SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Graham Ike scored 16 points as No. 7 Gonzaga overcame early shooting trouble to beat Loyola Marymount 82-47 on Sunday night for its ninth consecutive victory. Mario Saint-Supery added 13 points and Jalen Warley 12 points for Gonzaga (16-1, 4-0 West Coast Conference), which was coming off an 80-72 overtime win over Seattle on Friday night, …
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3 Takeaways from Indiana men’s basketball’s 90-80 win over Washington
Indiana was favored by KenPom and Bart Torvik entering the game, but this had all the makings of a rough, weird home struggle for the Hoosiers. The team’s been off for nearly two weeks, Washington matches up generally well with Indiana, and most of the focus in Bloomington has been on the football team of late, for good reason. Advertisement …
Read More »Quick reaction: Indiana men’s basketball beats Washington 90-80
Indiana men’s basketball came off a nearly two-week break looking like the hottest-shooting team in the country, with Tayton Conerway and Conor Enright combining to go 5-5 from 3-point range in the first four minutes of play. The Huskies were going shot-for-shot with the Hoosiers for much of that streak, though, and led for brief periods of the first half. …
Read More »5 things we learned from Indiana men’s basketball’s 90-80 win over Washington
Indiana men’s basketball moved to 2-1 in the Big Ten with a 90-80 win over Washington on Sunday night at Assembly Hall in Bloomington. The Hoosiers had their share of issues, namely keeping the Huskies from scoring or drawing fouls on the perimeter, but ended up scoring enough points in the last four minutes to just win the game by …
Read More »Keep Making Your Three-Pointers: Marquette 85, Villanova 69
Six days ago, Marquette women’s basketball lost their last game of 2025 maybe perhaps exclusively because they missed 14 layups in a seven point loss to St. John’s. They came up with an interesting preventative measure to that idea on Sunday afternoon at the McGuire Center against a Villanova team that came in at 5-0 in the Big East and …
Read More »Nebraska MBB Opponent Preview: Ohio State
Date: Monday, January 5th, 2026Tipoff: 5:31 p.m. (central)Location: Value City Arena (Columbus, Ohio) TV/Online: Monday’s game will be broadcast on FS1 with Brandon Gaudin and Steve Smith on the call. It will also be available online on the FOX Sports and FOX Sports 1 apps. Advertisement Radio: Monday’s game will be carried on the Huskers Radio Network with Kent Pavelka and Jeff Smith …
Read More »By the Numbers: Purdue 89 Wisconsin 73
Purdue’s first game of 2026 turned into a dominant road victory at Wisconsin as the Boilers defeated the Badgers 89-73. With the victory, Braden Smith broke the B1G career assists record previously held by Cassius Winston for the last several years. Purdue moved to 3-0 in the early stages of the B1G race with a three game stretch against Washington, …
Read More »Bill Self hates what Kansas ‘screwed up’ in loss to UCF
Bill Self hates what Kansas ‘screwed up’ in loss to UCF appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Kansas Jayhawks had their four-game win streak snapped following their 81-75 loss to UCF on Saturday, a game that was also saw the return of star freshman Darryn Peterson from injury. For Kansas head coach …
Read More »UConn men’s basketball takes down Marquette, 73-57
The UConn Huskies hosted a Marquette team that is one of the big disappoinments across the Big East, winning 73-57 in a wire-to-wire effort, led by 17 points from Solo Ball and double-digit games from Silas Demary Jr. (14 points, 3 assists) and Tarris Reed Jr. (13 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks). Alex Karaban and Braylon Mullins had off nights, …
Read More »Raven Johnson, Edwards lead the way as No. 3 South Carolina holds off Florida 74-63
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Raven Johnson had 17 points and Joyce Edwards scored seven of her 11 points in the fourth quarter as No. 3 South Carolina held on to win its 18th straight game over Florida 74-63 on Sunday. The Gamecocks (15-1, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) played a second consecutive game without injured second-leading scorer Ta’Niya Latson and her absence …
Read More »How to watch Indiana vs Washington: Tipoff time, TV and streaming options, spread
Indiana men’s basketball (8-2, 1-1 Big Ten) is set to take on Washington (9-4, 1-1 Big Ten) in its first game of the new year on Sunday night. The Hoosiers’ last outing was an 81-60 win over Siena at home. Indiana avoided any disastrous performances in the non-conference slate but didn’t pick up any notable wins with Marquette and Kansas …
Read More »Why Arkansas coach John Calipari is extra excited after taking down Tennessee
Why Arkansas coach John Calipari is extra excited after taking down Tennessee appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Arkansas basketball team picked up a big SEC conference win over Tennessee Saturday. Arkansas took down the Volunteers by a 86-75 score. Following the game, Razorbacks head coach John Calipari opened up about his …
Read More »New year, same problem: Northwestern’s Achilles’ heel flares up again
A 69-66 lead over Virginia with five minutes to play. A 58-54 lead over Oklahoma State with 10 minutes to play. A 61-56 lead over Ohio State with 13 minutes to play. And now, this Saturday night, a 67-60 lead over Minnesota with four and a half minutes to play. “You try to condition and prepare your guys to be …
Read More »Sean Jones Will Miss The UConn Game With A Foot Injury
Right after the Big East announced the availability reports for Marquette’s men’s basketball game against #4 UConn on Sunday morning, three hours before tipoff, the official Marquette team Twitter account provided a slight bit of extra context. Sean Jones is out for Sunday’s game with some sort of foot injury. Props to whoever was manning the keyboard for this tweet, …
Read More »MAAC Report: Takeaways from ejections, Manhattan’s comeback over Quinnipiac, and more
RIVERDALE, N.Y. – You just never know what you’re going to see when you walk into a MAAC gym. In the midst of what became an improbable 18-point second-half comeback win for Manhattan against undefeated Quinnipiac, Jaspers guard Terrance Jones ripped Asim Jones down from behind as he went up for a layup. Advertisement It was a flagrant foul. Easy …
Read More »Game Preview: Gonzaga Looks to Build Momentum at Home Against Loyola Marymount
Gonzaga enters Sunday’s matchup with the Lions of Loyola Marymount still shaking off the stink of a win that demanded far more patience and late game heroics than it should have. The Zags trailed Seattle U by as many as 12 points on Friday, drifted through much of the first half, and ultimately needed overtime to escape a game that …
Read More »FAMU basketball swept in SWAC opener rivalry games vs Bethune-Cookman
The first game of 2026 wasn’t nice to Florida A&M basketball. On Saturday, Jan. 3, the Rattlers were swept by rivals Bethune-Cookman in the Southwestern Athletic Conference opener at Daytona Beach’s Moore Gymnasium. Advertisement FAMU women’s basketball (1-11, 0-1 in SWAC) lost 57-56 to the Wildcats (3-11, 1-0 in SWAC). The shortfall came heartbreakingly. Bethune-Cookman’s Keiara Gregory intercepted FAMU guard …
Read More »UNC Basketball: Three Takeaways from the Tarheel’s loss to SMU
North Carolina went on the road for just the second time this season and got run off the court in the second half by the Mustangs. It was SMU’s ACC opener and, though they were the unranked opponent, they looked like the better squad for much of the game, taking it to the Tar Heels in the 14-point win. With …
Read More »Colorado basketball takes down Arizona State in Big 12 opener
The Colorado Buffaloes men’s basketball team opened up Big 12 Conference play on the road against Arizona State and came away with an impressive 95-89 win. The win was CU’s first Big 12 road win since rejoining the conference last year. Guard Barrington Hargress scored 17 points in the first half, and Isaiah Johnson chipped in 1,9, including nine of …
Read More »Basketball Preview: MSU vs USC
Your ninth ranked Michigan State Spartans will be back in action at home Monday night to take on their fourth Big Ten opponent of the 2025-26 campaign: the USC Trojans (12-2, 1-2). The Spartans will also enter this matchup with a record of 12-2, and are in the midst of their worst stretch of the season to this point. Since …
Read More »Best social media reactions from Iowa basketball win vs. UCLA
Entering the bulk of Big Ten conference play on Saturday, No. 23 Iowa basketball (12-2, 2-1 Big Ten) opened 2026 with a dramatic 74-61 win over UCLA (10-4, 2-1 Big Ten) from a jam-packed Carver-Hawkeye Arena that created quite the buzz on social media from Hawkeyes fans. Senior point guard Bennett Stirtz was the leading scorer for Iowa on the …
Read More »Social media reacts to Alabama’s impressive SEC win vs. Kentucky
On Saturday afternoon, the Alabama Crimson Tide officially opened SEC basketball action inside Coleman Coliseum with a highly-anticipated showdown against the Kentucky Wildcats. In the contest, Alabama started the game fast all-around, and eventually held a commanding 50-34 led at halftime. The Crimson Tide also carried over that success to the second half, and eventually opened SEC conference action with …
Read More »How has Missouri basketball’s season changed after stunning Florida?
Dennis Gates’ appreciation bordered on an apology. It was pretty clear he’d heard the backlash. The Tigers’ season was on life support and the Missouri basketball coach, if you read between the lines, had dialed up the heat behind the scenes of a rare winter break. Advertisement So, after a season-altering win over the reigning national champions, as Mizzou beat …
Read More »1/4 Big Ten Basketball Preview: Washington at Indiana
Conference plays continue tonight with just one game as Washington heads east to Bloomington to face the Hoosiers. Washington Huskies at Indiana Hoosiers Indiana will try to win their third game in a row tonight against Washington. The Hoosiers opened the season with seven straight wins before an upset loss at Minnesota, followed by losses to Louisville and Kentucky. They …
Read More »Key takeways from Florida’s loss to Missouri in SEC opener
Florida basketball fell to the Missouri Tigers, 76-74, on the road Saturday night in the SEC opener. Everything went right for the Gators over the first 15 minutes of the game as UF built up a lead between five and seven points, but that’s where the luck stopped. Missouri went on a 10-4 run to close the half, tying things …
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