College Basketball

[ad_1] Clemson basketball is having its best offensive season under coach Brad Brownell. The No. 25 Tigers (18-4, 10-1 ACC) average 77 points and have won six straight games after beating NC State on Saturday. They are a game out of first place in the ACC standings and on pace to make the NCAA tournament for the second straight season. A …

[ad_1] The calendar has turned to February, which means there is one month left of the regular season and fewer than six weeks until Selection Sunday. It is officially the home stretch. Every game takes on extra importance with dwindling opportunities remaining to beef up a team’s NCAA Tournament résumé. For now, let’s take a look at the power conference …

[ad_1] Louisville basketball’s run through the ACC is great for the team’s confidence, great for returning the program to elite status nationally and great for restoring pride in the city. But these double-digit wins are doing little to prepare them for the tight, one-possession games decided in the final minute that are sure to confront the Cardinals when the NCAA …

[ad_1] The Nebraska men’s basketball team traveled to the Pacific Northwest on Sunday night for their first-ever conference clash with the Oregon Ducks. Despite the Huskers struggling on the road, they took down the No. 16 Ducks for their second straight ranked win. Nebraska took control of the game in the first half, building up a 15-point lead with under …

[ad_1] North Carolina Central Eagles (6-14, 3-2 MEAC) at Norfolk State Spartans (19-4, 6-0 MEAC) Norfolk, Virginia; Monday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Norfolk State will attempt to prolong its eight-game win streak with a victory over North Carolina Central. The Spartans are 10-0 in home games. Norfolk State leads the MEAC with 33.8 points in the paint led by …

[ad_1] Colorado State Rams (15-7, 6-3 MWC) at New Mexico Lobos (13-10, 6-4 MWC) Albuquerque, New Mexico; Tuesday, 10:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Colorado State takes on New Mexico after Emma Ronsiek scored 27 points in Colorado State’s 75-71 loss to the Air Force Falcons. The Lobos have gone 9-7 in home games. New Mexico is 1-1 in one-possession games. …

[ad_1] Texas Southern Tigers (9-10, 8-0 SWAC) at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (3-15, 1-7 SWAC) Pine Bluff, Arkansas; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Texas Southern visits UAPB after Jaida Belton scored 21 points in Texas Southern’s 82-69 win against the Prairie View A&M Panthers. The Golden Lions have gone 3-4 at home. UAPB has a 0-1 record in games …

[ad_1] Davidson Wildcats (13-8, 3-5 A-10) at Dayton Flyers (15-7, 5-4 A-10) Dayton, Ohio; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Enoch Cheeks and Dayton host Reed Bailey and Davidson in A-10 action. The Flyers have gone 12-1 in home games. Dayton averages 16.0 assists per game to lead the A-10, paced by Malachi Smith with 5.7. The Wildcats are 3-5 …

[ad_1] NCAA Basketball: Nebraska at Oregon EUGENE, Ore. — Senior guard Brice Williams scored 28 points as Nebraska defeated No. 16 Oregon 77-71 on Sunday night. Williams was 10 for 18 from the field and added seven rebounds and six assists as the Cornhuskers (14-8, 4-7 Big Ten) won their fourth game of the season over a Top 25 opponent. …

[ad_1] Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Minnesota Gophers had an impressive run, securing three consecutive victories which included back-to-back wins against ranked opponents. However, they’ve hit a rough patch recently, losing their last two games. This skid included a particularly disappointing defeat to Washington, who are at the bottom of the conference. After …

[ad_1] HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Paige Bueckers scored 16 of her 18 points in the first half as No. 6 UConn routed Butler 101-59 on Sunday to extend its Big East regular-season winning streak to 32 games. Azzi Fudd and Ashlynn Shade each had 13 points while KK Arnold had 12 on 6-of-6 shooting and four steals. Sarah Strong finished …

[ad_1] HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Paige Bueckers scored 16 of her 18 points in the first half as No. 6 UConn routed Butler 101-59 on Sunday to extend its Big East regular-season winning streak to 32 games. Azzi Fudd and Ashlynn Shade each had 13 points while KK Arnold had 12 on 6-of-6 shooting and four steals. Sarah Strong finished …

[ad_1] After two Big 12 contests across the country, it was good for the Cincinnati Bearcats basketball team to have a Sunday matinee at Fifth Third Arena. Then, the game started. Joseph Yesufu ended a dreadful UC first half by canning a 3-pointer at the buzzer for West Virginia and the Bearcats were down 15 points. Though they played spirited …

[ad_1] CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Bruce Thornton leaned into a jumper, sinking it from straight-on to seemingly stem yet another push from Illinois. Upon review, it was ruled a 3-pointer, pushing Ohio State’s lead to 68-63 with 7:30 to play in a game the Buckeyes had led for the entire second half. Ohio State had withstood two 10-0 Illinois runs to …

[ad_1] The North Carolina basketball team went into Cameron Indoor Stadium and, from the opening tip, were an obviously worse team. Their archrival, Duke, jumped out to an early and massive lead before letting off the gas. The 87-70 final score was not indicative of how bad the actual beating was between these two teams. The Tar Heels were turnover-prone, …

[ad_1] A season that started with such promise has begun to spiral for Oregon. For the first time in three seasons, the Ducks are on a three-game losing streak, with the last of those losses coming Sunday night inside Matthew Knight Arena when Nebraska knocked off No. 18 Oregon 77-71 in a Big Ten Conference men’s basketball game. The Ducks …

[ad_1] CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Will Riley scored 20 of his 24 points in the second half and No. 18 Illinois rallied from an 11-point deficit to beat Ohio State 87-79 on Sunday. Morez Johnson Jr. had 14 points and 15 rebounds, Kylan Boswell had 14 points, Tomislav Ivisic had 12 points and 10 rebounds and Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn had 10 …

[ad_1] HOUSTON — The Memphis basketball team survived another dogfight on the road Sunday, holding on to beat Rice 86-83. The Owls got a 3-pointer from Jacob Dar with 11.8 seconds left in the game to cut the Tigers’ lead to 82-81 at Tudor Fieldhouse. But PJ Haggerty and PJ Carter made four clutch free throws in the last eight …

[ad_1] Feb. 2—MORAGA, Calif. — It has become the overriding question since Gonzaga blew a five-point lead in the final 25 seconds of regulation in an overtime loss to West Virginia in the Bahamas in late November. Can Gonzaga reach the finish line first in a close game? The Zags failed to do so again Saturday when the offense veered …

[ad_1] EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Senior guard Brice Williams scored 28 points as Nebraska defeated No. 16 Oregon 77-71 on Sunday night. Williams was 10 for 18 from the field and added seven rebounds and six assists as the Cornhuskers (14-8, 4-7 Big Ten) won their fourth game of the season over a Top 25 opponent. Juwan Gary added 23 …

[ad_1] EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Senior guard Brice Williams scored 28 points as Nebraska defeated No. 16 Oregon 77-71 on Sunday night. Williams was 10 for 18 from the field and added seven rebounds and six assists as the Cornhuskers (14-8, 4-7 Big Ten) won their fourth game of the season over a Top 25 opponent. Juwan Gary added 23 …

[ad_1] NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gabriel Pozzato scored 22 points as Evansville beat Belmont 80-75 on Sunday. Pozzato shot 6 for 11 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 9 of 10 from the free-throw line for the Purple Aces (9-14, 6-6 Missouri Valley Conference). Tayshawn Comer scored 19 points and added five rebounds and six assists. Connor Turnbull finished …

[ad_1] CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – There are two-point shots Illinois coach Brad Underwood is more than fine with allowing. From a technical standpoint, Underwood calls it “rear-view contesting” shots. In short, with an Illini defender on your hip after going around a ball screen, players are pressured into taking tough twos, often off-balance floaters, with his primary post players waiting near …

[ad_1] A Seton Hall basketball season with losses to Fordham, Hofstra and Monmouth added another ignominious result Sunday – a 74-57 wipeout at DePaul. With two key players sidelined by injury and a third joining them shortly after tip-off, the Pirates got run out of Wintrust Arena by the Big East’s perennial cellar-dweller and now own sole possession of the …

[ad_1] CHICAGO (AP) — N.J. Benson finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds to help DePaul dispatch Seton Hall 74-57 on Sunday night. Benson made 8 of 13 shots and blocked two at the other end of the floor in completing his third double-double of the season for the Blue Demons (11-12, 2-10 Big East Conference), who ended a three-game …