College Basketball

EAST LANSING — For the first time this season, Michigan State basketball will face two new circumstances. Playing after a loss. And playing a true road game. The ninth-ranked Spartans, coming off a home loss to No. 3 Duke, resume Big Ten play against Penn State in University Park, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, Dec. 13 (noon, Big Ten Network). Advertisement “We …

EAST LANSING — For the first time this season, Michigan State basketball will face two new circumstances. Playing after a loss. And playing a true road game. The ninth-ranked Spartans, coming off a home loss to No. 3 Duke, resume Big Ten play against Penn State in University Park, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, Dec. 13 (noon, Big Ten Network). Advertisement “We …

BLOOMINGTON — For the first time in 14 years, Thursday, when an Indiana basketball coach faced his first question about the Kentucky series, he didn’t have to deflect. Darian DeVries is the first man in IU’s head job since Tom Crean to inherit a series with Kentucky, after the longtime intrastate rivalry was put back on the schedule by Mike …

What channel is Kentucky vs. Indiana on? Time, TV schedule, live stream to watch Dick Vitale, Charles Barkley broadcast originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Two legendary college basketball programs will clash on Saturday night when Kentucky and Indiana hit the court at Rupp Arena. Advertisement The Wildcats have …

UConn men’s basketball closed out its non conference slate with one last win Friday night, as the Huskies dug deep to grind out a 71-63 win over Texas. It may not have been UConn’s prettiest win of a tough non conference schedule, but the Huskies did everything they needed to do to keep the Longhorns from making it interesting. UConn …

Any concerns that Xavier had a trap game between an emotional Crosstown Shootout win in front of a record home crowd and the start of Big East play vs. Creighton were dismissed Dec. 12. It just took one half of basketball for those worries to be dispelled. Advertisement One week after defeating UC, Xavier returned to Cintas Center Dec. 12 …

In the preview, we highlighted (highlit?) how necessary it would be for Xavier to keep Missouri State from harvesting free points at the free throw line. The Bears came into this game with pretty miserable overall offensive numbers, but they had been excellent in getting to the stripe (even though they had been miserable once they had gotten there). It …

The biggest non-conference hurdles are behind No. 4 Iowa State basketball, which has to gear up for finals week and the remainder of the non-league slate. Iowa State (10-0) will play its first of three remaining non-conference games on Sunday, Dec. 14, when it hosts Eastern Illinois. Tip-off is scheduled for 12 p.m. CT from Hilton Coliseum and will be …

Villanova Wildcats (7-2) vs Pittsburgh Panthers (5-5) Where: Finneran Pavilion (Villanova, PA) When: Saturday, Dec. 13 at 4:30 PM Betting Line: TBD How to Watch: truTV/HBO Max How to Listen: Villanova Sports Radio Network Advertisement Net Rankings: Villanova 37, Pitt 163 KenPom: Villanova 37, Pitt 108 Torvik: Villanova 47, Pitt 107 About Pitt: The Panthers were selected to finish 14th …

TJ Otzelberger reveals ‘challenge’ to Iowa State during comeback vs. Iowa appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Iowa State remained undefeated with a win over rival Iowa, but it did not come as expected. The Cyclones needed to mount a comeback to avoid the upset, which head coach T.J. Otzelberger was proud of …

Ok, I haven’t been as vigilant about these updates as I’d like to have been. But ahead of the new year and ahead of conference play for the Tar Heels, it’s as good a time as any for a renewed commitment. Courtney Banghart’s UNC women’s basketball team has had an excellent start to the season, sitting at 9-2 with their …

Clemson Looking to Bounce Back after Two Difficult Losses “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Those famous words from Charles Dickens sums up the last two outings for Clemson’s men’s basketball team who dropped two close quad 1 games to Alabama and BYU. Both of those games featured extended stretches of tremendous fight and …

Hello, all. We’re a little over a month into the college basketball season, and I thought it would be a good time to have a little bit of a check in with how the Ducks have looked thus far. After starting the season on a quick four game winning streak, the Ducks have gone on to lose five straight contests, …

This Saturday, December 13, features a thrilling Big Ten men’s basketball doubleheader on Peacock. The action tips off at 2:00 PM ET when the Marquette Golden Eagles take on the No. 6 Purdue Boilermakers. Then, at 4:00 PM, it’s No. 23 Nebraska vs No. 13 Illinois. See below for more information on how to live stream both games and find …

Clemson’s recent stretch has been a reminder of how small the margin can be when facing top-tier competition, even when things appear to be under control. The Tigers let a commanding halftime advantage slip away at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night, falling 67-64 to No. 10 BYU on a last-second shot in the Jimmy V Classic. The loss nudged …

Sweet 16 action continues in the 2025 NCAA volleyball tournament with a slate of four games on Friday. No. 1 seed Texas will kick off the day with a matchup against No. 4 Indiana. No. 1 overall seed Nebraska will end the night against No. 4 Kansas after opening the tournament with back-to-back sweeps. The Huskers (32-0) remain undefeated and …

Maryland men’s basketball’s conference slate got off to an awful start on the road at Iowa. The Terps lost by 19, but the game didn’t feel nearly that close, and head coach Buzz Williams’ offense hardly looked like a Big Ten unit. It’s unlikely Maryland’s Big Ten fate will look any better in game two. No. 2 Michigan comes to …

MANHATTAN — No longer on a losing streak, Kansas State basketball will hit the road for its second true away game of the season when it takes on Creighton. K-State (6-4) will visit Crieghton (5-4) on Saturday, Dec. 13, when the two meet at the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska, at 2 p.m. The game will be televised nationally …

Louisville basketball is halfway through the toughest stretch of its 2025-26 nonconference schedule. What have we learned so far? Pat Kelsey’s No. 11 Cardinals (8-1) aren’t immune to a clunker — see: an 89-80 loss at now-No. 17 Arkansas the coach described as “unacceptable.” But, judging by their response in an 87-78 victory over now-unranked Indiana, it proved to be …

There are no moral victories in sports, but there was a lot to like from the 23rd-ranked Iowa basketball team in Ames despite a 66-62 loss at No. 4 Iowa State. Losing in the Cy-Hawk game is a tough pill to swallow, but some context is necessary here. The Hawkeyes hung around and battled for 40 minutes on the road …

Kentucky basketball’s 6-4 start and losses to every major college team it has faced has taken coach Mark Pope back to a style that he thought he had left behind. It’s going to take an old-school approach to get the Wildcats playing how they need to play. In Pope’s first few seasons as a head coach at Utah Valley, he …

UCLA HC Mick Cronin gets brutally honest on why players choose certain schools appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. UCLA Bruins head coach Mick Cronin got brutally honest about why players choose specific schools to represent throughout their collegiate careers. Advertisement Cronin is going through the 23rd season of his head coaching career, …

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Joshua Jefferson scored 24 points and No. 4 Iowa State overcame a 13-point deficit to stay unbeaten with a 66-62 win over Iowa on Thursday night. The Cyclones (10-0), who entered leading the nation in field-goal percentage after a 23-point victory at then-No. 1 Purdue, were sluggish early. But a 19-0 run spanning both halves gave …

Iowa State beats Iowa 66-62 in a comeback that saw the Cyclones down by 13 at one point in the first half to close the half down by eight. Iowa State came out strong in the second half, going on a 16-0 run to propel itself into the driver’s seat for the rest of the half. Jimmy Rogers made a …

When Ian Jackson transferred from North Carolina to St. John’s, many didn’t expect Jackson to begin his Red Storm career cutting his teeth off the bench. Although the New York native hasn’t already lived up to the moniker of being the program’s “next great point guard” as head coach Rick Pitino tweeted this offseason, Jackson will get his best chance …