuesday with strong play on the glass leading to plenty of extra possessions. They also kept the ball moving on offense, with no dominant …

Penn gets an early chance to measure its progress against No. 3 Illinois originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Penn’s season begins with an immediate test, and a chance to show how much a tournament team can change in a few months. Advertisement The Quakers open Thursday at No. …

Kentucky Basketball is 1-0 and looks to move to 2-0 with a win on Friday against the James Madison Dukes. The Dukes are the No. 163 team in America and were projected to finish second in the Sun Belt Conference this season. Kentucky struggled early against Manhattan, before blowing the game open with a huge run. The Cats will look …

The Syracuse Orange (1-0) men’s basketball is back in action tonight when the Central Connecticut Blue Devils (0-1) visit the JMA Dome. Tip-off is 7:00 and streaming on ACCNX. We won’t be seeing Aidan Tobiason tonight as he is still out and we don’t know if he’ll be back for monday’s game against Indiana. Despite news that the NCAA is …

Indiana men’s basketball (1-0, 0-0 Big Ten) is set to welcome Bellarmine (0-1, 0-0 ASUN) for the second game of the 2026-27 this evening at Assembly Hall in Bloomington. The Hoosiers are looking to win their second consecutive buy game to open the season while the Knights are looking to shrug off a 93-47 loss to Vanderbilt on Monday. There …

Villanova Wildcats (0-1) vs Holy Cross Crusaders (0-1) Where: Finneran Pavilion (Villanova, PA) When: Friday, November 6 at 7 PM EST Betting Line: TBD How to Watch: ESPN+ How to Listen: Villanova Sports Radio Network Advertisement KenPom: Villanova 38, Holy Cross 362 (there are 365 teams in Division 1 college basketball) Torvik: Villanova 29, Holy Cross 347 Evan Miya: Villanova …