College Basketball

[ad_1] COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Szymon Zapala scored a season-high 15 points and No. 18 Michigan State made 8 of 10 free throws to hold off Ohio State 69-62 on Friday night for its third straight win to start Big Ten play. Zapala fueled a 12-0 run to build a 14-point lead for the Spartans (12-2, 3-0). However, the Buckeyes …

[ad_1] Streetsboro senior Naomi Benson and coach Carl Singer after Benson set the program’s career scoring mark in a 52-40 victory at Field. It was Streetsboro’s night. Naomi Benson became the program’s all-time leading scorer in leading the Rockets to a 52-40 victory at Field in a battle of girls basketball teams that were undefeated in Metro Athletic Conference play. …

[ad_1] Creighton Bluejays (9-5, 2-1 Big East) at Marquette Golden Eagles (12-2, 3-0 Big East) Milwaukee; Friday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Golden Eagles -9.5; over/under is 147.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 8 Marquette will try to keep its nine-game home win streak intact when the Golden Eagles face Creighton. The Golden Eagles are 8-0 on their home court. Marquette …

[ad_1] LORETTO, Pa. (AP) — Jordan Jones scored 26 points as Central Connecticut State beat Saint Francis (PA) 74-59 on Friday night. Jones shot 11 for 15, including 4 for 7 from beyond the arc for the Blue Devils (10-4, 1-0 Northeast Conference). Devin Haid scored 18 points while shooting 6 for 15 (1 for 6 from 3-point range) and …

[ad_1] The Marquette men’s basketball team starts 2025 against Creighton (9-5, 2-1 Big East) on Friday night at Fiserv Forum. The Golden Eagles (12-2, 3-0) are off to their best start since the 2012-13 team won its first four games. Refresh your browser for updates from game: Marquette probable starters Guards: Kam Jones, Stevie Mitchell, Chase Ross Forwards: Ben Gold, …

[ad_1] The Marquette men’s basketball team starts 2025 against Creighton (9-5, 2-1 Big East) on Friday night at Fiserv Forum. The Golden Eagles (12-2, 3-0) are off to their best start since the 2012-13 team won its first four games. Refresh your browser for updates from game: Marquette probable starters Guards: Kam Jones, Stevie Mitchell, Chase Ross Forwards: Ben Gold, …

[ad_1] Jahmai Mashack dove on the floor in Tennessee basketball’s late December game against Middle Tennessee State. The Vols guard rolled over, looked at the pinky finger on his left hand and knew something was wrong. The finger didn’t look right but Mashack isn’t deterred. “Nothing’s gonna keep me off the court,” Mashack said Friday. Mashack said the injured finger …

[ad_1] Alabama basketball still has high expectations for Chris Youngblood. The USF guard transfer has been polishing up nicely while working his way back from an offseason ankle injury. However, the state of SEC hoops suggests Alabama (11-2) might need the rust knocked off a little faster. Head coach Nate Oats is confident that the sought-after sharp-shooter is going to …

[ad_1] Arizona is hoping the beginning of Big 12 Conference play will jump-start its season as it heads to No. 16 Cincinnati on Saturday. So far, the Wildcats (7-5, 1-0) are off to a good start as they topped TCU 90-81 at home on Monday to extend their winning streak to three games. Meanwhile, the Bearcats (10-2, 0-1) will look …

[ad_1] The UConn men’s basketball team lost three straight games to unranked teams at the Maui Invitational in November. Since then, the No. 11 Huskies have won seven straight, including three against teams currently ranked in the AP Top 25. They will look to make it eight victories in a row when they host the Providence Friars Sunday afternoon at …

[ad_1] After No. 2 Auburn basketball’s win over Monmouth on Monday, coach Bruce Pearl said the keys to success in handling the upcoming SEC schedule would be about being humble, hungry and healthy. On Friday, Pearl said he was mostly wrong about that. “There’s going to be so much losing that there will be enough humility,” Pearl said. “No one’s going …

[ad_1] BYU head coach Kevin Young talks with guard Trevin Knell during a game between BYU and Wyoming at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News HOUSTON — For exactly a month now, BYU’s basketball team has sat on that 83-64 loss at Providence College on Dec. 3 in which …

[ad_1] First ports of call don’t come much tougher. Missouri basketball faces Auburn on Saturday afternoon in Auburn, Alabama, to open its Southeastern Conference slate. That means Mizzou, playing its first SEC game since losing all 19 matchups it played against league opponents in the 2023-24 season, is traveling to face one of the top teams in the nation for …

[ad_1] Alabama basketball is ready for the return of former Crimson Tide teammate Mo Wague. Mark Sears and Mouhamed Dioubate are eager to face off against Oklahoma this weekend to start conference play, but also to see an old pal among the undefeated Sooners. “That’s my guy,” Dioubate said on Friday. “I can’t wait to play him.” Mar 30, 2024; …

[ad_1] It’s been a while since the Marquette’s men’s basketball team has had some home cooking. After two conference victories on the road, the No. 8 Golden Eagles (12-2 overall, 3-0 in the Big East) return to Fiserv Forum for the first time since Dec. 18 to face the Creighton Bluejays. Marquette has won all eight of its home games, …

[ad_1] Jan. 3—EUGENE, Ore. — The message hasn’t changed from Brad Underwood to Ben Humrichous in the last several weeks. It’s been the same “Keep shooting.” What Humrichous did Thursday night against Oregon was proof why you don’t stop. The veteran Illinois forward, who had made just a single three-pointer in six of his last seven games, shot 4 of …

[ad_1] UCLA LOS ANGELES — Top-ranked UCLA is headed to Indiana for a pair of games where the undefeated women’s team will find reminders of Hall of Fame coach John Wooden in his home state. Wooden, of course, led the Bruin men’s teams to a record 10 NCAA championships, including seven in a row. He was a frequent presence at …

[ad_1] COLUMBIA, MO – MARCH 05 – Auburn’s Denver Jones (12) during the game between the #13 Auburn Tigers and the Missouri Tigers at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, MO on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Photo by Zach Bland/Auburn Tigers The No. 2 Auburn Tigers enjoyed a successful non-conference schedule, earning 12 wins, which built momentum to carry into SEC play. …

[ad_1] Rick Barnes didn’t see Jonas Aidoo’s decision to transfer coming in April. Eight months later, the Tennessee basketball coach is seeing Aidoo come back to Knoxville as an Arkansas Razorback. “He’s there, we’re here and it’s about competition now,” Barnes said Friday. The No. 1 Vols (13-0) are set to face Aidoo, who played three seasons at UT, when …

[ad_1] Jan. 3—Beat writer Scott Richey’s rundown from Eugene, Ore., where the Illini ran the Ducks off the court: Player of the game Illinois forward Ben Humrichous Let’s be honest. Six different Illini made a compelling case as Thursday’s best. Few needed the type of performance they put up against Oregon as much as Humrichous. The 6-foot-9 forward didn’t just …

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (AP) — Top-ranked UCLA is headed to Indiana this weekend for a pair of games where the undefeated women’s team will find reminders of Hall of Fame coach John Wooden in his home state. Wooden, of course, led the Bruin men’s teams to a record 10 NCAA championships, including seven in a row. He was a frequent …

[ad_1] Fletcher Loyer Fletcher Loyer scored 24 points on 8-for-10 shooting and Braden Smith had 20 points, 10 assists and six rebounds as No. 20 Purdue pulled away from Minnesota for an 81-61 victory Thursday night. Trey Kaufman-Renn added 17 points for the Boilermakers (10-4, 2-1 Big Ten), who notched their first road win of the season after losing at …

[ad_1] Illinois v Oregon men’s college basketball Tre White had 20 points and 11 rebounds as No. 22 Illinois made a resounding statement on the road with a 109-77 blowout of ninth-ranked Oregon on January 2. Ben Humrichous shot 4 of 7 from 3-point range and scored 18 points on a night when Illinois went 16 for 29 behind the …

[ad_1] Jan. 2, 2025, started chaotically for New Mexico State athletics. It ended with Aggies basketball turning it into a lively evening. NM State’s athletics program was turned on its head Thursday morning with the firing of former athletic director Mario Moccia. But inside the Pan American Center hours later, you wouldn’t know anything had happened at all. The arena …

[ad_1] A familiar face will be in Coleman Coliseum as Alabama basketball tips off conference play this weekend. The No. 6 Crimson Tide will host No. 10 Oklahoma for the SEC opener on Saturday with a start time of 5 p.m. CT. Mohamed Wague will be back in the Plaid Palace to face his former Alabama (11-2) teammates for the …