College Basketball

Gonzaga survives Oregon in gritty Northwest Elite Showdown originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Gonzaga earned a hard-fought 91–82 victory over Oregon on Saturday night in Portland, surviving a physical and competitive battle against a Ducks team that proved far tougher than its record suggested. While Oregon entered the …

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Braeden Smith scored 21 points, Braden Huff had 20 points and No. 7 Gonzaga beat Oregon 91-82 on Sunday at Moda Center. Graham Ike added 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulldogs (12-1). Steele Venters scored 14 points, and Tyon Grant-Foster had 10. Advertisement Nate Bittle had 28 points and nine rebounds for Oregon (6-6). …

Despite a sloppy start, UConn men’s basketball moved to 2-0 in the Big East with a convincing road win over DePaul in Chicago. While the Huskies (12-1, 2-0 Big East) looked out of sorts in the first half without star guard Solo Ball, they snapped out of it just in time to cruise to a comfortable 72-54 win. Ball was …

LOS ANGELES — At one point last week, the USC Trojans were in the midst of not playing their final non-conference game scheduled for Sunday against Brown University following a tragic shooting that took place at Brown’s campus, which led to the two programs mutually agreeing to cancel their matchup. Many schools were contacted by USC’s athletic department, including a …

Clemson nearly relived a familiar nightmare on Sunday afternoon, but this time the Tigers found a way to finish. Behind clutch free throws from Dillon Hunter in the closing seconds, Clemson survived a furious rally to escape with a 68–65 win over Cincinnati at Bon Secours Wellness Arena, closing nonconference play with a third straight victory. Advertisement Hunter delivered when …

WASHINGTON — Georgetown men’s basketball coach Ed Cooley was suspended by the school on Sunday for one game after throwing a water bottle into the stands at the end of a loss to Xavier the night before. “I met with Coach Cooley today to discuss the incident which occurred after last night’s game against Xavier. I expressed that his conduct …

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Xaivian Lee scored 19 points, Thomas Haugh added 17 and No. 23 Florida pulled away late to beat Colgate 90-60 on Sunday and extend its home-winning streak against nonconference opponents to 18. The Gators (8-4) won their third in a row since dropping back-to-back games to Duke and UConn. Rueben Chinyelu finished with 16 points and …

Behind a program-record 19 three-point shots, six of them from high-scorer Jordan Burks, the UCF Knights dispatched the FGCU Eagles 102-80 on Saturday afternoon. Themus Fulks added 21 points and five assists, and Jamichael Stillwell recorded 14 points and 13 rebounds — his fifth double-double of the season. UCF extended its best start in the Johnny Dawkins Era to 10-1. …

Saturday night, Duke lost its first game of the year. The loss came on a neutral site, by one point, to a Top 20 Texas Tech squad with a pre-season All American (JT Toppin) and a dynamic young point guard (Christian Anderson) who may himself challenge for similarly lofty accolades. Despite that star power, the Red Raiders still needed some …

Another big opportunity, another down-to-the-wire showdown and another narrow loss. That’s become the theme of the 2025-26 Northwestern men’s basketball season of late. The Wildcats have now played five games that were decided by fewer than six points — all against Power Conference opponents, with four of those games being losses. Their 61-58 loss to Butler in Indianapolis’s Gainbridge Fieldhouse …

Tennessee is finally off of their non-conference gauntlet run today, staying in town for a Sunday matchup against Gardner-Webb. It’s the second season in a row that the two schools have faced each other. The Volunteers are coming off of a much-needed win over Louisville on Tuesday. It was a game where Tennessee finally looked like themselves again after three …

When Utah State woke up for their game against the CSU Rams Saturday morning, they must have gotten confused, thinking that they were about to play the other Colorado-based MWC team: Air Force. Otherwise, I have no rational explanation for the absolute thrashing that took place at the Spectrum. In a much-hyped matchup between the Mountain West’s top two teams, …

The Big Ten had a litany of games on Saturday, highlighted by a handful of marquee matchups for the league. The biggest was in Indianapolis, as Purdue and Auburn tangled. Let’s take a look at what happened. Advertisement –No. 6 Purdue Boilermakers 88, No. 21 Auburn Tigers 60 The Boilers were favored heading into this one, but the team even …

Arizona is 11-0 to begin a season for the first time since 2021-22 after their 23 point win over San Diego State. The Wildcats now are tied for the third longest active winning streak in the nation, behind only Miami (OH)’s 12 wins and Nebraska’s 15. It was the immense strength of Arizona’s front court that pushed them over the …

There are six Big Ten games set for the day, mainly involving schools at home hosting mid-majors. The two exceptions, however, include Penn State taking on Pitt in Hershey Pennsylvania and Oregon facing Gonzaga in the Northwest Elite Showdown in Portland. Pittsburgh vs Penn State Nittany Lions Advertisement The first game of the day involves an in-state battle between two …

Duke basketball led by as much as 17 points with 16:31 left in regulation, but the No. 3 Blue Devils couldn’t close, falling 82-81 to a foul-and-injury-riddled No. 19 Texas Tech at Madison Square Garden in the SentinelOne Classic. It marks Duke’s (11-1) first loss of the season after an 11-0 start and Texas Tech’s (9-3) first win over a ranked …

NEW YORK (AP) — Christian Anderson scored 23 of his 27 points in the second half, including the tiebreaking free throw with 3.4 seconds left, and No. 19 Texas Tech rallied from 17 down to beat third-ranked Duke 82-81 on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. Anderson was fouled by Caleb Foster and made the front end of a 1-and-1 …

The Virginia Tech Hokies survived an upset bid from the Elon Phoenix on Saturday, escaping with an 82-81 overtime victory. Already without senior forward Tobi Lawal, the Hokies learned before the game they’d be without freshman star Neoklis Avdalas (illness) and freshman big man Antonio Dorn (back). Elon took advantage, dominating the Hokies throughout the first half, including opening up …

Gritty, not pretty. I know that was Zach Freemantle’s thing last year, but that was the only way Xavier was going to win this game. Just three days after being on the receiving end of the program’s worst beating in Cintas Center history, the Muskies bounced back at Georgetown to keep the season something close to alive. Advertisement The check …

Okay, the Marquette men’s basketball game against Creighton is now under 10 minutes to go, so it actually makes sense to start writing this recap. I waited til now because, in theory, there was an awful lot of basketball left to be played, so it was mathematically possible that something different would start happening. Nope, not happening. Advertisement After a …

LAS VEGAS — UNLV defeats Fresno State, 84-72 during college basketball game on Saturday Dec. 20, 2025 at Thomas and Mack Center and The Sporting Tribune’s Kalin Sipes were there to capture the following TST Images. UNLV coach Josh Pastner reacts to a play on the sidelines during first half of college basketball game against UNLV on Sat., Dec. 20, …

NEWARK, N.J. — Emanuel Sharp scored 22 points, Kingston Flemings added 21 and No. 8 Houston used some excellent long-range shooting to beat No. 14 Arkansas 94-85 on Saturday. The Cougars (11-1) shot 44% from 3-point distance (11 for 25) and 52% from the field overall in winning their fifth straight game. Advertisement Freshman guard Darius Acuff Jr. led Arkansas …

The Marquette men’s basketball team will try to avoid a 0-2 hole in the Big East when it plays Creighton (6-5, 1-0) on Dec. 20 at CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska. MU lost to Georgetown, 78-69, in the Big East opener on Dec. 17 at Fiserv Forum. The last time the Golden Eagles (5-7) lost their first two conference …

No. 8 Houston and No. 14 Arkansas meet in an old Southwest Conference battle that will take place just outside of New York City in the Never Forget Tribute Classic. Both teams are riding four-game winning streaks and have played some of the toughest non-conference schedules in the nation. Advertisement My Houston vs. Arkansas predictions and college basketball picks look for …

The days of a player committing to a program and staying four years at that school and getting a degree are — for the most part — gone. Every school now has a diaspora of former, and possibly future, players across the country, spread in different places. Here’s a look at how former Syracuse Orange men’s basketball players are faring …