College Basketball

North Carolina was able to bounce back from their first loss of the season to Michigan State on Thanksgiving, getting a huge win on the road at Kentucky. The Tar Heels were able to grind out that win, grabbing the lead late and holding on. With a 7-1 record, the Tar Heels are off to a good start and now …

When Richard Pitino was introduced as Xavier’s next head basketball coach, he already knew the Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout would come up. “As good as it gets. I understand the responsibility. I understand how important it is to fans,” Pitino said April 1. Advertisement With the 93rd Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout on tap for Dec. 5 at Cintas Center, Pitino …

Auburn basketball aided their home conference in this year’s ACC/SEC Challenge by taking down NC State on Wednesday, 83-73. The win helped push the SEC to a 9-7 advantage in this year’s event. Auburn connected on 59% of its shots in the win, with Kevin Overton’s 29-point effort leading the way. Overton shot 8-of-13 in the game and was a …

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Hubert Davis was waiting, hoping for this to happen. This was the vision coming to fruition for UNC basketball. This present moment was a nod to the past and a signal of what could come in the future. This is the area on the stat sheet that always captures the attention of Davis, something within the box …

The Big Ten continued conference play on Wednesday, with three more games. The most notable featured a ranked Indiana team going on the road against the Gophers. Let’s take a look at what happened. –Minnesota Golden Gophers 73, No. 22 Indiana Hoosiers 64 These two entered Thursday night in dramatically different positions. While Indiana was 7-0 and rolling, the Gophers …

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Indiana will play 20 Big Ten basketball games over the course of the next three months, so making too big a deal out of just one game is a bit of a stretch. But make no bones about it, the Hoosiers’ 73-64 loss at Minnesota on Wednesday was wildly disappointing. No. 22-ranked Indiana had started the season …

WEST LONG BRANCH — Last time the Monmouth men’s basketball was on its home floor, it pulled out an exciting close win, and the Hawks did the same thing Wednesday, Dec. 3 over the Princeton Tigers. Monmouth beat Princeton 63-58, showing poise when the game got tense. Princeton had the ball down three points with 30 seconds left; Monmouth forced …

Arizona Wildcats head coach Becky Burke went into the week saying to throw out the Southern Lady Jaguars’ record because they had regularly faced Top 25 teams. She pointed to their length which definitely bothered the Wildcats on Wednesday night in a 63-57 SU victory in McKale Center. Advertisement “That team is the closest thing that we have seen to …

BYU finally got off to a quick start and controlled the game from the jump in a dominating 91-60 win over Cal Baptist Wednesday night in Salt Lake City. AJ Dybantsa and Keba Keita each led BYU with 22 points, and Keita added 14 rebounds while Dybantsa dished out 5 assists. Rob Wright had a double double with 15 points …

Your Georgetown Hoyas returned to their home court tonight, besting the UMBC Retrievers by a score of 90-81. Caleb Williams led with 18 points and 8 rebounds. KJ Lewis had 17 points, 5 rebounds, a pair of blocks and a steal. Malik Mack added 15 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Julius Halaifonua played 33 minutes, scoring 16 points, snagging …

Men’s Basketball Freshman of the Year Contenders: Top 5 rising stars originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. This freshman class started with sky-high expectations, and so far, many players are living up to the hype. With some outstanding performances and breakout games, these first-year stars are already making a …

North Carolina went on the road and earned a big win over Kentucky on Tuesday night, pulling out a thrilling win in Rupp Arena. The win moved UNC to 7-1 and helped them bounce back after a tough loss against Michigan State on Thanksgiving. It also gave them their second quad 1 win, helping boost their NCAA Tournament resume early. …

The post NBA referee explains launching HBCU basketball tournament appeared first on ClutchPoints. NBA referee Haywoode Workman is set to launch the inaugural HBCU Hoops Invitational college basketball tournament in Orlando, Florida, from December 4th to 6th. The event will be held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Advertisement Workman, a former basketball and football player who began …

With NFL games anchoring the Thanksgiving sports slate, FOX and CBS looked to capitalize with college basketball following those matchups. It paid off. Duke’s win over Arkansas averaged 6.8 million viewers on CBS, becoming the most-watched college basketball game on any network in more than 30 years, the network announced. The previous high mark was in 1993 when Purdue vs. …

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Indiana is off to a good start to this 2025-26 college basketball season, winning its first seven games. Now it gets real on Wednesday night, when the Hoosiers open the Big Ten conference season at Minnesota. Indiana has two December conference games. They will play Penn State at home on Tuesday night. Advertisement The Gophers are just …

The Wisconsin Badgers head into their first Big Ten Conference game of the season, as they welcome the Northwestern Wildcats to the Kohl Center. Tip-off is at 8:00 P.M. on December 3rd, 2025, with the game broadcast on Big Ten Network. The Badgers are coming off a disappointing 74-63 loss to the TCU Horned Frogs in the Rady Children’s Invitational. …

Welcome to December. Welcome to the Chamber of Chaos known as the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men’s basketball season. We’ve made it through the first month of the season, but the conference has already seen a few lives. In the first weeks of the campaign, the MAAC was outperforming its previous seasons in terms of Net Rating on KenPom. Now, …

The North Carolina Tar Heels got a huge win on Tuesday night, taking down No. 18 Kentucky at Rupp Arena for another Quad 1 victory. With wins over Kansas and Kentucky so far this season, it’s been a good start for Hubert Davis and his staff. North Carolina still has some tough games left on their schedule, but in previous …

UConn men’s basketball made history Tuesday night, as the Huskies beat No. 21 Kansas on the road for the program’s first-ever victory over the Jayhawks. Despite a raucous Phog Allen Fieldhouse crowd, UConn trailed by as much as eight points before taking the lead in the second and securing the win. Here are some key takeaways from the Huskies’ seventh …

After a 2-0 week in Orlando, BYU returns to Utah to face Cal Baptist in the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. The game tips off at 7pm MT on ESPN+. Cal Baptist is a sneaky good team and took their first loss of the season Monday to Colorado after a 7-0 start. NET rankings will fluctuate as we get …

Head to Peacock this Thursday night for an exciting slate of women’s college basketball. The excitement tips off at 7:00 PM ET when the Villanova Wildcats visit the Georgetown Hoyas. Then at 9:00 PM, the Marquette Golden Eagles take on the DePaul Blue Demons. See below for additional information on how you can watch both games and follow all of …

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Orange basketball program earned its first ranked win of the season by defeating No. 13 Tennessee by a final score of 62-60 Tuesday night. It was the first win over a ranked opponent in the non-conference since the Orange beat No. 16 Ohio State in November 2018. It was the first win over a ranked …

After No. 25 Iowa’s 71-52 loss at No. 8 Michigan State in their Big Ten opener, head coach Ben McCollum discussed his rotation decisions against the Spartans on Tuesday night from East Lansing, Mich. Despite excelling on the defensive side of the court through their first seven games of the season, Iowa ran into an efficient, patient, and disciplined Michigan …

Fresh off winning the Acrisure Series last week, Iowa basketball hit the road for a tough Big Ten opener against Michigan State. Playing the eighth-ranked Spartans in East Lansing was going to tell the world a lot about this iteration of the Hawkeyes in their first year under Ben McCollum. The Breslin Center is one of the most difficult road …

The Virginia Cavaliers are in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday for their toughest test of the season thus far, a true road game against Sean Miller and the Texas Longhorns as part of the ACC/SEC Challenge. Ryan Odom’s ’Hoos last took the court on Friday night in Charlottesville, bouncing back from their first loss of the season and taking care of …