College Basketball

[ad_1] Ole Miss basketball has another chance at a resume booster with Tuesday’s home game against Kentucky. The Rebels (16-6, 5-4) had a game effort but couldn’t make a final run in Saturday’s 92-82 loss to No. 1 Auburn despite 29 points from Sean Pedulla. Kentucky (15-6, 4-4) had an emotionally charged week last week, winning at Tennessee last Tuesday …

[ad_1] Our latest edition of bracketology might prompt readers to wonder if one conference has ever produced three No.-1 seeds in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The answer is yes, but it would be a first for the SEC. It was the ACC that had three top seeds in 2019, the trio of eventual champion Virginia along with usual suspects …

[ad_1] The first Monday in February has arrived. That means the final full month of the college basketball regular season is upon us. It won’t be long before the calendar flips to March and the real fun begins. Where do the state’s Division I men’s and women’s teams stand at what is basically the midpoint of their respective conference schedules? …

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES – Eric Musselman walked out of his press conference just as Tom Izzo arrived to replace him on the dais, shaking hands and exchanging quick pleasantries. One a first-year Big Ten coach of a first-year Big Ten newcomer learning about the league. The other a 30-year veteran with 352 conference wins and an entire career worth of …

[ad_1] Wisconsin basketball (17-5, 7-4 Big Ten) has lost some momentum after its red-hot start to the calendar year. The Badgers started 2025 with a 7-0 stretch in conference play, highlighted by decisive victories over Iowa, Rutgers, Minnesota, and USC. Since then, however, they have gone just 2-2, with road losses to UCLA and Maryland. Related: Updated Big Ten basketball power …

[ad_1] Feb. 4—ATHENS — The Concord University men’s basketball team overcame a slow start to the game as it defeated Bluefield State 104-95 Monday night in a non-conference tilt at the Carter Center. The Mountain Lions got in a 21-10 hole just over seven minutes into the game as BSU started the game making nine of its first 14 shots. …

[ad_1] The No. 21-ranked Wisconsin Badgers (17-5, 7-4 Big Ten) will look to add to their NCAA Tournament resume when they take the court against the Indiana Hoosiers (14-8, 5-6 Big Ten) on Tuesday night. The home matchup breaks up Wisconsin’s extended stretch of six road games in eight contests. The Badgers began that stretch with a 1-1 split in Los …

[ad_1] NORMAN — OU men’s basketball is trending up again. After the Sooners won three of their last four games, which includes a top-25 victory over Vanderbilt on Saturday, they’re firmly back in the NCAA tournament race. OU received one vote in Monday’s AP poll before a grueling week of games against Auburn and Tennessee. Here’s a look at where …

[ad_1] LAWRENCE, Kan. − It’s back to the drawing board for Iowa State men’s basketball after suffering its third straight loss on Monday night. The eighth-ranked Cyclones fell to No. 17 Kansas in a road rematch at Allen Fieldhouse, 69-52. Iowa State trailed nearly the entire game on Monday night. Although Kansas wasted a 19-point halftime lead against Baylor on …

[ad_1] Michigan State basketball will look to bounce back from its first conference loss of the season in a tough road test at UCLA on Tuesday night. The Spartans dropped the first game of their west coast trip, losing at USC in a close game on Saturday afternoon. Michigan State will now look to rebound against a UCLA team that …

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES – Eric Musselman walked out of his press conference just as Tom Izzo arrived to replace him on the dais, shaking hands and exchanging quick pleasantries. One a first-year Big Ten coach of a first-year Big Ten newcomer learning about the league. The other a 30-year veteran with 352 conference wins and an entire career worth of …

[ad_1] Wisconsin basketball’s upcoming game against Iowa will look much different than the first matchup between the two teams. That is because Iowa announced on Monday that starting center Owen Freeman, the team’s leader in both scoring and rebounding, will undergo season-ending finger surgery. “After discussions with Owen, his family and our medical staff, surgery is the best course of …

[ad_1] The madness is almost upon us. As the college basketball season rolls on, it’s never too soon to take a look at March Madness and the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Florida Atlantic University (12-10, 5-4 AAC) is currently on the outside looking in. But the Owls have made some progress, picking up wins against South Florida and UTSA last …

[ad_1] A road win over Tennessee offset a home loss to Arkansas. At least, that’s what the latest NCAA Tournament projections show for Kentucky basketball. UK’s 1-1 record last week began with a signature victory at border-state rival UT. But then the Wildcats suffered a dispiriting defeat at the hands of the Razorbacks and former coach John Calipari four days …

[ad_1] In a world that values instant gratification and people can look up anything and have an answer within seconds on a computer that fits in their pocket, the same way in which some may have found this story, it’s a surprise to see a 3-day-old Butler basketball game on ESPN’s ‘SportsCenter.’ Let alone this Bulldogs team. Insider: Butler basketball …

[ad_1] WEST LAFAYETTE — Keeping tabs on opponents’ outcomes need not distract Purdue men’s basketball from its championship goals. Boilermakers guard Fletcher Loyer might even argue it’s essential. Insider: Trey Kaufman-Renn gave IU more than it could handle, and Purdue basketball just enough “It’s my job to help the team win the Big Ten,” Loyer said. “So yeah, I watch …

[ad_1] Duke basketball will carry its show on the road this week. Owners of the nation’s longest active winning streak at 15 games, the second-ranked Blue Devils (19-2, 11-0 ACC) face Syracuse (9-12, 3-7) on Wednesday (7 p.m., ESPN2) at the JMA Wireless Dome in New York. Duke, which is 6-0 on the road this season, has won 16 of …

[ad_1] Troy Trojans (15-7, 8-3 Sun Belt) at James Madison Dukes (14-9, 7-4 Sun Belt) Harrisonburg, Virginia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Troy will attempt to continue its four-game win streak with a victory over James Madison. The Dukes have gone 10-2 in home games. James Madison averages 73.1 points while outscoring opponents by 4.3 points per game. The …

[ad_1] High Point Panthers (19-5, 7-2 Big South) at Radford Highlanders (15-9, 5-4 Big South) Radford, Virginia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: High Point takes on Radford after D’Maurian Williams scored 20 points in High Point’s 84-72 win over the Presbyterian Blue Hose. The Highlanders have gone 8-1 at home. Radford is seventh in the Big South with 11.8 …

[ad_1] Feb. 3—Gonzaga’s Graham Ike and Ryan Nembhard are still in the picture for one of college basketball’s major postseason awards, as both were named Monday to the midseason watch list for the Oscar Robertson Trophy. Ike and Nembhard are two of 50 players named to the watch list and the only players from the West Coast Conference to receive …

[ad_1] LAWRENCE, Kan. − The Phog was thick around the basket on Monday night. Iowa State got some solid looks, forced up others, but regardless of whether it was from beyond the arc or at the basket, the Cyclone men struggled to connect from anywhere on the court. No. 8-ranked Iowa State fell to 17th-ranked Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse, 69-52. …

[ad_1] Kevin Willard didn’t panic when Maryland stumbled early in the Big Ten schedule. He just wanted his Terrapins to be in solid position as the calendar turned to February. They’re right on time. Now Maryland has its first AP Top 25 ranking in nearly two years entering Thursday’s trip to Ohio State and Sunday’s home game against Rutgers. The …

[ad_1] OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Blaise Threatt scored a career-high 34 to offset a career-best 35 points from Trent McLaughlin, helping Weber State hold off Northern Arizona 77-73 on Monday night, McLaughlin hit a 3-pointer with 34 seconds left to give Northern Arizona a 73-72 lead. Viljami Vartiainen answered with a 3-pointer 12 seconds later to put Weber State in …

[ad_1] Iowa State v Kansas LAWRENCE, Kan. — Zeke Mayo scored 17 points, Hunter Dickinson added 14 points and nine rebounds, and No. 16 Kansas leaned into its defense to shut down eighth-ranked Iowa State in a 69-52 victory on Monday night. Dajuan Harris Jr. added 12 points for the Jayhawks (16-6, 7-4 Big 12), who avenged a 74-57 loss …

[ad_1] The No. 7-ranked Purdue Boilermakers enter enemy territory Tuesday night when they play the Iowa Hawkeyes on Peacock. The game tips at 7 PM ET from Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Read on to learn more how to live stream Tuesday’s Purdue vs. Iowa game as well as additional information on how you can keep up with all the Big Ten college …