College Basketball

[ad_1] Georgetown Eagles head coach Rhonda Farney instructs her players before the start of the fourth period against the McNeil Mavericks at the non-district-6A girls basketball game on Tuesday, Nov 21, 2023, at McNeil High School – Austin, TX. It’s time to make your choice for the American-Statesman Austin-Area Girls Athlete of the Week for 25 through Nov. 30. We …

[ad_1] Cornell Big Red (4-3) at Colgate Raiders (2-6) Hamilton, New York; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Big Red -2; over/under is 153 BOTTOM LINE: Colgate hosts Cornell after Brady Cummins scored 20 points in Colgate’s 82-78 loss to the Sam Houston Bearkats. The Raiders are 1-0 in home games. Colgate is 1-2 when it turns the ball …

[ad_1] Wisconsin basketball fell to 8-1 on the season with a 67-64 loss to Michigan on Tuesday. The score seesawed for virtually the entire contest until Michigan center Vladislav Goldin orchestrated an individual scoring spurt late to put the Wolverines up for good. Michigan’s big men — Goldin and forward Danny Wolf — combined for 44 points, 12 rebounds and …

[ad_1] The Marquette men’s basketball team starts the biggest week of its non-conference season with a tough road test at Iowa State on Wednesday night in Ames, Iowa. The Golden Eagles (8-0) are ranked fifth in the Associated Press top 25 and fourth in the USA TODAY coaches poll. The Cyclones (5-1) are sixth in the AP poll and fifth …

[ad_1] . Hubert Davis and the North Carolina Tar Heels are still building their future recruiting classes, trying to land some big recruits for the program. As they attempt to finish out their 2025 class on a positive note, getting a 2026 commitment is the next priority. And one player the Tar Heels are pursuing is five-star power forward Miikka …

[ad_1] One of the marquee games in college basketball Wednesday night is No. 4/5 Marquette at No. 5/6 Iowa State. But apparently ESPN doesn’t think it deserves that kind of spotlight. The top matchup in the Big East/Big 12 challenge can only be watched on ESPN’s streaming service, ESPN+. It’s Marquette’s only appearance on the platform this basketball season. Subscriptions …

[ad_1] One of the marquee games in college basketball Wednesday night is No. 4/5 Marquette at No. 5/6 Iowa State. But apparently ESPN doesn’t think it deserves that kind of spotlight. The top matchup in the Big East/Big 12 challenge can only be watched on ESPN’s streaming service, ESPN+. It’s Marquette’s only appearance on the platform this basketball season. Subscriptions …

[ad_1] Morehead State Eagles (3-4) at Marshall Thundering Herd (4-3) Huntington, West Virginia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Thundering Herd -10.5; over/under is 141 BOTTOM LINE: Marshall faces Morehead State after Mikal Dawson scored 28 points in Marshall’s 90-82 loss to the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. The Thundering Herd have gone 4-1 in home games. Marshall is fourth in …

[ad_1] Tyon Grant-Foster’s emergence is starting to show. Ray Harrison is clutch down the stretch. And Grand Canyon is looking more like the team that racked up a Division I school-record 30 wins last season. After the Lopes’ 78-72 win over Hawaii on Tuesday night at Global Credit Union Arena, there were more answers than questions for a team that …

[ad_1] Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (3-4) at Lipscomb Bisons (5-4) Nashville, Tennessee; Thursday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southeast Missouri State visits Lipscomb after Tedrick Washington Jr. scored 28 points in Southeast Missouri State’s 80-59 victory against the UMKC Kangaroos. The Bisons have gone 2-1 at home. Lipscomb is 0-1 in one-possession games. The Redhawks are 1-2 on the road. …

[ad_1] Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (3-6) at Fordham Rams (4-5) New York; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rams -12.5; over/under is 154.5 BOTTOM LINE: Fairleigh Dickinson will attempt to break its five-game road skid when the Knights face Fordham. The Rams are 3-1 on their home court. Fordham has a 1-2 record in one-possession games. The Knights are 0-5 …

[ad_1] The Iowa Hawkeyes officially have liftoff. The Iowa women’s basketball team has launched off like a rocket to start off this college basketball season and is ascending polls all over. After hitting No. 17 in the AP Top 25 poll, Iowa is climbing into CBS Sports rankings as well. The Hawkeyes are making their first appearance in CBS Sports’ …

[ad_1] Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (6-2) at Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (2-6) Tulsa, Oklahoma; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Golden Eagles -4; over/under is 145.5 BOTTOM LINE: Northern Arizona visits Oral Roberts after Trenton McLaughlin scored 20 points in Northern Arizona’s 74-71 victory over the Houston Christian Huskies. The Golden Eagles are 2-2 on their home court. Oral Roberts …

[ad_1] Kansas Jayhawks (7-0) at Creighton Bluejays (5-3) Omaha, Nebraska; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Jayhawks -4.5; over/under is 152.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 1 Kansas plays Creighton after KJ Adams scored 22 points in Kansas’ 86-51 victory over the Furman Paladins. The Bluejays have gone 4-1 in home games. Creighton is fourth in the Big East with 17.5 …

[ad_1] Marquette Golden Eagles (8-0) at Iowa State Cyclones (5-1, 1-0 Big 12) Ames, Iowa; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cyclones -5.5; over/under is 150.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 6 Iowa State hosts No. 5 Marquette after Milan Momcilovic scored 24 points in Iowa State’s 99-71 win over the Colorado Buffaloes. The Cyclones have gone 3-0 in home games. …

[ad_1] Youngstown State Penguins (3-5) at Robert Morris Colonials (6-3) Moon Township, Pennsylvania; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Colonials -2; over/under is 136.5 BOTTOM LINE: Youngstown State visits Robert Morris after Gabe Dynes scored 23 points in Youngstown State’s 128-60 victory over the Bethany (WV) Bison. The Colonials are 5-0 in home games. Robert Morris is 2-1 against …

[ad_1] Oregon Ducks (8-0) at USC Trojans (5-3) Los Angeles; Wednesday, 10:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Ducks -6.5; over/under is 147.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 12 Oregon visits USC after Keeshawn Barthelemy scored 22 points in Oregon’s 83-81 victory over the Alabama Crimson Tide. The Trojans have gone 5-1 at home. USC has a 2-3 record against opponents over .500. …

[ad_1] COLUMBIA — South Carolina women’s basketball has a top 10 matchup this week. Coach Dawn Staley and the No. 4 Gamecocks (7-1) host No. 9 Duke on Thursday (9 p.m., ESPN) in Colonial Life Arena for the 2024 SEC-ACC Challenge. It’s the second consecutive season they have hosted the Blue Devils (8-1). South Carolina beat Duke 77-61 in the …

[ad_1] Monmouth took care of the winless thing in historic fashion by stunning Seton Hall, 63-51, in Newark Saturday. Now what? Winning at Lehigh tonight (7 p.m.; ESPN+) would go a long way toward supporting chatter about Monmouth being better than its 1-8 record, while anything short of that at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, would take the luster off …

[ad_1] The UConn men’s basketball team returns to campus on Wednesday night to meet Baylor in the Big East-Big 12 Battle. The Huskies (5-3) defeated Maryland-Eastern Shore, 99-45, Saturday at the XL Center in Hartford. Liam McNeeley and Jaylin Stewart led a balanced offensive attack with 16 points apiece, two of six Huskies to score in double-figures. Both Jayden Ross …

[ad_1] Florida basketball returns home to face Virginia in an ACC-Challenge matchup on Wednesday night at the O’Connell Center. The Florida Gators (8-0), coming off an 88-51 win over Wichita State in the finals of the ESPN Events Invitational, are off to their best start since going 8-0 to begin the 2009-10 season. The SEC went 9-1 against the ACC …

[ad_1] The Texas Tech basketball team is set to host DePaul tonight in the final edition of the Big 12-Big East Battle inside United Supermarkets Arena. The Red Raiders (6-1) have won each of their five home games by 21 points or more, while the Blue Demons have already doubled last year’s win total with a 7-0 start to the …

[ad_1] Florida State basketball (7-2) didn’t finish the way it started, resulting in a defeat. FSU fell to LSU, 85-75, on Tuesday night during the ACC/SEC Challenge at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. FSU’s four-game winning streak was snapped, dropping to 7-2 on the season. LSU improved to 7-1. FSU is 0-2 against SEC opponents this year. After leading 35-32 …

[ad_1] Alabama basketball is down its top 3-point shooter for the 2024-25 season. Coach Nate Oats announced Tuesday that returning Final Four starting guard Latrell Wrightsell Jr. is out for the year with a ruptured Achilles tendon. At the top of the second half against Oregon this past Saturday, Wrightsell exited the Players Era Festival championship after falling to the floor …

[ad_1] CLEMSON, S.C. — Ahead of its highly anticipated matchup versus Kentucky basketball, the Clemson athletics department decided on a T-shirt promotion. Only the first 1,000 students to arrive at Littlejohn Coliseum on Tuesday would receive a shirt. Emblazoned across the front of the black shirt, which featured a basketball and Clemson’s iconic tiger paw logo (in white), was a …