College Basketball

There is a historic season brewing at Chaifetz Arena. In the second year of the Josh Schertz era in Saint Louis, the Billikens are 15-1 overall and have opened conference play a perfect 3-0, the program’s best start since 1993-94. A spot at 34th in KenPom’s rankings is Saint Louis’ highest position since early 2023-24, with the Billikens now quietly …

North Carolina has gone from one of the nation’s best perimeter defenses to one of the worst in college basketball. Entering its first ACC game last week, UNC had held opponents to 36.1% shooting from the field, which ranked fourth nationally and second in the league behind Duke. Foes were hitting just 28.0% from 3-point range, good for 13th in …

Coming off a frustrating road loss to Minnesota on Tuesday, No. 19 Iowa returned home to the friendly confines of Carver-Hawkeye Arena looking to get back on track. Instead, they ran into the buzzsaw that is No. 16 Illinois and never led in a 75-69 loss to the Fighting Illini. The Hawkeyes spent most of the afternoon trying to come …

No. 8 Maryland women’s basketball suffered its second loss of the season on Sunday, 89-76, to No. 19 Ohio State. For the first time this season, the Terps were clearly the inferior group, and a blown 15-point first-half lead will leave head coach Brenda Frese searching for answers. Advertisement Here are three takeaways from Sunday’s loss. The Okananwa effect Oluchi …

Otega Oweh is starting to look exactly like what he was billed as: The Preseason SEC Player of the Year for Kentucky Basketball. Over his last six games, Oweh has scored 20 or more points four times, becoming Kentucky’s most reliable offensive weapon. During that stretch, he posted 20 points in a win over St. John’s, 22 in a loss …

With the Kentucky Wildcats missing star big man Jayden Quaintance due to knee swelling, freshman Malachi Moreno knew his moment had arrived. He answered in a big way Saturday night inside Rupp Arena in a must-win game vs. the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Advertisement Moreno, a Georgetown, Kentucky native just 20 minutes from Lexington, turned in the best performance of his …

It took the first two weekends of ASUN play but one of Duval County’s members finally got a conference victory. Jacksonville University had a season-low five turnovers, hit 54 percent from the floor and held West Georgia to only five baskets in the second half in a 75-43 rout at Swisher Gym on Jan. 10. Advertisement JU (6-11, 1-3) broke a six-game losing streak, …

Steve Alford’s honest reaction to Indiana Hoosiers’ historic pursuit appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Curt Cignetti’s Indiana Hoosiers have reached a place few ever imagined, and one of the school’s most iconic figures is taking notice, even if he’s careful with the labels. Advertisement During a recent press conference, former Indiana basketball …

How to Watch Illinois at Northwestern Game Time: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday TV Channel: BTN Online Streaming: FoxSportsGO Odds: N/A (Illinois 73.2% Chance To Win – ESPN Matchup Predictor) Quick Hits: Illinois Fighting Illini (13-3, 4-1 Big Ten) Head Coach: Brad Underwood (9th season) Advertisement Last Game: Illinois 75, Iowa 69 Gameday Reading: Zvonimir Ivisic is the rim protecter Brad Underwood has been looking for …

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lauren Betts scored 18 points and had 10 rebounds to help No. 4 UCLA to an 83-61 win over No. 25 Nebraska on Sunday. Betts also added four blocks and five steals for the Bruins (15-1, 5-0 Big Ten). Advertisement UCLA used an 11-2 first quarter run to take control of the game and stretched its …

NEW ROCHELLE – There was a bit of irony in the fact that Anglin couldn’t find the right angle, despite multiple adjustments. One shot came awfully close, but the others were askew. Miss after miss led to a missed opportunity. “I thought she was gonna make it!” Denver Anglin said on Jan. 11, sounding as incredulous as he was disappointed. …

BOCA RATON — Florida Atlantic’s men’s basketball team picked up perhaps its most impressive win of the season on Sunday, beating the Memphis Tigers 89-78 in an American Athletic Conference showdown. Kanaan Carlyle’s 17 points led the way for the Owls (11-6, 3-1). Devin Vanterpool notched a 12-point, 11-rebound double-double – adding 7 assists and 3 steals – while Devin …

Tad Boyle and the Colorado Buffaloes had themselves an evening on Saturday. In one of the crazier games this program has played in recent memory, the Buffs fell into a 24-point deficit to the #14 Texas Tech Red Raiders before clawing back to almost clench victory from the jaws of defeat, losing by a final score of 73-71. Even before …

The Iowa Hawkeyes (12-4, 2-3) showed every hallmark of a team that’s felt the winter illness bug flow through the roster in the first half. Sluggish defense, no legs on three points attempts, an “inside the huddle” cutaway where the only word Ben McCollum was “concentrate.” It wasn’t good. Illinois raced out to an 8-0 lead and stretched the lead …

Iowa basketball (12-3, 2-2 Big Ten) returns home to Carver-Hawkeye Arena for a big Sunday clash against No. 16 Illinois (12-3, 3-1 Big Ten). The Hawkeyes are looking to rebound from a 70-67 loss at Minnesota (10-6, 3-2 Big Ten) from earlier this week. Advertisement But, No. 19 Iowa may be without starting forward Tavion Banks. In its game day …

The North Carolina Tar Heels survived a home scare against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons as the team in blue stayed undefeated in home games with their three-point win over the team from Winston Salem. The game looked to be over a little over halfway through the second half when North Carolina took a 15-point lead at 72-57. However, the …

The Auburn Tigers played perhaps their best game of the 2025-26 college basketball season by defeating No. 15 Arkansas 95-73 at Neville Arena Saturday night. It was a much-needed victory after the Tigers dropped their first two conference games heartbreakingly to Georgia and Texas A&M. Auburn will now attempt to use this as momentum for their next matchup at Missouri …

While hardly alone, I’ll admit that I didn’t have Greg Gard’s Wisconsin Badgers rolling into Ann Arbor and wrestling a massive 91-88 victory from the host (and previously undefeated) Michigan Wolverines, but here we are. The shorthanded Wisconsin squad finally showed the promise and resilience that so many of us expected this season, stood sturdy late, and got a signature win over …

As the high school winter sports season ramps up, athletes throughout the Eugene-Springfield area have continued to deliver outstanding performances. Every week, you get to vote for The Register-Guard’s Athlete of the Week, sponsored by Active Chiropractic. Advertisement Here are the nominees for this week’s boys Athlete of the Week: Brody Buzzard, Harrisburg wrestling Ambrose Gardner, Willamette basketball Lucas LaBounty, …

Yesterday was a big day for both the Kentucky men’s basketball and football programs. On the basketball court, Mark Pope’s squad bounced back from that loss to Missouri in a huge way, with a 24-point win at Rupp Arena over the visiting Mississippi State Bulldogs by a score of 92-68. Advertisement The Cats started slow, falling behind 18-6 early. However, …

Ole Miss basketball coach Chris Beard knew its game against Missouri was going to be a challenge. The Rebels were facing a team that was fresh off two SEC wins and tied atop the conference entering Jan. 10. But Beard said they would walk out of Sandy and John Black Pavilion with a victory if they followed three keys they …

Kansas has surged to the front of the race for the No. 1 overall recruit in the Class of 2026. On Friday, 247 Sports logged a Crystal Ball prediction of 5/10 in favor of Kansas for elite small forward Tyran Stokes, signaling a notable momentum shift. Stokes has maintained a top three of Kentucky, Oregon, and Kansas since November 1, …

Sunday features three Big Ten games as counterprograming to the NFL Playoffs, with a top 20 showdown on Fox at noon and a pair of games later in the evening on Peacock. #16 Illinois Fighting Illini at #19 Iowa Hawkeyes Advertisement Iowa has rode their defense on their way to a top 20 ranking and things were rolling heading into …

Nebraska (16-0, 5-0) wrapped up a two-game road trip in Bloomington on Saturday, taking on Indiana (12-4, 3-2). Despite a disastrous stretch between the end of the first and the start of the second, the Huskers pulled out another win, 83-77, to continue their best run in school history. Nebraska trailed by 16 partway through the second half after allowing Indiana to …

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Richie Saunders scored 17 of his 24 points in the second half and No. 9 BYU outlasted Utah 89-84 on Saturday night. Robert Wright III had 23 points and AJ Dybantsa added 20 for BYU. Saunders tied his career high with 14 rebounds as the Cougars (15-1, 3-0 Big 12) won their 12th straight game, …