College Basketball

It was an exciting Tuesday night in the Big Ten. UCLA got a thrilling upset win in the Big Ten, something many have been waiting for the Trojans to do. It might be a long wait for that. Iowa sleepwalked to a victory, and the cream of the crop in the Big Ten minus Purdue handled opponents with ease. Here …

PITTSBURGH — Robbie Avila knows it sounds like a cliché, and maybe it is. For Avila and everyone else on No. 24 Saint Louis, though, it also happens to be true. “We have no egos on this team,” the perpetually goggled, occasionally googled — feel free to search “Larry Nerd,” “Cream Abdul-Jabbar” or “Steph Blurry” — senior center said after …

The No. 1-ranked Arizona Wildcats host the Cincinnati Bearcats in college action tonight. While the Wildcats have been an offensive juggernaut, my Cincinnati vs. Arizona predictions expect their underrated defense to shine. Advertisement Read more in my college basketball picks for Wednesday, January 21. Cincinnati vs Arizona prediction Cincinnati vs Arizona best bet: Cincinnati team total Under 69.5 (-125) Arizona …

It wasn’t a game that will be remembered in basketball history, but Iowa got a win it desperately needed on Tuesday night. In front of a lively Carver-Hawkeye Arena, the Hawkeyes overcame slow starts in both halves to beat Rutgers 68-62. The win moves Iowa to 13-5 overall and 4-4 in the Big Ten. It was far from a perfect …

Wisconsin men’s basketball had a pivotal stretch of games to start January. The Badgers’ loss to then-No. 6 Purdue was a (missed) Quad 1 opportunity, and the win against UCLA was a Quad 2 win. UW’s 91-88 win over then-No. 1 Michigan gave the Badgers their first Quad 1 win of the season. Advertisement Now, the Badgers are in a …

This upcoming Saturday night, Coleman Coliseum will play host to one of the most anticipated game of the 2025-26 season, a Top 25 showdown between the Alabama Crimson Tide and Tennessee Volunteers. One of the SEC’s top rivalries, this will be the first meeting between the two teams in Tuscaloosa since the 2023-24 season, and is a matchup which Alabama …

Kansas Jayhawks Links Kansas goes on the road without Bill Self and still gets the win. Melvin Council Jr. scored 10 of his 18 points over the final 5:07 and No. 19 Kansas held off Colorado 75-69 on Tuesday night with assistant coach Jacque Vaughn leading the Jayhawks as Bill Self recovers from a precautionary trip to the hospital. Since the game …

Truly significant Purdue basketball seasons tend to brush up against UCLA somewhere along the way. That concept remains alive after the No. 4 Boilermakers’ nine-game winning streak and share of the Big Ten lead died Tuesday with a 69-67 loss at Pauley Pavilion. Their first loss in six weeks came at the hands of both an historic rival and a conference newcomer – one which saw a chance to …

We have talked about the biggest issue facing Kentucky Basketball right now: the slow starts. It happens nearly every game. The Wildcats find themselves down 10 points or more way too often. In the last two games alone, they fell behind by 18 to LSU and 17 to Tennessee. While they were able to pull themselves out of the hole …

N.C. State basketball snapped a nearly 1,800-day drought with an 80-76 overtime win at No. 18 Clemson on Jan. 20, picking up its first road victory against a ranked opponent since 2021. The Wolfpack (13-6, 4-2 ACC) also picked up its first signature win under first-year coach Will Wade, using a big performance from Ven-Allen Lubin and free throws in …

While there were many doubts and unknowns surrounding the direction of the Texas A&M men’s basketball program entering the 2025-26 campaign, the success of “Bucky Ball” has quickly quieted those negative narratives. When first-year head coach Bucky McMillan arrived on campus in the spring, there was one scholarship player left on the roster. So how did McMillan find the talent …

The Missouri Tigers dropped a brutal 74-72 loss to the No. 21 Georgia Bulldogs on Tuesday night, falling to 13-6 overall and 3-3 in conference play. This marked the second straight loss for the Tigers and another SEC battle that ended in ugly fashion. Check out some instant thoughts from Missouri On SI basketball reporter Michael Stamps following the conclusion …

UCLA’s Mick Cronin rips Big Ten for brutal schedule after upsetting Purdue appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The UCLA Bruins delivered their most important win of the season Tuesday night, knocking off No. 4 Purdue 69-67 at Pauley Pavilion, but the aftermath quickly shifted from celebration to criticism. Advertisement Bruins head coach …

UCLA’s Tyler Bilodeau calls game with clutch 3-pointer vs. Purdue appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The UCLA Bruins delivered their biggest moment of the season on Tuesday night, and it came exactly when the Bruins needed it most. In a packed Pauley Pavilion, Tyler Bilodeau emerged as a hero as he buried …

This was a late game, and I really don’t have anything to good to say about what we just watched, so this one is going to be pretty quick. The Deacs were absolutely outclassed on their home court by the SMU Mustangs, who dominated Wake to the tune of 91-79. The final score really doesn’t even show how bad this …

After getting so tantalizingly close to upsetting the 17th-ranked Kansas Jayhawks for the first Q1 win of the season, fate had other plans for the Colorado Buffaloes. CU gave the Jayhawks a legitimate scare, but a clear missed call and a lack of execution down the stretch ultimately doomed the Buffs, falling by a final score of 75-69. Colorado entered …

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Jacque Vaughn’s point guard days at Kansas may be long gone, but he’s still collecting assists for the program. Vaughn paced the sideline as he filled in for head coach Bill Self and guided the 19th-ranked Jayhawks to a 75-69 win over Colorado on Tuesday night. Advertisement Self didn’t make the trip after going to the …

Offense? Great. Defense? Great. Everything was on point and clicking for Nevada tonight against one of the conference’s rougher teams in San Jose State, leading to an 87-54 win over the Spartans at Lawlor. Advertisement The threes were flying for the Pack and the defense held the team tight. All around, not much to complain about for the teams performance …

The Kansas State Wildcats got 71 points from its starting guards to beat Utah 81-78 Tuesday night in Bramlage Coliseum. Without the services of Abdi Bashir Jr. and Khamari McGriff, who both missed the game with injuries, the Wildcats (10-9, 1-5 Big 12) had to rely on P.J. Haggerty, David Castillo, and Nate Johnson to carry the scoring load. Their …

The game didn’t get on air until about 5 minutes had elapsed and it felt like neither team could really get in the groove all game. The Iowa Hawkeyes (14-5, 4-4) got to .500 in conference play in a 68-62 slog over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (9-10, 2-6). Bennett Stirtz led the Hawks with 20 points on 8/21 shooting with …

This past Saturday, the UCF Knights put up a valiant effort in their 84-77 loss to the No. 1-ranked Arizona Wildcats. Tuesday was another top 10 clash, but this time on the road against the No. 9 Iowa State Cyclones. Having back-to-back games against a top-10 opponent isn’t easy whatsoever. In the words of Iowa’s own Slipknot, UCF’s game against …

Clemson dropped its first ACC game of the season at home to NC State in overtime, 80-76. RJ Godrey led the way for the Tigers with 16 points, with Carter Welling (14) and Ace Buckner (12) joining him in double figures. The Wolfpack was paced by basketball vagabond Ven-Allen Luben, with Darrion Williams chipping in 17, and Quadir Copeland adding …

KENT, Ohio (AP) — Peter Suder scored 27 points, Elan Elmer added 25 and No. 25 Miami (Ohio) remained unbeaten, rallying past Kent State 107-101 in overtime Tuesday night before a standing-room-only crowd at Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center. Ranked for the first time since 1999, the RedHawks had to rally in the final minute to force overtime. Miami is …

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Elliot Cadeau scored 10 of his 19 points in the opening minutes of the first half and Yaxel Lendeborg had 13 of 15 points in the second half, leading No. 3 Michigan to an 86-72 win over Indiana on Tuesday night. The Wolverines (17-1, 7-1 Big Ten) led by 17 points midway through the first half …

Robert McCray V nailed a pair of free throws with just over a second left to help Florida State men’s basketball stun Miami 65- 63 on Tuesday, Jan. 20, at the Watsco Center in Coral Gables. With the game tied at 63, McCray received the ball with 18 seconds left, and he drove to the left side of the court. …