College Basketball

Nebraska men’s basketball (4-0) faced its first big challenge of the season on Saturday night, taking on the Oklahoma Sooners (2-2). After entering the locker room down by seven, the Huskers stormed back in the second half, taking down the Sooners 105-99. Both teams shot well in all areas, combining for 67 made baskets, 29 three-pointers, and 41 successful free …

Teams making just 33.3% of their shots at halftime usually face an uphill climb in the second half. Yet New Mexico State was not only still in the game, it was tied. In fact, the Aggies led for most of the first half against New Mexico on Saturday, Nov. 15, at home. That was because of defense. Advertisement As is …

BOSTON — Win or lose, Saturday night’s wild game between No. 3 UConn and No. 7 BYU at TD Garden in Boston was always going to be the AJ Dybantsa Game. Without him, the game wouldn’t have been scheduled. The teams wouldn’t have met unless it was in the NCAA Tournament next spring. And the Cougars never would have run …

With an almost entirely new group alongside a brand new coach in Alex Jensen, this season is bound to be a learning process, especially in the early going, for the University of Utah basketball team. For the Runnin’ Utes, who improved to 4-0 with an 85-79 victory over Sam Houston Saturday at the Huntsman Center, the night’s lesson was “How …

No. 3 UConn holds off No. 7 BYU 86-84 in Boston originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Tarris Reed Jr., Alex Karaban and Silas Demary Jr. scored 21 points each as No. 3 UConn held off No. 7 BYU 86-84 on Saturday night in Boston. Demary had a game-sealing …

NEW YORK (AP) — Bryce Hopkins and Joson Sanon scored 15 points apiece, and No. 13 St. John’s pulled away early in the second half for a 93-60 victory over William & Mary on Saturday night. Hopkins and Sanon combined to make 11 of 23 shots for the Red Storm (2-1), who dropped eight spots in this week’s AP Top …

PHILADELPHIA — Freshman Kiyan Anthony scored 18 points, Donnie Freeman and Naithan George each added 13 points, and Syracuse went on the road for the first time this season to earn an 80-50 victory over Drexel on Saturday. Syracuse (3-0) entered holding opponents to a combined 90 points in the opening two games — its fewest allowed to begin a …

One of the core tenets of what head coach Shaka Smart is doing with his Marquette men’s basketball teams is getting 32 deflections in a game. Another core tenet is getting eight kills — coming up with a defensive stop three times in a row on eight different occasions — in a game. Marquette finished their 89-82 loss to Maryland …

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The United States Mint of Philadelphia officially halted minting pennies this week, and in the second half of the Syracuse-Drexel game the Orange defense stopped Drexel from dropping dimes. After a tightly contested first half, Syracuse dug in defensively and pulled away to win 80-50 inside Xfinity Mobile Arena. Syracuse senior guard JJ Starling did not play …

WASHINGTON — KJ Lewis scored 17 of his 26 points in the second half, Malik Mack had 16 points and seven assists, and Georgetown beat Clemson 79-74 on Saturday. Georgetown (4-0) improved to 2-0 in the series with Clemson (3-1) and 175-153 against the ACC. The other meeting in the series came in the Rainbow Classic in Hawaii when the …

With just over 12 minutes left in the contest against Marquette, Maryland men’s basketball’s Pharrel Payne drove in for an extremely routine but powerful dunk. But his landing was far from routine. The senior hit the court painfully, accidentally falling into a splits position and yelling in pain while grabbing his right hip. Payne was carried out on a stretcher, …

The Virginia Cavaliers moved to 4-0 with a dominant offensive performance against the Marshall Thundering Herd on Saturday afternoon. The Wahoos put up 104 points, the most the program has scored in a single game since November 16, 2008. The last time UVA hit the 100-point mark came against Marshall nearly seven years ago when the eventual 2018-19 national champions …

Heading into Saturday’s matchup against the Kansas City Roos at the Moody Center, first-year Texas Longhorns head coach Sean Miller emphasized respecting the game and maintaining the team’s effort level, regardless of opponent quality. Facing a bad Kansas City team, Texas failed to impress in a 71-55 victory — projected to win by 28 points, the Horns never led by …

Upon first look at Friday night’s box score, you might think UNC dominated NC Central throughout its 97-53 blowout. In the end, yes. North Carolina (4-0) rode a controlling second half towards victory, scoring 58 points to surpass NCCU’s (1-4) full game point total. Advertisement The visiting Eagles made things interest late in the first half, though, closing their gap …

Georgetown off to its best start since the 2017-18 season originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. For the first time since the 2017-18 season, the Georgetown Hoyas are off to a 4-0 start with their second win of the season against a power conference school with a 79-74 win …

Louisville basketball’s 106-81 win over Ohio on Saturday at the KFC Yum! Center showed why the Cardinals don’t have to have a stifling defense like they did last season. The Cards can overwhelm opponents with offense to the point where, as was the case with the Bobcats, they just can’t keep up. Advertisement With eight minutes left, Ohio, metrically speaking, …

It’s some Saturday Afternoon hoops from the city that gave us Scoop Jardine as the Syracuse Orange (2-0) hope to continue their strong start to the season. The Orange will face the Drexel Dragons (1-2) at 3:30 on Peacock. Syracuse is a 14.5 point favorite according to FanDuel. This will be the second game of a double header in Philly …

Carolina’s 44-point win over NC Central wasn’t particularly memorable, but it did give us another chance to see one of college basketball’s fastest-rising stars put on a show. After an off night (by his standards) against Radford on Tuesday, Caleb Wilson nearly put up a double-double in the first half on Friday, amassing 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting, 9 rebounds, …

There will be a lot going on when the Marquette men’s basketball team takes on Maryland on Nov. 15 at Fiserv Forum. A former MU coach who sparks many different feelings among the team’s fan base is coming back to town for a game for the first time. A beloved former Golden Eagles will see his number raised to the …

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Friday night was the perfect opportunity for UNC to showcase how good a basketball team it can be. After another slow start, North Carolina quickly took control heading into halftime – and exploded out of it to put NC Central away for good. Leading by six with approximately three minutes remaining in the first half, the Tar Heels distanced themselves …

BYU Basketball’s biggest game of the new season will be Saturday evening in Boston against the UConn Huskies. The BYU Cougars are 3-0 and last played on Tuesday at the Marriott Center against the Delaware Blue Hens. Though BYU struggled through the first half and change, they came out victorious by a final score of 85-68. BYU’s other wins came …

What channel is BYU vs. UConn on today? 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. BYU and UConn will meet at TD Garden for one of the most highly anticipated early matchups of the 2025-26 college basketball season. Advertisement …

The Rhode Island Rams overcame a slow start to notch their third win of the young season on Friday, Nov. 14 at the Ryan Center. Myles Corey scored a team-high 19 points to lead the URI offense in the 80-61 victory over Albany. Tyler Cochran finished with 18 points, six rebounds and three steals, and Jahmere Tripp added 16 points …

LOS ANGELES – The UCLA Bruins traded in the typical sights of Pauley Pavilion for a slightly more glamorous venue on Friday night: the Intuit Dome, home of the Los Angeles Clippers. The stadium change was part of the Basketball Hall of Fame Los Angeles Series, a two-part event that featured USC men’s basketball vs. Southern Iowa earlier in the …