College Basketball

[ad_1] Jan 9, 2025; East Lansing, Michigan, USA; Michigan State Spartans guard Jaden Akins (3) reacts after scoring against the Washington Huskies at Jack Breslin Student Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Dale Young-Imagn Images It was a no-doubter for the Spartans on Thursday night. Michigan State basketball made easy work of Washington on Thursday, cruising to an 88-54 victory over the …

[ad_1] LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball will look for a third-straight win Saturday on the road during Big 12 Conference play against Cincinnati. The No. 12 Jayhawks (11-3, 2-1 in Big 12) are coming off a win at home against Arizona State. The Bearcats (10-4, 0-3 in Big 12) lost on the road against Baylor in their last game. Cincinnati isn’t …

[ad_1] Texas A&M coach Buzz Williams shouts during an SEC men’s college basketball game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Texas A&M Aggies at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Okla., Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. Texas A&M won 80-78. After trailing by 18 points Wednesday night, the Texas A&M men’s basketball team fought back to beat Oklahoma on …

[ad_1] For the first time in his career, John Calipari is 0-2 in the SEC, and Arkansas basketball needs to pull off an upset to avoid that unflattering piece of history diving deeper in dismay. The Razorbacks (11-4, 0-2) host No. 8 Florida on Saturday afternoon (3 p.m., ESPN), hoping to get off-and-running in the conference slate. Arkansas was blown …

[ad_1] It’s been eight months since Arkansas basketball named John Calipari the 14th head coach in program history. He brought a resume filled with winning on the court and in recruiting battles widely unmatched in the college basketball landscape. But ever since he arrived in Fayetteville, Calipari has been asking for patience from the Razorbacks faithful. “The process has to …

[ad_1] Nick Saban spent his first year of retirement plenty busy. The former Alabama football coach spent his Saturdays in cities from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Columbus, Ohio and Dublin, Ireland, working as a analyst for ESPN’s College GameDay. Sitting next to Pat McAfee, Desmond Howard and Kirk Herbstreit, while watching Lee Corso don a mascot head …

[ad_1] Road games are never easy in the Big 12 Conference, and Iowa State basketball will put its 10-game winning streak on the line when it heads over to Lubbock, Texas, to face the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Saturday afternoon. The Cyclones (13-1, 3-0 Big 12 Conference) have beaten every conference opponent so far by a double-digit margin. They …

[ad_1] By the week’s end, Auburn basketball will have gone as far west and east as the SEC could take it, fending off the Texas Longhorns on Tuesday to make Bruce Pearl the winningest coach in the program’s history, and it’ll try to fend off South Carolina at noon Saturday to further Pearl’s win total. “By the slippery rock theory, …

[ad_1] Jan 9, 2025; East Lansing, Michigan, USA; Washington Huskies center KC Ibekwe (24) gets trapped by the Michigan State Spartans defense including Michigan State Spartans center Carson Cooper (15) during the first half at Jack Breslin Student Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Dale Young-Imagn Images Michigan State basketball went into halftime of their win on Thursday night with their biggest …

[ad_1] The calendar tells us that the four seasons are equal in length. But we know better, don’t we? We know that winter is the longest, no matter the actual number of days. But fret not, friends. College basketball is here to keep us entertained when it’s coldest outside. OK, truth be told some of the top teams in men’s …

[ad_1] AUBURN — In a conference full of titans, Auburn basketball proved earlier this week why it may be one of the SEC’s mightiest. On Tuesday, when a top-ranked Tennessee squad went on the road and got squashed by No. 8 Florida, and sixth-ranked Kentucky traveled to Georgia and suffered the same fate, the second-ranked Tigers had the same circumstance. …

[ad_1] About anything that could go right for Michigan State, did go right on Thursday night. The Spartans dominated the visiting Washington Huskies in a Big Ten matchup inside of the Breslin Center, 88-54. MSU improves to 13-2 (4-0 B1G) on the season. The game started with a 16-1 run for the Spartans, and they did not let up. A …

[ad_1] Duke basketball hasn’t faced much resistance in the ACC through the first five games of its conference schedule. The fourth-ranked Blue Devils (13-2, 5-0 ACC) have won their first five league games by double digits for the first time since the 1998-99 season, which ended with Duke playing for a national championship. In its third season under head coach …

[ad_1] Oakland Golden Grizzlies (5-12, 2-4 Horizon League) at Northern Kentucky Norse (9-8, 4-2 Horizon League) Highland Heights, Kentucky; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Oakland will attempt to stop its six-game road slide when the Golden Grizzlies visit Northern Kentucky. The Norse have gone 8-2 at home. Northern Kentucky ranks fifth in the Horizon League with 10.4 offensive rebounds …

[ad_1] Georgia Southern Eagles (8-8, 1-3 Sun Belt) at James Madison Dukes (12-4, 4-0 Sun Belt) Harrisonburg, Virginia; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: JMU hosts Georgia Southern after Ashanti Barnes-Williams scored 25 points in JMU’s 71-59 victory against the Marshall Thundering Herd. The Dukes are 6-1 in home games. JMU averages 69.3 points while outscoring opponents by 6.3 points …

[ad_1] BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Mason Nicholson’s 20 points helped Jacksonville State defeat Western Kentucky 73-67 on Thursday night. Nicholson also contributed 12 rebounds and three blocks for the Gamecocks (9-6, 1-1 Conference USA). Quel’Ron House scored 14 points and added nine rebounds and seven assists. Jaron Pierre Jr. went 5 of 18 from the field (1 for 7 …

[ad_1] CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) — Daniel Egbuniwe and Jaylon Johnson both scored 13 points to help Tennessee Tech defeat Eastern Illinois 69-64 on Thursday night. Egbuniwe had 10 rebounds for the Golden Eagles (9-7, 4-1 Ohio Valley Conference). Johnson shot 4 of 10 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and added six assists. JaJuan Nicholls and Kyle Layton both added …

[ad_1] BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Marcell McCreary scored 21 points, Langston Reynolds made a go-ahead layup with four seconds left, and Northern Colorado overcame a 20-point deficit to beat Montana State 83-82 on Thursday night. Northern Colorado trailed 63-43 with 12:45 left. McCreary shot 8 for 11, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc for the Bears (11-5, 3-0 …

[ad_1] The Kansas Jayhawks visited the Armory Fieldhouse just a few months after The Beatles appeared at Cincinnati Gardens in 1964. Then-coach Tay Baker’s squad beat them 76-72, which would be the last UC win in the series until last year’s Big 12 tournament. After falling short at Allen Fieldhouse in January 2024, 74-69 UC beat the Jayhawks 72-52 last …

[ad_1] There’s no way to sugar coat Xavier’s season thus far. After record-breaking performances at Cintas Center this season, Xavier set dubious marks at its home venue Tuesday in an 82-72 loss to St. John’s. Xavier head coach Sean Miller called the defeat the “low point” of the Musketeers’ season. Xavier gave up 20 offensive rebounds for the first time …

[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Malik Thomas had 19 points in San Francisco’s 81-72 win against Portland on Thursday. Thomas shot 5 of 12 from the field, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 7 for 7 from the line for the Dons (14-4, 4-1 West Coast Conference). Marcus Williams scored 17 points while shooting 8 for 12, …

[ad_1] SAINT CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — Anias Futrell scored 24 points as Lindenwood beat Tennessee State 72-62 on Thursday. Futrell also contributed 10 rebounds and three steals for the Lions (7-9, 2-3 Ohio Valley Conference). Nathan Johnson Jr. scored 11 points while shooting 3 for 9 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line …

[ad_1] MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Elijah Ormiston had 22 points in South Alabama’s 76-62 win over Arkansas State on Thursday night. Ormiston added five rebounds for the Jaguars (12-4, 4-0 Sun Belt Conference). Myles Corey scored 11 points while going 5 of 10 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and added six assists. Judah Brown went 4 of 5 from …

[ad_1] SAINT GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Noa Gonsalves scored 24 points as Utah Tech beat UT Arlington 74-62 on Thursday night. Gonsalves shot 7 of 12 from the field, including 6 for 8 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line for the Trailblazers (5-11, 1-0 Western Athletic Conference). Hakim Byrd scored 21 points while going 8 …

[ad_1] EAST LANSING — Welcome to the Big Ten, Washington. Michigan State basketball rolled out the red carpet Tom Izzo-style, with one of the most concise displays of his principles of basketball, looking every bit like the Izzone alumni in the stands remembered. A defense that smothered from the outset. An offense that ran in transition and elevated the electricity. …