College Basketball

[ad_1] Missouri State basketball will host UC Santa Barbara on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Great Southern Bank Arena to conclude non-conference play. The Bears are coming off a too-close-for-comfort 61-49 win over Division II Lincoln on Wednesday night. The Gauchos lost on Wednesday in a 60-58 loss at Loyola Marymount. Cuonzo Martin, in his first year at Missouri State …

[ad_1] For those up to a doubleheader of Cincinnati sports on Sunday, shortly after the Bengals and Browns do business at Paycor Stadium, the University of Cincinnati Bearcats men’s basketball team has a tilt with Grambling State. The late afternoon tip is UC’s last non-conference game of the season. A week from Monday the winter slog of Big 12 games …

[ad_1] WICHITA — Kansas State basketball has one more chance to head into Big 12 play with some momentum. The Wildcats (6-4) will try to snap a two-game losing streak against Wichita State (8-3) when the teams in-state rivals meet at 6 p.m. Saturday at Koch Arena. It will be K-State’s final nonconference test before playing host to Cincinnati on …

[ad_1] Dec. 21—CHAMPAIGN — The Illinois women’s basketball team’s closer-than-expected 69-57 win against Southern early Friday afternoon at State Farm Center didn’t feature anything easy happening to Shauna Green’s team. Efficient offense? Not so much. Consistent defense? The Illini got beat too many times on straight-line drives in the first half. Or watched the Jaguars hit for three-pointers too often. …

[ad_1] Dec. 21—Lineups Illinois (7-3) Starters P Name Yr. Ht. PPG Hometown G Kylan Boswell Jr. 6-2 10.1 Champaign G Kasparas Jakucionis Fr. 6-6 16.1 Vilnius, Lithuania G Tre White Jr. 6-7 9.1 Dallas F Ben Humrichous Gr. 6-9 8.3 Tipton, Ind. C Tomislav Ivisic So. 7-1 14.2 Vodice, Croatia ➜ FYI: Last Saturday’s loss to No. 1 Tennessee marked …

[ad_1] CINCINNATI – The ninth-ranked Marquette men’s basketball team hits the road for the first time in Big East play when it faces Xavier on Saturday at the Cintas Center. After the game against the Musketeers (8-4, 0-1), the Golden Eagles (10-2, 1-0) will have a 10-day break until they play at Providence on Dec. 31. Refresh your browser for …

[ad_1] CINCINNATI – The ninth-ranked Marquette men’s basketball team hits the road for the first time in Big East play when it faces Xavier on Saturday at the Cintas Center. After the game against the Musketeers (8-4, 0-1), the Golden Eagles (10-2, 1-0) will have a 10-day break until they play at Providence on Dec. 31. Refresh your browser for …

[ad_1] The Ohio State Buckeyes warm up prior to the NCAA men’s basketball game against the Valparaiso Beacons at Value City Arena in Columbus on Dec. 17, 2024. The Ohio State basketball team got back in the win column with a victory over Valparaiso on Tuesday evening. Now the Buckeyes have another tall order as they get ready to face …

[ad_1] UC Riverside Highlanders (8-4, 2-0 Big West) at UNLV Rebels (5-5) Las Vegas; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rebels -9.5; over/under is 141.5 BOTTOM LINE: UC Riverside plays UNLV after Barrington Hargress scored 22 points in UC Riverside’s 83-80 victory over the Montana State Bobcats. The Rebels are 4-1 in home games. UNLV is 0-1 in games …

[ad_1] Florida Atlantic Owls (7-5) at Michigan State Spartans (9-2, 2-0 Big Ten) East Lansing, Michigan; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Spartans -13.5; over/under is 158 BOTTOM LINE: No. 20 Michigan State will try to keep its four-game win streak alive when the Spartans take on Florida Atlantic. The Spartans are 5-0 on their home court. Michigan State …

[ad_1] EAST LANSING — Jeremy Fears Jr. returned to the Little Caesars Arena locker room at halftime and demanded Tom Izzo give him a challenge. Michigan State basketball’s young point guard wanted to defend hot-shooting Oakland guard DQ Cole, who had been torching the Spartans in the first half of a closer-than-expected game Tuesday night in Detroit. Cole launched quick …

[ad_1] PROVIDENCE — Providence wound up paying a big price for failing to do the little things Friday night. Defensive rebounding and ball security stung the Friars in a game they commanded through the opening 20 minutes. St. John’s cracked the door open in the second half and finally pushed all the way through at the final buzzer. Zuby Ejiofor’s …

[ad_1] Duke Blue Devils (9-2, 1-0 ACC) at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-6, 0-1 ACC) Atlanta; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Devils -15; over/under is 144.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 5 Duke plays Georgia Tech after Cooper Flagg scored 24 points in Duke’s 68-47 win over the George Mason Patriots. The Yellow Jackets are 5-3 on their home …

[ad_1] SMU Mustangs (9-2, 1-0 ACC) at Boston College Eagles (7-4, 0-1 ACC) Boston; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mustangs -7.5; over/under is 147.5 BOTTOM LINE: SMU aims to keep its five-game win streak alive when the Mustangs take on Boston College. The Eagles have gone 4-2 at home. Boston College scores 70.2 points and has outscored opponents …

[ad_1] Ohio State will play inside “the world’s most famous arena” for its final non-conference game against a high-major opponent. Saturday evening, the Buckeyes will take on No. 5 Kentucky as part of the CBS Sports Classic inside Madison Square Garden. The Wildcats are 10-1 and most recently played last Saturday, when they beat Louisville 93-85 in a home game. …

[ad_1] Michigan State Spartans guard Jase Richardson (11) dribbles past Oakland Golden Grizzlies forward Cooper Craggs (25) after he loses his balance during the first period at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. Michigan State basketball returns to home on Saturday afternoon for an intriguing non-conference matchup against Florida Atlantic. The Spartans picked up a win …

[ad_1] Wisconsin’s women’s basketball program made history in its 69-59 victory over UAlbany on Friday. For the first time since the 2006-07 season, which marks the last time UW reached the 20-win threshold in a single campaign, the Badgers have started the season with a 7-0 mark at home. In the win, reigning Big Ten Player of the Week and …

[ad_1] Chattanooga Mocs (8-4) at Indiana Hoosiers (8-3, 1-1 Big Ten) Bloomington, Indiana; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hoosiers -15; over/under is 154.5 BOTTOM LINE: Chattanooga visits Indiana after Honor Huff scored 20 points in Chattanooga’s 99-52 victory over the Tennessee Wesleyan Bulldogs. The Hoosiers have gone 7-0 in home games. Indiana averages 79.3 points and has outscored …

[ad_1] EAST LANSING — Jeremy Fears Jr. returned to the Little Caesars Arena locker room at halftime and demanded Tom Izzo give him a challenge. Michigan State basketball’s young point guard wanted to defend hot-shooting Oakland guard DQ Cole, who had been torching the Spartans in the first half of a closer-than-expected game Tuesday night in Detroit. Cole launched quick …

[ad_1] Villanova Wildcats (8-4, 1-0 Big East) at Creighton Bluejays (7-5, 0-1 Big East) Omaha, Nebraska; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bluejays -4.5; over/under is 145 BOTTOM LINE: Creighton takes on Villanova after Steven Ashworth scored 21 points in Creighton’s 81-57 loss to the Georgetown Hoyas. The Bluejays have gone 6-1 at home. Creighton is sixth in the …

[ad_1] WEST LONG BRANCH – When last seen at the Jersey Shore, Monmouth was winning its program record-tying 13th straight home game at OceanFirst Bank Center. Now, after eight long weeks on the road to open the season, the Hawks return from an 11-game odyssey that included five flights, in desperate need of a win, record setting or otherwise. After …

[ad_1] William & Mary Tribe (5-6) at VCU Rams (9-3) Richmond, Virginia; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: VCU hosts William & Mary after Max Shulga scored 20 points in VCU’s 78-71 loss to the New Mexico Lobos. The Rams are 6-0 in home games. VCU ranks second in the A-10 with 10.6 offensive rebounds per game led by Joe …

[ad_1] LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball’s non-conference slate for the regular season will come to an end Sunday with a home game against Brown. The No. 8 Jayhawks (8-2) rebounded from a pair of road losses with a win at home against NC State. The Bears (7-3) are on a six-game winning streak. It’s an important matchup for KU, as it …

[ad_1] SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (2-8, 0-1 OVC) at Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (1-8, 0-1 OVC) Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Saturday, 2:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: OVC foes Southeast Missouri State and SIU-Edwardsville face off on Saturday. The Redhawks have gone 1-3 at home. Southeast Missouri State allows 79.0 points and has been outscored by 21.6 points per game. The Cougars are 0-1 …

[ad_1] UCSB Gauchos (7-4, 0-2 Big West) at Missouri State Bears (6-5, 0-1 MVC) Springfield, Missouri; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UCSB travels to Missouri State for a non-conference matchup. The Bears are 4-1 on their home court. Missouri State ranks ninth in the MVC with 32.4 points per game in the paint led by Michael Osei-Bonsu averaging 8.0. …