College Basketball

During a season to forget, it was a game to remember on Wednesday night as the Syracuse Orange basketball team defeated the California Golden Bears 107-100 in double overtime from the JMA Wireless Dome. The game featured 28 lead-changes, 15 ties and as many power-surges as overtime periods. On a night where lake effect snow blanketed Central New York, a …

PEORIA — Illinois head coach Brad Underwood compares his rising freshman star, Keaton Wagler, to NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Wagler has the basketball world’s attention, especially in NBA circles, where mock drafts are now routinely slotting him as a top six pick. Advertisement ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas says Wagler’s NBA comp might be Tyrese Haliburton. The Illini 6-foot-6 …

Louisville basketball took some lumps in January. Now, Pat Kelsey’s team is reaping the rewards. “We’re starting to click,” Mikel Brown Jr. said after tying the program’s single-game records for scoring (45 points) and made 3-pointers (10) during the No. 23 Cardinals’ 118-77 win over N.C. State on Monday at the KFC Yum! Center. “Those ups and downs, we really came together …

Every game seems like a desperation one at this point in the season for the Missouri Tigers. The same was to be said for their road trip to face Texas A&M, which plays a frantic and explosive brand of basketball. That pace brought this game to the final moments, with the Tigers storming back in the second half. Everything came …

Seth Greenberg goes off on Kansas superstar Darryn Peterson for missing a game appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Kansas basketball remains in the national spotlight after ESPN analyst Seth Greenberg delivered a pointed critique of freshman guard Darryn Peterson. The Jayhawks secured a marquee upset over No. 1 Arizona on Monday night, …

How to Watch Illinois vs. Indiana Game Time: 12 p.m. Sunday TV Channel: CBS Online Streaming: Paramount+ Odds: N/A (Illinois 80.1% Chance To Win – ESPN Matchup Predictor) Quick Hits: Illinois Fighting Illini (20-5, 11-3 Big Ten) Head Coach: Brad Underwood (9th season) Advertisement Last Game: Wisconsin 92, Illinois 90 (OT) Gameday Reading: There is no such thing as a ceiling for this …

CHICAGO — N.J. Benson scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Brandon Maclin hit the game-winning layup with seven seconds remaining to give DePaul a 72-71 victory over Creighton on Wednesday night. Maclin added 17 points, shooting 6 of 10 from the field and 5 for 6 from the line to go with five assists. Layden Blocker shot 4 …

Despite Bennett Stirtz’s 32 points, 6 assists, and no turnovers, the Iowa Hawkeyes (18-6, 8-5) could never really find a team-wide groove in a 77-70 loss at Maryland (10-14, 3-10). It’s Iowa’s worst loss of the season, as Maryland was rated 161st coming into the game. The Hawks struggled to contain Andre Mills throughout much of the first half as …

Nebraska said it is investigating fan behavior issues at Wednesday’s game against Purdue basketball, including an object thrown at the Boilermakers’ bench near the end of the game. The athletic department statement does not mention any specific incidents. However, one video clip on social media appears to show an object flying from the crowd toward Purdue’s bench with 5.2 seconds …

The Gonzaga Bulldogs and Purdue Boilermakers are finalizing an agreement to play each other likely in the 2026-27 season-opener in Las Vegas, Nevada, per a report from CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein. This will be a part of a doubleheader at the T-Mobile Arena with Tommy Lloyd’s Arizona Wilcats taking on the former Pac-12 Conference rival UCLA Bruins. The Zags have …

Get ready for another round of Arizona vs. UCLA, this time in Las Vegas to open the 2026-27 season. Arizona will play UCLA at T-Mobile Center to begin next season as part of a doubleheader that will feature Gonzaga taking on Purdue, according to college basketball insider Jon Rothstein. Advertisement The doubleheader will take place on Monday Nov. 2, the …

EAST LANSING – While Coen Carr might be known for his dazzling dunks, Tom Izzo has someone else close to him who has become famous for posterizing others. His mom. In the three weeks since the Michigan State basketball coach got captured by TV cameras during a huddle during a win at Oregon telling guard Kur Teng that “you can’t …

Welcome to the beautiful, bracket-busting madness of 2026. For three weeks, logic goes out the window for the casual fans, but for us, the chaos is where the profit lives. Whether you’re hunting for the next #12-seed Cinderella or looking to hammer a national title future, this is your betting home base. We aren’t just giving you March Madness picks; …

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse athletic director John Wildhack announced on Wednesday that he will retire this summer after running the Orange athletic department for 10 years. The former ESPN executive is a 1980 graduate of Syracuse’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Advertisement “It has been the greatest honor of my career to lead Syracuse Athletics,” Wildhack said. “Syracuse …

On the first day of NBA All-Star Weekend, the fifth annual HBCU Classic will cap a busy Friday night with Hampton University and North Carolina A&T meeting at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California. Conference rivals in the Coastal Athletic Association, this will be the first appearance in the HBCU Classic for Hampton (5-6 CAA, 11-13 overall) and North Carolina …

Miami HC Jai Lucas sends clear message to fans after stunning North Carolina appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. With a 75-66 win over North Carolina on Tuesday night, Miami added a massive boost to its March Madness resume. Hurricanes coach Jai Lucas recognizes the magnitude of the victory, but knows the job …

The Wisconsin Badgers pulled off yet another impressive upset on the road on Tuesday, beating the Illinois Fighting Illini 92-90 in overtime in a thriller. It was the second time Wisconsin upset a top-10 team on the road this season after their 91-88 victory over the Michigan Wolverines in January that really started the turnaround of their season. In this …

Unless you’ve been living under a rock or are someone who waits until after the Super Bowl to start paying attention to basketball of any kind, you are likely aware now that Charles Bediako had his injunction denied in the Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court on Monday – ending his season and career at Alabama. Look, I don’t think Chuck should …

In an era dominated by transfers, including in Ann Arbor, many Michigan fans didn’t fully know what to expect of true freshman Trey McKenney in his first season of college basketball. So far, he’s lived up to his five-star billing and lived up to expectations. McKenney is not your typical shooting guard. He’s more of a burly, scoring combo guard …

Auburn basketball suffered its third-straight loss on Tuesday, falling to Vanderbilt at Neville Arena, 84-76. Auburn outplayed Vanderbilt in the second half; however, the Commodores raced out to a substantial first-half lead to control momentum for the entire game. Auburn head coach Steven Pearl credited Auburn fans for showing up and cheering loudly despite the team’s recent rough patch. Advertisement …

With Illinois losing twice in a row, the Michigan Wolverines are nearly a coinflip to win the Big Ten title outright. With Arizona losing on Monday, a path to the No. 1 spot in the AP Poll is as open as ever, too. However, Dusty May cannot afford to let his team get distracted now, as this week is the …

Hopefully we all made it through the night after last night’s game quickly went from joyful blowout to full-on panic. I am simultaneously stunned that we won the game and stunned that we didn’t blow them out given how well Purdue played for most of the game. The important thing is that it counts as a win. Despite everything, I …

Editor’s note: This article is part of the Bracket Central series, an inside look at the run-up to the men’s & women’s NCAA Tournaments, along with analysis and picks during the tournaments. On Monday, Iowa State was off the bubble and completely in the field. This week, the Cyclones find themselves back where they started after losing 83-69 on Tuesday night to …

While it didn’t work out for Notre Dame men’s basketball on the court Tuesday night, a 89-81 loss to SMU, it did for its future schedule. CBS Sports reported that the Irish are setting up a game in Rome, Italy as they’ll face off against the Villanova Wildcats to open up next season. The current members of the Big East …

EAST LANSING — Jordan Scott glowed as he proudly wore a bandage above his right eye while sitting in front of his locker. A badge of honor from a hard-fought defensive war showing why the Michigan State basketball shooting guard is fast becoming one of Tom Izzo’s “OKGs” – “Our Kinda Guys.” To his right, fellow freshman Cam Ward breathed …