College Basketball

No. 5 Nebraska (20-1, 9-1) remained on the road Tuesday night for its biggest showdown of the season at No. 2 Michigan (19-1, 9-1). After holding the lead for most of the night, the Huskers fell late to the Wolverines 75-72, suffering their first loss of the season. The Huskers held an 11-point lead partway through the first, scoring 50 points in …

BLOOMINGTON — Purdue basketball’s mid-season stumble continued Tuesday night, and it might have carried Big Ten championship contention along with it. The No. 12 Boilermakers’ urgency kicked in too late at Indiana. The Hoosiers’ 72-67 victory boosted the NCAA tournament hopes of a team starting to jell. Advertisement Purdue’s third straight loss symbolized a team trying to glue itself back …

If Tuesday night taught us anything, it’s that nothing comes easy in the Big Ten. Tom Izzo’s Michigan State had to go to overtime just to get past a Rutgers team that’s 9–12 on the season and sitting 14th in the Big Ten. And after the game, Izzo had no interest in sugarcoating the win. “They came at us in …

On Tuesday night, the Alabama Crimson Tide took the court for the first of two huge SEC games this week, doing so against the Missouri Tigers in Tuscaloosa. A game which Alabama dropped last season in Columbia, the Crimson Tide avenged that loss with an all-around big showing Tuesday night inside Coleman Coliseum, defeating the Tigers, 90-64. The Crimson Tide …

For about 20 minutes Tuesday night, San Jose State (6-15, 1-9 MW) looked like it was ready to drag Boise State (13-8, 5-5 MW) into a grinder. The Spartans traded punches, spaced the floor, and stayed afloat with timely shooting from the perimeter. But once the second-half arrived, so did the cold truth: Boise State was bigger, deeper, and far …

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Lamar Wilkerson had 19 points, Nick Dorn added 18 and Conor Enright scored five of his eight points in the final 71 seconds to help Indiana hold off No. 12 Purdue 72-67 on Tuesday night. Indiana won its second straight game and gave coach Darian DeVries the biggest win of his first season with the Hoosiers …

Indiana men’s basketball had played well for stretches this season, but, until tonight, lacked the quality win to show for it. The Hoosiers had suffered some bad losses, and let good wins slip away, making Tuesday night’s matchup with Purdue even weightier than the usual rivalry game. Darian DeVries had his group ready for the matchup out of the gate, …

The weeklong freakout about Vanderbilt’s three-game losing streak after starting the season 16-0 is officially over. After blowing out Mississippi State in Starkville over the weekend, the Vanderbilt Commodores came back to Memorial Gym and amidst Snowpocalypse easily handled Kentucky. This was a beatdown from start to finish, as the Commodores opened up a 7-0 lead early in the game …

The No. 17 Virginia Cavaliers overcame a 19-point first-half deficit in South Bend on Tuesday night to defeat Notre Dame 100-97 in double overtime. A pair of Devin Tillis free throws evened the score in the final seconds of regulation, while Sam Lewis’s game-tying three-pointer near the end of the first overtime saved the Cavaliers again. In double overtime, Lewis …

Major college basketball’s longest winning streak in more than a decade ended at 24 games Tuesday night with No. 5 Nebraska’s 75-72 loss at No. 3 Michigan. “To beat Michigan, you have to play almost perfect and we had a lapse at the end,” Cornhuskers guard Sam Hoiberg said. Advertisement Nebraska did not score over the final 3:20, missing its …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Sarr had 29 points, 12 rebounds and six blocked shots, and the Washington Wizards snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 115-111 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night. It was Washington’s first home victory over Portland since Jan. 16, 2017. Advertisement The Wizards led 112-106 when Shaedon Sharpe cut the lead in half …

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Jeremy Fears scored 27 of his career-high 29 points in the second half and overtime, and No. 7 Michigan State outlasted Rutgers 88-79 on Tuesday night. Fears also had nine assists, including a pass to Divine Ugochukwu for the tying 3-pointer from the corner with 11 seconds left in regulation. Advertisement When the Spartans (19-2, 9-1 …

The Marquette men’s basketball team starts seeing Big East opponents for the second time this season when the Golden Eagles face Creighton on Jan. 27 at Fiserv Forum. MU (7-14, 2-8 Big East) lost to Bluejays (12-8, 6-3), 84-63, on Dec. 20 in Omaha, Nebraska. Advertisement More: Marquette’s Damarius Owens and Royce Parham are realizing talents Follow along for live …

Week 12’s college basketball action did not knock out any undefeated teams. The Arizona Wildcats, Nebraska Cornhuskers, and Miami-OH Redhawks went a perfect 5-0 and all reached the 20-0 mark. The last time any team reached 20-0 or better was Gonzaga in 2021, who started 30-0 before losing in the national championship game to the Baylor Bears. Now we have …

UConn basketball guard Braylon Mullins officially out for Providence game appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. UConn will be without its starting guard for its Tuesday night Big East matchup against Providence. Freshman Braylon Mullins will miss his seventh game of the 2025-2026 college basketball season with a head injury. Advertisement Mullins is …

Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs boast the fifth-longest winning streak in college basketball, rattling off 14 straight after getting crushed by Michigan in the Players Era Championship back on Nov. 26. Gonzaga (21-1, 9-0) has managed to win the last three without leading scorers Braden Huff (knee) and Graham Ike (ankle), a monumental feat that is thanks to heroic …

Amid all their injuries, the Kentucky Wildcats have won five straight games. They have a grit to them, an “it” factor, and an athleticism that are all contributing to their winning streak. The best part is they haven’t peaked yet or played their best basketball. The Wildcats’ best basketball will be required this week with a two-game road trip that …

Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026 Tipoff Time: 8:30PM ET Location: Hope Coliseum — Morgantown, West Virginia Broadcast Information Channel: FS1 Streaming: Fox Sports (TV provider login required) Announcers: Jake Eisenberg and Nick Bahe Advertisement Radio: Mountaineer Sports Network (Radio Affiliates) | SiriusXM Channel 390 and Streaming Channel 980 | WVU Gameday App (Apple | Android) Radio Announcers: Tony Caridi (PBP), Brad Howe (analyst), David Kahn …

Freshman superstar AJ Dybantsa had the worst shooting night of his college career, maybe his entire basketball-playing career, in No. 13 BYU’s 86-83 loss to No. 1 Arizona on Monday night in front of more than 18,000 fans at the Marriott Center. After going a frosty 6 of 24 from the field and 1 of 8 from 3-point range, however, …

Typically we take a look at the stats following a game for our ‘By the Numbers’ series but moving forward we will start mixing in a preview that takes a look at some important numbers heading into each matchup the Boilers will have. This first installment will feature a big game for the Boilers as they hit the road to …

Texas Longhorns projected as last four in for NCAA Tournament originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. As of late January, the Texas Longhorns are experiencing a challenging season in the SEC. They currently sit in the middle of the conference standings with a record just above .500, as they …

DURHAM, N.C. — Duke coach Jon Scheyer entered January seemingly grappling a bit with exactly how to bring out the best from his remade roster. He’s found answers as the fourth-ranked Blue Devils close the month in dominating fashion. Advertisement The Blue Devils are mauling teams with their frontline led by star freshman Cameron Boozer, both when it comes to …

Nebraska has done everything anyone could have asked through 20 games, an unbeaten start that includes wins at ninth-ranked Illinois and a thrilling home victory over seventh-ranked Michigan State. Now, there is a whole lot more being asked of the Cornhuskers. Advertisement They take their 24-game win streak dating to last season into a trip to No. 3 Michigan, the …

The Kentucky Wildcats begin a challenging stretch of SEC contests when they travel to Nashville tonight to face the Vanderbilt Commodores. Collin Chandler has been making key shots for the Wildcats during their five-game winning streak. I explain why we’re keying on him to make important plays again in my Kentucky vs Vanderbilt predictions and college basketball picks for Tuesday, …

Survive and advance. It’s never too early to start adopting the mantra. That’s what the Buckeyes did Monday night at home against Penn State, seeig an 18-point halftime lead become just a single point-lead midway through the second half. Led by John Mobley Jr.‘s 25 points and five threes, though, the Buckeyes regrouped and held off the Nittany Lions, 84-78, …