College Basketball

[ad_1] IOWA CITY, Iowa — Josh Dix had a career-high 31 points and seven 3-pointers, Payton Sandfort scored all 30 of his points after halftime and Iowa overcame a 15-point, second-half deficit to beat Nebraska 97-87 in overtime on Tuesday night. Dix and Payton Sandfort were a combined 13 of 20 from long range and 12 of 13 from the …

[ad_1] For the second consecutive game, Texas basketball (11-4, 0-2 SEC) fell short against one of the top teams in the nation’s toughest conference. And things don’t get any easier for Texas after Tuesday’s 87-82 loss to No. 2 Auburn (14-1, 2-0), which followed an emotional loss to Texas A&M this past weekend. The Longhorns welcome in No. 1 Tennessee …

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES — Vladislav Goldin scored 21 of his career-high 36 points in the first half to lead No. 24 Michigan over 22nd-ranked UCLA 94-75 on Tuesday night in the Wolverines’ fourth straight victory. The 7-foot-1 Russian asserted himself in the game’s opening minutes with back-to-back one-handed dunks over Tyler Bilodeau, who gave up 4 inches and 20 pounds …

[ad_1] With, 3:08 left in the game, Texas basketball forward Arthur Kaluma put up a 3-pointer that ricocheted high off the rim, before bouncing around into the basket. The bucket gave him a career-high 31 points, which he proceeded to surpass a few minutes later with another three that cut the lead to 83-78 with 50 seconds left. Texas’ comeback …

[ad_1] BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Tyson Degenhart scored 21 points as Boise State beat UNLV 81-59 on Tuesday night. Degenhart also contributed 11 rebounds for the Broncos (12-4, 4-1 Mountain West Conference). Alvaro Cardenas Torre added 13 points while shooting 6 for 11, including 1 for 5 from beyond the arc while they also had nine assists. Javan Buchanan shot …

[ad_1] Texas Tech Red Raiders guard Kevin Overton (1) shoots the ball while guarded by BYU Cougars guard Dawson Baker (25) during an NCAA men’s basketball game held at the Marriott Center in Provo on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News After that stunning 31-point loss at Houston three days ago, BYU got the first 32 minutes …

[ad_1] Michigan center Vladislav Goldin flexes over UCLA forward Tyler Bilodeau after scoring in the first half. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) First, UCLA had no answer for Michigan’s interior dominance. Then, after a massive comeback pushed the Bruins into the lead, they could not stop the Wolverines from long range. The one-two punch was enough to stagger No. …

[ad_1] Jan 7, 2025; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels guard RJ Davis (4) reacts with teammates in the second half at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images Throughout their college basketball season, the North Carolina Tar Heels have largely struggled to do two things: play solid defense and good basketball in the first …

[ad_1] Iowa State guard Curtis Jones (5) drives past Utah guard Miro Little (1) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Ames, Iowa. | Charlie Neibergall Utah showed more fight in its matchup with No. 3 Iowa State on Tuesday night at the Hilton Coliseum than it had in its first two …

[ad_1] LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — J’Vonne Hadley scored a career-high 32 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, James Scott had his second career double-double and Louisville beat Clemson 74-64 on Tuesday night. Hadley was 10-of-12 shooting, 3 of 3 from 3-point range, and made 9 of 11 from the free-throw line. Scott made 5 of 5 from the field and finished …

[ad_1] Jan 7, 2025; Athens, Georgia, USA; Georgia Bulldogs guard Blue Cain (0) shoots against Kentucky Wildcats guard Jaxson Robinson (2) during the first half at Stegeman Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images On Tuesday, Georgia Bulldogs basketball stunned the No. 6 Kentucky Wildcats 82-69 at home. It is their first major ranked win of the season and the first …

[ad_1] GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida finally knocked off No. 1 at home, where the Gators are becoming impossible to beat. UF did it playing top-ranked Tennessee’s own game. “We were dominant from start to finish,” coach Todd Golden said. “We really didn’t have many lapses. There were not many possessions in that game where I did not think our guys …

[ad_1] AMES − All other basketball teams have five starters, but Iowa State men’s basketball is fortunate to have six. The Cyclones don’t break the rules and play 6-on-5, but rather, they have their sixth man, Curtis Jones, play major minutes off the bench. Jones, alongside co-captain Tamin Lipsey, led the way on Tuesday night in the Cyclones’ 82-59 victory …

[ad_1] Jan. 7—It happens more often during the arduous segments on Gonzaga’s nonconference schedules, but the latest edition of the game before The Game arrives Wednesday for the Bulldogs. No. 18 GU entertains San Diego, which is No. 311 in the NET out of 364 teams, before lining up Saturday against Washington State for the first time since 2015 with …

[ad_1] SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — J.J. Starling scored 21 points, Eddie Lampkin Jr. added a double-double and Syracuse beat Georgia Tech 62-55 on Tuesday night for its first Atlantic Coast Conference victory. Starling, who returned Saturday after missing seven games with a left-hand injury, shot 9 of 16 from the floor. Lampkin scored 10 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. Chris …

[ad_1] GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Alijah Martin scored 18 points, Denzel Aberdeen added 16 and No. 8 Florida thumped top-ranked Tennessee 73-43 on Tuesday night to knock off the last unbeaten team in Division I basketball. Alex Condon chipped in 12 points and 12 rebounds for his second double-double this season as the Gators (14-1, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) beat a …

[ad_1] Xavier’s room for error in the Big East is now microscopic. In a pivotal return home Tuesday night, Xavier climbed out of an early double-digit hole only to fall flat in the second half in an ugly 82-72 loss to St. John’s at Cintas Center. Xavier was once a team on the rise. A team highlighted by depth, quality …

[ad_1] Jan. 7—MIDLAND — Midland College head men’s basketball coach Tra Arnold will be temporarily stepping away from basketball, a press release from the college said on Tuesday. The release said that Arnold ‘has decided to temporarily step away from basketball to focus on his health and spend time with his family.” Arnold, who is a former Odessa College men’s …

[ad_1] Peacock is your source for college basketball action, and no day proves that more than Wednesday, January 8. The second game in a slate of four begins at 7 PM ET and pits Dayton against UMass in an Atlantic 10 matchup. The Flyers will try to build on their 15-10 historic advantage against the Minutemen. Read on for all …

[ad_1] Coach Nate Oats wasn’t kidding when he recalled Alabama basketball players having it rough when he got to Tuscaloosa. Former Crimson Tide player Raymond Hawkins shared a photo of himself from the 2019 season, laid out and shut-eyed on a table in Alabama’s sports medicine department while covered in blankets with an IV line stuck in his arm. Hawkins …

[ad_1] Men’s Team MVC All Bradley 4-0 13-2 Indiana State 3-1 9-6 UNI 3-1 9-6 Drake 2-2 12-2 Belmont 2-2 10-5 Illinois State 2-2 10-5 UIC 2-2 9-5 Valparaiso 2-2 9-6 Murray State 2-2 8-7 Evansville 2-2 5-10 Missouri State 0-4 7-8 Southern Illinois 0-4 5-10 Tuesday’s game UIC at Missouri State, 8 p.m. Wednesday’s games Murray State at UNI, …

[ad_1] When looking at Arizona State’s basketball schedule online, there’s a button available to the right for each game. On that button reads “History.” There, the statistics behind each team’s matchups from their series history are available. For Kansas, the history page is sparkling, and to some, surprising. The Jayhawks are a blueblood in college basketball while the Sun Devils …

[ad_1] Jan 28, 2020; Durham, North Carolina, USA; Duke Blue Devils guard Cassius Stanley (2) shoots over Pitt Panthers forward Terrell Brown (21) during the second half at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports The Duke Blue Devils host the Pitt Panthers on Tuesday night in a battle between two Atlantic Coast Conference rivals inside Cameron Indoor …

[ad_1] The Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball team has a mix of veterans who have played in the NCAA Tournament and newer players figuring out how to play championship basketball. It was the veterans who led the way last week when the Norse faced their most adversity of the season. Trey Robinson (1) averages over 16 points per game and …

[ad_1] OXFORD — Ole Miss basketball is playing its first SEC road game against a legendary coach in a new place. The No. 22 Rebels (12-2, 1-0) play John Calipari’s Arkansas Razorbacks (11-3, 0-1) on Wednesday (6 p.m., ESPN2). Both teams are projected to make the NCAA tournament. ESPN’s Joe Lunardi projects Ole Miss to be a No. 7 seed …