College Basketball

[ad_1] After a run of massive success, the Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team was still set up nicely, but was looking to replenish some scoring output at the guard position. This led Iowa to jump into the transfer portal to bring in some experienced, proven guard play. That guard is former Villanova talent Lucy Olsen. In her first year with …

[ad_1] EAST LANSING — Maybe it was the four-day Christmas break spent with his granddaughter, which Tom Izzo called “one of the thrills of my life so far.” Or his conscious effort to step away from national basketball leadership positions and “worrying about (issues) that I had no — not control over, I don’t want control — I didn’t even …

[ad_1] Box Score (PDF) | Championship Fund   ELON, N.C. – The Marshall University Men’s Basketball team (7-7) dropped its final non-conference contest of the 2024-25 regular season, 73-59. Saturday night to the Elon Phoenix (9-4) in Elon, North Carolina.   “Obviously a tough loss,” Herd Men’s Basketball Head Coach Corny Jackson said. “I thought our execution was pretty good, but …

[ad_1] Dec. 29—PORTLAND, Ore. — Ethan Price stood at the top of the key 12 seconds after Washington State won the opening tipoff and let his 3-point shot fly through the bottom of the net. Price connected from deep again just two minutes later to give the WSU men’s basketball team the lead for good. Half a minute after that, …

[ad_1] Dec 7, 2024; Boulder, Colorado, USA; Colorado Buffaloes forward Andrej Jakimovski (23) looks to pass the ball in the second half against the Colorado State Rams at CU Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images Colorado men’s basketball (9-2) is ready to return to Big 12 play for the first time since the 2010-11 season, and its long-awaited conference …

[ad_1] UIC Flames (8-4, 0-1 MVC) at Illinois State Redbirds (8-4, 0-1 MVC) Normal, Illinois; Sunday, 5 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Redbirds -4.5; over/under is 145.5 BOTTOM LINE: UIC takes on Illinois State in MVC action Sunday. The Redbirds are 5-1 in home games. Illinois State scores 80.1 points and has outscored opponents by 7.8 points per game. The …

[ad_1] Monmouth Hawks (2-10) at Auburn Tigers (11-1) Auburn, Alabama; Monday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 2 Auburn hosts Monmouth after Johni Broome scored 23 points in Auburn’s 87-69 victory against the Purdue Boilermakers. The Tigers have gone 5-0 in home games. Auburn is third in the SEC scoring 88.4 points while shooting 51.4% from the field. The Hawks …

[ad_1] EAST LANSING — Maybe it was the four-day Christmas break spent with his granddaughter, which Tom Izzo called “one of the thrills of my life so far.” Or his conscious effort to step away from national basketball leadership positions and “worrying about (issues) that I had no — not control over, I don’t want control — I didn’t even …

[ad_1] Mar 20, 2019; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; General overall view of a basketball approaching the rim and net before the first round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Western Kentucky women’s basketball is off to a hot start, and fans have an opportunity to buy discounted tickets. The Hilltoppers …

[ad_1] Missouri State basketball will begin the league portion of its schedule on Sunday afternoon, marking its final run through the Missouri Valley Conference. The Bears, who are bound for Conference USA in 2025-26, will travel to Evansville for a 3 p.m. game at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana. MSU enters the game winners of its last two games. …

[ad_1] EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Corey Camper Jr.’s 15 points helped UTEP defeat NAIA-member Northern New Mexico 79-60 on Saturday night. Camper shot 7 for 12, including 1 for 3 from beyond the arc for the Miners (10-3). Otis Frazier III added 12 points while shooting 4 for 7 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 3 of 5 …

[ad_1] INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Eric Dailey Jr. scored 18 points, making four 3-pointers, and No. 22 UCLA edged 14th-ranked Gonzaga 65-62 on Saturday in the first college basketball game played at Intuit Dome, the new home of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers. Ryan Nembhard’s basket gave Gonzaga a 60-58 lead with 56 seconds left before the Bruins (11-2) scored five …

[ad_1] LAS VEGAS (AP) — Dedan Thomas Jr. scored 21 points as UNLV beat Fresno State 87-77 on Saturday night. Thomas also contributed six assists for the Rebels (7-5, 1-0 Mountain West Conference). Jailen Bedford shot 5 for 9 (3 for 4 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line to add 18 points. Jaden Henley finished …

[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Malik Thomas’ 19 points helped San Francisco defeat Loyola Marymount 70-55 on Saturday night in the West Coast Conference opener for both teams. Thomas had seven rebounds for the Dons (11-3). Marcus Williams scored 16 points while shooting 6 for 12, including 4 for 8 from beyond the arc. Junjie Wang went 4 of 11 …

[ad_1] On this final Sunday of 2024, Peacock has a packed slate of four men’s college basketball headlined by the UPenn Quakers taking on the Penn State Nittany Lions. These two Keystone State insitutions are just 150 miles apart, and Penn State has won the last four meetings between them. Penn State is off to a 10-2 start, the program’s …

[ad_1] RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Dominique Daniels Jr. had 25 points in Cal Baptist’s 79-73 victory against Jackson State on Saturday night. Daniels also contributed five assists for the Lancers (7-6). Martel Williams shot 6 for 10 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line to add 21 points. Kendal Coleman shot 5 of …

[ad_1] PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Ethan Price’s 22 points helped Washington State defeat Portland 89-73 on Saturday night. Price also contributed seven rebounds and five assists for the Cougars (11-3, 1-0 West Coast Conference). Nate Calmese added 18 points while going 8 of 14 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) with seven rebounds and five assists. LeJuan Watts shot 4 …

[ad_1] Dec. 28—Washington State can’t find much luck on the injury front. Cougar guard Isaiah Watts will miss several weeks with an injury to his non-shooting left hand, a team spokesman confirmed to The Spokesman-Review on Saturday, taking him out of action for the club’s WCC opener at Portland, set for 5 p.m. Saturday on ESPN+. The injury to Watts, …

[ad_1] Dec. 28—INGLEWOOD, Calif. — After being on the opposite end each of the last four years, UCLA turned the tables and dished out a helping of heartache to Gonzaga. For the Zags, it looked all too familiar to their previous three setbacks, coming up short in a winnable game down the stretch. No. 14 Gonzaga shook off a rugged …

[ad_1] SAN DIEGO (AP) — Tucker Anderson made a 3-point shot from the right wing with 6.8 seconds left and Utah State stunned No. 20 San Diego State 67-66 on Saturday after rallying from an 18-point deficit. SDSU’s Wayne McKinney III missed a 3-pointer with two seconds left, and the Aggies’ reserves rushed to the other end of the court …

[ad_1] SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Tyson Degenhart scored 26 points to lead Boise State and sealed the win with a layup with 54 seconds left as the Broncos took down San Jose State 73-71 on Saturday night. Degenhart added seven rebounds for the Broncos (10-3, 2-0 Mountain West Conference). Andrew Meadow scored 14 points, shooting 5 for 8, including …

[ad_1] A slow start and big halftime deficit was too much to overcome Saturday for the Colorado State men’s basketball team. The Rams lost 76-68 to New Mexico at Moby Arena as the Lobos stormed to a 16-point lead after 20 minutes. CSU (7-6, 1-1 Mountain West) had 11 first-half turnovers and shot just 39% in the first half. The …

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eric Dailey Jr. scored 18 points, making four 3-pointers, and No. 22 UCLA edged 14th-ranked Gonzaga 65-62 on Saturday in the first college basketball game played at Intuit Dome, the new home of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers. Ryan Nembhard’s basket gave Gonzaga a 60-58 lead with 56 seconds left before the Bruins (11-2) scored …

[ad_1] Dec. 28—Gabbie Tibbetts made six 3-pointers and finished with 28 points to lead Oxford Hills to a 71-25 win over Brunswick in a girls basketball game on Saturday in Brunswick. Ella Pelletier added 11 points for Oxford Hills (5-1). Meridan Lacasse had six points for Brunswick (5-2). Charlotte Grenier scored 19 points, including four 3-pointers, and the Knights (5-0) …

[ad_1] Gonzaga guard Khalif Battle, top, fouls UCLA forward Eric Dailey Jr. by leaping onto his back and striking his head during the first half Saturday afternoon at Intuit Dome. Battle was ejected from the game. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) No crazy buzzer-beater. No last-minute miracle. After so much heartache over so many years, UCLA finally shook …