College Basketball

Indiana men’s basketball lost a game it needed to win tonight, and it did so in horrifying fashion, as all of the team’s worst tendencies cost it a winnable game and potentially an NCAA Tournament berth. Cold shooting, being out-rebounded, fading in the second half, and the lack of interior offense are all familiar themes to this season, usually keeping …

Every night is a battle in the Southeastern Conference, and tonight was no different when Kentucky Basketball took the floor against the South Carolina Gamecocks. While Kentucky was expected to win, South Carolina didn’t go down without a fight. The two traded blows from the first tip until late in the second half when the Wildcats managed to pull away …

Four of the nation’s top five men’s college basketball teams are in action Tuesday night, Feb. 24. While they are battling for the top seeds in the NCAA Tournament, it’s crunch time on the bubble for others. Advertisement Who helped their cause, and who will be sweating out Selection Sunday? Check out Tuesday night’s scores below. March Madness bracketology: NCAA …

The University of Akron men’s basketball team hosts the University at Buffalo on Tuesday, Feb. 24 in its 15th Mid-American Conference game this season. The Zips are the reigning MAC regular-season and MAC Tournament champs, and reached the NCAA Tournament last season. Advertisement Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. Return throughout the night for live updates from Rhodes Arena. More Zips coverage: Amani Lyles, Tavari Johson lead Akron to men’s …

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Purdue fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. With just one week left in February every college basketball fan’s mind turns to March. That’s right folks, it’s almost time …

Saturday evening, the No. 1 and No. 3-ranked teams in the country faced off in a late non-conference showdown. It became ESPN’s most-watched game of the 2025-26 men’s basketball season to date with strong TV ratings. No. 3 Duke’s thrilling victory over No. 1 Michigan averaged 4.3 million viewers, the network announced Tuesday. That not only made it ESPN’s top …

Indiana men’s basketball is set to take on Northwestern in a crucial home matchup this evening at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington. It’s the Hoosiers’ lone matchup with the Wildcats this season as the series has turned in Northwestern’s favor the last few seasons. Indiana hasn’t notched a win since 2021, when Archie Miller was still leading the program. …

True freshman wing Davis Fogle is garnering attention with his radiant play as of late. The 6-7 and 200-pound shotmaker has stepped into an increased role since redshirt junior forward Braden Huff went down with a left knee injury back during the week of Jan. 12. Over the last 10 games, the uber-athletic Fogle has averaged 11.5 points on a …

With Selection Sunday approaching, Kentucky Basketball’s NCAA Tournament outlook is shifting quickly. Last week’s National Media Mock Selection placed the Wildcats as a No. 6 seed, but after Saturday’s loss at Auburn, most bracket projections now show Kentucky sliding to the 7-8 seed range entering a crucial road game at South Carolina. Advertisement ESPN’s Joe Lunardi moved Kentucky from a …

Indiana men’s basketball (17-10, 8-8 Big Ten) is set to take on Purdue (11-16, 3-13 Big Ten) on Tuesday evening at home in Assembly Hall The Hoosiers’ last outing was a 93-64 road loss to rival Purdue as the Boilermakers evened the series at 1-1. Indiana is facing a critical four-game stretch to close the regular season as it looks …

The Auburn Tigers (15-12, 6-8) will look to carry their momentum from defeating Kentucky as they travel to face the Oklahoma Sooners (13-14, 3-11) on Tuesday night. The Sooners are having a tough season and have lost two games in a row versus Tennessee and Texas A&M. They are looking to spoil Auburn’s postseason chances with a victory. The Tigers …

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — You all know I’ve been doing this a long time, writing sports in and around Indiana for about 50 years now. I’ve seen it all, the good, the bad and the ugly. I grew up around Indiana basketball in its golden era, the 29 years of Bob Knight. The three national championships, the five Final Fours — …

As March Madness quickly approaches, Florida basketball finds itself in a solid position in the NCAA Tournament outlooks with just four regular-season games remaining. The major polls both concur that the Gators are one of the top teams in the nation, with both the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 ranking the Orange and Blue at No. 7. Additionally, the NCAA …

Xavier Musketeers forward Anthony Robinson (21) dunks the ball in the second half of a NCAA men’s basketball game between the Xavier Musketeers and the Butler Bulldogs, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, at Cintas Center in Cincinnati. Musketeers won 89-75. | Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Coach Richard Pitino has a problem on his hands: …

An alliterative attempt to assuage anxieties at approaching athletic arbitrations. It is, I am told, almost March. That season is, to many degenerates—including many of you here!—zero hour. Hither comes bracket season. Yon goeth the bottom feeders. Advertisement THE CROWN APPROACHETH. …or the NCAA Tournament. Whatever. We’ve got bracketology updates—not because, as a Northwestern fan, I’m super jazzed about college …

Villanova Wildcats 21-6 (12-4) vs Butler Bulldogs 15-13 (6-11) Where: Finneran Pavilion (Villanova, PA) When: Wednesday, Feb. 25 at. 7:00 PM Betting Line: TBD for when RT updates us How to Watch: FS1 Advertisement How to Listen: Villanova Sports Radio Network Net Rankings: Villanova 30, Butler 80 (Quad 3) KenPom: Villanova 28, Butler 83 Torvik: Villanova 32, Butler 67 About Butler: The Bulldogs entered the …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. It’s time for a crosstown rivalry as the USC Trojans make the short trip to Pauley Pavilion to face the UCLA Bruins in a game televised on FS1 at 11pm ET. Advertisement After a massive 95-94 comeback win over Illinois, the Bruins aim …

Southern California Trojans head coach Eric Musselman looks on from the bench during the second half against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Bryce Jordan Center on Feb 8, 2026. After a big 71-70 loss to Oregon on Saturday, USC men’s basketball is fighting to keep its NCAA tournament chances alive. In order to earn a bid for the tournament, …

In a Wednesday night matchup of the two best teams in the Big East, sixth-ranked UConn will play host to 15th-ranked St. John’s on Peacock. The Huskies (15-2 Big East, 25-3 overall) are a projected No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament and are coming off a 73-63 victory Saturday over Villanova. Advertisement The Red Storm (15-1 Big East, 22-5 …

Selection Sunday is fewer than three full weeks away, with a glorious 68-team bracket inching closer with each passing day. Nearly half of that NCAA Tournament field will be composed of teams from outside of men’s college basketball’s five major conferences: the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Big East and SEC. Advertisement As the 2025-26 regular season winds down, several …

10 Ranked teams back at it with 19 days until Selection Sunday originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Nineteen days. That is it. Nineteen days until Selection Sunday and the bracket is for real.  This is the part of the season where fans start refreshing bracketology every night and …

The loss to Duke was neither enjoyable nor completely surprising, but the only path forward for the Michigan Wolverines is to take it on the chin and move on. That defeat obviously had no bearing on the Big Ten title race, which was altered significantly by UCLA’s upset over Illinois Saturday night. Michigan now can go just 2-2 to finish …

BYU Basketball plays Tuesday night at the Marriott Center against the UCF Knights. The BYU Cougars look to keep momentum going after a huge win against no. 6 (now no. 4) Iowa State on Saturday night. BYU led for most of that game, pulling off the victory by a final score of 79-69. The Cougars are 20-7 on the year …

In Monday night’s ACC Action, Louisville had a chance against UNC but couldn’t pull it off. The Cards had an early lead but Carolina took a 39-38 lead into halftime and then pushed out to a 56-40 lead not too far into the second half. But Carolina again had trouble holding the lead. The Tar Heels were up 72-61 with …

Good morning BBN! It is gameday as the Kentucky Wildcats will face off the South Carolina Gamecocks in Columbia tonight. After a 0-2 week last week, this makes tonight’s game even more important for this season…including NCAA tournament ramifications. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement That is why the Cats will need a a big performance from their stars tonight in Otega Oweh …