College Basketball

The Virginia Cavaliers (7-1) are set to face off against the Dayton Flyers (7-2) on Saturday afternoon in Charlotte, North Carolina. This will be the third neutral-site game for Virginia in its early season. The first two took place at the Greenbrier in West Virginia, resulting in a split: a victory over Northwestern, followed by their first and only loss …

Kentucky basketball’s offense will get a major boost Friday night in Nashville, as Jaland Lowe is expected to play after missing the previous five games with a shoulder injury. It’s been a tough start for the transfer point guard from Pittsburgh. Lowe injured his shoulder initially on October 17th in the Blue-White Scrimmage. Trainers popped his shoulder back into place, …

2025-2026 Season Record: 7-0 AP Rank: 10 Previous 3 Games 11/25: W – 78-60 vs Creighton @ Players Era Championship – Las Vegas  11/25: W – 95 – 64 vs Syracuse @ Players Era Championship – Las Vegas Advertisement 11/26: W – 132 – 68 vs Alcorn State @ Home Iowa State Personnel Starters Position # Player Class Height Weight Min Pts Reb Ast …

The Clemson Tigers’ opponent in this year’s ACC/SEC Challenge was a litmus test for coach Brad Brownell’s squad as it seeks to cement itself as a contender and compete against some of college basketball’s best teams. One of those teams is the 12th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide, who defeated the Tigers, 90-84, on Wednesday night at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa. Advertisement …

This shapes up to be an elite rivalry basketball game. The Colorado State men’s basketball team hosts Colorado on Dec. 6 at Moby Arena. The Buffs are off to a perfect start and the Rams have started well under first-year coach Ali Farokhmanesh. Advertisement Both have the look of teams that contend for an NCAA Tournament appearance. “It’s a great …

Before I was fully admitted into the escape-proof prison of hate that is the Louisville-Kentucky rivalry (ages 0-4, basically), there was Indiana. My father and my two older brothers were my unassailable sporting guides through the vastly underrated preschool formative fandom years, and their stance on IU was pretty clear: Bob Knight was a mean guy and the Hoosiers wouldn’t …

Among the most tiresome of modern sports media trends is the overuse of the phrase “must-win game.” If a loss doesn’t result in the immediate end of a season for the losing team or the immediate end of the losing team’s primary goal for the season, then the use of the phrase “must-win game” is superfluous. Advertisement So let’s make …

No. 22 Indiana men’s basketball is set to take on No. 6 Louisville on Saturday afternoon at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. It’s one of the more anticipated matchups of the Hoosiers’ season given the Cardinals’ quick rise back to prominence under Pat Kelsey and the fact that Louisville is right in Indiana’s backyard. The two programs aren’t necessarily rivals, …

We have about one month’s worth of games in the book, so I thought it might be a good time to check in on the league at large. No long-winded, beautifully crafted messages on the America East from me this week, but I did want to provide some news, notes, and things I saw (liked or disliked) from each team …

Still celebrating Tuesday’s victory? Thanks to a 6-point, second-half comeback led by heroics from freshman guard Derek Dixon, UNC won a 67-64 battle against Kentucky. Tuesday was North Carolina’s (7-1) first win at Rupp Arena in nearly 20 years. The Tar Heels also picked up another, much-needed signature win in the process, something they largely lacked a season ago. Advertisement …

The Wisconsin Badgers pulled off an 85-73 victory over the Northwestern Wildcats to open up Big Ten play on Wednesday in a game that was not nearly as close as the score indicated. The Badgers had 55 points in the first half, which was the most they’ve had in a first half this year, and led by as many as …

It doesn’t get much bigger than this when it comes to college basketball in December. Michigan State basketball will host Duke in a top 10 battle on Saturday afternoon in front of a rocking Breslin Center crowd. The Spartans and Blue Devils will both look to remain undefeated, with the winner remaining among the ranks of unbeaten on the year. …

It is going to be a clash of the titans on Saturday at the Breslin Center when a pair of top ten blue blood teams square off with their perfect records on the line. The game is at Noon ET and will be televised on FOX. It is easy to say that Duke Basketball has been Michigan State’s biggest roadblock …

Maryland men’s basketball is running out of firsts with head coach Buzz Williams. The beginning of the Terps’ season has flown by. Now, they approach their first Big Ten game under their new head coach. They hit the road for the second time of the season to face a team undergoing a similar challenge — but having better early-season results …

Midtown Manhattan will welcome the men’s basketball teams of Mississippi and St. John’s, which will continue its regular-season schedule Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. This is the Red Storm’s second of 12 games at MSG this season, the most for the program since 1951-52. St. John’s went 12-0 at Madison Square Garden last year, including three consecutive victories in …

All would be forgiven with a win Sunday. Missouri basketball had its first hiccup of the 2025-26 season Tuesday night, falling against Notre Dame on the road in an ACC/SEC Challenge matchup. Mizzou’s undefeated start to the season, which had lasted eight games against almost entirely overmatched mid-major opponents, ended with that loss. Advertisement But the Tigers (8-1) get a …

What channel is Kentucky vs. Gonzaga 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. 18 Kentucky and No. 11 Gonzaga will both attempt to shake off recent losses when they meet at Rupp Arena on Friday night. Advertisement …

In the Greater Cincinnati area, a single basketball game can elicit passionate and knee-jerk reactions when discussed among fans of two power conference universities separated by just over four miles. The Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout for years has featured top-notch players, with many being from nearby communities or high schools. Advertisement Fast forward to 2025, and the locals have seen …

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Flau’jae Johnson had 18 points to lead six players in double figures as No. 5 LSU beat Duke 93-77 in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Thursday night. MiLaysia Fulwiley added 16 points for the Tigers (9-0), who failed to reach 100 points for the first time this season to end an NCAA-record streak at eight games. Advertisement …

Iowa State rolls into Mackey Arena on Saturday morning to face what could be the tallest task of the 2025-26 season: Attempting to beat the number 1 team in the country on their home floor. The Boilermakers (8-0) have put together an impressive non-conference resume thus far, including a win at Alabama and a 30-point trouncing of Texas Tech. They …

The John R. Wooden Award will celebrate it’s 50th anniversary this season. Leading up to the award ceremony on April 10, 2026, The Sporting Tribune in partnership with the Wooden Award and the Los Angeles Athletic Club will highlight past winners of the Wooden Award and the Legends of Coaching Award.  Throughout the last three decades, you could make a …

Whether the Ohio State men’s basketball team will be at full strength for its Dec. 6 Big Ten opener at Northwestern remains an open question. Coach Jake Diebler’s team is battling a rash of injuries to the starting lineup. Sophomore guard John Mobley Jr. watched the second half of Ohio State’s 67-66 loss at Pitt on Nov. 28 while wearing …

There was already some buzz building when the Iowa State basketball-Purdue home-and-home series was first announced in February. The anticipation has only been ramping up as the first leg is rapidly approaching. No. 9 Iowa State will venture to West Lafayette, Indiana, to take on No. 1 Purdue on Saturday, Dec. 6. Tip-off is scheduled from Mackey Arena at 11 …

Oakland University basketball head coach Greg Kampe called out the team’s student section for not attending games. “Our student section is terrible,” Kampe said. “ESPN called our student section the best mid-major student section in the country, and where are they?” Advertisement Oakland is off to a 4-5 start this season. The Golden Grizzlies have had a tough schedule to …

Who: No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 4 Duke When: Saturday, December 6, 2025 — 12 p.m. ET Where: Jack Breslin Student Events Center — East Lansing, MI TV: FOX Streaming: FOXSports.com, FOX Sports App, FOX One As Elton John once said: “Saturday!” Advertisement And it can’t come soon enough. Michigan State (8–0) hosts Duke (9–0) in a top-10 showdown …