College Basketball

[ad_1] MADISON – You had to like Wisconsin’s response. Five days ago the Badgers men’s basketball team left UCLA with a two-point loss marked by a handful of defensive breakdowns. The vibe afterward was one of a team that knew it let one get away and was confident it would get things fixed in time for its next game. Sunday …

[ad_1] Maryland men’s basketball can vouch for the Midwest’s reputation for hospitality. The Terps completed a successful two-game road swing through the heartland of the nation punctuated by Rodney Rice’s 3-pointer with seven seconds left in regulation to defeat host Indiana, 79-78, Sunday afternoon before an announced 17,222 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana. Rice’s long-distance bomb from …

[ad_1] MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — PJ Haggerty scored 23 points, Dain Dainja had a season-high 21 points and eight rebounds and No. 24 Memphis shot 62% in a 100-77 victory over UAB on Sunday. Dainja was 10 of 12 from the field before fouling out as Memphis (16-4, 6-1 American Athletic Conference) won its third straight game and seventh in …

[ad_1] CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Ta’niya Latson scored at the buzzer and finished with 25 points as Florida State continued to dominate North Carolina on its home floor with an 86-84 victory over the 13th-ranked Tar Heels on Sunday. Latson, who leads the nation with a 26.6 scoring average, sank 10 of 22 shots and 5 of 6 free …

[ad_1] MADISON, Wis. (AP) — John Tonje scored 27 points and No. 18 Wisconsin never trailed while routing Nebraska 83-55 on Sunday to hand the Cornhuskers their sixth consecutive loss. Wisconsin (16-4, 6-3 Big Ten) bounced back from an 85-83 loss at UCLA that snapped a seven-game winning streak. Wisconsin grabbed a 19-2 lead less than five minutes into the …

[ad_1] BLOOMINGTON — The Indiana basketball team was at the wrong end of a wild finish on Sunday afternoon. Maryland guard Rodney Rice hit an off-balance 3-pointer with seven seconds to go after nearly losing his dribble to stun the crowd at Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers starting guard Myles Rice missed a wild shot from deep in the corner at the …

[ad_1] So long, January. Missouri basketball will finish the opening month of Southeastern Conference play with five wins and two losses in the league. No. 24/22 Missouri basketball beat No. 16/16 Ole Miss 83-75 on Saturday evening at Columbia, jumping into a share of third place in the SEC standings. Senior guards Tamar Bates and Caleb Grill’s combined 51 points …

[ad_1] Villanova v Connecticut Sarah Strong had her fifth double-double of the season with 26 points and 12 rebounds, Paige Bueckers scored 19 of her 22 points in the second half, and No. 6 UConn beat Creighton 72-61 Saturday in a battle for the Big East lead. The Huskies (19-2, 10-0) won their ninth straight and 30th in a row …

[ad_1] aden.jpg Aden Holloway scored 19 points and Mouhamed Dioubate added 14 as No. 4 Alabama survived a scoreless night from its top scorer for an 80-73 win over LSU on Saturday night. It was the second consecutive game that Holloway and Dioubate came off the bench to have big nights for the Crimson Tide (17-3, 6-1 Southeastern Conference), after …

[ad_1] NEW YORK — To hear Tom Izzo, it was as if Michigan State basketball hadn’t just won its 12th straight game. “A little more entitled.” “A little selfish.” “Reading our own press clippings.” All criticisms Izzo delivered Saturday afternoon, all buzzwords inside his program. All said to make a point. And not one that has anything to do with …

[ad_1] Duke basketball suffered a pair of postseason losses to N.C. State last season, including a season-ending defeat in the Elite Eight of the 2024 NCAA Tournament. The second-ranked Blue Devils (17-2, 9-0 ACC) will get their shot at revenge against the struggling Wolfpack (9-10, 2-7) on Monday (8:30 p.m., ESPN) at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Duke, which hasn’t lost to …

[ad_1] Jan. 26—The westward expansion of the Big Ten — bringing in four new teams — meant moving further away from a round robin conference schedule. Now, there are only three home-and-home season series for each team. Illinois got Northwestern, Wisconsin and Michigan State this year. The first of the rematches is Sunday at State Farm Center with Northwestern making …

[ad_1] Jan. 26—MISSOULA — Kai Johnson, added to the starting lineup shortly before game time, scored 25 points to lead Montana over Montana State 77-70 in Big Sky Conference men’s basketball Saturday night. Johnson, who supplanted Money Williams in the lineup, went 11 of 18 from the floor while the Grizzlies (12-8 overall, 5-2 in the Big Sky) beat MSU …

[ad_1] AUBURN — If it seems like Auburn basketball keeps playing close games, that’s probably because it is. On Saturday night, the top-ranked Tigers got a program-record seventh win over a ranked opponent, surviving a 53-51 rock fight against No. 6 Tennessee that came down to the game’s final seconds. It was Auburn’s fourth game this season that was decided …

[ad_1] New Mexico State thought it had a spark Saturday evening. Senior guard Christian Cook made a wild 3-point shot with 6:51 to play against Jacksonville State at home in a Conference USA matchup. He fell in the process, and produced the biggest crowd burst of the night to put the Aggies up 50-48. Moments later, graduate student forward Peter …

[ad_1] Before heading home to Ames, Iowa State men’s basketball continues its road trip to Tucson for a Monday night game against Arizona. The Big 12 newcomers defeated Colorado, 78-63, on Saturday to improve to 13-6 overall and 7-1 in conference play. The Wildcats have improved as the season has unfolded. Since starting the year 4-5, they have won nine …

[ad_1] There’s a certain magic to Kansas’ Phog Allen Fieldhouse, a building in which seemingly inexplicable things routinely happen late in games to doom visiting teams. On Saturday night, whatever supernatural forces there might be inside the 80-year-old arena worked against the Jayhawks. Coach Bill Self’s team squandered a six-point lead over Houston with fewer than 10 seconds remaining before …

[ad_1] PROVIDENCE — Brown men’s basketball enjoyed a bustling first half. The Bears were on pace for a season-high in points as Kino Lilly Jr. eclipsed 300 career 3-pointers and Lyndel Erold turned in a scoring high. But it’s all buried by Brown’s second-half collapse against Dartmouth at the Pizzitola Center. The Bears surrendered 19 straight points just after the …

[ad_1] Wisconsin transfer guard A.J. Storr was a big story from No. 12 Kansas’ double-overtime loss to No. 7 Houston on Saturday, and not in a good way. Storr was scoreless during 18 minutes of action, going 0-of-six from the field, 0-of-three from three-point range and 0-of-four from the free-throw line. His only additions to the stat sheet were a …

[ad_1] Wichita State Shockers (11-8, 1-5 AAC) at Tulsa Golden Hurricane (8-11, 2-4 AAC) Tulsa, Oklahoma; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Shockers -5.5; over/under is 145.5 BOTTOM LINE: Dwon Odom and Tulsa host Corey Washington and Wichita State in AAC action Sunday. The Golden Hurricane are 6-5 in home games. Tulsa is 4-4 when it turns the ball …

[ad_1] AUBURN — The deflation was palpable. A sold-out Neville Arena, on the heels of an appearance from ESPN’s “College GameDay” that morning, was raucous as ever to start Auburn basketball’s matchup with No. 6 Tennessee on Saturday. But, much like what transpired on the court, those in the stands exuded the same exhaustion as those playing in a low-scoring, …

[ad_1] Drake Bulldogs (11-8, 5-3 MVC) at Southern Illinois Salukis (3-13, 1-6 MVC) Carbondale, Illinois; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Drake takes on Southern Illinois after Katie Dinnebier scored 28 points in Drake’s 72-68 loss to the Missouri State Bears. The Salukis are 1-6 on their home court. Southern Illinois is fourth in the MVC in rebounding with 34.5 …

[ad_1] Wichita State Shockers (11-8, 1-5 AAC) at Tulsa Golden Hurricane (8-11, 2-4 AAC) Tulsa, Oklahoma; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Shockers -5.5; over/under is 145.5 BOTTOM LINE: Dwon Odom and Tulsa host Corey Washington and Wichita State in AAC action Sunday. The Golden Hurricane are 6-5 in home games. Tulsa is 4-4 when it turns the ball …

[ad_1] Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden famously said that when it comes to motivating players, the bench is a coach’s best friend. Alabama coach Nate Oats wasn’t even a year old when Wooden retired in 1975, but some 50 years later, he took that lesson to heart in the most profound way imaginable on Saturday night. It’s unclear what …

[ad_1] Next stop: Tucson. The first leg of Iowa State basketball’s two-game road trip to Arizona went well for the Cyclones. Iowa State played Arizona State in Tempe on Saturday afternoon, using a late-game surge to pull away for a 76-61 win. After a back-and-forth second half, the Cyclones closed the game on a 19-3 run to improve to 17-2 …