College Basketball

[ad_1] SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Samage Teel had 23 points, Jaden Daughtry scored 20 and Indiana State held off Missouri State 80-77 on Saturday night in a Missouri Valley Conference opener. Teel added nine assists and seven rebounds for the Sycamores (6-4, 1-0). Daughtry made 9 of 14 shots and 2 of 3 free throws. The Bears (5-4) were led …

[ad_1] NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Jalen Moore scored 20 points to lead No. 21 Oklahoma past winless Alcorn State 94-78 on Saturday night. Freshman guards Jeremiah Fears and Dayton Forsythe each had 14 points and seven assists for the Sooners (9-0), who finished with five players in double figures. Omari Hamilton scored 16 points and Davian Williams added 13 points …

[ad_1] SAN DIEGO (AP) — Nick Boyd scored 17 points, including five in four seconds early in the second half, and No. 24 San Diego State beat San Diego 74-57 on Saturday night in the first meeting between the crosstown rivals in five years. Miles Byrd and Jared Coleman-Jones added 13 apiece and Pharaoh Compton had 12 for the Aztecs …

[ad_1] SEATTLE — Kentucky basketball keeps playing with fire. But for the second time this season, it got away with it. Despite trailing 50-34 at halftime Saturday against Gonzaga, UK put together an epic comeback to force overtime with the teams knotted at 79 at the end of regulation. Then in overtime, UK won the extra period, 11-10, to pull off …

[ad_1] Wisconsin basketball fell to 8-2 on the season with an 88-74 loss to rival Marquette on Saturday. The game was a tale of two halves. The Badgers led 39-37 at the break, driven by hot shooting from guard Max Klesmit and wing John Tonje. That shooting was enough to overcome eight first-half turnovers and general offensive sloppiness. But just …

[ad_1] SEATTLE (AP) — Andrew Carr had 19 points and No. 4 Kentucky erased an 18-point second half deficit to beat No. 7 Gonzaga 90-89 in overtime on Saturday night. Otega Oweh converted at the rim in the opening minute of overtime to put the Wildcats in front 81-79, their first lead since early in the first half. Amari Williams …

[ad_1] LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Dexter Akanno scored 16 points off the bench and unbeaten Utah State rolled to a 92-62 victory over Utah Tech on Saturday night. Akanno shot 5 of 7 from the field, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 5 from the line for the Aggies (9-0). Ian Martinez scored 13 with …

[ad_1] RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Barrington Hargress’ 20 points helped UC Riverside defeat Cal State Fullerton 75-68 on Saturday night. Hargress shot 7 for 18 (2 for 8 from 3-point range) and 4 of 7 from the free-throw line for the Highlanders (6-4, 2-0 Big West Conference). Kaleb Smith scored 18 points, shooting 6 for 15, including 4 for 9 …

[ad_1] For the second time in program history, the UCF men’s basketball team will play Tarleton State Sunday. The 1 p.m. meeting inside Orlando’s Addition Financial Arena comes almost two years to the day after the first. On Dec. 11, 2022, the Knights blasted the Texans 75-49. Darius Johnson is the only current Knight who started that game. The senior …

[ad_1] Dec 7, 2024; Boulder, Colorado, USA; Colorado Buffaloes forward Bangot Dak (8) shoots the ball in the second half against the Colorado State Rams at CU Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images Colorado’s defense shined and sophomore Bangot Dak enjoyed a career-high scoring night in the Buffs’ 72-55 win over rival Colorado State on Saturday evening. Playing in …

[ad_1] BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Bangot Dak scored 16 points and Colorado cruised to a 72-55 victory over Colorado State on Saturday night. Dak made 7 of 8 shots with a 3-pointer. Julian Hammond III added 13 points and Elijah Malone added 10 for Colorado (7-2). Three others finished with nine points apiece, including Trevor Baskin who grabbed 11 rebounds …

[ad_1] GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Mier Panoam scored 22 points as North Dakota beat Weber State 80-75 on Saturday night. Panoam added six rebounds for the Fightin’ Hawks (4-5). Eli King shot 3 for 10 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line to add 13 points. George Natsvishvili had 12 points and …

[ad_1] Missouri State basketball started its final season of Missouri Valley Conference play with a home loss to an overhauled Indiana State roster on Saturday night at Great Southern Bank Arena. The Bears (5-4, 0-1 MVC) fell 80-77 to the Sycamores (6-4, 1-0 MVC) in their lone early-December conference matchup. They will resume league play on Dec. 29 at Evansville. …

[ad_1] Dec. 7—Follow along with this thread for updates and highlights throughout the night. Starting fives Gonzaga: Ryan Nembhard, Michael Ajayi, Nolan Hickman, Khalif Battle, Graham Ike. Kentucky: Otega Oweh, Jaxson Robinson, Kerr Kriisa, Andrew Carr, Amari Williams. Pregame No. 7 Gonzaga won’t find any reprieve after returning from the Battle 4 Atlantis, with the first of two consecutive high-profile …

[ad_1] OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Sean Pedulla scored 19 points, including four 3-pointers, as No. 23 Mississippi used a dominant second half to defeat Lindenwood 86-53 Saturday night. Mikeal Brown-Jones scored 14 points and started a decisive 18-4 second-half burst with consecutive layups as Ole Miss (8-1) improved to 5-0 at home. Dre Davis and Davon Barnes added 12 and …

[ad_1] The struggles continue for the Hope College men’s basketball team. The Flying Dutchmen lost two games in Wisconsin this weekend to drop to 3-5, losing four of their past five games – the first season with a losing record through the first eight games since 2017-18. Hope lost 90-83 on Friday against Wisconsin-Whitewater, then 71-64 to Wisconsin-Platteville on Saturday, …

[ad_1] It wasn’t the roar of the crowd after a made bucket or jet lag after a long flight. The Butler men’s basketball team traveled to Houston for its first true road game of the season and got outplayed by the No. 18-ranked Cougars, getting blown out in the second half en route to a 79-51 loss. “It wasn’t like …

[ad_1] Florida State basketball did enough to extend its first ACC road matchup against North Carolina State (6-3, 1-0) to overtime but not enough to secure a road victory. The Seminoles suffered its first conference loss by falling to the Wolfpack, 84-74, in overtime at the Lenovo Center on Saturday. It is FSU’s second straight loss following another 10-point defeat …

[ad_1] HOUSTON (AP) — L.J. Cryer scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half, Emanuel Sharp added 16 points and No. 17 Houston used a big second half to rout Butler 79-51 on Saturday night. Terrance Arceneaux had 14 points off the bench, and Milos Uzan scored 13 points for Houston (5-3), which won its 26th straight at …

[ad_1] CHAPEL HILL — “Wounded” from a three-game losing streak, UNC basketball coach Hubert Davis says the Tar Heels have a “perfect time” to “heal” after a tough start to the season. Following a 68-65 win against Georgia Tech in the ACC opener, the 20th-ranked Tar Heels (5-4, 1-0 ACC) won’t hit Roy Williams Court again until facing La Salle …

[ad_1] Dec. 7—The UTPB men’s basketball team was delivered its first defeat in Lone Star Conference play with a 70-66 loss against Texas A&M-Kingsville Saturday at Falcon Dome. The loss ended a four-game winning run for the Falcons. The Falcons (5-2 overall, 2-1 in conference) trailed 34-30 at the half and were unable to pull off the win as the …

[ad_1] EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN – DECEMBER 7: Jeremy Fears Jr. #1 of the Michigan State Spartans reacts during the second half of the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Breslin Center on December 7, 2024 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images) Michigan State basketball looked very impressive on Saturday afternoon. Michigan State made easy work of …

[ad_1] Michigan State’s Jaden Akins celebrates after a Nebraska turnover during the second half on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. Michigan State basketball picked up another solid win on Saturday, and a large part of that was thanks to guard Jaden Akins. Michigan State made easy work of Nebraska on Saturday to cap off …

[ad_1] BOISE, Idaho (AP) — LeJuan Watts had 20 points in Washington State’s 74-69 victory against Boise State on Saturday night. Watts had 11 rebounds and six assists for the Cougars (8-2). Dane Erikstrup scored 14 points while shooting 6 for 10 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 0 of 3 from the free-throw line. Isaiah Watts had 12 …

[ad_1] The 2024-25 college basketball season officially is at the quarter pole and Michigan basketball has shown enough evidence to know two things. First, this is a really good basketball team. As much has shown to be the case over the last four weeks when U-M has put together its seven-game winning streak. The run continued Saturday, when U-M survived …