College Basketball

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ja’Kobi Gillespie had 21 points and eight assists to lead No. 19 Tennessee to a 105-54 win over South Carolina State on Tuesday night. Nate Ament scored 16 points and Amari Evans added 14 for the Volunteers (10-3). Jaylen Carter had 13 points and 10 rebounds and J.P. Estrella finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds. …

UNC improved to 13-1 this season with a 79-66 win over Florida State in Chapel Hill on Tuesday. The Tar Heels, coming off an extended break for the holiday, looked rusty in the first half before finding their stride after halftime to pick up a win to open their ACC schedule. Caleb Wilson was, as he tends to be, excellent. …

Florida State (7-7, 0-1 ACC), after winning two straight after a miserable first half of December, opened its first game in ACC play of 2025 against the No. 12-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels (13-1, 1-0 ACC). North Carolina, which was undefeated at home this season, was looking to extend their streak and start off ACC play with a victory. Meanwhile, …

EMMITSBURG, Md. — I never actually thought that I would make the trip down to Mount St. Mary’s for a game. Over the last three four years that the Mount has been in the MAAC, as I’ve made my schedule, I don’t even write their home games down on the list of games to choose from. I’ll probably continue to …

Villanova Wildcats [10-2 (1-0)] vs DePaul Blue Demons [8-5 (0-2)] Where: Finneran Pavilion (Villanova, PA) When: Wednesday, Dec. 31 at 6:00 PM Betting Line: TBD How to Watch: FS1 How to Listen: Villanova Sports Radio Network Advertisement Net Rankings: Villanova 21, DePaul 147 (Quad 3 opportunity) KenPom: Villanova 25, DePaul 121 Torvik: Villanova 33, DePaul 125 About DePaul: The Blue …

The Marquette men’s basketball team returns after a 10-day break to face Seton Hall on Dec. 30 at Fiserv Forum. It wasn’t an uneventful break for the Golden Eagles (5-8, 0-2 Big East), who saw junior guard Zaide Lowery depart from the team. Advertisement More: Marquette’s Sean Jones opens up about shoulder injury and frustrations MU is on a four-game …

Back in Shane Battier’s day, Duke briefly fell out of first place in the ACC and a reporter asked him how it felt to get it back. Battier said: “normal.” That’s kind of how it feels as Duke moves back to #1 in the high school recruiting race with the commitment of Deron Rippey Tuesday afternoon. Advertisement During his announcement, …

The nation’s top-rated point guard is set to make his collegiate decision between Duke, NC State, Miami, Tennessee and Texas on Tuesday, Dec. 30. Deron Rippey Jr., the top-rated prospect in the 2026 class and the No. 12 prospect nationally, per the 247Sports Composite, will make his decision at 4 p.m. ET in Brooklyn, New York, streaming on the CBS …

Louisville Cardinals (10-2, 0-0) at California Golden Bears (12-1, 0-0) Game Time: 9 p.m. Location: Haas Pavilion: Berkeley, Calif. Television: ACC Network Announcers: Chris Sylvester (play-by-play) and Ben Braun (analysis) Advertisement Favorite: Louisville by 8.5 Series: Tied, 1-1 Last Meeting: Louisville won, 85-68, on March 5, 2025 in Louisville Series History: Louisville G Mikel Brown Jr. (6-5, 190, Fr.) G Isaac McKneely (6-4, 195, Sr.) G …

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – Having the solid non-conference performance that the Hofstra Pride had to start the season was encouraging, but it won’t mean much without translating to conference play. If Hofstra’s Coastal Athletic Association opener was any indication, the Pride (10-4, 1-0 CAA) intend to make it last a while. Advertisement Following a non-conference slate highlighted by a three-game Cathedral …

Baylor’s addition of James Nnaji continues to make waves within college basketball. Despite being drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 2023 NBA Draft, Nnaji was ruled eligible by the NCAA and the 21-year-old Nnaji could suit up as early as Saturday for the Bears. Since that development, a number of college basketball coaches have offered opinions on Nnaji joining …

The Georgia Bulldogs basketball team wrapped up nonconference play and is 12-1 after defeating the Long Island University Sharks 89-74. Georgia moved to 9-0 at home, but has bigger challenges ahead with SEC action starting soon. UGA remains ranked as the No. 24 team in the country in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll for Dec. 29. Georgia’s latest win needed …

The Wisconsin Badgers play their last basketball game of 2025 on Tuesday, as the Milwaukee Panthers come to the Kohl Center. Tip-off is at 6:00 PM on the Big Ten Network, and the Badgers are 21.5-point favorites. The Badgers got back in the win column with a solid 88-61 win over the Central Michigan Chippewas back on December 22nd. Austin …

As Florida basketball enters SEC play, the Gators have strung together four straight victories. Still, Florida has its fair share of hurdles to climb, as was the case after the Gators’ win against Dartmouth, which found a way to outscore UF in the second half. Advertisement “I didn’t think we played with enough pace and enough physicality, and that’s kind …

With non-conference season wrapping up on Tuesday, it is time to get our first glance at how the bracket is shaping up. For Illinois, wins already banked against Texas Tech, Tennessee, and at Ohio State give them three Quad 1 wins and have the Illini well on their way to another tourney appearance. What Underwood and the Balkans will be …

The Wisconsin Badgers are taking on the Milwaukee Panthers in their final non-conference game of the season, as well as their final game of 2025, on Tuesday. Last week, Wisconsin had an 88-61 win over the Central Michigan Chippewas, as their bench erupted for 44 points, with freshman Zach Kinziger making his season debut. Advertisement Wisconsin shot the ball well …

Many players contributed to Auburn basketball’s dominating 106-65 win over Queens University in its final nonconference game of the season. As a team, Auburn connected on 15 three-pointers, won the rebound battle, 40-26, and recorded 13 steals. The Tigers also shared the wealth by notching 22 assists. Auburn head coach Steven Pearl was encouraged by what he saw out of …

On a seven-game winning streak, fourth-ranked UConn will travel Wednesday to Cincinnati for a Big East matchup against Xavier on Peacock With a defense that ranks sixth nationally in points allowed, the Huskies (12-1) have started 2-0 in the Big East for the third time in four seasons. Advertisement The Musketeers (1-1 Big East, 9-4 overall) are coming off a …

Kentucky Basketball head coach Mark Pope offered an encouraging update on Jaland Lowe during his radio show Monday night, emphasizing both optimism and caution as the Wildcats enter SEC play. Lowe was held out of Kentucky’s Dec. 23 matchup against Bellarmine as a precaution due to his lingering shoulder injury, a decision Pope said was made with the bigger picture …

The season continues on Tuesday with a triple header tipping off early this evening on BTN. Let’s take a look at the upcoming action. Howard at Northwestern Wildcats In the first game today Northwestern will look to close out the year with a much needed win. The Wildcats are 2-4 over their past six games, most recently losing 58-61 against …

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Syla Swords had 18 points and seven rebounds as No. 6 Michigan outlasted Oregon 92-87 in double overtime Monday night. Olivia Olson and Ashley Sofilkanich each scored 16 for the Wolverines (11-1, 2-0 Big Ten), while Te’Yala Delfosse added 14 points and nine rebounds. Michigan made only 16 of 38 free throws and committed 26 turnovers …

On the court, it’s close to Matt Painter’s masterpiece. Zach Edey’s national championship runner-up team, that was a team of grit, of redemption, a team fighting from the shadows and contending with the demons that were at Purdue long before Matt Painter. Edey might be Matt Painter’s singular greatest work of heart, from a top-400 something recruit to one of …

In its final outing of the calendar year, Washington (9-4, 1-1) toppled the visiting Utah Utes (8-5) 74-65. The Monday evening victory marks the final bout with a non-Big Ten squad for the remainder of the regular season. Now winners of its last two, Washington has recovered well from what was a potentially season-staggering loss to Seattle U. The first …

The 14th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide hosted the Yale Bulldogs in their last non conference game of the regular season on Monday night. The Tide started fast and ran past the Bulldogs 102-78 to improve to 10-3 on the season. Yale fell to 11-2 with the loss. Bama will start SEC play at home against Kentucky Saturday in an 11 …

UNLV turned Monday night into a track meet early, and La Sierra never got an opportunity to catch up. The Rebels completely overwhelmed the Golden Eagles 89-47 at the Thomas & Mack Center. UNLV jumped to a 49-19 lead at halftime thanks to relentless pressure to create turnovers. Advertisement UNLV now finds itself 6-6 on the season and completed the …