College Basketball

[ad_1] EVANSTON, Ill. — Indiana basketball can produce joy and heartbreak for its fans in equal measure all in the span of 40 minutes. That Jekyll and Hyde persona was on full display at Welsh-Ryan Arena in a 79-70 loss to Northwestern on Wednesday night. The Hoosiers held the Wildcats to 25 points in the first half — the Wildcats went nearly …

[ad_1] Troy Trojans (12-7, 6-1 Sun Belt) at Texas State Bobcats (9-8, 3-4 Sun Belt) San Marcos, Texas; Thursday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Troy plays Texas State in Sun Belt action Thursday. The Bobcats are 3-6 in home games. Texas State is seventh in the Sun Belt with 22.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Jaylin Foster averaging 5.3. …

[ad_1] San Francisco Dons (16-5, 6-2 WCC) at Saint Mary’s Gaels (16-3, 6-0 WCC) Moraga, California; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Gaels -10.5; over/under is 136.5 BOTTOM LINE: San Francisco visits Saint Mary’s (CA) after Malik Thomas scored 24 points in San Francisco’s 81-70 win over the Oregon State Beavers. The Gaels are 10-1 on their home court. …

[ad_1] Hampton Pirates (10-9, 3-4 CAA) at William & Mary Tribe (11-8, 5-1 CAA) Williamsburg, Virginia; Thursday, 5 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tribe -6.5; over/under is 148.5 BOTTOM LINE: William & Mary hosts Hampton aiming to extend its five-game home winning streak. The Tribe are 7-0 on their home court. William & Mary averages 17.2 assists per game to …

[ad_1] HOUSTON (AP) — Milos Uzan scored 14 points, L.J. Cryer added 13 points and No. 7 Houston routed Utah 70-36 on Wednesday night for its 11th straight win. J’Wan Roberts had 11 points and Terrance Arceneaux scored 10 points for the Cougars (15-3, 7-0 Big 12). Houston won its 33rd consecutive home game, which is the longest active streak …

[ad_1] LSU v Texas A&M Manny Obaseki hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 13 seconds left to cap an 11-2 closing run in No. 13 Texas A&M’s 63-62 victory over No. 16 Mississippi on Wednesday night. Obaseki’s contested shot from the corner gave Texas A&M (15-4, 3-2 Southeastern Conference) its only lead of the game. Jaemyn Brakefield missed a shot for …

[ad_1] STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Maxime Raynaud finished with 28 points and 12 rebounds and Stanford kept Miami reeling with an 88-51 victory on Wednesday night, sending the Hurricanes to their eighth straight loss. Raynaud made 10 of 17 shots with four 3-pointers for the Cardinal (13-6, 5-3 Atlantic Coast Conference). He added two steals and blocked two shots on …

[ad_1] AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — Wayne McKinney III scored on a layup at the buzzer in overtime to rally San Diego State to a 77-76 victory over Air Force on Wednesday night, handing the Falcons their ninth straight loss. McKinney came off the bench to score 18 points on 6-for-11 shooting for the Aztecs (12-5, 5-3 Mountain West …

[ad_1] LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Ian Martinez scored 23 points to help Utah State defeat Nevada 90-69 on Wednesday night. Martinez went 8 of 12 from the field (7 for 9 from 3-point range) for the Aggies (17-2, 7-1 Mountain West Conference). Aubin Gateretse added 16 points on 6-for-7 shooting and grabbed five rebounds. Dexter Akanno scored 15 on 5-for-7 …

[ad_1] Ask columnist Jason Williams anything − sports or non-sports – and he’ll pick some of your questions and comments from his inbox and respond on Cincinnati.com. Email: [email protected] Subject: Big 12 hasn’t been fun for Cincinnati Bearcats Message: I am a Bearcats season ticket holder for both basketball and football. I am not pleased with the basketball team’s performance. We …

[ad_1] FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Adou Thiero scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Arkansas rallied from a 15-point deficit and beat Georgia 68-65 on Wednesday night for its first Southeastern Conference win. Arkansas trailed 46-31 with 16:40 remaining and later used an 18-6 run for its first lead of the game, 59-58, with 4:40 to play. Karter Knox …

[ad_1] OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Manny Obaseki hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 13 seconds left to cap an 11-2 closing run in No. 13 Texas A&M’s 63-62 victory over No. 16 Mississippi on Wednesday night. Obaseki’s contested shot from the corner gave Texas A&M (15-4, 3-2 Southeastern Conference) its only lead of the game. Jaemyn Brakefield missed a shot for …

[ad_1] FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kansas big man Hunter Dickinson grabbed an offensive rebound and had the ball cradled into his body with both arms, with no intention of letting TCU take it away from him. Coach Bill Self wasn’t pleased with how that play ended for his preseason AP All-America center, who never gave in as Trazarien White …

[ad_1] AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Allen Mukeba scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Tuburu Niavalurua also scored 22 points and Oakland beat Purdue Fort Wayne 76-72 on Wednesday night. Niavalurua added eight rebounds for the Golden Grizzlies (9-12, 6-4 Horizon League). Jaylen Jones finished with 12 points. Jalen Jackson led the way for the Mastodons (14-7, 7-3) with …

[ad_1] EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Ty Berry made seven 3-pointers and finished with 23 points, Brooks Barnhizer added 21 points and Northwestern beat Indiana 79-70 on Wednesday night. Northwestern pulled away with a 21-4 run for a 70-56 lead with 3:12 to play. Jalen Leach made three of the Wildcat’s five 3s during the stretch. Luke Goode and Mackenzie Mgbako …

[ad_1] The first half of the Indiana basketball-Northwestern game seemed to take forever because of clock issues. So what was the problem? Big Ten Network play-by-play announcer Brandon Gaudin said on the broadcast that the referees’ timing system malfunctioned, causing the game and shot clocks to stop on occasion while play continued. Referees use Precision Time equipment to sync their …

[ad_1] HOUSTON (AP) — Milos Uzan scored 14 points, L.J. Cryer added 13 points and No. 7 Houston routed Utah 70-36 on Wednesday night for its 11th straight win. J’Wan Roberts had 11 points and Terrance Arceneaux scored 10 points for the Cougars (15-3, 7-0 Big 12). Houston won its 33rd consecutive home game, which is the longest active streak …

[ad_1] FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas basketball point guard Boogie Fland underwent a successful thumb surgery earlier this week and there is no timetable for his return, according to a university press release Wednesday night prior to the Razorbacks’ home game against Georgia. Fland was originally ruled out for the game against the Bulldogs on Tuesday, and CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein reported …

[ad_1] BYU guard Egor Demin goes up for two during victory over Colorado in Boulder Tuesday night. Demin had a solid night and a big second half for the Cougars. | Nate Edwards, BYU Photo Coach Kevin Young’s BYU basketball team got one of the monkeys off its back Tuesday night, and we’re not talking about recording a basketball victory …

[ad_1] Kyle Keller led the Lumberjacks to an NCAA tournament appearance and a historic upset over Duke in 2019. (Craig Strobeck-Imagn Images) Kyle Keller’s run in Nacogdoches is over. Stephen F. Austin announced that it had fired Keller on Wednesday afternoon, marking the first significant firing of the 2024-25 campaign. Associate head coach Tony Jasick will serve as the interim …

[ad_1] Dan Hurley went off again on Tuesday night, and then his team nearly blew what should’ve been a very winnable game in overtime at home to Butler. The UConn head coach then, after absolutely berating an official in the first half of their SCORE overtime win against the Bulldogs, found a way to blame the cameras for his outburst. …

[ad_1] Florida basketball returns to the road on Wednesday after a two-game homestand to face South Carolina on Wednesday night. The No. 6 Florida Gators (16-2, 3-2 SEC) split a two-game homestand last week, bouncing back from an 83-82 home loss to Missouri to beat Texas 84-60 on Saturday. Florida is 2-1 in three true road games this season, with …

[ad_1] Cooper Flagg’s first basketball role model wasn’t LeBron James, Stephen Curry or any other modern-day NBA megastar. It was a player who retired 14 years before the ballyhooed Duke freshman was even born. When Flagg and his twin brother, Ace, were in elementary school in his hometown of Newport, Maine, their parents purchased them DVDs chronicling the life and …

[ad_1] Most people know about Southwest Ohio’s traditional successful college basketball programs, Cincinnati, Dayton and Xavier, all of which have occupied a spot in the AP Top 25 at one point this season. Despite that, the area team having the best 2024-25 might reside in Oxford. Miami University men’s basketball has had one winning season in its last 15. The …

[ad_1] BYU guard Trevin Knell (21) shoots a free throw against Arizona State during a game held at the Marriott Center in Provo on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News BYU may have gotten its basketball season back on track. An explosive second half pushed the Cougars past Colorado Tuesday night for the team’s first true road …