College Basketball

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Seth Trimble scored a career-high 30 points and hit two key free throws with 12.3 seconds left to help No. 18 North Carolina hold off No. 24 Louisville 77-74 on Monday night. Trimble’s free throws made it a two-possession game after Louisville had chopped UNC’s 16-point second-half lead all the way down to 74-71. Advertisement Freshman …

Houston Cougars’ loss to Kansas puts No. 1 seed hopes in jeopardy originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The No. 5 Houston Cougars dropped their third straight game against Big 12 opponents with Monday night’s loss to the No. 14 Kansas Jayhawks. It was another uneven performance for Kelvin …

Memphis basketball’s problems this season are fueling Penny Hardaway’s fire. The Tigers’ eighth-year coach imparted an impassioned message Feb. 23 during his weekly radio show, peeling the curtain back on his current state of mind as his team has lost four straight games and five of its past seven. Advertisement “I’m just freakin’ tired of losing. We’re never going to …

UNC remained undefeated at home with a 77-74 win over Louisville Monday night. Carolina got a career night from Seth Trimble with 30 points and held on late despite coming uncomfortably close to blowing a 16-point second half lead. The Cardinals built a lead early with three-pointers before they cooled off and UNC got their offense going. The Tar Heels …

Indiana men’s basketball made a front office move on Monday. Ryan Carr, an Indiana graduate who doubled as a manager for the men’s basketball program before a lengthy career with the Indiana Pacers, is the program’s new Executive Director of Basketball, per an official release. He most recently worked as the Pacers’ Senior Vice President of Player Personnel after rising …

The top teams in the Big Ten remain intact, and Wisconsin revealed itself as a dangerous force heading into March. A lot of the top competing teams will have to bounce back from last week’s disappointing losses, as do the USC Trojans. Now is the time to display the best a team can offer. This last stretch of games will …

The Johnnies brought home a twelve-game win streak to Madison Square Garden for a rematch with the Creighton Blue Jays. Fans were cautiously optimistic as the Blue Jays had recently upended the Connecticut Huskies in Storrs. With several long-range bombers led by leading scorer, Josh Dix, the Red Storm would have to handle screens and smothering Bluejay long-range shooters. With …

Michigan State basketball has moved up a few spots in the latest Associated Press (AP) Top 25 rankings. The Spartans have moved up two spots to No. 13 in the latest AP poll released on Monday afternoon. Michigan State dropped outside the top 10 for the first time in months this past week, and will again be slated just outside …

There’s a new No. 1 team in the Men’s Other Top 25, and it’s the undefeated Miami (OH) RedHawks. Travis Steele’s team is 27-0 and is the only unbeaten team in the country. They received four of the five votes for No. 1. Miami is 48 in the NET, 76 in BartTovik and 84 in KenPom. Advertisement Saint Louis, who …

The Wisconsin Badgers pulled off an 84-71 win over the Iowa Hawkeyes on Sunday, improving to 19-8 on the season and 11-5 in conference play. It was the Nick Boyd show, as the star point guard brought the energy early and finished with 27 points, 10 assists, and nine rebounds in arguably the best performance of his career. Nolan Winter …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. You’d expect both teams to be at the top of their game when Louisville heads to North Carolina in a pivotal ACC matchup. Advertisement For the Cardinals, being at the top of their game usually means sharpshooter Isaac McKneely is firing on all …

March Madness bracket predictions 4.0: Projecting the Field of 68 for 2026 NCAA Tournament originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Big East matchup Wednesday between UConn and St. John’s is the highlight of the men’s basketball season with two weeks left in the regular season. Advertisement Will those …

Well, that was certainly a letdown. Coming off the high of knocking off a top-ten Nebraska team on Tuesday, the Iowa basketball team hit the road for a tough matchup with Wisconsin. After a back-and-forth first half, the Badgers were the ones who pulled away in the second half to pick up an 84-71 win. Advertisement For the Hawkeyes, it …

Now that’s what a Final Four team is supposed to look like! Purdue fired on all cylinders in a home blowout of the Indiana Hoosiers in a game that the Boilers used to vault themselves firmly into the 2 seed line for the NCAA Tournament committee’s pre-selection show. The Boilers overwhelmed an overmatched Hoosiers squad that struggled to get themselves …

No. 16 North Carolina will take on No. 21 Louisville on Monday at 7 p.m. at the Dean Smith in Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels are coming off of a 77-64 win over Syracuse in a bounceback game after its loss to NC State earlier in the week. It also marked the return of star big man Henri Veesaar who …

On Saturday, the NCAA selection committee released its annual top 16 reveal. They did not have much to say on the Illini, but what they said about other teams can provide some insight into how Illinois will be valued by the committee. Illinois was 7th, behind a clear top three of Michigan, Duke and Arizona, and then a tight three-way …

Outside the top 75 of KenPom, Risk to Miss the ACCT 18. Georgia Tech (Prev: 17, 2-11): Losers of 9 in a row and 12 of 13, Georgia Tech lost by 26 to Virginia at home and then went to Louisville and lost by 17. Advertisement 17. Boston College (Prev: 17, 2-12): The Eagles similarly have lost 8 in a …

The 2025-26 women’s college basketball season will NOT smoothly slide into March. Instead, the second-to-last Sunday of the regular season for Power Four conferences sent a tremor through the top 10, as three top-10 teams were taken down. Here’s how Clemson, Virginia and No. 13 Iowa earned upsets over No. 9 Duke, No. 8 Louisville and No. 6 Michigan. Advertisement …

Kentucky Basketball fans already knew that the team would be without Jaland Lowe, Kam Williams, and Jayden Quaintance. But on Friday night, there was a new concern, as guard Denzel Aberdeen appeared on the SEC Injury Report as probable. The reason? Illness. Advertisement Aberdeen decided to suit up for Kentucky on Saturday night, and he delivered a gutsy performance in …

Duke and Arizona looked like the teams to beat in the upcoming men’s NCAA Tournament after taking down No. 1 Michigan and No. 2 Houston, respectively, on Feb. 21. The No. 3 Blue Devils beat the Wolverines 68-63 behind Cameron Boozer’s 18-point, 10-rebound and seven-assist performance. Guards Isaiah Evans and Caleb Foster added 26 combined points in the win. Advertisement …

Kansas HC Bill Self shows up to surprise students camping out for Houston game appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Kansas basketball head coach Bill Self must shake off the Cincinnati loss fast. He’s already reached out to members of the student section. By talking to the ones camping out for the upcoming …

The Wisconsin Badgers’ men’s basketball team (19-8, 11-5 Big Ten) secured an 84-71 victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes on Sunday afternoon at the Kohl Center. Fueled by 27 points from guard Nick Boyd and 18 points from veteran center Nolan Winter, the Badgers pulled away from the Hawkeyes during the final six minutes of action. Greg Gard’s group maintained a …

BYU picked up a much needed signature win Saturday when they beat Iowa State in Provo. The committee released its top 16 seeds earlier in the day, and Iowa State was the #4 overall seed and the final 1 seed. Three weeks out from Selection Sunday, BYU’s resume has mostly taken shape with some opportunities ahead to still beef it …

The Wisconsin Badgers beat the Iowa Hawkeyes 84-71 at the Kohl Center on Sunday afternoon, using a big game from Nick Boyd to secure a crucial win that had big tournament projection implications. After a loss earlier in the week to the Ohio State Buckeyes, the Badgers needed to regroup and bounce back at home. But they were facing an …

A career day from USC freshman guard Jazzy Davidson was not enough for the Trojans to pull off a potential major upset over the No. 10 Ohio State Buckeyes in a narrow 88-83 loss at the Schottenstein Center on Sunday, Feb. 22. Davidson, who leads USC in scoring at 17.4 points per game, caught fire from beyond the arc on …