College Basketball

[ad_1] Oregon guard TJ Bamba pressed toward the basket as the Oregon State Beavers hosted the Oregon Ducks on Nov. 21 at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis. The Oregon men’s basketball team is off to its best start in 11 years and on its longest winning streak in four seasons. The Ducks will have to pull off another upset Saturday to …

[ad_1] NEWARK – Monmouth makes what has become an annual visit to the Prudential Center to face Seton Hall Saturday. But the Hawks must return to the Jersey Shore later this afternoon with more than a check from a guaranteed money game against a Big East foe. That doesn’t mean Monmouth (0-8) has to pull off what would be the …

[ad_1] GIRLS BASKETBALL Whitefish Bay 50, Appleton East 45 WALES – Rowan Counsell scored 20 points and Megan Gruber added 10 as the Blue Dukes outlasted the Patriots at the Kettle Moraine Thanksgiving Classic. Torie Neubauer led Appleton East with 18 points. Whitefish Bay took a 27-26 halftime advantage and held off the Patriots from there. Whitefish Bay 27 23 …

[ad_1] Kennesaw State Owls (6-2) vs. Kent State Golden Flashes (5-2) Lethbridge, Alberta; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Golden Flashes -4; over/under is 140 BOTTOM LINE: Kent State faces Kennesaw State at VisitLethbridge.com Arena in Lethbridge, Alberta. The Golden Flashes have a 5-2 record in non-conference play. Kent State is 1-0 in games decided by 3 points or …

[ad_1] Southern Jaguars (2-4) at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (7-0) Ruston, Louisiana; Saturday, 11:30 a.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -13.5; over/under is 139.5 BOTTOM LINE: Louisiana Tech will try to keep its four-game home win streak intact when the Bulldogs play Southern. The Bulldogs have gone 2-0 at home. Louisiana Tech is 1-0 in games decided by 3 points or …

[ad_1] Northern Iowa Panthers (3-3) vs. Pittsburgh Panthers (5-3) Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands; Saturday, 12:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Iowa and Pittsburgh meet at Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center in Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands. The Pittsburgh Panthers have a 5-3 record in non-conference games. Pittsburgh ranks sixth in the ACC at limiting opponent scoring, allowing 59.0 points while …

[ad_1] Jackson State Tigers (1-5) vs. Morehead State Eagles (2-4) Spartanburg, South Carolina; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Jackson State and Morehead State square off in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The Eagles are 2-4 in non-conference play. Morehead State is 1-4 in games decided by at least 10 points. The Tigers are 1-5 in non-conference play. Jackson State has a …

[ad_1] Nov. 29—PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — Here are three observations from Gonzaga’s 90-65 win over Davidson on Friday at the Battle for Atlantis. Gregg, bench provide lift Led by Ben Gregg, three of GU’s top four scorers came off the bench in the opening half with the Zags facing their third game in three days. Gregg scored 11 points, Braden …

[ad_1] Butler played its best game of the season, relying on smothering perimeter defense and shooting the lights out from deep, earning an 87-77 win over Mississippi State and claiming the Arizona Tip-Off championship. It’s Butler first in-season tournament title since 2019 Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City. Jahmyl Telfort led Butler with 24 points. Pierre Brooks II added …

[ad_1] Nov. 29—PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — Ryan Nembhard isn’t the only Zag to set personal bests in Gonzaga’s past two games. Senior forward Ben Gregg scored a season-high 13 points in Thursday’s rout over Indiana. He went one better Friday, scoring a career-high 24 points in a 90-65 blowout over Davidson in the fifth/sixth-place game at the Battle 4 Atlantis. …

[ad_1] PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Tru Washington scored 20 points, Donovan Dent added 17 points, 11 assists and six rebounds and New Mexico beat Southern California 83-73 on Friday night in the third-place game at the Acrisure Classic. Nelly Junior Joseph added 15 points for New Mexico (6-2) and Mustapha Amzil scored 10. Dent and Washington sandwiched 3-pointers around …

[ad_1] Bobby Hurley knew that his team could hang with anybody in the country, even after a narrow loss to Gonzaga earlier this month. He reiterated that Friday night, following Arizona State’s 68-64 win over Saint Mary’s to capture the Acrisure Classic championship and hand the Gaels their first loss of the season, inside Acrisure Arena. Alston Mason sank a …

[ad_1] TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Jahmyl Telfort scored 24 points, Pierre Brooks II added 22 and Butler knocked off No. 25 Mississippi State 87-77 to win the Arizona Tip-Off on Friday night. Butler (6-1) survived with a 61-59 win against Northwestern in the semifinals after blowing a 15-point lead and nearly coughed up an 11-point lead on Friday night after …

[ad_1] LETHBRIDGE, Alberta (AP) — Bent Leuchten’s 17 points helped UC Irvine defeat Kent State 51-39 on Friday at Western Slam. Leuchten added eight rebounds for the Anteaters (7-0). Devin Tillis scored eight points while going 3 of 6 from the field and added 11 rebounds. Justin Hohn shot 2 of 11 from the field, including 0 for 3 from …

[ad_1] PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Joson Sanon had 19 points and fellow freshman Jayden Quaintance scored after grabbing an offensive rebound with 40 seconds left to help rally Arizona State to a 68-64 victory over Saint Mary’s in the championship game of the Acrisure Classic on Friday night. Basheer Jihad added 1 of 2 free throws and Alston Mason …

[ad_1] Butler played its best game of the season, relying on smothering perimeter defense and shooting the lights out from deep, earning an 87-77 win over Mississippi State and claiming the Arizona Tip-Off championship. It’s Butler first in-season tournament title since the 2019 Las Vegas Invitational. Jahmyl Telfort led Butler with 24 points. Pierre Brooks II added 22 points and …

[ad_1] ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Dasonte Bowen’s 17 points helped Saint Bonaventure defeat Northern Iowa 68-56 on Friday night in the third-place game at the NIT Season Tip-Off. Bowen shot 4 of 6 from the field and 8 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Bonnies (7-1). Melvin Council Jr. went 6 of 12 from the field (2 for …

[ad_1] Through the first month of the season, Texas basketball has proven it can wallop overmatched foes. But the competition ratchets up next week for Texas (6-1), which rolled to its sixth consecutive victory Friday with a 90-68 win over Delaware State. Texas hasn’t lost since a season-opening setback to Ohio State in Las Vegas. That stretch includes a quartet …

[ad_1] LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Darrion Williams had 21 points and 10 rebounds, Kevin Overton scored 20 points, and Texas Tech defeated Northern Colorado 89-64 on Friday night. JT Toppin had 11 points and 15 rebounds for Texas Tech (6-1) and Christian Anderson added 12 points. Quinn Denker led Northern Colorado (6-3) with 16 points. Langston Reynolds and Isaiah Hawthorne …

[ad_1] LETHBRIDGE, Alberta (AP) — Jamil Miller scored 18 points, three in the overtime, as Kennesaw State knocked off Towson 67-63 on Friday night at the Western Slam. Miller added seven rebounds for the Owls (6-2). Adrian Wooley scored 16 points while going 7 of 10 (2 for 5 from 3-point range). Ricardo Wright shot 4 of 16 from the …

[ad_1] LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Jaxson Robinson scored 19 points to lead No. 8 Kentucky to a 105-76 win over Georgia State on Friday night. The Wildcats (7-0) reached the century mark for the fourth time this season and won their first seven games for the first time since the 2016-17 season. Lamont Butler followed Robinson with 17 points. Amari …

[ad_1] TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Brooks Barnhizer had 23 points, nine rebounds and six assists to lead Northwestern to a 66-61 victory over UNLV at the Arizona Tip-Off on Friday night. The Wildcats took third place in the Cactus Division. The Wildcats made 5 of their first 7 shots in the second half, turning a one-point halftime lead into a …

[ad_1] Myles Colvin was California cool under pressure Friday night. Over the course of the final 26 minutes, Purdue basketball blew a 17-point lead, then rallied from a seven-point deficit. In the end, Colvin’s putback in the final second lifted the Boilermakers past Ole Miss 80-78 to win the Rady Children’s Invitational in San Diego after previously beating NC State …

[ad_1] TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Stefan Todorovic scored 22 points as Pepperdine beat New Mexico State 82-70 on Friday night. Todorovic added six rebounds and five assists for the Waves (2-5). Moe Odum added 15 points while shooting 5 for 6, including 3 for 4 from beyond the arc and added nine assists. Boubacar Coulibaly had 13 points. The Waves …

[ad_1] New Mexico State couldn’t overcome a slow start and a 17-point deficit in the second half, falling 82-70 to Pepperdine Friday afternoon at the Arizona Tip-Off in Tempe, Ariz. Peter Filipovity scored 15 points with 11 rebounds to lead the Aggies (3-3), who lost their third straight game. Afterward, New Mexico State head coach Jason Hooten delivered a lengthy …