College Basketball

[ad_1] The Butler basketball program has experienced quite the roster makeover since Thad Matta returned to the program three years ago for his second stint as head coach. Matta has mostly rebuilt the program through the transfer portal, targeting experienced players with multiple years of eligibility remaining like Jahmyl Telfort, Pierre Brooks II, Landon Moore and Andre Screen. With new …

[ad_1] The Butler basketball program has experienced quite the roster makeover since Thad Matta returned to the program three years ago for his second stint as head coach. Matta has mostly rebuilt the program through the transfer portal, targeting experienced players with multiple years of eligibility remaining like Jahmyl Telfort, Pierre Brooks II, Landon Moore and Andre Screen. With new …

[ad_1] VMI Keydets (6-7) at East Tennessee State Buccaneers (7-6) Johnson City, Tennessee; Wednesday, 12 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Buccaneers -16; over/under is 147 BOTTOM LINE: East Tennessee State hosts VMI after Quimari Peterson scored 30 points in East Tennessee State’s 73-66 loss to the UMKC Kangaroos. The Buccaneers have gone 6-1 at home. East Tennessee State is sixth …

[ad_1] Tennessee basketball is 13-0, but 0-0 in coach Rick Barnes eyes because one season is over and another is beckoning. The Vols wrapped up an undefeated nonconference run with a 67-52 win against Norfolk State on Tuesday at Food City Center then Barnes looked ahead to the much-anticipated start of SEC play. “You can throw it all out,” Barnes …

[ad_1] FAYETTEVILLE — Adou Thiero’s size and athleticism make him an intriguing NBA Draft prospect. John Calipari is using those elite traits to turn Thiero into a reliable scorer for Arkansas basketball. The junior forward scored 20 points on 7 of 11 shooting Monday as the Razorbacks caught fire in the second half of a 92-62 victory over Oakland. Thiero …

[ad_1] EAST LANSING – Frankie Fidler bounced through the flashing spotlights and sparking fireworks. A new home, a new coach, a new member of Michigan State basketball’s starting lineup. Almost two months later, Fidler popped off the bench at Breslin Center, the last regular in Tom Izzo’s 10-man rotation to get into Monday afternoon’s 80-62 win over Western Michigan. The …

[ad_1] Florida State Seminoles (11-2, 1-0 ACC) at Virginia Tech Hokies (9-3, 0-1 ACC) Blacksburg, Virginia; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Florida State faces Virginia Tech after Makayla Timpson scored 27 points in Florida State’s 97-74 win against the Jacksonville Dolphins. The Hokies are 7-0 in home games. Virginia Tech ranks eighth in the ACC with 15.7 assists per …

[ad_1] Valparaiso Beacons (4-7, 1-0 MVC) at Northern Iowa Panthers (6-6, 1-0 MVC) Cedar Falls, Iowa; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Iowa faces Valparaiso after Kayba Laube scored 20 points in Northern Iowa’s 75-65 victory against the Indiana State Sycamores. The Panthers are 3-2 on their home court. Northern Iowa is 3-6 against opponents over .500. The Beacons …

[ad_1] Missouri State basketball returns home to host Valparaiso, hoping to rebound from its worst loss of the season. The Bears and Beacons will play at 7 p.m. on New Year’s Day at Great Southern Bank Arena. MSU is coming off a 57-40 loss at Evansville on Dec. 29. It was the fewest amount of points the Bears had scored …

[ad_1] Drexel Dragons (8-5) at Campbell Fighting Camels (5-8) Buies Creek, North Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Campbell hosts Drexel after Colby Duggan scored 32 points in Campbell’s 97-81 loss to the North Carolina Tar Heels. The Fighting Camels have gone 2-3 at home. Campbell ranks ninth in the CAA with 29.5 points per game in the paint …

[ad_1] Dec. 31—DURHAM, N.C. — Freshman Cooper Flagg, the Newport, Maine, native, scored 24 points Tuesday as No. 14 Duke won its seventh straight game, beating Virginia Tech, 88-65. Tyrese Proctor and Kon Knueppel both had 13 points, Isaiah Evans posted 12, and Sion James and Mason Gillis added 10 apiece for Duke (11-2, 3-0 Atlantic Coast). Flagg shot 9 …

[ad_1] EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Kenny White Jr. scored 23 points to help Morehead State hold on for a 70-68 victory over Southern Indiana on Tuesday night. White added six rebounds for the Eagles (8-6, 3-0 Ohio Valley Conference). Jerone Morton added 15 points and Anouar Mellouk finished with 12 points and eight rebounds. The Screaming Eagles (6-7, 1-2) were …

[ad_1] Dec. 31—OAKLAND CITY, Ind. — Indiana-Kokomo hit a runner in the paint to take a two-point lead with five seconds left before Cumberland’s last shot rattled off the rim to snap the Phoenix’s six-game win streak 90-88 Sunday on the first day of the Dunn Hospitality Classic. Cumberland (6-7) played from behind most of the first half before getting …

[ad_1] RENO, Nev. (AP) — Ian Martinez was scoreless until scoring 17 straight points for Utah State in the final 6:10, leading the Aggies to a 69-64 victory over Nevada on Tuesday night. Martinez began his run with a layup to give the Aggies (13-1, 3-0 Mountain West Conference) a 54-46 lead. The Wolf Pack (8-6, 0-3) twice closed within …

[ad_1] FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Mustapha Amzil and C.J. Noland scored 23 points apiece to lead New Mexico to a 103-89 victory over Fresno State on Tuesday night. Amzil added five rebounds for the Lobos (11-3, 3-0 Mountain West Conference). Noland made 11 for 17 shots. Donovan Dent scored 17. Zaon Collins led the Bulldogs (4-10, 0-3) with 20 points. …

[ad_1] LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Alvaro Cardenas Torre had 19 points to lead Boise State to a 67-58 victory over Wyoming on Tuesday night. Cardenas Torre also had six assists for the Broncos (11-3, 3-0 Mountain West Conference). Tyson Degenhart added 16 points and nine rebounds. Andrew Meadow pitched in with 11 points and six rebounds. A.J. Wills led the …

[ad_1] Dec. 31—MALIBU, Calif. — Khalif Battle concisely summed up Gonzaga’s goal offensively vs. Pepperdine. “Game plan was to attack the rim,” Battle said. “Paint points.” Gonzaga yielded 50 points in the second half to Pepperdine, picked last in the West Coast Conference coaches’ preseason poll, but the Zags were able to get to the finish line for an 89-82 …

[ad_1] Dec. 31—MALIBU, Calif. — Gonzaga’s offense sputtered both before and after Khalif Battle’s flagrant 2 foul led to an ejection late in the first half of Saturday’s 65-62 loss to UCLA. Against a physical, defensive-minded Bruins team, it’s hard to say for certain Battle would’ve been able to cook up one of his signature scoring flurries at the Intuit …

[ad_1] NCAA Basketball: Utah at Baylor WACO, Texas (AP) — V.J. Edgecombe scored 19 points, three other Baylor players had 15 and the 25th-ranked Bears led throughout in an 81-56 win over Utah on Tuesday in the Big 12 opener for both teams. Baylor (9-3) scored the game’s first 11 points in just over five minutes, including two layups by …

[ad_1] Richie Saunders finished 6-of-11 from beyond the arc and 11-of-18 overall. Kanon Catchings had 11 points and Keba Keita finished with nine points and 10 rebounds for the BYU Cougars in its 76-56 win over ASU on New Year’s Eve. BJ Freeman was the only Arizona State player in double-figure scoring with 11 points. Saunders, playing for the first …

[ad_1] Oregon’s Deja Kelly, center, takes the floor during team introductions at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene. The Oregon women’s basketball team didn’t just get its first Big Ten win of the season on Tuesday. It also put to bed a pair of long losing streaks. Five players scored in double-digits for the Ducks as they dominated Northwestern in an …

[ad_1] BYU Cougars guard Egor Demin (3) slaps hands with center Keba Keita (13) after a play against the Arizona State Sun Devils during an NCAA men’s basketball game held at the Marriott Center in Provo on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News Even after Tuesday afternoon’s 76-56 walloping of Arizona State in front of an eye-popping …

[ad_1] RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Delonnie Hunt scored the final six points of the game at the free-throw line in the final 24 seconds and Richmond rallied to beat George Washington 66-61 on Tuesday night. Hunt also had six steals for the Spiders (6-8, 1-0 Atlantic 10 Conference). Dusan Neskovic added 17 points. Gerald Drumgoole Jr. led the Revolutionaries (11-3, …

[ad_1] BYU Cougars forward Richie Saunders (15) lays the ball up past Arizona State Sun Devils defenders during an NCAA men’s basketball game held at the Marriott Center in Provo on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News It’s official: Kevin Young is undefeated in Big 12 play. Young’s BYU squad opened the conference portion of its schedule …

[ad_1] TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Kobe Knox scored 18 points off of the bench to lead South Florida over East Carolina 75-69 on Tuesday in an American Athletic Conference opener. Knox shot 7 for 8 (3 for 3 from 3-point range) and 1 of 3 from the free-throw line for the Bulls (8-6). Jayden Reid scored 11 points while shooting …