College Basketball

For a while on Friday night, Ohio State was going toe-to-toe with one of the best teams in the country in Michigan. The Buckeyes had a one-point lead midway through the second half… before the floodgates opened. Michigan outscored the Buckeyes 27-14 over the final eight minutes of action for a 74-62 win Friday night in Ann Arbor. Yaxel Lendeborg …

The Connecticut Huskies will look to continue their undefeated streak in Big East play as they host the 15-4 Villanova Wildcats this afternoon. While the Huskies have won 14 straight games, my Villanova vs. UConn predictions expect the Wildcats to cover this large spread. Advertisement Let’s break down this Big East matchup in my free college basketball picks for Saturday, …

After a week off following the loss to Texas Tech, BYU returns to the Marriott Center for a rematch with Utah. BYU beat Utah in a competitive 89-84 game the first go around two weeks ago in Salt Lake City. BYU’s big three all scored 20+ points, while Utah’s guard duo of Terrence Brown and Don McHenry each scored over …

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Yaxel Lendeborg had 18 points and nine rebounds, Morez Johnson scored 12 points and No. 3 Michigan beat Ohio State 74-62 on Friday night. The Wolverines (18-1, 8-1 Big Ten) took control with a 21-6 run in the second half after the Buckeyes (13-6, 5-3) tied it for a ninth time midway through the second …

It was a banner night for Michigan basketball – literally. On the night Trey Burke’s jersey number was raised to the rafters at Crisler Center, the Wolverines did not allow his hometown team to spoil the feel good vibes. Michigan started slow against Ohio State, trailing for more than it led in the opening half. The Wolverines eventually took over …

We’ve reached the end of the week with snow coming just around the corner but a red hot game between Illinois and Purdue less than 24 hours away. This week there was just one question in the fan survey as the other one became moot after Purdue’s loss to UCLA this week so I had them cut that one off …

Wisconsin bench guard Braeden Carrington made his presence felt in the Badgers’ 98-71 victory over the Penn State Nittany Lions Thursday. Carrington, who transferred to Madison, Wisconsin, following his junior campaign at Tulsa, tallied 17 points and four rebounds in just 16 minutes off the bench en route to the 27-point win. The Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, native did so off …

This weekend’s winter storm has shifted the schedules of multiple college basketball games and an NBA game. The Washington Wizards and Charlotte Hornets will tip off at noon on Saturday. Three ACC matchups in men’s college basketball have been moved up. Wake Forest at Duke and North Carolina at Virginia will play at 12 p.m., while Virginia Tech at Louisville …

That was a beatdown. In front of a “White Out” crowd at the Rec Hall, the Wisconsin Badgers earned their fifth straight win, dismantling the Penn State Nittany Lions 98-71. Like against Rutgers, the Badgers put up another 50-point first half to seize control. The Badgers, averaging over 1.4 points per possession, led by as many as 37 against one of …

Northwestern will try to carry momentum from its win over USC into Saturday’s matchup against UCLA. The Bruins enter the game fresh off a statement 69-67 victory over No. 4 Purdue and have won three of their last four games. While UCLA is currently unranked, it climbed as high as No. 12 earlier this season and remains one of the …

Tennessee (12-6, 2-3 SEC) will play its third road game in SEC basketball play during the 2025-26 regular season. No. 17 Alabama (13-5, 3-2 SEC) will host the Vols on Saturday at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Tipoff between Tennessee and Alabama is slated for 8:30 p.m. EST. ESPN will televise the matchup. The Vols are not ranked for a …

Florida basketball continues to trend in the right direction as the calendar flips deeper into SEC play. In ESPN’s latest power rankings, written by Jeff Borzello, the Florida Gators climbed three spots to No. 15, reflecting a strong stretch of play that has pushed the Gators to an overall record of 14-5. Advertisement The jump comes after a perfect 5-0 …

As the Ohio State men’s basketball team (13-5, 5-3) heads to Ann Arbor to take on the No. 3 Michigan Wolverines (17-1, 7-1), the Buckeyes will look to secure an upset and their biggest win of the season. Will this game be an instant classic? There have been many over the years of Ohio State and Michigan men’s basketball. Advertisement …

We are two months away from the start of March Madness, and teams around the country are looking to improve their resumes and get an automatic birth in the tournament by landing a spot in the latest top 25. So who are the best of the best in college basketball right now? We look to answer that question with our …

The Big Ten only had one game on Thursday and things went according to plan, with Wisconsin taking care of business against Penn State. Let’s take a look at what happened. –Wisconsin Badgers 98, Penn State Nittany Lions 71 Heading into Thursday night, these teams couldn’t have been in much different spots, at least from a momentum perspective. Wisconsin entered …

There’s a saying in sports that ,“It’s getting late early.” In college basketball, late January is the time when that phrase applies. For the Ohio State Buckeyes, the time is now to start building an NCAA Tournament résumé. Right now on ESPN’s Bracketology, Ohio State is a No. 11 seed playing in the First Four against Texas. Advertisement But don’t …

Thanks to its 91-69 domination of Notre Dame on Wednesday night, the UNC basketball team is right back in the win column. North Carolina (15-4, 3-3 ACC) snapped a losing streak with Wednesday’s blowout win, a needed sign of relief. The Tar Heels have an extremely tough, rescheduled contest with rival Virginia coming up Saturday, so any momentum heading into …

After Maryland men’s basketball managed just 70 points against Illinois, the Terps’ 96-point scoring burst against Penn State seems all but confirmed to be an anomaly. Maryland has struggled to find any sort of consistency in its scoring. Diggy Coit scored 15, but his touch was off — he went 1-of-8 from deep. Andre Mills led the Terps with 16 …

It feels like with the recent additions of James Nnaji (Baylor) and Charles Bediako (Alabama), there are no longer clear rules in the college basketball landscape, and anyone can return to playing if they choose to. Now, it appears Kentucky Basketball might be going down a similar route, as the Wildcats have interest in G League standout guard Dink Pate, …

GAINESVILLE — Todd Golden hoped his Florida basketball team’s challenging non-conference schedule had them ready for their Jan. 3 SEC opener at Missouri. Prepared to play on the road and grind out a win. Instead, the Gators lost 76-74. Advertisement What was going through Golden’s mind on the late-night flight from Columbia to Gainesville, nine months removed from a national …

Florida basketball has gotten hot at the right time. Since dropping its conference opener, the Gators have rattled off five straight victories and will hope to continue that success against Auburn at the O’Dome on Saturday, Jan. 24 (4 p.m., ESPN). Advertisement UF had its fair share of success against the Tigers last season as the Gators defeated then-No 1 …

The University of Dayton and Wright State University had their weekend college basketball games moved ahead of an expected high-impact winter storm. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The Dayton Flyers will now play at Saint Joseph’s Saturday, Jan. 24, at 2 p.m. at Hagan Arena in Philadelphia, according to a UD spokesperson. Advertisement The game …

Kansas HC Bill Self ‘hopeful’ Darryn Peterson can play through ankle injury appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Bill Self provided a crucial update on star guard Darryn Peterson as the No. 19 Kansas Jayhawks progress through the early portion of conference play. Advertisement Peterson is going through the first season of his …

It was a “tale of two halves,” Indiana women’s basketball coach Teri Moren said Thursday night. Her team had a tall task heading to No. 11 Ohio State, but for the first 20 minutes, they lived up to it. Indiana started the game on a 13-4 run and maintained that advantage throughout the first half, leading by as many as …

In North Carolina, the Duke-North Carolina rivalry is as big as it gets in the college basketball landscape every season. However, this year’s matchup is shaping up to be more massive than usual with both ACC programs ranked in the top 25. That includes the Duke Blue Devils current holding the number five rank with a record of 17-1. Advertisement …