College Basketball

[ad_1] Appalachian State Mountaineers (6-4) at Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (2-9) Lafayette, Louisiana; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mountaineers -2; over/under is 136 BOTTOM LINE: Appalachian State visits Louisiana after Myles Tate scored 24 points in Appalachian State’s 65-59 loss to the High Point Panthers. The Ragin’ Cajuns have gone 2-5 at home. Louisiana is 1-6 in games decided …

[ad_1] University of Vermont’s basketball teams return to the floor as the teams’ non-conference schedules wind down. Read below for schedule, scores and stats from the Catamount basketball programs. Both games can be streamed on ESPN+. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 18 Men’s basketball Miami (Ohio) at Vermont, 7 p.m. THURSDAY, DEC. 19 Women’s basketball Vermont at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Contact Alex Abrami …

[ad_1] Butler begins Big East play Wednesday with a trip to Milwaukee to face No. 9 Marquette. Reigning national champion UConn remains one of the best teams in the nation, but the rest of the Big East doesn’t seem as daunting as in years past. Butler will be tested right away with Marquette and No. 13 UConn as its first …

[ad_1] Drexel Dragons (3-5) at Norfolk State Spartans (10-3) Norfolk, Virginia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Drexel faces Norfolk State after Amaris Baker scored 20 points in Drexel’s 101-51 loss to the Florida State Seminoles. The Spartans have gone 4-0 in home games. Norfolk State leads the MEAC averaging 31.7 points in the paint. Diamond Johnson leads the Spartans …

[ad_1] Alabama State Hornets (4-6) vs. Norfolk State Spartans (6-6) Uncasville, Connecticut; Thursday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Norfolk State takes on Alabama State at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The Spartans are 6-6 in non-conference play. Norfolk State is eighth in the MEAC with 6.4 offensive rebounds per game led by Tyrel Bladen averaging 1.4. The Hornets are …

[ad_1] NEW YORK — RJ Luis’ 19 points off of the bench helped St. John’s to an 89-61 victory against DePaul on Tuesday night. Luis also had five rebounds for the Red Storm (9-2, 1-0 Big East Conference). Kadary Richmond scored 18 points and added seven rebounds. Simeon Wilcher shot 7 for 9, including 2 for 3 from beyond the …

[ad_1] Drake guard Bennett Stirtz celebrates the Bulldogs’ overtime victory over Kansas State on Tuesday in Kansas City. Drake basketball player Bennett Stirtz broke the hearts of the team he grew up rooting for on Tuesday night. Stirtz’s 3-pointer with 4 seconds left in overtime gave the Bulldogs a 73-70 victory over the Wildcats at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas …

[ad_1] BRYN MAWR, Pa. — Eric Dixon scored 25 points to lead Villanova to a 79-67 victory over Seton Hall on Tuesday night. Dixon also had six rebounds for the Wildcats (8-4). Tyler Perkins scored 17 points and added five rebounds. Jordan Longino shot 3 of 6 from the field, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 7 …

[ad_1] STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Oziyah Sellers scored 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting, Maxime Raynaud had his ninth double-double this season — most in Division I — and Stanford blew most of a 19-point first-half lead before the Cardinal beat Merrimack 74-68 Tuesday night. Raynaud finished with 16 points and 16 rebounds and Jaylen Blakes also scored 16 points for …

[ad_1] The No. 22 University of Dayton men’s basketball team beat UNLV in dramatic fashion, 66-65, Tuesday night at the UD Arena. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Malachi Smith’s three-point play with eight seconds left helped secure the win. Julian Rishwain made a three-pointer to put the Rebels ahead, 65-63, with 23 seconds remaining. Smith …

[ad_1] COLUMBUS, Ohio — Devin Royal scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds and Ohio State throttled Valparaiso 95-73 on Tuesday night. Royal was 11-for-16 shooting making only 1 of 4 attempts from beyond the arc and 8 of 9 foul shots. He reached his previous scoring high just 10 days ago, registering 22 against Rutgers. …

[ad_1] DAYTON, Ohio — Malachi Smith scored five of his 11 points in the final 37 seconds, including a decisive three-point play, and No. 22 Dayton beat UNLV 66-65 on Tuesday night. Nate Santos had 14 points for the Flyers (10-2), who moved into the AP Top 25 poll this week for the first time this season. They extended their …

[ad_1] Florida State men’s basketball (9-3,0-1) completed its last nonconference game with a dominating effort in its 82-64 victory over Winthrop (9-4) on Tuesday at the Donald L. Tucker Center. At first, Winthrop made it a tight ballgame in the first 15 minutes of the game by only trailing in single digits. It wasn’t until the final five minutes that …

[ad_1] BOYS BASKETBALL Green Bay Preble 71, Pulaski 70 GREEN BAY – Micah Johnson scored 29 points on the strength of nine 3-point baskets, leading the Hornets to a Fox River Classic Conference win over the Red Raiders. Ty Gerard made a driving layup with three seconds left to give Preble a 71-70 lead. Gavin Sullivan added 16 points to …

[ad_1] UCLA forward Tyler Bilodeau scores on a dunk in the first half. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) It was the sort of game where the goals were fairly simple. Escape the upset and avoid injuries while improving as much as possible against a severely overmatched opponent. UCLA succeeded on most fronts Tuesday night. The No. 18 Bruins’ 111-75 …

[ad_1] LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Tyler McGhie had 26 points in UCSD’s 75-73 win against Utah State on Tuesday night. McGhie added six rebounds and three steals for the Tritons (10-2, 2-0 Big West Conference). Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones scored 20 points and added six rebounds. Hayden Gray shot 5 of 6 from the field and 4 of 4 from the free-throw …

[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 The Ohio State men’s basketball team will be without a starting member for the foreseeable future. Adam Jardy of the Columbus …

[ad_1] BRYN MAWR, Pa. (AP) — Eric Dixon scored 25 points to lead Villanova to a 79-67 victory over Seton Hall on Tuesday night. Dixon also had six rebounds for the Wildcats (8-4). Tyler Perkins scored 17 points and added five rebounds. Jordan Longino shot 3 of 6 from the field, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went …

[ad_1] Dec 17, 2024; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels guard Ian Jackson (11) tries to get past Florida Gators forward Thomas Haugh (10) during the second half at Spectrum Center. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images Tuesday, December 17 presented the North Carolina Tar Heels a chance to do something they failed to in four previous tries: beat …

[ad_1] Ohio State Buckeyes guard Bruce Thornton (2) dribbles around Valparaiso Beacons guard Darius DeAveiro (6) during the during the first half of the NCAA men’s basketball game at Value City Arena in Columbus on Dec. 17, 2024. After looking like it didn’t belong on the same court as one of the best teams in the country with a dismal …

[ad_1] CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – DECEMBER 17: Alijah Martin #15 of the Florida Gators reacts in the second half of his game against the North Carolina Tar Heels during the Jumpman Invitational at Spectrum Center on December 17, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Matt Kelley/Getty Images) Although there was some doubt throughout the second half, the Florida Gators …

[ad_1] These games between Michigan State basketball and Oakland always have a certain look. Scrappy. Physical. Closer than you’d expect. And yet they always end the same way: With Tom Izzo shaking Greg Kampe’s hand in consolation. This time, it took an 11-point outburst from Jaden Akins and Jaxon Kohler midway through the second half to give the 19th-ranked Spartans …

[ad_1] Michigan State Spartans basketball team shakes hands with Oakland Golden Grizzlies basketball team before the start of the game at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. It was a one-point game at the half, but Michigan State basketball was able to handle business in the second half to beat Oakland. The second half was pure …

[ad_1] AUBURN — No. 2 Auburn basketball could be without its best player for at least the remainder of Tuesday’s contest against Georgia State, as All-American Johni Broome exited early with what appeared to be a shoulder injury. At the 17:42 mark of Tuesday’s game, Broome rushed himself off the floor and into Auburn’s tunnel, holding his shoulder. At the …

[ad_1] Jacksonville State Gamecocks (6-4) at Missouri Tigers (9-1) Columbia, Missouri; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -18; over/under is 147.5 BOTTOM LINE: Missouri hosts Jacksonville State after Trent Pierce scored 24 points in Missouri’s 88-61 victory against the Long Island Sharks. The Tigers have gone 9-0 in home games. Missouri averages 11.0 turnovers per game and is …