College Basketball

Before you hit the holiday break and travel to see friends and family, we’ve got one more game for the Clemson Tigers (9-3) this weekend against the Cincinnati Bearcats (6-4). The contest will be held in Greenville’s Bon Secours Wellness Arena, about 40 minutes from the Clemson campus, for. Expect a heavy population of orange in the crowd for Sunday …

There were two Friday games but they were basically meaningless, given the level of competition: Mississippi Valley State got wiped by Florida State, 96-49 and Morgan State was clobbered by Cal, 97-50. There’s really nothing much to say about games like these. The Delta Devils came in 1-10 and let 1-11 and Morgan State came in 2-8 and left 2-9. …

PROVIDENCE — Providence and Seton Hall men’s basketball are on different trajectories. Stefan Vaaks wing 3-pointer missed early in the shot clock and Seton Hall soaked up the final seconds of regulation. Adam Clark nailed the dagger over Oswin Erhunmwunse on the opposite end with 17 seconds left as the Pirates denied Providence its first Big East conference win. Advertisement …

Welcome to the thread for Saturday’s St. John’s men’s basketball matchup versus Kentucky. Please be respectful in the comment section and do not share any illegal streams of today’s game. If you haven’t already, check out our game preview here. You can follow updates of Saturday’s game on Rumble in the Garden’s official X account (formerly Twitter) at @rumbleSBN or …

What channel is Purdue vs. Auburn on? Time, TV schedule, live stream to watch men’s college basketball game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Purdue and Auburn are heading to Gainbridge Fieldhouse, the home of the Pacers, for this year’s edition of the Indy Classic. Advertisement The Boilermakers landed …

This wasn’t exactly the FCS Semifinal that everybody was expecting.  Villanova rolled to this spot after going on an 11-game winning streak following a 1-2 start. The offense has been fine, but it’s the defense that took control along the way, including in a 26-21 comeback win over Tarleton State.  Illinois State survived the UC Davis passing game to get …

Years from now, BYU’s matchup with Abilene Christian on Friday will be remembered as the night AJ Dybantsa broke the internet. Near the end of the first half of what became a 85-67 Cougars win, Rob Wright III clanked a 3-point attempt off the back of the rim. What happened next will be talked about, replayed and revered for as …

Where to watch Villanova vs. Illinois State: Channel, time, schedule, live stream for FCS football semifinal game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. An unexpected matchup will make for some intense playoff football Saturday as No. 12 Villanova hosts Illinois State in the FCS semifinals. Advertisement The Wildcats get …

AJ Dybantsa scored a career-high 35 points to lead BYU to a 85-67 win over Abilene Christian Friday night in Provo. Abilene Christian forced 18 BYU turnovers and stayed within striking distance for much of the night. ACU relies on pressure and fouls more than any team in the country, and AJ shot 20 free throws in a highlight-worthy night …

The scattered boos that serenaded the home team inside Pauley Pavilion going into halftime were well earned. UCLA was trailing by two points after putting in a low effort against a mid-major team with a losing record from the Big West Conference. Advertisement The Cal Poly logo on the front of the opponents’ jerseys did not elicit the same sort …

PROVO, Utah (AP) — AJ Dybantsa scored a season-high 35 points to lead No. 10 BYU to an 85-67 victory over Abilene Christian on Friday night. Dybantsa went 9 of 12 from the field and made 17 of 20 free throws in the first 30-point game of his college career. The freshman sensation also had six rebounds and four assists. …

It was an excellent start of conference play for your Georgetown Hoyas this week as the program secured a gritty 78-69 road victory over Marquette to open the BIG EAST portion of the season at 1-0. The win at Fiserv Forum moved the squad to 8-3 overall and provided a glimpse of the development Ed Cooley has been talking about. …

Louisville Cardinals (9-2) vs. Montana Grizzlies(6-6) Game Time: Noon Location: KFC Yum Center: Louisville, Ky. Television: ACC Network Extra Announcers: Rich Hollenberg (play-by-play) and Emeka Okafor (analysis) Advertisement Favorite: Louisville by 30.5 Series: First Meeting Projected Starting Lineups: Louisville G Adrian Wooley (6-4, 200, So.) G Isaac McKneely (6-4, 195, Sr.) G Ryan Conwell (6-4, 215, Sr.) F J’Vonne Hadley (6-7, 210, Sr.) C Sananda Fru …

The Wisconsin men’s basketball team returns to its home away from home Friday, Dec. 19. The Badgers (7-3) face Villanova (8-2) at 7 p.m. at Fiserv Forum. The matchup will be Wisconsin’s second this season in the Milwaukee Bucks’ home arena; it also played there in an exhibition against Oklahoma on Oct. 24. Advertisement The matchup Friday is part of …

AUBURN — Bruce Pearl’s time as a “surefire” Hall-of-Famer could soon end. The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced Friday, Dec. 19, that the former Auburn basketball coach was among its contingent of newly eligible candidates for induction. He’s part of a nine-candidate contingent of first-time appearances that includes Blake Griffin, Candace Parker, Joe Johnson and Houston coach Kelvin Sampson, …

Kyree Walker played in the G League, was in Jonathan Kuminga’s graduating class and now can play college basketball originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. All of a sudden, players are coming to college basketball in reverse. Advertisement The 25-year old Kyree Walker is the latest to travel a …

The debut of Jayden Quaintance is finally here. According to KSR’s Jack Pilgrim, Quaintance will make his Kentucky Basketball in Atlanta on Saturday for their CBS Sports Classic matchup vs. Rick Pitino and the St. John’s Red Storm. Advertisement This makes the long-awaited return of one of the best defensive big men in college basketball after Quaintance became a standout …

Tom Izzo brought his Michigan State basketball team to downtown Detroit a day early for its game against Oakland, spreading some holiday cheer while giving away toys to kids in the city before practicing at Little Caesars Arena. It also marked a chance for Izzo to reminisce about his memorable trip to the Final Four in 2009 and for Michigan …

After an eleven-day hiatus, the Virginia Cavaliers (9-1) will retake the hardwood wearing all orange uniforms at John Paul Jones Arena this evening. This time, facing off against an old ACC rival in the Maryland Terrapins (6-5) at 6:00 p.m. on ESPN. This will be the first time the two teams have met since November of 2018, when they met …

The North Carolina Tar Heels basketball program is getting a big boost to their lineup for Saturday’s game against Ohio State in Atlanta. Guard Seth Trimble is expected to make his return to the team after missing time with a forearm injury early in November. Jeff Goodman reported the news on Friday, just 24 hours until tipoff with the Buckeyes …

Game Information Who: No. 9 Michigan State Spartans vs. Oakland Golden Grizzlies Where: Little Caesars Arena — Detroit, MI When: Saturday, December 20 | 12:00 PM ET TV: Big Ten Network Stream: FuboTV Announcers: Jason Ross Jr. and Bruce Weber Saturday, in the park, I think it was the Fourth of July. Except it’s the complete opposite of the Chicago …

The CBS Sports Classic returns for its 12th iteration on Saturday when four of the biggest names in men’s college basketball square off in a doubleheader inside Atlanta’s State Farm Arena. No. 22 St. John’s will face Kentucky in the opener at 12:30 p.m. ET, with No. 12 North Carolina and Ohio State set to go at it 30 minutes …

Villanova and Wisconsin square off in one of those neutral site games that won’t be very neutral. The Wildcats and Badgers meet in the Milwaukee Hoops Showdown, located a little more than an hour from Wisconsin’s campus. Nova has lost both previous times it left Philadelphia this season, most recently by 28 to Michigan. Wisconsin got hammered by Nebraska in …

Part of Xavier’s strong finish in non-conference play was its ability to respond to adversity. In November, after back-to-back 19-point losses, Xavier returned home and delivered its “best performance” of the short season in a blowout of Old Dominion. Following a gut-wrenching, last-second loss to Georgia in the Charleston Classic, Xavier returned to TD Arena two days later and began …

Date 12/20 || Time 8:00 || Venue Madison Square Garden || Video ESPN With the exception of Michigan on February 21st, Duke will finish off non-conference play on Saturday with Texas Tech in Madison Square Garden. Advertisement Why the Garden? Well, first because Duke has a lot of alum in the area. They call it Cameron North for a reason. …