College Basketball

[ad_1] BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — It was just another day in sunny L.A. on Monday, where the Michigan basketball program switched its sights from USC to UCLA, after defeating the former on Saturday evening in the first of two clashes in Southern California. Staying at the W Los Angeles — West Beverly Hills Hotel, the Wolverines aren’t as close as …

[ad_1] Be prepared for less PJ Haggerty and Tyrese Hunter. As good as they’ve been for Penny Hardaway, the Memphis basketball coach knows he can’t keep playing his star guards at the same rate. Halfway through the season, only four players in the country are averaging more minutes per game than Haggerty’s 36.4. Only 33 players have been on the …

[ad_1] BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — It was just another day in sunny L.A. on Monday, where the Michigan basketball program switched its sights from USC to UCLA, after defeating the former on Saturday evening in the first of two clashes in Southern California. Staying at the W Los Angeles — West Beverly Hills Hotel, the Wolverines aren’t as close as …

[ad_1] EAST LANSING – All season, Tom Izzo sensed Michigan State basketball could become a good team. Through a third of their season, the Spartans have proven him prescient. The Spartans are coming off a second Big Ten road win, sitting at 3-0 in league play and 12-2 overall. They’re riding a seven-game win streak. They’ve moved to No. 14 …

[ad_1] Kentucky moved back to No. 6 in the latest AP Top 25, and will carry that ranking on its first SEC road swing of the season this week. The Wildcats go to Georgia for a Tuesday matchup that tips off at 6 p.m. CT at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Ga. Both Kentucky and Georgia are 12-2. The Wildcats have …

[ad_1] Missouri State basketball will host Illinois Chicago in Missouri Valley Conference play on Tuesday, looking to snap a three-game losing streak. The Bears (7-8, 0-4 MVC) and Flames (9-5, 2-2 MVC) will meet at 7 p.m. at Great Southern Bank Arena. The game will be streamed on ESPN+. UIC has won five of its last six games, including a New Year’s …

[ad_1] Over the course of the season, Kansas basketball coach Bill Self has gone with some different starting lineups. Of course, graduate center Hunter Dickinson, senior forward KJ Adams, and graduate guard Dajuan Harris Jr. have all been among the team’s five regular starters. But the combination with them hasn’t always been consistent. Ahead of this past Sunday’s game at …

[ad_1] Although the SEC has only one team remaining in the College Football Playoff, fans of the league can breathe easy. While the conference may not have been the overwhelming football juggernaut some propped it up to be this season, it’s shaping up to have one of the best seasons ever in men’s basketball. The SEC had nine teams in …

[ad_1] Jan. 6—West Virginia is ranked No. 21 this week in the Associated Press men’s basketball poll in no small thanks to the contributions of a freshman from Centerville. Jonathan Powell, a 6-foot-6 guard who played for the Elks and Chaminade Julienne in high school, scored 11 points as the Mountaineers upset then-No. 7 Kansas 62-61 on the road Dec. …

[ad_1] Jan. 6—Gonzaga moved up in the latest AP college basketball poll, ending five straight weeks of dropping in the rankings. The Zags (12-4) climbed one spot to No. 18 after opening West Coast Conference play with wins over Pepperdine (89-82), Portland (81-50) and Loyola Marymount (96-68). GU had dropped from No. 3 to No. 19 in the previous five …

[ad_1] Jan. 6—MORGANTOWN — It would seem so much has changed since WVU last met Arizona just 40 days ago in The Bahamas. “The biggest thing is we’ll go from 80 degrees to 20 degrees, ” joked WVU men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries. “That’s a big adjustment.” Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday inside the Coliseum. WVU STATS The …

[ad_1] HOUSTON (AP) — Emanuel Sharp scored 14 points, J’Wan Roberts added 12 and No. 12 Houston beat TCU 65-46 on Monday night for its seventh straight win. L.J Cryer had 10 points for Houston (11-3, 3-0 Big 12), which shot 48% and went 8 of 19 on 3-pointers. The Cougars won their 31st consecutive home game. Noah Reynolds scored …

[ad_1] MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Devin Royal had 19 points and Bruce Thornton scored five of his 18 in a second overtime as Ohio State rallied to beat Minnesota 89-88 on Monday night. Thornton hit a 3-pointer for Ohio State (10-5, 2-2 Big Ten Conference) to begin the second extra period, Aaron Bradshaw followed with a three-point play and Ques Glover …

[ad_1] HOUSTON (AP) — Zaire Hayes had 24 points to lead Texas Southern to a 71-66 victory over Grambling in overtime on Monday night. Hayes shot 8 for 15 (3 for 7 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line for the Tigers (4-11, 1-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Kavion McClain added 11 points and five assists. Jaylin …

[ad_1] Wisconsin v Rutgers PISCATAWAY, N.J. — John Blackwell scored 21, Steven Crowl totaled 18 points and 10 rebounds and Wisconsin defeated Rutgers 75-63 on Monday night. Blackwell made 8 of 15 shots with a 3-pointer and all four of his free throws as the Badgers (12-3, 2-2 Big Ten Conference) upped their win streak to four. Crowl hit 8 …

[ad_1] The Gophers men’s basketball team had plenty of chances to beat Ohio State on Monday, but at the end of regulation and to close the first overtime, Minnesota’s own mishaps allowed the Buckeyes to outlast them, 89-88, in a double-overtime defeat at Williams Arena. Up 64-62 in regulation, Gophers veteran Parker Fox left Buckeyes forward Devin Royal wide open …

[ad_1] BYU guard Egor Demin looks to pass the ball while he’s guarded by UC Riverside guard Barrington Hargress (24) during game held at the Marriott Center Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News BYU’s top gun has a need for speed. It’s not that Egor Demin is slow, far from it. But it’s the fact that the …

[ad_1] PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — John Blackwell scored 21, Steven Crowl totaled 18 points and 10 rebounds and Wisconsin defeated Rutgers 75-63 on Monday night. Blackwell made 8 of 15 shots with a 3-pointer and all four of his free throws as the Badgers (12-3, 2-2 Big Ten Conference) upped their win streak to four. Crowl hit 8 of 11 …

[ad_1] NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) — DJ Richards had 20 points to help McNeese defeat Northwestern State 92-69 on Monday night. Richards shot 6 for 9 (6 for 7 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line for the Cowboys (10-5, 4-0 Southland Conference). Sincere Parker scored 18 points and had three steals. Christian Shumate shot 6 of …

[ad_1] HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Julian Mackey scored 22 points and Houston Christian beat Stephen F. Austin 83-73 on Monday night. Mackey shot 7 for 13 from the floor, including 4 for 8 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 5 from the free-throw line for the Huskies (5-10, 2-2 Southland Conference). Elijah Brooks totaled 13 points, seven rebounds, six …

[ad_1] Wisconsin basketball pocketed a gritty 75-63 road win over a young Rutgers team on Monday night. The Badgers overcame 16 turnovers and Rutgers’ offensive rebounding effort to exit with the win. Fueled by 21 points, four rebounds and three assists from sophomore guard John Blackwell, 18 points and 10 rebounds from veteran center Steven Crowl and 15 points and …

[ad_1] Wisconsin basketball (12-3, 2-2 Big Ten) extended its win streak to four with a 75-63 triumph against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on Monday. The Badgers never trailed against a short-handed Rutgers crew. With Superstar freshman Dylan Harper battling an illness and future NBA prospect Ace Bailey shooting just 3-of-16 from the field, the Scarlet Knights struggled to discover any …

[ad_1] PISCATAWAY – Dylan Harper was back in Rutgers basketball’s starting lineup Monday, but he wasn’t back to his old self – and that proved costly for the Scarlet Knights. With the star point guard severely limited by the illness that sidelined him during last week’s loss at Indiana, Rutgers began a make-or-break three-game homestand with a 75-63 loss to …

[ad_1] DOVER, Del. (AP) — Jalen Myers scored 20 points as Norfolk State beat Delaware State 73-64 on Monday night. Myers added nine rebounds for the Spartans (11-7, 2-0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Sin’Cere McMahon scored 15 points while shot 2 for 4 from beyond the arc and 9 of 10 from the free-throw line. Jaylani Darden shot 5 of 11 …

[ad_1] After a disappointing loss at No. 7 Kentucky in its SEC opener, No. 8 Florida basketball gets a chance for redemption when its plays No. 1 Tennessee on Tuesday night in its SEC home opener at the O’Connell Center (7 p.m., ESPN2). The Florida Gators (13-1, 0-1 SEC) are hosting a No. 1 team for the first time since …