College Basketball

[ad_1] Michigan basketball will be back in action Wednesday when they host Oregon at Crisler Center for their first-ever Big Ten matchup. The Wolverines have won their last two games over Penn State and Rutgers, while the Ducks have dropped three straight games coming into their matchup with Michigan, including a humbling 78-52 loss to UCLA last Thursday. Here are …

[ad_1] Creighton University (16-6, 9-2 Big East) at Providence College (11-11 overall, 5-6 in Big East) Creighton is coming off a wild 62-60 victory over Villanova on Saturday. Steven Ashworth banked in a 3-pointer from a difficult angle with 5.8 seconds left, giving the Bluejays their seventh straight win. Ryan Kalkbrenner had 22 points on 9-of-11 shooting to pace Creighton. …

[ad_1] Scott Drew knows a thing or two about what it takes to be a highly successful team. The Baylor head coach has led the Bears to the national championship before, and could’ve had two to his credit were it not for that pesky worldwide pandemic. Drew also knew he was about to say something Grant McCasland wouldn’t be too …

[ad_1] The No. 19 UConn men’s basketball team is back in action on Friday, Feb. 7 when the Huskies host the No. 12 St. John’s Red Storm in a Big East battle at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs. The game is on FOX at 8 p.m. The Huskies (16-6, 8-3 Big East) are coming off a 77-69 win at No. 9 …

[ad_1] The University of Dayton men’s basketball team kept its composure Tuesday night as they survived a near upset beating Davidson, 69-63, at the UD Arena. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The Wildcats took a 61-59 lead with 51 seconds left when a technical foul was called on Hunter Adam. It sent Javon Bennett to …

[ad_1] Jay Williams has his No. 22 Duke basketball jersey hanging from the rafters inside Cameron Indoor Stadium. Williams helped the Blue Devils put up one of the five national championship banners overlooking Coach K Court, leading Duke to a banner year in the 2000-01 season. Now, the 43-year-old Williams is on the other side of his playing days as …

[ad_1] Queens Royals (14-9, 7-3 ASUN) at Central Arkansas Bears (6-17, 2-8 ASUN) Conway, Arkansas; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -8; over/under is 148 BOTTOM LINE: Central Arkansas hosts Queens after Brayden Fagbemi scored 25 points in Central Arkansas’ 94-65 loss to the North Alabama Lions. The Bears are 6-4 in home games. Central Arkansas ranks seventh …

[ad_1] Arizona Wildcats (14-9, 5-5 Big 12) at Colorado Buffaloes (15-6, 6-4 Big 12) Boulder, Colorado; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Arizona plays Colorado after Jada Williams scored 25 points in Arizona’s 67-58 loss to the Utah Utes. The Buffaloes have gone 11-1 in home games. Colorado is fifth in the Big 12 with 34.9 points per game in …

[ad_1] Arizona Wildcats forward Henri Veesaar (13) dunks the ball while guarded by BYU Cougars center Keba Keita (13) during an NCAA men’s basketball game held at the Marriott Center in Provo on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News Sometimes, the other team is better, and plays better. In a nutshell, that’s what happened to streaking BYU …

[ad_1] BYU Cougars forward Richie Saunders (15) lays the ball up while guarded by Arizona Wildcats guard Caleb Love (1) during an NCAA men’s basketball game held at the Marriott Center in Provo on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News BYU’s win streak has come to an end. The Cougars were defeated 85-74 by No. 20 Arizona …

[ad_1] LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tyson Degenhart scored 16 points as Boise State beat UNLV 71-62 on Tuesday night. Degenhart added seven rebounds and three blocks for the Broncos (16-7, 8-4 Mountain West Conference). Andrew Meadow scored 14 points while going 3 of 7 from the floor, including 0 for 3 from 3-point range, and 8 for 8 from the …

[ad_1] Feb 4, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Michigan State Spartans forward Xavier Booker (34) and guard Tre Holloman (5) blocks a shot by UCLA Bruins guard Sebastian Mack (12) in the first half at Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images 1. UCLA is good, but MSU also didn’t look like a Big Ten champion Michigan …

[ad_1] For the second year in a row, Naithan George and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets took down Clemson basketball in overtime at Littlejohn Coliseum. This time, it took three overtimes as George scored a season-high 28 points and the Yellow Jackets beat the 21st-ranked Tigers in a 89-86 upset Tuesday. The loss snapped a seven-game Clemson (18-5, 10-2) winning …

[ad_1] MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Indiana coach Mike Woodson questioned his team’s toughness after the Hoosiers dropped their fourth consecutive game, damaging their sagging postseason hopes. The Hoosiers fell behind 19-2 in the first 4½ minutes and never got the margin into single digits for the rest of a 76-64 loss at No. 21 Wisconsin on Tuesday. Woodson acknowledged after …

[ad_1] TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — David N’Guessan scored 22 points, including two free throws with 55.7 seconds left, and Kansas State took advantage of Arizona State missing two free throws at 4.1 for a 71-70 victory on Tuesday night. After N’Guessan’s free throws, Alston Mason made two at the stripe to get Arizona State within 71-70 with 41.7 left. Dug …

[ad_1] EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Nick Martinelli scored 27 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and his basket with 2.6 seconds left helped Northwestern hold off USC 77-75 on Tuesday night. Martinelli split a double team near the baseline and softly laid it in to give Northwestern (13-10, 4-8 Big Ten) the lead in the closing seconds. Out of a timeout, …

[ad_1] EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Myles Thompson had 15 points in SIU-Edwardsville’s 66-41 victory over Eastern Illinois on Tuesday night. Thompson also added 11 rebounds for the Cougars (16-8, 9-4 Ohio Valley Conference). Ray’Sean Taylor scored 13 points while going 5 of 11 (2 for 7 from 3-point range). Desmond Polk went 4 of 11 from the field (3 for …

[ad_1] It was far from pretty. At the end of the day, though, teams on the NCAA Tournament bubble won’t complain about adding to its win column in a pivotal February conference clash. Xavier overcame several stagnant stretches and 16 turnovers Tuesday night at Cintas Center but ultimately prevailed to beat Georgetown, 74-69. It’s a Quadrant 3 victory for Xavier …

[ad_1] AUBURN — Among the various topics Charles Barkley touched on during a brief appearance on Tuesday’s broadcast of the Auburn basketball vs. Oklahoma game, the former Auburn great shared an anecdote about head coach Bruce Pearl, a voicemail he left Pearl and how the coach kept it. While covering March Madness as an in-studio analyst for TNT during Pearl’s …

[ad_1] BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — Marcus Johnson scored 22 points as Bowling Green beat Northern Illinois 84-77 on Tuesday night to end its five-game losing streak. Johnson also had 13 rebounds and three steals for the Falcons (8-14, 3-7 Mid-American Conference). Trey Thomas scored 17 points while shooting 4 for 13 (4 for 9 from 3-point range) and 5 …

[ad_1] MURRAY, Ky. (AP) — Bennett Stirtz’s 23 points helped Drake defeat Murray State 55-45 on Tuesday night and extend its winning streak to nine games. Stirtz shot 9 of 16 from the field, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line for the Bulldogs (21-2, 11-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Tavion Banks added …

[ad_1] YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — VonCameron Davis had 15 points in Kent State’s 70-49 victory against Eastern Michigan on Tuesday night. Davis shot 6 for 14, including 2 for 3 from beyond the arc for the Golden Flashes (14-8, 5-5 Mid-American Conference). Delrecco Gillespie scored 13 points and added 18 rebounds and five steals. Delrecco Gillespie and Jamal Sumlin had …

[ad_1] OXFORD, Miss. — At least Kentucky basketball didn’t make the wrong kind of history Tuesday. At one point during its game against Ole Miss, UK was on pace to suffer its worst loss in a series that dates back more than a century. Instead, the Wildcats settled for a 98-84 setback at The Pavilion. But the final score couldn’t …

[ad_1] Kansas State basketball will face Arizona State for the first time in a Big 12 Conference game Tuesday night in Tempe, Arizona. K-State (10-11, 4-6 Big 12) has won three straight heading into the 9 p.m. central matchup at Desert Financial Arena. On Saturday in Ames, Iowa, the Wildcats ended a 15-game road losing streak by knocking off then-No. …

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