College Basketball

Ole Miss basketball coach Chris Beard knew its game against Missouri was going to be a challenge. The Rebels were facing a team that was fresh off two SEC wins and tied atop the conference entering Jan. 10. But Beard said they would walk out of Sandy and John Black Pavilion with a victory if they followed three keys they …

Kansas has surged to the front of the race for the No. 1 overall recruit in the Class of 2026. On Friday, 247 Sports logged a Crystal Ball prediction of 5/10 in favor of Kansas for elite small forward Tyran Stokes, signaling a notable momentum shift. Stokes has maintained a top three of Kentucky, Oregon, and Kansas since November 1, …

Sunday features three Big Ten games as counterprograming to the NFL Playoffs, with a top 20 showdown on Fox at noon and a pair of games later in the evening on Peacock. #16 Illinois Fighting Illini at #19 Iowa Hawkeyes Advertisement Iowa has rode their defense on their way to a top 20 ranking and things were rolling heading into …

Nebraska (16-0, 5-0) wrapped up a two-game road trip in Bloomington on Saturday, taking on Indiana (12-4, 3-2). Despite a disastrous stretch between the end of the first and the start of the second, the Huskers pulled out another win, 83-77, to continue their best run in school history. Nebraska trailed by 16 partway through the second half after allowing Indiana to …

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Richie Saunders scored 17 of his 24 points in the second half and No. 9 BYU outlasted Utah 89-84 on Saturday night. Robert Wright III had 23 points and AJ Dybantsa added 20 for BYU. Saunders tied his career high with 14 rebounds as the Cougars (15-1, 3-0 Big 12) won their 12th straight game, …

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Otega Oweh scored 22 points on 10-of-17 shooting and had five of Kentucky’s season-high 14 steals to help the Wildcats rally from a 12-point deficit and beat Mississippi State 92-68 on Saturday night. Malachi Moreno made 8 of 10 from the field and finished with 17 points, eight rebounds, six assists and four steals for Kentucky …

One week ago, St. John’s suffered its most deflating loss of their already-disappointing season when they blew a 10-point second-half lead and crumbled against Providence. With a 9-5 record, their two away games against Butler and Creighton suddenly grew in importance, and the Red Storm needed to show their fans — and most importantly themselves — that they can get …

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Keyshawn Hall scored 30 points and Auburn shot 57% from the field in routing No. 15 Arkansas 95-73 on Saturday night. KeShawn Murphy added 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Tigers (10-6, 1-2 Southeastern Conference), and Elyjah Freeman scored 13 off the bench. Advertisement Hall, the team’s top scorer, went 11 for 14 from the …

The Washington State Cougars winning ways came to a halt on Saturday, falling to the Saint Mary’s Gaels 88-82. In their biggest test of the conference season so far, WSU (8-10, 3-2 in WCC) hung around with a very good Gaels team, getting within three points with 7:26 to go. Unfortunately, they ultimately couldn’t keep up with the Gael offense. …

WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue basketball couldn’t quite put Penn State away with authority Saturday, taking a one-point lead into halftime and surviving 93-85. Boilermakers coach Matt Painter wanted more from a defense which has allowed 73 or more in three straight games after holding its previous five opponents to 60 or fewer. Yet he also wanted to give credit where …

Kansas State basketball had chances to put Arizona State away, but the Sun Devils remained within striking distance and came out on top. The Wildcats remain winless in Big 12 play after a 87-84 loss to Arizona State on Saturday, Jan. 10, in Tempe, Arizona. They lost both games on their Arizona trip, including a Jan. 7 loss to top-ranked …

The Miami Hurricanes continue to be one of the hottest teams in college basketball. On Saturday afternoon, the team took down Georgia Tech 91-81 at the Watsco Center. With the victory, Miami is now the winner of their last nine games, but this triumph didn’t come easy. Advertisement The Canes began the contest blazing, as they raced out to a …

WEST LAFAYETTE — No. 5 Purdue men’s basketball followed another superb Braden Smith performance to a 93-85 victory over Penn State on Saturday at Mackey Arena. The Boilermakers (15-1, 5-0 Big Ten) won their seventh straight as Smith, the reigning Big Ten Player of the Week, led with 26 points and 14 assists. Advertisement Here’s what I liked and disliked, …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tyler Tanner scored 20 points to lead five Commodores in double figures as No. 11 Vanderbilt matched the best start in program history Saturday by beating LSU 84-73. The Commodores (16-0, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) equaled the 2007-08 squad’s 16-0 start as the best in the 124 years of Vanderbilt basketball. The Commodores came into Saturday one …

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Braylon Mullins had 16 points and Alex Karaban scored 15 as No. 4 UConn extended its winning streak to 12 with a 72-60 win over DePaul on Saturday. Mullins was active on both sides of the court with seven rebounds, three assists, three steals and two blocked shots. Advertisement Silas Demary Jr. added 14 points, four …

As an author whose name I can’t be bothered to look up wrote in a book I haven’t read, all happy families are alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. By the same token, most good basketball teams have a certain overlap in skill sets, but there are a million ways to be bad at basketball. Since …

The reigning national champion Florida Gators will be looking to defend their home court against the SEC rival Tennessee Volunteers today. The Gators are coming off a big win over ranked Georgia, and will try to build on that momentum after falling out of the Top 25. Advertisement My Tennessee vs. Florida predictions and college basketball picks for Saturday, January 10 …

Florida (10-5, 1-1 SEC) will host No. 22 Tennessee (11-4, 1-1 SEC) on Saturday. Tipoff between the Vols and Gators is slated for noon EST at Exactech Arena in Gainesville, Florida. ESPN will televise the matchup with Dan Shulman (play-by-play) and Jay Bilas (analyst) on the call. Advertisement Beginning with the 2024-25 athletics calendar, the SEC made it mandatory for schools to provide public reports on …

Welcome to the thread for Saturday’s St. John’s men’s basketball matchup against Creighton. Please be respectful in the comment section and do not share any illegal streams of today’s game. If you haven’t already, check out our game preview here. You can follow updates of Saturday’s game on Rumble in the Garden’s official X account (formerly Twitter) at @rumbleSBN or …

Michigan basketball is still undefeated as it returns to Ann Arbor, but feeling far less invulnerable than a week prior. The Wolverines weathered their first scare in nearly two months – beating lowly Penn State, 74-72, on Tuesday, Jan. 6, thanks to a pair of stops in the final minute. Advertisement Road games in the Big Ten are often more …

The Tigers are on top after two games. Missouri basketball has opened SEC play with a marvelous pair of wins, first knocking off the reigning national champions, Florida, at home, before heading on the road and beating Kentucky for its first win at Rupp Arena in 10 historic attempts. Advertisement After a wretched non-conference run in December, Mizzou (12-3, 2-0 …

MINNEAPOLIS — Chad Baker-Mazara scored 29 points and hit two free throws with 10 seconds left in overtime to rally Southern California to a 70-69 victory over Minnesota on Friday night. Baker-Mazara made 9 of 20 shots from the floor with four 3-pointers and all seven of his free throws for the Trojans (13-3, 2-3 Big Ten Conference). He added …

That was rough. An ugly first half from the Milwaukee Panthers led way to one of the most disheartening showings at home in recent memory Jan. 9, an 85-67 loss to the Northern Kentucky Norse. Forward Kael Robinson poured in nine 3-pointers and a game-high 29 points as he and the Norse buried the Panthers with an onslaught of offense, …

That was rough. An ugly first half from the Milwaukee Panthers led way to one of the most disheartening showings at home in recent memory Jan. 9, an 85-67 loss to the Northern Kentucky Norse. Forward Kael Robinson poured in nine 3-pointers and a game-high 29 points as he and the Norse buried the Panthers with an onslaught of offense, …

It is somehow fitting that the biggest play senior forward Mihailo Boskovic has made for the No. 9 BYU Cougars this season came when the 6-foot-10 reserve was standing out of bounds. Boskovic is part of second-year coach Kevin Young’s “stay ready group” — guys that never really know how much they will play from game to game — and …