College Basketball

Penn State basketball will hit the road tonight to take on an equally struggling Northwestern team. The Nittany Lions are the only remaining Big Ten team without a win in conference play. How to Watch Who: Northwestern WildcatsNET Ranking (PSU): 70 (129)Kenpom Ranking (PSU): 62 (125)When: Thursday, January 29Where: Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, ILTime: 8pmTV: PeacockRadio: Penn State Sports NetworkLine: Northwestern …

The Auburn Tigers continue to pick up wins in the SEC. Auburn defeated the Texas Longhorns, 88-82 at home on Wednesday, Jan. 28, for its fourth-straight win. The Tigers have improved to 14-7 and 5-3 in conference play. It’s becoming a broken record, but another big game from Keyshawn Hall. This is now the third 30-point game in conference matchups …

Already shorthanded and now without their leading scorer, the Minnesota Gophers went to Madison as big underdogs. But Wisconsin overcame a 22-point deficit and pulled out a 63-67 win. Minnesota played a fantastic first half, holding Wisconsin to just 17 points and taking a 35-17 lead into the break. But the Badgers opened the half with a 22-2 run in …

Open your social media platform of choice and search for Syracuse Orange men’s basketball. Look at the final score post, and you’ll be overwhelmed with comments of fans begging for John Wildhack to fire head coach Red Autry. Go to a Syracuse men’s basketball game and hear the student section chanting for the same thing. Open the comments on our …

Auburn basketball extended its win streak to four games on Wednesday with an 88-82 win over the visiting Texas Longhorns, but needed a massive second-half comeback to complete it. Auburn jumped out to an early 5-3 lead, but was outscored 38-29 the rest of the first half to give the Longhorns a 41-34 lead at halftime. Texas led by as …

Auburn basketball picked up its fourth consecutive victory on Wednesday night by defeating Texas 88-82. Auburn’s 1-3 conference start seems like a distant memory now that the Tigers are 5-3 in the SEC, and 14-7 overall. The win did not come easily for the Tigers. The Longhorns built a 14-point lead in the first half and were 8-of-14 from three-point …

The Akron and Kent State men’s basketball teams are on a collision course for another Wagon Wheel rivalry game at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30, at Rhodes Arena. The Zips are 17-4 overall and 8-1 in the Mid-American Conference. The Golden Flashes are 16-5 and 7-2. Advertisement The game will be televised by CBS Sports Network, and it can be …

The calendar has turned to late January, and the road to March Madness is finally starting to pave itself with contenders, pretenders, and perfection. Week 13 of the Coaches Poll gives us a landscape defined by dominance at the top and absolute chaos in the middle, as conference play separates the elite from the pack. While the usual blue bloods …

LEXINGTON — Kentucky basketball is trending upward in NCAA Tournament projections. On the heels of a five-game SEC win streak, UK’s seed line is improving. As of Jan. 21, Bracket Matrix had the Wildcats’ slotted with an average seed of 8.29. A week later, Kentucky’s average has risen by a full seed in the site’s projections, sitting at 7.22, appearing in …

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Houston freshman Kingston Flemings scored 25 points, Emanuel Sharp had 23 and the 10th-ranked Cougars overcame an extended shooting slump in a 79-70 win at TCU on Wednesday night. The Cougars (18-2, 6-1 Big 12) trailed only once, by one point 2 1/2 minutes into the game, and began the second half with a 15-point …

The Iowa Hawkeyes (15-5, 5-4) showed grit coming back from a 10-0 deficit to build a 17-point second half lead. Yet they let their foot off the gas and the USC Trojans (15-6, 4-6) capitalized on it to get a 1-point lead inside of a minute. Two Bennett Stirtz free throws gave Iowa the lead with 4.6 remaining and they …

NEW YORK (AP) — Rick Pitino was honored Wednesday night by St. John’s for reaching 900 wins as a Division I head coach. Moments before the 25th-ranked Red Storm tipped off against Butler, a tribute to Pitino featuring a montage of the Hall of Famer’s highlights played on the large video screens that hang from the roof at Madison Square …

We’ve got some news as it relates to Ohio State and the refurbished CBS Sports Classic. The Buckeyes have been a part of the made-for-television event since its inception in 2014. The other three teams that joined OSU through 2024 included bluebloods Kentucky, North Carolina, and UCLA. And while it feels like Ohio State is the odd team out in …

Luka Bogavac’s debut season at North Carolina has swung from promising to puzzling and back again, but the junior guard’s recent form off the bench has turned him into one of the Tar Heels’ most important contributors in ACC play. Since being moved out of the starting lineup, the Montenegrin guard has delivered some of his most consistent basketball. Over …

I plan these roundtables out a few days before they get posted so that the rest of the staff has time to get back to me. That means I sent this question out on Monday, prior to yesterday’s loss to IU and that these answers were returned to me before the loss to IU. Let’s keep that in mind. Here’s …

Today is a short one for everyone’s favorite college basketball conference. Tuesday’s jam-packed action of conference title contenders, a rivalry game and Michigan State’s close call on the road at Rutgers is in the rearview mirror. Wednesday’s slate could offer some excitement, but none of the teams playing today are in realistic title contention. That doesn’t mean they aren’t interesting! …

Where have you gone, Jim Boeheim? Syracuse turns its struggling basketball eyes to you originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Even some of Jim Boeheim’s harshest critics must be longing for the days of the 2-3 zone to return to Central New York. Advertisement The legendary Syracuse head basketball …

The Wisconsin Badgers aim for their 11th straight win over the Minnesota Golden Gophers on Wednesday, January 27th. Tip-off is at 8:00 PM on the Big Ten Network, and the Badgers are 8.5-point favorites. The Badgers enter this game motivated after collapsing in the second half to USC last Sunday, 73-71. Three-point shooting, an emphasis for Wisconsin’s offense, doomed the …

The CBS Sports Classic is adding another blue blood to its showcase event. CBS Sports announced on Wednesday, Jan. 28 that No. 14 Kansas has been added to its annual men’s college basketball showcase that features Ohio State, North Carolina and Kentucky. The Jayhawks will face the Buckeyes on Saturday, Dec. 19 at Madison Square Garden in the 2026-27 season, …

Wisconsin men’s basketball’s recent 73-71 loss to USC hurt in a way that its other five losses did not. The Jan. 25 loss to the Trojans counted as a Quad 2 loss on the Badgers’ NCAA tournament résumé, marking the first time UW fell in a non-Quad 1 game this season. Even with that setback, though, Wisconsin remains a projected …

Xavier wasn’t supposed to be able to hang with either of their last two opponents. Creighton had run them off their own home floor a month ago, and St. John’s is two games clear of anyone not named UConn in the Big East. Both teams figured to make short work of the Musketeers. The fact that Xavier was in both …

Looking to stay up late and catch some college hoops action? Look no further than Wednesday’s nightcap between the UCLA Bruins and Oregon Ducks, airing at 11:00 p.m. ET on the Big Ten Network.  The Bruins are finally streaking, winning four of their last five, and will look to avoid a letdown in Eugene against a hapless Ducks squad. Advertisement …

👋 GOOD MORNING – If you’re reading this, there’s a pretty solid chance the Arizona Cardinals, somehow, still don’t have a head coach. Sigh. How much longer is this going to go? But for now, we’ll press on, and take a look at one of the most inspiring teams in our state — the No. 1 Arizona Wildcats basketball program. …

Kentucky Basketball and its fans have seen more than enough struggles already for one season. Time and time again, the now 14-7 Wildcats come out flat and unprepared with a lack of energy to start games. Advertisement Preparation and effort are two things that everyone can control, regardless of talent level or NIL values. Yet Kentucky head coach Mark Pope …

For people who never saw him play, it would be hard to explain Duke’s Jason Williams. Built like a fireplug with a low center of gravity and also strong and explosive, Williams could do anything he wanted on the basketball court. Once against UCLA, he scored 17 straight points. And while he could be flakey at times and seem to …