College Basketball

[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] Mercer Bears (9-10, 2-4 SoCon) at UNC Greensboro Spartans (12-7, 5-1 SoCon) Greensboro, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Spartans -9; over/under is 144.5 BOTTOM LINE: UNC Greensboro will try to keep its five-game home win streak alive when the Spartans take on Mercer. The Spartans are 7-0 in home games. UNC Greensboro is the top …

[ad_1] It’s USC vs Purdue at 7:00 PM ET in the first game of tonight’s Big Ten women’s basketball doubleheader on Peacock. Then, at 9:00 PM, Iowa goes head-to-head with Washington. See below to find out how to live stream both games tonight, as well as additional information on how you can follow all of the Big Ten college basketball …

[ad_1] Wichita State Shockers (11-7, 1-4 AAC) at Memphis Tigers (14-4, 4-1 AAC) Memphis, Tennessee; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: PJ Haggerty and No. 24 Memphis host Corey Washington and Wichita State in AAC action. The Tigers have gone 6-2 in home games. Memphis has a 2-0 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer. The Shockers are …

[ad_1] BYU head coach Kevin Young talks with his players before a game against the Oklahoma State Cowboys held at the Marriott Center in Provo on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News This article was first published in the Cougar Insiders newsletter. Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox each week. BYU’s basketball team is …

[ad_1] LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball is going for a second straight victory Wednesday at TCU. The No. 11 Jayhawks (13-4, 4-2 in Big 12) are coming off of a win at home against Kansas State. The Horned Frogs (10-7, 3-3 in Big 12) just beat Baylor on the road. It’s a matchup that will mean a lot for the race …

[ad_1] Jan. 22—Illinois heads into Thursday’s game against Maryland off a weekend loss to Michigan State in a top 25 matchup in East Lansing, Mich., that currently has the Illini fifth in the Big Ten. But that hasn’t changed the perception of Brad Underwood’s team. Illinois is a Final Four-caliber program, according to CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein. While Rothstein’s latest …

[ad_1] There were three minutes left in the first half of UConn’s 80-78 overtime victory over Butler on Tuesday night when the FS1 camera zoomed in on UConn coach Dan Hurley. He crossed his arms and marched over to the referee at the start of the media timeout, pleading for a foul as the official turned his back to begin …

[ad_1] The University of Dayton men’s basketball team could not miss from the outside Tuesday night. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The Flyers made 13 three-pointers, including nine in the first half, in an 82-62 win at Duquesne at UMPC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh. Enoch Cheeks scored a game-high 23 points while junior Javon Bennett …

[ad_1] Pat Kelsey DALLAS — Pat Kelsey started with a clean slate at Louisville, where he rebuilt the roster with transfers who had won at other places. Now they are all winning together with the Cardinals, who after two historically bad seasons are on a nine-game winning streak and back in the Top 25 for the first time in four …

[ad_1] For the third time this season, Oregon answered a loss with a win. Not that it came easy. Led by the guard TJ Bamba’s best performance in two months, the No. 15 Ducks outlasted Washington Tuesday night to win 82-71 in a Big Ten men’s basketball game at Matthew Knight Arena, a victory that came three days after a …

[ad_1] Wisconsin basketball’s seven-game win streak concluded with an 85-83 road loss to the UCLA Bruins on Tuesday. Fueled by a breakthrough 22-point performance from 7-foot-3 bench center Aday Mara and 15 second-half points from bench guard Sebastian Mack, the Bruins overpowered the Badgers down low in the second half. Wisconsin had established a nine-point edge in the first half, …

[ad_1] Through 20 games, UNC basketball has matched its loss total from last season. The unranked Tar Heels are treading water after a 67-66 loss at Wake Forest on Tuesday night. There were two unsettling stats that led to UNC’s second straight one-point defeat for the first time in 57 years. When asked about the difference in the game, UNC …

[ad_1] On Tuesday, UConn basketball coach Dan Hurley was scrutinized for berating an official in the Huskies’ 80-78 victory over Butler. Following what he thought was a missed foul call on a defensive rebound attempt late in the first half, TV cameras caught Hurley telling an official, “Don’t turn your back on me; I’m the best coach in the (expletive) …

[ad_1] Feb 10, 2024; Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks guard Keyon Menifield Jr (1) drives against Georgia Bulldogs guard Noah Thomasson (3) during the second half at Bud Walton Arena. Arkansas won 78-75. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports The Southeastern Conference’s high-flying schedule continues Wednesday night when the Arkansas Razorbacks welcome the Georgia Bulldogs to Bud Walton Arena. If …

[ad_1] Kansas State’s basketball team finishes a two-game road swing on Wednesday night with an 8 p.m. game against Baylor at Foster Pavilion in Waco, Texas. The Wildcats (7-10, 1-5 Big 12) have dropped five straight games, the longest losing streak in three seasons under coach Jerome Tang, and have lost 14 in a row on the road dating back …

[ad_1] Wisconsin head coach Greg Gard discussed the controversial foul call in the final first-half minutes of the Badgers’ loss to UCLA when meeting with the media postgame. That play proved significant as Wisconsin fell 85-83 in a back-and-forth affair. With roughly 10 seconds remaining in the opening stanza, Wisconsin guard Jack Janicki fouled UCLA bench guard Sebastian Mack in …

[ad_1] UCLA head coach Mick Cronin praised the Wisconsin basketball program following the Bruins’ 85-83 win over the Badgers on Tuesday. Fueled by a career-best 22 points from 7-foot-3 bench center Aday Mara and 19 more points from bench guard Sebastian Mack, UCLA put a pin in the Badgers’ recent seven-game win streak. It was UCLA’s second consecutive victory, those …

[ad_1] UNC Asheville Bulldogs (13-6, 4-1 Big South) at Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs (8-11, 3-3 Big South) Boiling Springs, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Runnin’ Bulldogs -1.5; over/under is 162.5 BOTTOM LINE: UNC Asheville plays Gardner-Webb after Jordan Marsh scored 32 points in UNC Asheville’s 93-84 win against the Winthrop Eagles. The Runnin’ Bulldogs have gone 4-2 …

[ad_1] Jan. 22—MORGANTOWN — It was as if the mountains and hills within the state’s borders had magically been removed Tuesday. Those old West Virginia country roads now stretched for miles with no twists and turns to navigate. That’s how flat the 23rd-ranked Mountaineers were inside the Coliseum. In what was the most disappointing outcome of Darian DeVries’ first season …

[ad_1] Duke Blue Devils (15-4, 6-1 ACC) at SMU Mustangs (10-9, 2-5 ACC) Dallas; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: SMU takes on No. 14 Duke after Zanai Jones scored 20 points in SMU’s 88-64 loss to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The Mustangs have gone 7-3 in home games. SMU is 4-3 when it wins the turnover battle and …

[ad_1] Georgia basketball coach Mike White was asked about his next opponent, Arkansas, soon after the Bulldogs’ two-point loss to No. 1 Auburn Saturday. The Razorbacks were still a couple of hours from tipping off at Missouri, a game that saw the Razorbacks go down 18-2 at the start and lose 83-65. John Calipari’s first Arkansas team is an eye-popping …

[ad_1] Now that the college football season is over, it’s time to the attention to the court and the march toward the madness of the NCAA men’s tournament. On Monday night, confetti fell from the rafters of Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta as Ohio State hoisted the College Football Playoff trophy as the champions of the 2024 season. While the moment …

[ad_1] Southern Miss Golden Eagles (8-11, 3-4 Sun Belt) at Troy Trojans (11-7, 4-3 Sun Belt) Troy, Alabama; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Troy takes on Southern Miss after Tayton Conerway scored 23 points in Troy’s 64-63 loss to the South Alabama Jaguars. The Trojans have gone 6-3 at home. Troy ranks fourth in the Sun Belt in rebounding …

[ad_1] Bellarmine Knights (12-7, 3-3 ASUN) at Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (15-3, 6-0 ASUN) Fort Myers, Florida; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Bellarmine visits FGCU after Skylar Treadwell scored 24 points in Bellarmine’s 91-75 loss to the Eastern Kentucky Colonels. The Eagles have gone 9-1 at home. FGCU averages 11.7 turnovers per game and is 13-2 when it turns …