College Basketball

BYU forward AJ Dybantsa (3) dunks the ball during an NCAA basketball game against the Abilene Christian Wildcats held at the Marriott Center in Provo on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News No. 10 BYU (12-1) vs. Kansas State (9-4) Tip: Saturday, 11:30 a.m. MSTVenue: Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, KansasTV: CBSRadio: 102.7 FM/1160 AM/Sirius XM 143Series: Tied, 5-5 (most recent meeting: 2025) The …

Mizzou vs Florida When | 7:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, January 3rd Where | Mizzou Arena; Columbia, MO TV | SEC Network Radio | Tiger Radio Network Twitter | @MizzouHoops ESPN win probability | 33.2% chance The Starters Mizzou (10-3) G: Anthony Robinson II (JR, 10.9 PPG) Advertisement G: Annor Boateng (SO, 4.9 PPG) G: Jacob Crews (SR, 13.9 PPG) F: Mark Mitchell (SR, 17.2 PPG) C: Shawn Phillips, Jr. (SR, …

Brad Underwood and the Illinois basketball team are going into the New Year with a 10-3 record and hope for a deep run in the postseason. The Illini ran headfirst into this season with a hope and a dream, especially after an offseason filled with major moves from across the world. They brought in high-level talent like freshman forward David …

The North Carolina Tar Heels wrapped up the 2025 calendar year with a win over Florida State, beginning the ACC schedule with a big win on Tuesday. Now, as we enter 2026, the Tar Heels will play out the rest of that ACC schedule in hopes of contending for a title. Going into this calendar year, UNC is 13-1 overall …

After a comfortable win against a Florida State team that has struggled so far this year, the North Carolina Tar Heels will get a stiffer test in their second conference game as they visit Andy Enfield and the SMU Mustangs, who are off to an 11-2 start. It will be UNC’s first road game in the ACC and second of …

Indiana men’s basketball’s non-conference slate is firmly in the past. The Hoosiers have a substantial break before returning to Big Ten action in the new year. It’s a bit weird to judge the slate because Indiana’s losses, against Louisville and Kentucky, were what was widely expected going into the season. The Cardinals loaded up on talent in the transfer portal …

George Mason has faced its fair share of adversity early in 2025-26. After a 27-9 campaign and winning a Co-A10 Regular Season Championship in 2024-25, head coach Tony Skinn lost the majority of his roster to the portal and graduation. That left him and his staff to rebuild this past offseason by bringing an almost entirely new group of transfer …

The first day of 2026 gave us a pair of upsets in women’s college basketball. First, unranked Illinois beat previously undefeated No. 7 Maryland, 73-70. Then, No. 11 Kentucky handed No. 5 LSU their first loss of the season, beating them 80-78. Advertisement Illinois beats Maryland—once again Last year, Illinois beat Maryland in a 66-65 nail-biter late in the Big …

The Saturday afternoon, the No.1 Arizona Wildcats take on the Utah Utes in a Big 12 showdown on Peacock and NBCSN. Live coverage begins at 4:00 PM ET. See below for more information on how to live stream the Arizona vs Utah game and find out how you can follow all of the college basketball excitement this season on Peacock. …

EAST LANSING – Coen Carr knows the road to a repeat as Big Ten champs requires Michigan State basketball to thrive away from home. “We gotta fight hard to steal some of these away games,” Carr said after practice Wednesday, Dec. 31. Advertisement The ninth-ranked Spartans get their second road test – and their toughest yet – when they visit …

The calendar has flipped to 2026 but Arizona remains unbeaten, one of six Division I schools without a loss. The Wildcats’ 13-0 start is its best since 2013-14, when they won their first 21 games. Going unbeaten through one of the toughest nonconference slates in the country is something to be proud of, and it’s why the UA has been …

What channel is Michigan vs. USC on? Time, TV schedule, live stream to watch men’s college basketball game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. No. 2 Michigan and No. 24 USC will jump into the new year with a ranked Big Ten showdown. Advertisement The Wolverines are undefeated through …

• What: Michigan State at Nebraska • When: 9 p.m. (ET) Friday • Where: Oracle Bank Arena, Lincoln, Nebraska • TV/Radio: Peacock/Spartan Sports Network radio, including WJIM 1240-AM and WMMQ 94.9-FM; SiriusXM Ch. 195 (MSU broadcast), 85 (Nebraska broadcast) Advertisement • Records/Rankings: MSU is 12-1 and ranked No. 9 in both the Associated Press and USA TODAY Coaches polls, No. 15 …

Kentucky dug itself out of a 12-point hole in the first half Thursday at LSU. Then Kenny Brooks’ Wildcats erased a six-point fourth-quarter deficit, holding the Tigers without a field goal over the final five minutes of play. Tonie Morgan, Kentucky’s standout point guard who entered with just eight 3-pointers all season, netted her third triple of the night just …

What. A. WIN. Kenny Brooks and his Kentucky Wildcats just went into Baton Rouge and took down the previously unbeaten No. 5 LSU Tigers with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from Tonie Morgan to come away with an 80-78 victory, one of the biggest wins in program history. Advertisement Morgan finished the game with a team-high 24 points on 7/10 shooting (3/3 …

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Madison Booker matched her season high with 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Jordan Lee scored a career-best 23 points to help No. 2 Texas overcome a slow start to beat Missouri 89-71 on Thursday night. Ashton Judd added 12 points for Texas (16-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) in her first game in Columbia since playing …

CHAMPAIGN Ill.— An absolute statement win at home. The Fighting Illini beat No. 7 Maryland Terrapins 73-70 on New Year’s Day at the State Farm Center. This was head coach Shauna Green’s highest ranked win ever as Illinois head coach and the Illini’s first win over a top 10 ranked opponent since 2014. Advertisement This is Maryland’s first loss of …

WHO: No. 9 Michigan State Spartans 12–1 (2–0) vs No. 13 Nebraska Huskies 13–0 (2–0) WHERE: Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NE WHEN: Friday, January 2nd, 9 PM EST WATCH: Peacock If you’re still nursing a headache from the quarts of champagne that flowed freely the night before, and rest and relaxation are the only things on your mind as …

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Jalyn Brown scored a season-high 20 points in her first career start and Grace VanSlooten recorded her third double-double for No. 24 Michigan State in an 80-60 win over Indiana on Thursday. The Spartans (13-1, 2-1 Big Ten) pulled away in the second half, including an 11-1 run late in the fourth quarter that lasted over …

Michigan State concluded their non-conference schedule with Monday’s 114-97 win over Cornell so it’s conference play from now until the NCAA tournament for the Spartans, starting tomorrow with a trip to Nebraska. The Spartans enter this matchup at 12-1 and 2-0 in the Big Ten while the Cornhuskers are also 2-0 in the league but 13-0 overall. Advertisement Nebraska returned …

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Joyce Edwards scored 25 points and No. 3 South Carolina won its 24th straight game over previously undefeated Alabama 83-57 on Thursday to start Southeastern Conference play. Raven Johnson added 17 points for the Gamecocks (14-1, 1-0 SEC), who played without injured Ta’Niya LSatson, who is second on the team with a 16.9-point average. Advertisement South …

Rutgers men’s basketball is set to resume conference play tomorrow, as they will play host to Ohio State, who are coming off a dominating 89-63 win over Grambling State. The Buckeyes are coming into this game with a record of 9-3. All three of their losses came by 8 points or less, with two of those losses being an 8-point …

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a very safe and sound holiday with their families! With the start of 2026, which Mountain West men’s basketball programs are trending upward … and which have the arrow pointing down?! Advertisement Stock Up: Nevada Nevada has quietly won six-straight, including a pair of 15- and 13-point wins over Boise State and Colorado …

LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball coach Bill Self is well aware of how important it is to get off to a good start in Big 12 Conference play, and especially aware of the challenge UCF could present Saturday on the road in KU’s league opener. Last season, No. 17 Kansas (10-3) lost at home in its Big 12 opener against West Virginia. …

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