College Basketball

[ad_1] RUSTON, La. (AP) — Al Green led Louisiana Tech past Florida International on Thursday night with 21 points off of the bench in an 81-64 win. Green shot 7 for 9 (5 for 7 from 3-point range) and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Bulldogs (12-4, 1-2 Conference USA). Kaden Cooper scored 19 points while finishing …

[ad_1] RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — George Kimble III scored 26 points as Eastern Kentucky beat North Florida 79-74 on Thursday night. Kimble also had five assists for the Colonels (8-8, 2-1 Atlantic Sun Conference). Devontae Blanton scored 16 points and added eight rebounds. Turner Buttry shot 3 for 6 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from …

[ad_1] STONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) — Kobe Magee’s 24 points helped Drexel defeat Stony Brook 67-51 on Thursday night. Magee shot 9 for 13, including 6 for 8 from beyond the arc for the Dragons (10-6, 2-1 Coastal Athletic Association). Yame Butler shot 3 for 7 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line …

[ad_1] COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jackson Shelstad scored 24 points and made two free throws with seven seconds left as No. 15 Oregon rallied late to beat Ohio State 73-71 on Thursday night. Nate Bittle had 21 points, eight rebounds and three blocks for Oregon (14-2, 3-2 Big Ten), which took a 70-67 lead on TJ Bamba’s shot in the …

[ad_1] Despite a frigid perimeter shooting night, Purdue basketball rolled to a 68-50 road victory over Rutgers at Jersey Mike’s Arena. The Boilermakers made only 4-of-23 from 3-point range, or this really would have been a rout. Player ratings as the Boilermakers improve to 12-4 overall and 4-1 in the Big Ten: More: Purdue shuts down Rutgers’ dynamic duo, Braden …

[ad_1] PISCATAWAY, N.J. − Purdue basketball’s calling card of late was what the Boilermakers again hung their hat on. Woeful shooting from 3-point range and the free throw line was offset by what the Boilers did on the defensive end. No. 19 Purdue held Rutgers to 32.7% shooting and, again, put its opponent away in the latter quarter of the …

[ad_1] Conference play is well underway in the ACC, with its 18 men’s basketball programs competing almost exclusively against each other for the rest of the 2024-25 season. While it’s more jumbled in the middle, a clear top tier is starting to emerge, led by an obvious (and familiar) standard-bearer for the conference. Here’s where the ACC’s programs stand: REQUIRED …

[ad_1] GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Georgia Amoore had 18 points and four steals, Dazia Lawrence scored 14 points and made four 3-pointers, and No. 15 Kentucky beat Florida 71-55 on Thursday night. Kentucky scored the opening seven points of the game and Amoore’s three-point play made it 10-2. Amoore also capped an 8-0 run that spanned the first-quarter break for …

[ad_1] BYU Cougars forward Mawot Mag (0) and guard Egor Demin (3) talk amongst their teammates during an NCAA men’s basketball game against the Arizona State Sun Devils held at the Marriott Center in Provo on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News Remember the commercial in 1976 about Heinz ketchup? The spot featured Carly Simon’s song “Anticipation” …

[ad_1] Florida basketball appears well on its way to its second straight NCAA Tournament appearance under third-year coach Todd Golden. After rolling through non-conference play unbeaten, the No. 8 Florida Gators (14-1, 1-1 SEC) suffered a 106-100 loss to No. 7 Kentucky in its SEC opener at Rupp Arena. But UF rebounded with a historic win in its SEC home …

[ad_1] Isaac Asuma’s surname is pronounced AWESOME-uh, and that adjective root fits the true freshman guard’s production through 15 Gophers men’s basketball games this season. The Cherry, Minn., native climbed a new peak Monday, with a career high 18 points across 40 minutes played in the 89-88 double-overtime loss to Ohio State at Williams Arena. With a rib injury to …

[ad_1] CLEMSON — Winter weather is expected to hit Upstate South Carolina on Friday, but it has not altered Clemson basketball’s game on Saturday. The Tigers (12-4, 4-1 ACC) will host conference rival Florida State (11-4, 2-2) on Saturday (2 p.m. ET, ACC Network) at Littlejohn Coliseum. There have been no changes despite the National Weather Service putting the area under …

[ad_1] Texas A&M Aggies guard Zhuric Phelps (1) goes around Oklahoma Sooners guard Kobe Elvis (1) 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. Texas A&M (13-2, 2-0 SEC) entered Wednesday’s matchup against No. …

[ad_1] In the span of one week, the Big Ten Conference’s Midwestern men’s basketball programs reminded everyone of the league’s true identity. Oregon looked like a potential championship contender until Illinois went out to Eugene and romped by 32 points. UCLA’s early success hit a wall at Nebraska and tumbled off a cliff with a 19-point home loss to Michigan. …

[ad_1] It seemed like déjà vu all over again for the Griswold and Norwich Free Academy boys basketball teams. A year ago the Wolverines withstood a furious Wildcats rally and stunned NFA on a buzzer-beating shot from Kaiden Kazlauskas in front of a raucous crowd at Griswold High School. The teams returned to the scene of last year’s barnburner on …

[ad_1] GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – JANUARY 07: Alijah Martin #15 of the Florida Gators reacts during the first half of a game against the Tennessee Volunteers at Stephen C. O’Connell Center on January 07, 2025 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) Things are looking very good for the Florida basketball program following a trouncing of the top-ranked Tennessee Volunteers …

[ad_1] Maybe it was too soon to count out Arizona. The Wildcats, a preseason darkhorse for the Big 12, were mostly a mess in non-conference play. But in their new conference? Hoo boy. Superstar Caleb Love looks like himself again, though he hasn’t lit up the scoreboard the past week. He really hasn’t had to. Arizona is playing tough defense. …

[ad_1] After losing a nail-biter to Villanova Wednesday, the UConn men’s basketball team will look to get back in the win column in their next game against Georgetown Saturday. The 66-68 loss to Villanova Wednesday snapped an eight-game winning streak for the UConn men. The eight-game winning streak came after UConn dropped three consecutive games in the Maui Invitational in …

[ad_1] NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Zhuric Phelps scored a career-high 34 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 19 seconds remaining, and No. 10 Texas A&M rallied from 18 down in the second half to defeat No. 17 Oklahoma 80-78 on Wednesday night. The Aggies (13-2, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) won their ninth straight while leading scorer Wade Taylor IV sat out …

[ad_1] VILLANOVA, Pa. – Dan Hurley almost took the bait. Sitting at the postgame press conference in front of the Villanova backdrop after Wednesday’s tough loss, the UConn head coach mentioned that with star freshman Liam McNeeley out: “This is a good time to get us.” Those comments unintentionally echoed Hurley’s famous, “You better get us now, because it’s coming” …

[ad_1] Jan. 9—WORTHINGTON — The intensity was high in Wednesday’s anticipated MCAC South division men’s basketball opener between M State Fergus Falls and Minnesota West. The teams battled in a tough, physical game and the Spartans got the best of the Bluejays in an 89-80 effort that displayed some late-game drama. Despite trailing by double digits at halftime and for …

[ad_1] Ron Johnson-Imagn Images While he wasn’t one of the most touted names before the NCAA season began, Illinois guard Kasparas Jakucionis is climbing up mock drafts. Jakucionis, who previously played for Barcelona in Spain, is one of the best young guards in college basketball. He is averaging 16.4 points as well as 5.6 rebounds, and 5.4 assists per game …

[ad_1] UWM’s AJ McKee and Darius Duffy chase a loose ball in a game earlier this season. The Panthers fell to Purdue Fort Wayne in an odd way Wednesday. A remarkable comeback effort by UW-Milwaukee was wholly undone in one maddening minute. After erasing a 13-point second-half deficit to draw even with just over four minutes to play, the Panthers …

[ad_1] Oregon’s on the road this week for its first extended trip as a member of the Big Ten, with men’s basketball conference games at Ohio State and at Penn State. Up first are the Buckeyes at 3 p.m. Thursday at St. John Arena in Columbus. The Ducks (13-2, 2-2 Big Ten) will play the Nittany Lions at 1 p.m. …

[ad_1] NORMAN — Like Yogi Berra said, it’s deja vu all over again. OU men’s basketball under Porter Moser is becoming quite redundant. Rack up wins against lesser non-conference foes, struggle in conference play, sweat it out on Selection Sunday. If the Sooners miss the NCAA Tournament for the fourth consecutive season, we might look back to what happened Wednesday night …