College Basketball

[ad_1] Wisconsin basketball got back on track with a 75-69 win over Northwestern on Saturday. The result snapped Wisconsin’s two-game road losing streak and stretch of two losses in three games. Importantly, it also reestablished the team’s strong position in most national metrics. Its spot had slipped after that mentioned losing stretch. Related: Wisconsin basketball KenPom ranking rises following road …

[ad_1] North Dakota State Bison (16-7, 5-3 Summit League) at Saint Thomas Tommies (17-6, 7-1 Summit League) Saint Paul, Minnesota; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tommies -1.5; over/under is 155.5 BOTTOM LINE: St. Thomas hosts North Dakota State after Miles Barnstable scored 23 points in St. Thomas’ 86-71 win against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles. The Tommies have …

[ad_1] Northwestern head coach Chris Collins’ press conference after his team’s 75-69 loss to Wisconsin on Saturday didn’t focus much on the game. Rather, it had a larger scope than just the day’s result, as Collins shared the unfortunate news that star guard Brooks Barnhizer would miss the remainder of the season with a foot injury. Collins was emotional in …

[ad_1] Virginia Cavaliers (10-12, 3-8 ACC) at Pittsburgh Panthers (14-7, 5-5 ACC) Pittsburgh; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Pittsburgh hosts Virginia after Damian Dunn scored 24 points in Pittsburgh’s 76-74 loss to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. The Panthers are 10-2 on their home court. Pittsburgh is ninth in the ACC with 14.0 assists per game led by Jaland …

[ad_1] Jackson State Tigers (6-15, 6-2 SWAC) at Southern Jaguars (13-8, 8-0 SWAC) Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Jackson State takes on Southern after Daeshun Ruffin scored 20 points in Jackson State’s 65-50 victory against the Grambling Tigers. The Jaguars are 7-0 on their home court. Southern scores 75.7 points and has outscored opponents by 7.3 …

[ad_1] Alcorn State Braves (4-17, 4-4 SWAC) at Grambling Tigers (6-15, 3-5 SWAC) Grambling, Louisiana; Monday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Djahi Binet and Alcorn State visit Mikale Stevenson and Grambling on Monday. The Tigers are 4-3 in home games. Grambling allows 70.7 points and has been outscored by 3.0 points per game. The Braves have gone 4-4 against SWAC …

[ad_1] Wisconsin basketball (17-5, 7-4 Big Ten) vanquished the Northwestern Wildcats (12-10, 3-8 Big Ten) 75-69 in Evanston, Illinois, on Saturday. After falling short in a back-and-forth affair against the Maryland Terrapins on Jan. 29, the Badgers returned to the win column in decisive fashion, notching their seventh Big Ten triumph of the 2024-25 season. Forward Carter Gilmore stole the …

[ad_1] AMES − Everything went according to plan − perhaps for the first five minutes of the game. No. 3 Iowa State basketball was hot from beyond the arc and raced out to a 13-4 lead over Kansas State, much to the excitement of a fully-charged Hilton Coliseum crowd. The Cyclones were double-digit favorites to win against a team that …

[ad_1] After suffering back-to-back losses, it doesn’t get any easier for Iowa State basketball. The Cyclones are headed into the Phog for a rematch with Kansas on Monday night. They previously beat the Jayhawks, 74-57, on Jan. 15, when both teams were ranked in the top 10. Iowa State (17-4, 7-3 Big 12 Conference) saw its 29-game winning streak at …

[ad_1] Ohio State will play its third game in seven days when it tips at No. 18 Illinois on Sunday. The Buckeyes have won three straight, most recently taking down Penn State by 19 points inside Rec Hall on Thursday night. The winning streak now has Ohio State back to .500 in Big Ten play and facing a February of …

[ad_1] PISCATAWAY, N.J. — It has been nearly a month since Michigan basketball blew the doors off of an opponent. After three consecutive January wins by double figures in Big Ten play, four of the Wolverines’ past five games have been decided by four points or fewer. (The lone exception: a 27-point loss on the road to then-No. 11 Purdue.) …

[ad_1] LEXINGTON, Ky. — In the buildup to Arkansas basketball’s road game against Kentucky, John Calipari met with D.J. Wagner, Adou Thiero and Zvonimir Ivisic as a group. Just like their head coach, those three former Wildcats were about to return to Rupp Arena. Calipari wanted to make sure his Razorbacks were in the right headspace to face their former …

[ad_1] PISCATAWAY, N.J. — It has been nearly a month since Michigan basketball blew the doors off of an opponent. After three consecutive January wins by double figures in Big Ten play, four of the Wolverines’ past five games have been decided by four points or fewer. (The lone exception: a 27-point loss on the road to then-No. 11 Purdue.) …

[ad_1] LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky fans strolled into Rupp Arena for their latest home game ready for coach Mark Pope’s coronation. Arkansas basketball was meant to be the sacrificial lamb. After a 15-year run with the Wildcats, John Calipari was on the opposing sideline. Kentucky was a double-digit favorite. The venue was sold out. It was supposed to be the …

[ad_1] Kansas State Wildcats (20-2, 8-1 Big 12) at Kansas Jayhawks (14-7, 4-6 Big 12) Lawrence, Kansas; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Kansas hosts No. 11 Kansas State after S’Mya Nichols scored 20 points in Kansas’ 57-50 win over the Texas Tech Red Raiders. The Jayhawks have gone 9-3 at home. Kansas is 3-0 in games decided by 3 …

[ad_1] After three months of futility, Kansas State’s basketball team finally had enough. Blowouts or nailbiters, it didn’t matter. Through six previous road games this season and another nine before that, the final outcome was the same: a disappointing Wildcat loss. That changed dramatically Saturday in of all places Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. Instead of wilting under the pressure …

[ad_1] Davidson Wildcats (10-11, 5-4 A-10) at VCU Rams (10-12, 4-6 A-10) Richmond, Virginia; Sunday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Davidson aims to stop its three-game losing streak with a victory over VCU. The Rams are 6-5 in home games. VCU is 6-10 against opponents with a winning record. The Wildcats have gone 5-4 against A-10 opponents. Davidson ranks fourth …

[ad_1] West Virginia Mountaineers (13-7, 5-5 Big 12) at Cincinnati Bearcats (12-8, 2-7 Big 12) Cincinnati; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bearcats -5; over/under is 127.5 BOTTOM LINE: West Virginia enters the matchup with Cincinnati after losing three straight games. The Bearcats are 8-3 on their home court. Cincinnati scores 71.0 points and has outscored opponents by 8.0 …

[ad_1] South Carolina State Bulldogs (2-20, 1-5 MEAC) at Howard Bison (10-9, 3-1 MEAC) Washington; Monday, 5:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Howard will try to keep its three-game home win streak alive when the Bison play South Carolina State. The Bison are 6-3 on their home court. Howard is 5-6 in games decided by 10 or more points. The Bulldogs …

[ad_1] Houston Christian Huskies (10-12, 7-4 Southland) at Nicholls State Colonels (13-9, 7-4 Southland) Thibodaux, Louisiana; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Nicholls State hosts Houston Christian after Michael Gray Jr. scored 20 points in Nicholls State’s 71-63 win over the McNeese Cowboys. The Colonels are 7-3 on their home court. Nicholls State has a 5-1 record in games decided …

[ad_1] LEXINGTON — The irony of Arkansas coach John Calipari bringing his new team to Rupp Arena to beat his old one, 89-79, was that all Kentucky fans wanted him to do was to change a bit with the times. A tweak in his offense and roster construction could have kept Calipari in Lexington the better part of another decade. …

[ad_1] Feb. 1—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] HONOLULU (AP) — Harry Rouhliadeff scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds on Saturday night to help Hawaii beat Cal State Fullerton 82-57. Rouhliadeff made 6 of 11 from the field and 2 of 3 from 3-point range. Tom Beattie also scored 14 points, on 7-of-10 shooting, and had five assists for Hawaii (13-9, 5-6 Big West Conference). Akira …

[ad_1] MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Max Mackinnon’s 24 points helped Portland defeat Pepperdine 84-64 on Saturday night. Mackinnon had six rebounds and seven assists for the Pilots (8-16, 3-8 West Coast Conference). Chris Austin scored 20 points while shooting 7 for 12 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line. Austin Rapp went 4 …

[ad_1] MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Mikey Lewis scored 16 points to lead Saint Mary’s and Harry Wessels secured the victory with two free throws with 49 seconds remaining as the Gaels knocked off Gonzaga 62-58 on Saturday. Lewis shot 6 for 18, including 4 for 12 from beyond the arc for the Gaels (20-3, 10-0 West Coast Conference). Paulius Murauskas …