College Basketball

[ad_1] UW-Milwaukee head coach Bart Lundy reacts on the sideline during the game against Akron in the MKE Tip-Off, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. All of a sudden, UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena is no longer a safe haven for its resident college basketball team. After having run off nine straight victories to open the season UWM …

[ad_1] Michigan State basketball is considered a lock to make the NCAA Tournament, according to one prominent bracketologist. Joe Lunardi of ESPN is in full swing of NCAA Tournament bracket review and analysis, which included a breakdown of where numerous teams stand entering this past weekend. One of those teams was Michigan State — who he lists as a lock …

[ad_1] BYU players celebrate a victory over UCF Saturday afternoon in Orlando. Next up for the Cougars is a home game against Arizona Tuesday. | BYU Photo Judging from the banter on sports radio talk shows and various social media sites, there might be a feeling out there amongst BYU basketball fans that the Cougars aren’t doing as well this …

[ad_1] CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Max Weisbrod hit five 3-pointers and scored 18 to guide Northern Iowa to an 83-69 victory over Bradley on Sunday. Weisbrod shot 6 for 9, including 5 for 7 from beyond the arc for the Panthers (14-9, 8-4 Missouri Valley Conference). Tytan Anderson totaled 17 points and nine rebounds. Jacob Hutson had 12 points. …

[ad_1] NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Rowan Brumbaugh had 23 points to help Tulane hold on for a 59-56 victory over Tulsa on Sunday. Brumbaugh shot 7 of 14 from the field, including 5 for 8 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the free-throw line for the Green Wave (12-10, 6-3 American Athletic Conference). Asher Woods totaled 10 …

[ad_1] EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Grace VanSlooten scored 20 points, Emma Shumate added 12 points on four 3-pointers and No. 16 Michigan State beat Northwestern 89-75 on Sunday. The Spartans (18-4, 8-3 Big Ten) bounced back from a 63-59 defeat against Oregon on Thursday night, their first home loss of the season, and have won six of their last seven …

[ad_1] HOUSTON (AP) — PJ Haggerty had 26 points and eight rebounds, Tyrese Hunter added 19 points and No. 19 Memphis held on to beat Rice 86-83 on Sunday. Haggerty scored 14 points in the first half as the Tigers (18-4, 8-1 American Athletic Conference) took a 44-39 lead into halftime and won a fifth straight game. PJ Carter scored …

[ad_1] JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — Jaden Seymour led East Tennessee State with 23 points and Quimari Peterson sealed the victory with a layup with 29 seconds left as the Buccaneers took down Furman 72-69 on Sunday. Seymour added five rebounds for the Buccaneers (13-10, 6-4 Southern Conference). Peterson scored 16 points, going 4 of 15 from the floor, including …

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (AP) — Elina Aarnisalo scored 15 points, Kiki Rice added 14 and No. 1 UCLA remained unbeaten with a 79-53 win over Minnesota on Sunday. Londynn Jones added 13 points and Lauren Betts had 11 assists for the Bruins (21-0, 9-0 Big Ten), who outscored the Golden Gophers 46-25 in the second half. Amaya Battle scored 21 …

[ad_1] FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Anquan Hill had 24 points and 10 rebounds in Sacred Heart’s 74-72 win over Manhattan on Sunday. Mekhi Conner hit a 3-pointer to give Sacred Heart a 74-71 lead with 18 seconds remaining. Will Sydnor missed a 3 for Manhattan with nine seconds to go and the Pioneers held on from there. Nyle Ralph-Beyer scored …

[ad_1] CINCINNATI (AP) — Javon Small scored 19 points to go with nine assists and West Virginia beat Cincinnati 63-50 on Sunday to snap a three-game losing streak. Small, who averages 19.1 points and leads the Big 12 Conference in scoring, shot 6 of 14 from the field and made four 3-pointers. Joseph Yesufu didn’t miss, shooting 4 of 4 …

[ad_1] The Ohio State basketball team headed to Champaign, Illinois riding a three-game winning streak as it faced off with Illini in a Big Ten road contest on Sunday. The Buckeyes competed and shot the ball well in the first half, but couldn’t keep the same effort going in the second half on the way to a 87-79 loss. The …

[ad_1] COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Genesis Bryant made two free throws with 6.3 seconds left to give Illinois its first-ever victory over No. 14 Maryland, 66-65 on Sunday. The Illini were 0-17 previously against the Terrapins, and Maryland led by one after Shyanne Sellers scored inside with 13.9 seconds remaining. Bryant then drove to the basket and drew a …

[ad_1] After confetti falls next Sunday and a Super Bowl champion is crowned, at least some of the nation’s collective sports attention will shift to men’s college basketball. Invariably, that heightened interest is centered around the NCAA Tournament and what teams will — and won’t — make it. Yes, the vaunted tournament bubble, that beautiful fixture of February and March, …

[ad_1] Iowa State Cyclones (17-4, 8-3 Big 12) at Kansas Jayhawks (15-6, 6-4 Big 12) Lawrence, Kansas; Monday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 3 Iowa State visits No. 11 Kansas after Tamin Lipsey scored 20 points in Iowa State’s 80-61 loss to the Kansas State Wildcats. The Jayhawks are 10-2 in home games. Kansas is second in the Big …

[ad_1] Bradley Braves (18-4, 9-2 MVC) at Northern Iowa Panthers (13-9, 7-4 MVC) Cedar Falls, Iowa; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Panthers -1.5; over/under is 139 BOTTOM LINE: Bradley will try to keep its four-game road win streak alive when the Braves play Northern Iowa. The Panthers are 10-2 in home games. Northern Iowa is second in the …

[ad_1] North Carolina Central Eagles (10-12, 3-2 MEAC) at Norfolk State Spartans (15-8, 5-1 MEAC) Norfolk, Virginia; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: North Carolina Central takes on Norfolk State after Po’Boigh King scored 25 points in North Carolina Central’s 82-77 win over the South Carolina State Bulldogs. The Spartans have gone 8-1 at home. Norfolk State scores 77.0 points …

[ad_1] MILWAUKEE – Luck hasn’t fallen the way of the UConn men’s basketball team very much this season. But when Alex Karaban drove at Kam Jones, the shot clock winding down with just over seven minutes to go in the second half Saturday night, and flicked up a free throw line floater, lucky was the only way he could describe …

[ad_1] MILWAUKEE — UConn freshman Liam McNeeley is close to returning from the high ankle sprain that has kept him from playing for the last month. Huskies coach Dan Hurley said Saturday he expects McNeeley to be available Friday when the 25th-ranked Huskies host No. 15 St. John’s. “Liam will be at full strength as long as there are no …

[ad_1] Feb. 2—MORAGA, Calif. — Saturday’s college basketball ticket featured a handful of compelling storylines, with high-end matchups between Top 25 opponents, juicy rivalry games and one SEC reunion that stood apart from every other game — at least as far as television ratings are concerned. Those who stayed up to catch a late-night showdown between Gonzaga and longtime West …

[ad_1] John Calipari sent a statement in the college basketball world on Saturday as he led Arkansas to a 89-79 win over No. 12 Kentucky in his first return back to Rupp Arena. But before the Razorbacks picked up just their second SEC win of the season, former Wildcats guard Reed Sheppard made a loud statement of his own. Currently …

[ad_1] It has been an up-and-down first season at USC basketball for head coach Eric Musselman. On Saturday, Musselman’s Trojans hit their highest point to date. Welcoming a top-10 Michigan State squad to the Galen Center, few gave USC the chance to pull out a victory. Yet, that is exactly what the Trojans did, leading wire to wire and stunning …

[ad_1] John Calipari won his homecoming to Rupp Arena on Saturday with his newly led Arkansas Razorbacks, defeating No. 12 Kentucky 89-79. It was a homecoming like no other in men’s college basketball, or college sports for that matter: Calipari helped the historically prominent Wildcats program return to national dominance, while being the face of the program as a whole. …

[ad_1] Feb. 2—MORAGA, Calif. — It lived up to the hype, and then some. It usually does when Gonzaga and Saint Mary’s square off on a basketball court. But it was another sour ending for the Bulldogs in a season that’s seen too many of those conclusions in close games. Gonzaga climbed out of a 14-point first-half deficit, poked its …

[ad_1] DURHAM — North Carolina basketball looked good in its throwback jerseys. That, along with the arrival of the final buzzer, completes a list of positives for the Tar Heels on Saturday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Final: No. 2 Duke 87, UNC 70.  Don’t let that 17-point margin fool you. Hoo buddy, if you think the game looked rough …