College Basketball

[ad_1] WEST LAFAYETTE − Purdue basketball’s big three is becoming a big problem. On Sunday afternoon, Boilermaker freshman CJ Cox was a bigger problem for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. With so much attention to Purdue’s junior trio of Braden Smith, Fletcher Loyer and Trey Kaufman-Renn, Cox has come into his own. In Cox’s fourth straight start, he went on a heater, …

[ad_1] Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (12-4, 4-1 OVC) at Little Rock Trojans (6-8, 4-1 OVC) Little Rock, Arkansas; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Little Rock plays Southern Indiana after Jordan Holman scored 20 points in Little Rock’s 69-59 victory over the Morehead State Eagles. The Trojans are 4-3 in home games. Little Rock is 4-7 in games decided by …

[ad_1] Tennessee Volunteers (13-2, 1-2 SEC) at Arkansas Razorbacks (8-10, 1-2 SEC) Fayetteville, Arkansas; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Arkansas hosts No. 16 Tennessee after Izzy Higginbottom scored 36 points in Arkansas’ 59-58 victory over the Auburn Tigers. The Razorbacks have gone 6-4 at home. Arkansas is ninth in the SEC with 24.7 defensive rebounds per game led by …

[ad_1] Northern Iowa Panthers (8-7, 3-1 MVC) at Bradley Braves (8-7, 2-2 MVC) Peoria, Illinois; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Bradley plays Northern Iowa after Soleil Barnes scored 23 points in Bradley’s 67-63 loss to the Drake Bulldogs. The Braves are 5-2 on their home court. Bradley scores 60.9 points while outscoring opponents by 4.6 points per game. The …

[ad_1] MANHATTAN — If the Kansas State basketball team’s performance against Houston showed nothing else, it accentuated the gap that exists between the two programs. K-State coach Jerome Tang said as much after watching No. 11-ranked Houston dismantle his Wildcats, 87-57, Saturday at Bramlage Coliseum. “We could play our best game against these guys in a packed arena, and it’s …

[ad_1] Jan. 12—Nate Calmese’s curls hung on the sides of his face as he stared blankly at the table in front of him, thinking about his Washington State group’s 88-75 road setback to No. 18 Gonzaga, and what went wrong for his Cougars on Saturday evening. WSU couldn’t shake the turnover bug, losing 16 on the night, four from Calmese. …

[ad_1] Jan. 12—Kasparas Jakucionis’ extended absence (two games and counting, perhaps) has shuffled Illinois’ rotation. Not extended it, but certainly changed it, with Will Riley moving into the starting lineup. What hasn’t changed, however, is the production the Illini are getting off the bench. Even in Saturday’s loss to USC. Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn made a pair of three-pointers (the only makes …

[ad_1] Drake Bulldogs (10-5, 4-0 MVC) at Illinois State Redbirds (9-6, 3-1 MVC) Normal, Illinois; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Illinois State faces Drake after Shannon Dowell scored 25 points in Illinois State’s 79-66 win over the Northern Iowa Panthers. The Redbirds have gone 5-2 in home games. The Bulldogs are 4-0 against MVC opponents. Drake has a 0-1 …

[ad_1] The Arizona State men’s basketball team got a crack at one of the Big 12 bluebloods earlier this week when it traveled to Kansas. That did not go well. Another one of the conference’s premier brands stopped into Desert Financial Arena on Saturday and that did not go well either as the Sun Devils lost at home for the …

[ad_1] George Mason Patriots (12-3, 2-2 A-10) at Rhode Island Rams (7-9, 2-1 A-10) Kingston, Rhode Island; Sunday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: George Mason faces Rhode Island after Kennedy Harris scored 26 points in George Mason’s 88-86 loss to the Richmond Spiders. The Rams are 4-3 on their home court. Rhode Island has a 0-2 record in one-possession games. …

[ad_1] Jan 9, 2025; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Oregon Ducks guard Jackson Shelstad (3) dribbles the ball past Ohio State Buckeyes guard Bruce Thornton (2) during the first half at Value City Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Images Jackson Shelstad is on a heater, and not coincidently, Oregon is back on a winning streak. The sophomore point guard will lead the …

[ad_1] Texas Tech may have been unranked in major polls, but all the analytics pointed to Saturday being a trap game for Iowa State men’s basketball. The Red Raiders were ranked No. 15, according to KenPom, and boasted a top 10 offense and a defense that was rated in the top 60. Iowa State passed the test, though, to acquire …

[ad_1] Indiana Hoosiers (11-4, 3-1 Big Ten) at Iowa Hawkeyes (12-4, 2-3 Big Ten) Iowa City, Iowa; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Indiana visits No. 23 Iowa after Shay Ciezki scored 20 points in Indiana’s 68-64 win over the Northwestern Wildcats. The Hawkeyes are 6-1 in home games. Iowa is 12-4 against opponents over .500. The Hoosiers are 3-1 …

[ad_1] Texas Southern Tigers (4-11, 1-1 SWAC) at Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (2-14, 0-3 SWAC) Itta Bena, Mississippi; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Texas Southern takes on Mississippi Valley State after Zaire Hayes scored 24 points in Texas Southern’s 71-66 overtime victory against the Grambling Tigers. The Delta Devils have gone 2-1 in home games. Mississippi Valley State …

[ad_1] Jan 11, 2025; College Station, Texas, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide forward Mouhamed Dioubate (10) rebounds against Texas A&M Aggies guard CJ Wilcher (10) during the first half at Reed Arena. Mandatory Credit: Erik Williams-Imagn Images The Alabama Crimson Tide went to College Station and earned an impressive — if not perfect — 94-88 victory over the Texas A&M Aggies …

[ad_1] Jan 3, 2025; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Michigan State Spartans guard Jaden Akins (3) steals the ball from Ohio State Buckeyes guard Micah Parrish (8) and guard Evan Mahaffey (12) during the second half at Value City Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Images Michigan State basketball hits the road on Sunday afternoon looking to remain perfect in Big Ten play …

[ad_1] LEXINGTON — Months before the 2024-25 college basketball season began, with Kentucky basketball in the middle of summer workouts, newcomer Jaxson Robinson was asked what he hoped to add to his game in his final go-round as a collegian. His answer had nothing to do with a quality measured solely by numbers. Instead, as the only player on the …

[ad_1] Saint Francis (PA) Red Flash (6-11, 1-2 NEC) at Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (6-11, 2-0 NEC) Teaneck, New Jersey; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Knights -4.5; over/under is 150.5 BOTTOM LINE: Fairleigh Dickinson hosts Saint Francis (PA) after Terrence Brown scored 25 points in Fairleigh Dickinson’s 91-86 overtime win over the Le Moyne Dolphins. The Knights have gone …

[ad_1] Northwestern State Demons (8-8, 4-1 Southland) at Texas A&M-CC Islanders (11-6, 4-1 Southland) Corpus Christi, Texas; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northwestern State visits Texas A&M-CC after Micah Thomas scored 25 points in Northwestern State’s 75-67 win over the East Texas A&M Lions. The Islanders have gone 9-1 in home games. Texas A&M-CC ranks second in the Southland …

[ad_1] IOWA CITY, Iowa — Why did Indiana basketball’s five-game win streak come to an end at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday night? Starting point guard Myles Rice blamed an “avalanche” of mistakes for the team’s disheartening 85-60 loss to Iowa. The problems started right out of the gate as the Hoosiers acted like they were allergic to the basketball. They handed …

[ad_1] This article has been updated to include new information. STARKVILLE — Mississippi State basketball was in striking distance to slay one of its demons. The Bulldogs trailed Kentucky by one point with two minutes remaining Saturday night at Humphrey Coliseum. A win would’ve snapped an 18-game regular-season losing streak to Kentucky dating back to 2009. Five of the previous …

[ad_1] STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Parsa Fallah had 25 points in Oregon State’s 91-55 victory over Pacific on Saturday night. Fallah also contributed five rebounds for the Beavers (13-5, 3-2 West Coast Conference). Nate Kingz scored 20 points while shooting 6 for 11 (4 for 6 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line. Michael Rataj had …

[ad_1] TUSCON, Ariz. (AP) — Caleb Love scored 16 points, Anthony Dell’Orso made 9 of 9 from the free-throw line and finished with 15 points and Arizona beat UCF 88-80 Saturday night to extend its win streak to six games. Love made 4 of 7 from 3-point range, grabbed eight rebounds and had six assists. Henri Veesaar added 14 points, …

[ad_1] IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa basketball sophomore forward Owen Freeman had something he needed to get off his chest after a 85-60 win over Indiana basketball on Saturday night. Freeman had 16 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks — three of those came early in the second half as the Hawkeyes pushed their lead to 20 points — and outplayed …

[ad_1] STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Jaxson Robinson scored a season-high 27 points and No. 6 Kentucky made 16 of 32 3- pointers in a 95-90 victory over No. 14 Mississippi State on Saturday night. Robinson was 7 of 10 from 3-point range and 9 of 12 overall. Otega Oweh added 15 points for Kentucky (13-3, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) and Andrew …