College Basketball

[ad_1] Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (7-13, 3-2 NEC) at Stonehill Skyhawks (11-10, 3-3 NEC) South Easton, Massachusetts; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Skyhawks -3; over/under is 144 BOTTOM LINE: Fairleigh Dickinson takes on Stonehill after Jo’el Emanuel scored 22 points in Fairleigh Dickinson’s 58-48 win over the Chicago State Cougars. The Skyhawks have gone 7-1 in home games. Stonehill …

[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] FAYETTEVILLE — John Calipari spent a chunk of his post-game press conference Saturday night praising the fight of his Arkansas basketball team. The Hall of Fame coach applauded his team’s ability to erase a 13-point deficit in the first half and hang tough for a second straight SEC game without freshman star Boogie Fland, but it wasn’t enough. The …

[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 Blue Devils (16-4, 7-1 ACC) at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (17-3, 5-3 ACC) Atlanta; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 14 Duke visits No. 18 Georgia Tech after Toby Fournier scored 24 points in Duke’s 81-46 victory against the SMU Mustangs. The Yellow Jackets have gone 12-1 at home. Georgia Tech is 1-0 in games decided by …

[ad_1] Nicholls State Colonels (11-9, 5-4 Southland) at UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (12-8, 4-5 Southland) Edinburg, Texas; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Nicholls State visits UT Rio Grande Valley after Jamal West scored 20 points in Nicholls State’s 61-57 loss to the Texas A&M-CC Islanders. The Vaqueros have gone 8-2 at home. UT Rio Grande Valley ranks eighth …

[ad_1] Missouri basketball guard Tamar Bates crashed the glass for a defensive rebound inside the final minute of the game, bounced a pass underneath an instant Ole Miss press to teammate Mark Mitchell and then didn’t bother turning up court for a breakaway. A foul was coming, and an MU win was coming. Bates’ focus instead went to the limbs …

[ad_1] Loyola Chicago Ramblers (11-9, 3-6 A-10) at Rhode Island Rams (9-11, 4-3 A-10) Kingston, Rhode Island; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Rhode Island hosts Loyola Chicago after Sophie Phillips scored 20 points in Rhode Island’s 60-58 victory over the UMass Minutewomen. The Rams are 5-4 on their home court. Rhode Island averages 62.6 points and has outscored opponents …

[ad_1] Florida State Seminoles (15-4, 5-2 ACC) at North Carolina Tar Heels (18-3, 6-2 ACC) Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Sunday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Florida State visits No. 13 North Carolina after Ta’Niya Latson scored 30 points in Florida State’s 88-66 victory over the Miami Hurricanes. The Tar Heels have gone 10-2 in home games. North Carolina is 16-2 …

[ad_1] Southern Jaguars (11-8, 6-0 SWAC) at Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (2-18, 0-7 SWAC) Itta Bena, Mississippi; Monday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Mississippi Valley State plays Southern after Arthur Tate scored 21 points in Mississippi Valley State’s 65-54 loss to the Grambling Tigers. The Delta Devils have gone 2-3 at home. Mississippi Valley State is 2-17 in games …

[ad_1] Purdue Boilermakers (7-12, 0-8 Big Ten) at Illinois Fighting Illini (14-5, 4-4 Big Ten) Champaign, Illinois; Monday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Illinois hosts Purdue after Kendall Bostic scored 20 points in Illinois’ 85-60 victory against the Northwestern Wildcats. The Fighting Illini have gone 10-2 at home. Illinois scores 72.4 points while outscoring opponents by 11.8 points per game. …

[ad_1] PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Ben Gregg didn’t miss a shot and matched his career high with 24 points, Michael Ajayi scored a season-high 20 and Gonzaga snapped a two-game slide with 105-62 victory over Portland on Saturday night. Gregg buried all 10 of his shots from the floor with four 3-pointers and made all four of his free throws, …

[ad_1] EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Otis Frazier III had 17 points in UTEP’s 73-71 victory against Kennesaw State on Saturday night. Frazier added five rebounds and eight steals for the Miners (15-5, 5-2 Conference USA). Kevin Kalu shot 6 of 7 from the field and 2 for 3 from the line to add 14 points. Elijah Jones shot 4 …

[ad_1] Indiana basketball hosts Maryland on Sunday afternoon at Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers have faded in the Big Ten having lost three of their last four games — they lost their fifth straight game last week to Northwestern after giving up 54 points in the second half — while the Terps head to Bloomington on a two-game win streak that includes …

[ad_1] PROVO, Utah (AP) — Richie Saunders hit 5 of 6 from 3-point range and scored 16 of his 21 points in the second half on Saturday night to help BYU beat Cincinnati 80-52. Egor Demin finished with 15 points, seven assists and five rebounds for BYU (13-6, 4-4 Big 12) and Dawson Baker added 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting. …

[ad_1] Simas Lukosius and the Cincinnati Bearcats offense had their struggles Saturday night at BYU. PROVO, Utah – In their first of two games along the Wasatch Range, the University of Cincinnati Bearcats men’s basketball squad got punched in the mouth by the torrid shooting of BYU Saturday night, 80-52. To add insult to injury, BYU’s Elijah Crawford hoisted a …

[ad_1] BYU guard Egor Demin drives against Cincinnati on Jan. 25, 2025 at the Marriott Center in Provo. | BYU Photo Make that back-to-back convincing conference wins for BYU. The Cougars routed Cincinnati 80-52 Saturday night at the Marriott Center in Provo, moving to 13-6 on the season and 4-4 against Big 12 competition. 3 takeaways BYU bested Cincinnati’s elite …

[ad_1] RENO, Nev. (AP) — Magoon Gwath scored 15 points as San Diego State beat Nevada 69-50 on Saturday night. Gwath added 13 rebounds for the Aztecs (13-5, 6-3 Mountain West Conference). Taj DeGourville went 4 of 6 from the field (4 for 5 from 3-point range) to add 14 points. Miles Byrd shot 3 of 13 from the field, …

[ad_1] What a shot. Sophomore guard Mya Edwards drilled a half-court shot at the buzzer to help Eureka defeat Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 42-41 in the championship game of the 113th Heart of Illinois Girls Basketball Tournament on Saturday. Edwards took a pass from Sophia Musselman, dribbled once, launched the shot and swished it just before the timeline at Illinois Wesleyan’s Shirk …

[ad_1] BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Barrington Hargress’ 22 points helped UC Riverside defeat Cal State Bakersfield 83-79 on Saturday night. Hargress shot 7 of 10 from the field, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 8 from the free-throw line for the Highlanders (13-8, 6-3 Big West Conference). Kaleb Smith scored 13 points while shooting 4 …

[ad_1] TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama guard Mark Sears came into Saturday night’s game against LSU leading the team and the Southeastern Conference in scoring but was held scoreless and spent the entire second half of the Crimson Tide’s 80-73 win on the bench. “We played the guys that we thought gave us the best chance to win in the …

[ad_1] BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Jeremiah Wilkinson scored a career-high 30 points, DJ Campbell added a season-best 22 points and California beat Miami 98-94 in overtime on Saturday night. Miami’s Matthew Cleveland took an inbound pass with 4.6 seconds left and then hit a contested 3-pointer with one second remaining to force the extra period tied 79-all. Campbell scored six …

[ad_1] TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — 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 …

[ad_1] LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Deantoni Gordon had 13 points to help Southern Miss defeat Louisiana 67-59 on Saturday night. Gordon shot 6 of 8 from the field and 1 of 3 from the free-throw line for the Golden Eagles (9-11, 4-4 Sun Belt Conference). Cobie Montgomery had 12 points and Alfred Worrell Jr. scored 10. Mostapha El Moutaouakkil finished …

[ad_1] SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Latrell Davis’ 22 points off of the bench led San Jose State to a 67-58 victory over Wyoming on Saturday night. Davis also contributed five rebounds for the Spartans (10-11, 3-6 Mountain West Conference). Sadaidriene Hall scored 13 points and added seven rebounds. Will McClendon had 11 points and shot 4 for 13, including …