College Basketball

College basketball delivered another solid showcase matchup on Friday night when a raucous Madison Square Garden hosted No. 22 St. John’s battle with No. 3 UConn. Circled on the calendar of college hoops fans all season, the Big East slugfest between two preseason top-five teams gave St. John’s a critical 81-72 victory — its most important win of the season. …

Saturday night in Chapel Hill brings another chapter of college basketball’s premier rivalry. North Carolina (18-4, 6-3 ACC) welcomes league-leading Duke (21-1, 10-0) to a packed Dean Dome, where Carolina blue will dominate but Duke fans will still make their presence felt. The Blue Devils won all three meetings with the Tar Heels last season, so North Carolina enters this …

With wins in seven of their last eight, the Wisconsin Badgers hit the road to take on the Indiana Hoosiers in Big Ten action this afternoon. Despite the streak, the Hoosiers are tough to play at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, which is why I’m taking the home team in my Wisconsin vs. Indiana predictions. Advertisement Find out more in my …

NEW YORK (AP) — With an impressive performance at a pulsating Madison Square Garden, No. 22 St. John’s showed everyone that third-ranked UConn has a legitimate challenger in the Big East this season. Zuby Ejiofor had 21 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists as the Red Storm powered past the Huskies 81-72 on Friday night, snapping their 18-game winning streak. …

Wednesday night in Portland, Oregon, was a nightmare. The 87-80 loss to the Portland Pilots was arguably the worst in the coach Mark Few era and will hurt his No. 6 Gonzaga Bulldogs (22-2, 10-1 WCC) come Selection Sunday as a Quad 3 loss. But it’s time to move past. The road trip through the Beaver State still isn’t complete, …

After a much-needed week off, the Virginia Tech Hokies (16-7, 5-5) are back on the hardwood for a noon tipoff Saturday in Raleigh against the North Carolina State Wolfpack (17-6, 8-2). This game kicks off a critical stretch for the Hokies, who will face the Wolfpack on Saturday, followed by games against No. 20 Clemson, Florida State and Miami over …

No. 3 UConn men’s basketball saw its 18-game winning streak come to an end Friday night, as the Huskies fell to Rick Pitino and the St. John’s Red Storm in front of a raucous Madison Square Garden crowd. Turnovers plagued UConn (22-2, 12-1 Big East) all night, as a tenacious St. John’s defense propelled the Red Storm to an 81-72 …

Drake men’s basketball dug itself a 15-point hole at halftime and lost at Illinois State 86-76 on Feb. 6. The Bulldogs (12-13 overall, 6-8 Missouri Valley) struggled with their shooting in the loss, making just 42% from the field. Advertisement The Redbirds (16-8, 8-5) shot 50% overall and made 12-of-27 (44%) from 3-point range. Jalen Quinn and Okku Federiko both …

NEW YORK — Zuby Ejiofor had 21 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists as No. 22 St. John’s beat third-ranked UConn 81-72 on Friday night, snapping the Huskies’ 18-game winning streak. In the first Big East showdown this season between the league’s top two teams, Dillon Mitchell added 15 points and Bryce Hopkins scored 14 for the Red Storm (18-5, …

As Michigan State prepares for a Big Ten matchup with No. 6 Illinois, Spartans coach Tom Izzo has a big decision in front of him. The problem is, he has no idea how to make it. That decision centers around MSU guard Jeremy Fears Jr., who is under fire for a series of underhanded plays against Minnesota in a 76-73 …

This one is coming out…a bit late, but life happens fast and things get in the way at times. BUT, late is better than never and the win against Maryland hopefully helped Purdue get itself back on track. The Boilers traveled out east and on that trip Fletcher Loyer seemingly found his 3pt shot and that bodes well for the …

Purdue got fairly lucky over these last two games as they were coming off a three game losing streak but found themselves facing the Maryland Terrapins and the Oregon Ducks in back to back games. They each sit at the bottom of the conference 1-10 in conference play a piece. Purdue easily dismantled the Terrapins in their last game and …

Ahead of their Saturday matchup at Rupp Arena, the Kentucky Wildcats and Tennessee Volunteers have released their SEC injury report. For Kentucky, Jaland Lowe, Jayden Quaintance, and Kam Williams were all ruled out. Lowe remains done for the season, while Quaintance is also unlikely to play again for the Wildcats. There’s been no real update on Williams since he underwent …

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Some sort of discipline for star guard Jeremy Fears is possible as Michigan State coach Tom Izzo deals with another issue in his backcourt: a season-ending foot injury for key transfer Divine Ugochukwu. Izzo said Friday he still was considering benching Fears for at least a portion of the No. 10 Spartans’ home game against …

Is Tennessee basketball ready to stop getting burnt? Rick Barnes certainly thinks so. Vibes are at a season high as the Vols (16-6, 6-3 SEC), who are seeking their fifth straight victory, visit Kentucky (16-7, 7-3) at Rupp Arena on Feb. 7. Advertisement The Wildcats handed Tennessee its last loss before the four-game winning streak. The Vols had trouble closing …

Winners of seven of their last eight games, Kentucky Basketball looks like they have found a rhythm after starting 0-2 in the SEC. Next up, the Tennessee Volunteers and their gaudy orange come to Lexington on Saturday. Advertisement One of the biggest games on this season’s schedule and one of the few marquee conference games at home, Rupp Arena will …

Buzz Williams thankfully didn’t take the bait. During his postgame news conference after Thursday night’s 82-62 setback to Ohio State at Xfinity Center, the Maryland men’s basketball coach was asked by a reporter to identify some areas of progress. That would seem to be a difficult question to answer when the Terps (8-14, 1-10 Big Ten) have dropped four games …

Looking through a creative lens, you can find a connection to almost everything, and that includes the recent struggles of the BYU basketball team, the near disaster of Apollo 13, and Houston. It is nearly 56 years since the spacecraft ran into trouble on its mission to the moon. It will also be 45½ hours between BYU’s 99-92 loss at …

There are no bye weeks in college basketball, but Arizona has had the closest thing to it. The Wildcats haven’t played since lasts month, technically, with the win Jan. 31 at ASU setting the school record for best start to a season, and when they tip off Saturday at home against Oklahoma State it will be after six days off. …

Tennessee basketball is still evaluating the status of Felix Okpara and Amaree Abram for its next game. The starting center and reserve guard are still day-to-day as the Vols (16-6, 6-3 SEC) gear up for Kentucky (16-7, 7-3) at Rupp Arena on Feb. 7 (8:30 ET, ESPN). Advertisement Okpara has missed the Vols’ last two games with a left calf …

North Carolina will take on Duke in another clash between the two blue blood programs on Saturday at the Dean Dome. North Carolina (18-4, 6-3 ACC), ranked No. 14 in the AP Top 25, is looking to get a big win in front of its home crowd to stay in the race for an ACC regular-season title and improve its …

Tonight’s game at Madison Square Garden between the Red Storm of St. John’s and the UConn Huskies is without question the biggest game of the season in the Big East. From the site to the coaches to the game’s top players, this one has all the ingredients to be a Big East classic. The Huskies have won 18 in a …

When the Duke Blue Devils arrive in Chapel Hill in the early afternoon on Saturday, the program will be without a loss to an ACC opponent for 364 days. Since a 77-71 loss at Clemson on February 8, 2025, Duke has won 20 straight games. Two of those 20 were against the Tar Heels. In the 266th meeting between these …

One is random. Two is a coincidence. Three is a trend. So what does that make four? A pretty talented quartet. Motiejus Krivas has been named to the midseason watch list for the Kareem Abdul Jabbar Award, given to college basketball’s top center. He joins teammates Jaden Bradley (Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year), Brayden Burries (Jerry West Shooting …

Kentucky basketball ran Oklahoma out of Rupp Arena on Wednesday night, 94-78. The game was never really close and several Wildcats played extremely well — including former Oklahoma State big man Brandon Garrison. The second-year Wildcat and third-year player had by far his best game of the season, scoring 20 points and grabbing 11 rebounds — with five of those …