Missouri will bring its 2-0 SEC record into the Sandy and John Black Pavilion in Oxford on Saturday against an Ole Miss team who can’t seem to get a win against a quality opponent. The Rebels (8-7, 0-2 SEC) have had some close games against power conference opponents, but the closest thing it has to a quality win is a …
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Frain’s FridA10 Notebook: Saint Louis’ at-large resume grows, Rhode Island’s struggles continue
The Atlantic 10 might have had its issues during week one of conference play, but week two saw some bounce back performances despite Rhode Island’s disappointing start. Saint Louis and George Mason have firmly staked claims as two of the conference’s top programs this season, but will the Patriots be able to keep pace with the contenders? Our resident A10 …
Read More »Kansas State Wildcat Basketball: Arizona State Preview
Game Information When: Saturday, January 10th, 2026 Where: @ Desert Financial Arena – Tempe, Arizona What Time?: 2 P.M. CST 2025-26 Season Record: 9-6 Big 12 Record: 0-2 Previous 3 Games 1/7: L – 104 – 76 vs BYU @ Away Advertisement 12/29: L- 89 – 95 vs Colorado @ Home 12/22: L – 75 – 78 vs Oregon State @ Home Arizona State …
Read More »Arizona State men’s basketball has good shot to snap 4-game skid
Arizona State men’s basketball’s losing streak is now at four games. If the Sun Devils can’t snap their skid Saturday, Jan. 10, it could be a while. The next two contests after this are against top 10 teams. The good news is that this is one of the more winnable games on the schedule, as Kansas State has had similar …
Read More »“At what point do we acknowledge that this team may just be poorly constructed?” @harrishorowitz on Thursday’s loss to Michigan State and why it’s hard to be optimistic about the 2025-26 Wildcats.
Chris Collins ripped into his team after last Saturday’s home loss to Minnesota. “We have to get a whole lot tougher,” Collins said in his post-game press conference. “Our problem is when it matters most, we’re not at our best.” Advertisement The message continued into his media availability on Wednesday. “If it’s an effort [question], we have to play other …
Read More »Marquette Men’s Basketball Big East Preview Primer: vs RV Villanova
Marquette Golden Eagles (6-10, 1-4 Big East) vs RV Villanova Wildcats (12-3, 3-1 Big East) Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026Time: 1:30pm CentralLocation: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Marquette Stats Leaders Points: Chase Ross, 16.0 ppgRebounds: Ben Gold, 6.8 rpgAssists: Nigel James, 3.9 apg Advertisement Marquette Injury Note: Sean Jones has missed the last two games with a foot issue. Since he was …
Read More »ESPN predicts Clemson basketball’s chances of winning at Notre Dame
For the second straight year and the third time in four seasons, the Clemson Tigers are off to a 3-0 start in ACC basketball play. The Tigers (13-3 overall) took down 24th-ranked SMU, 74-70, on Wednesday night at Littlejohn Coliseum. RJ Godfrey had 17 points and made six of his seven shots from the field while grabbing six rebounds. Dillon …
Read More »ESPN NCAA Tournament Bracketology sees Iowa basketball seeding slide
The Iowa Hawkeyes are still firmly in the field for the 2026 NCAA Tournament, but the seed they could end up with still remains quite in flux. The Hawkeyes dropped one to Minnesota in a very winnable game that would have helped them avoid having to play as many high-leverage games as they will down the stretch. Iowa is undoubtedly …
Read More »Who will win the SEC? Florida basketball among top contenders
Florida basketball got off to a slow start in Southeastern Conference play this season, suffering a 76-74 defeat at the hands of the Missouri Tigers in Columbia to open the league schedule. The good news is that the Gators bounced back at home the next time out with a solid 92-77 victory over the Georgia Bulldogs in Gainesville. To be …
Read More »Villanova at Marquette: Game Preview
Villanova Wildcats 12-3 (3-1) at Marquette Golden Eagles 6-10 (1-4) Where: Fiserv Forum (Milwaukee, WI) When: Saturday, Jan. 10 at 2:30 PM Betting Line: TBD How to Watch: TNT How to Listen: Villanova Sports Radio Network Advertisement Net Rankings: Villanova 29, Marquette 156 (Quad 3 opportunity) KenPom: Villanova 25, Marquette 116 Torvik: Villanova 30, Marquette 137 About Marquette: The Golden Eagles have really struggled this year, …
Read More »Takeaways from No. 8 Maryland women’s basketball’s 88-41 domination of Rutgers
Maryland women’s basketball made a quick trip north to Piscataway, New Jersey, to collect its second conference road win of the season against Rutgers. The Terps dominated in every facet of the game to improve to 4-1 in Big Ten play. Here are three takeaways from the game. Advertisement Rutgers never stood a chance It didn’t take long for Maryland …
Read More »What Northwestern head coach Chris Collins said about MSU after loss
Over the years, Chris Collins has been one of the most successful coaches in the country when it comes to playing Michigan State basketball in the Breslin Center. His Northwestern Wildcats have had MSU’s number on several occasions this decade, especially in the infamous Boo Buie era. The Spartans held court against their old nemesis on Thursday, taking down the …
Read More »MBB Recap: Oregon vs Ohio State
Your Oregon Ducks played host to the Ohio State Buckeyes in a late night matchup on Thursday night. The first half was fairly back and forth, with Ohio State taking a quick lead that would eventually grow to 10 points, before the Ducks would get back into things and cut the lead down to a 34-29 OSU advantage at the …
Read More »Duke, Michigan headline college basketball weekend schedule of games to watch
With football nearly done and conference play in men’s college basketball ramping up, there are many more options available for your hoop-viewing entertainment. Our goal here in this weekly space is to help you pick out the most important games. As fate would have it this week, most of our top choices on Saturday occur in the early afternoon window. …
Read More »Brayden Burries hitting stride for Arizona, but Tommy Lloyd thinks ‘most significant jump’ is still coming
Arizona stands at 15-0 on the season, and are 2-0 in Big 12 play to start conference play. A big reason why the Wildcats have not lost is because of their star-studded freshmen. Led by Koa Peat, who scored 30 points against the defending national champion Florida Gators in the season opener, he has become a household name in Tucson. …
Read More »Twitter Gold: 1992 Duke On The Run
Duke has had some beatiful basketball teams over the years, but nothing really tops the 1991-92 group. With a core of Bobby Hurley, Christian Laettner, Grant Hill, Thomas Hill and Brian Davis, that team was the first to get back-to-back national championships since the Bill Walton era at UCLA. Advertisement In this video, you get some idea of just how …
Read More »No. 8 Gonzaga beats Santa Clara 89-77 behind 34 points and 11 rebounds from Graham Ike
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Graham Ike had 34 points and 11 rebounds to power No. 8 Gonzaga to an 89-77 victory over Santa Clara on Thursday night. Ike made 13 of 17 field goal attempts and went 7 for 8 on free throws as the Bulldogs (17-1, 5-0 West Coast Conference) shook off a sluggish first half and won their …
Read More »Ball finally in Andrew’s court: Monmouth hoops supersub sparks victory
WEST LONG BRANCH — New Jersey native Andrew Ball came off the bench and scored a season-high 18 points with four rebounds, helping lift the host Monmouth University men’s basketball team to an 81-70 victory over William & Mary Thursday night. Ball is out of Shawnee High School in Burlington County – the same school where William & Mary coach …
Read More »MSU basketball rallies in second half, knocks off Northwestern
Michigan State basketball was able to survive an upset scare in a game they simply couldn’t afford to lose. The Spartans overcame a poor opening half to comeback from their largest halftime deficit of the season and knockoff Northwestern on Thursday. The Spartans trailed by nearly 10 points at halftime, but outplayed the Wildcats in the second half to win …
Read More »Mark Pope’s NCAA Low Sparks Live ESPN Reaction From Kentucky Supporter
The phone lines at ESPN Louisville are ringing off the hook, and the callers aren’t happy. For Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats, a new season’s optimism has curdled into primetime fan fury after just two SEC games. After Kentucky lost at home to Missouri, which was not ranked, 73-68 on Wednesday, one Kentucky fan said on ESPN, “We can …
Read More »BRT Watches Nebrasketball! And Some Other Dumb Teams
Hey ho, it’s me, BRT, writer of volleyball, football, and now, apparently, a tiny bit of basketball. This is a little less onerous than it usually would be as a Nebrasketball fan though, because this year… they are actually good? I’ve been following (I use the term somewhat loosely) Big Ten basketball for about 13 years (that is actually much …
Read More »Alabama basketball 2025-26 opponent preview: Texas Longhorns
Following a road loss at Vanderbilt on Wednesday night, the Alabama Crimson Tide return home this Saturday for a showdown with the Texas Longhorns in Tuscaloosa. Texas’ first trip to Coleman Coliseum since 1970, the Longhorns are a conference opponent that Alabama is not that familiar with in recent years, meeting only three times since 2016. The most recent of …
Read More »Texas A&M makes Jon Rothstein’s Top 45 rankings after defeating Auburn
Texas A&M (12-3) pulled off one of the crazier comebacks we’ll witness all season after defeating Auburn 90-88 on the road, now sitting at 2-0 in the SEC heading into the weekend. However, this victory is now stained with controversy, at least according to the Auburn fan base, after a last-second 3-point attempt by KeShawn Murphy was waved off because …
Read More »Boise State has a guard problem
Through 16 games, the Boise State Broncos have maintained their status quo on the defensive end of the floor. They have the No. 26-ranked defensive effciency with the nation’s second-highest defensive rebound rate (77.1). Advertisement While they don’t typically force a ton of turnovers, Leon Rice’s squads have typically been among the sound units defensively in the Mountain West. They …
Read More »NCAA men’s college basketball midseason awards and honors, picked by our hoops expert
Conference play is now in full swing across the country which means we’ve played a little more than two months of regular season men’s college basketball with a little more than two months still to go. With this being just about the exact halfway point of the regular season, it feels like the perfect time to hand out some midseason …
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