College Basketball

EAST LANSING — It was needless, yet at the same time, important for Tom Izzo to express the obvious. “To say I was disappointed would be an understatement,” the Hall of Fame coach for Michigan State basketball said. “I did not like the way we played.” Advertisement The 18-point deficit his No. 8 Spartans found themselves in against No. 2 …

In front of a sold-out crowd of 11,997 fans, Nevada welcomed in-state rival UNLV for the first time this season. Nevada let off the gas just a little bit toward the end, but a career night by Corey Camper Jr. and Elijah Price led to a 89-76 win over the Rebels. Advertisement “Our student [section] has been phenomenal the past …

How to Watch (and bet) Date: Saturday, 1/31/26 Tip-Off Time: 5:00 pm PT TV: Big Ten Network Radio: Huskies Gameday App, Sports Radio KJR Location: Evanston, Illinois Betting Line: Washington Huskies +1 Advertisement Northwestern Wildcats 2025-26 Statistics: Record: 10-11 (2-8) Points For per Game: 77.3 (123rd) Points Against per Game: 71.8 (106th) Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 118.9 (54th) Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: 105.2 (91st) Strength of Schedule: 35th …

With roughly two-thirds of the season in the books, Illinois basketball finds itself in rare air. At 18=3, this is the program’s best start since the 2005-06 team, and that record alone demands instant respect from the field and the designation of a title-contender. More importantly, this roster looks like the finished product Brad Underwood envisioned when he assembled it. …

For Michigan State basketball fans, it was a gut-wrenching night in the Breslin Center, as they watched the Spartans climb back from an 18-point deficit to take the lead in the second half, only to run out of steam and fall just short in the end. For Dusty May and the Michigan Wolverines, it was another signature win in what …

It’s tough to win a top 10 rivalry matchup when you play one of your worst halves of the season. And that’s exactly what happened to Michigan State on Friday night. A brutal first half was too much to overcome for MSU, who dropped a rivalry game to Michigan, 83-71. Advertisement Michigan State was simply dominated from the opening tip, …

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Trey Green made a career-high seven 3-pointers and scored 23 points, Ishan Sharma added 18 on six more 3s and No. 21 Saint Louis beat Dayton 102-71 on Friday night. Quentin Jones also had 18 points for the Billikens (21-1, 9-0 Atlantic 10), who made 15 of their first 22 attempts from 3-point range and never …

College basketball’s eligibility saga has its next addition. Former UCLA men’s basketball guard Amari Bailey is attempting to return to college basketball after playing 10 games in the NBA with the Charlotte Hornets during the 2023-2024 NBA season, according to ESPN’s Dan Murphy. Advertisement “Right now I’d be a senior in college,” Bailey told ESPN in a statement. “I’m not …

The Virginia Cavaliers (17-3, 6-2 ACC) avoided disaster on Tuesday evening at Notre Dame, rallying from a 19-point deficit to steal a 100-97 win in double-OT from the Fighting Irish. Behind an overpowering performance by Thijs De Ridder (32 points, 8 rebounds) and some timely shot-making by Sam Lewis (21 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists), the ’Hoos willed themselves to …

Tennessee (14-6, 4-3 SEC) will host Auburn (14-7, 5-3 SEC) on Saturday. Tipoff between the Vols and Tigers is slated for 8:30 p.m. EST at Food City Center. ESPN will televise the matchup. Saturday will mark the return of former Vol Steven Pearl as head coach at Auburn. He is in his first season as the Tigers’ head coach. Advertisement …

After a near miss against No.7 Michigan State in overtime at home, Rutgers men’s basketball will look to break their four game losing streak as they head out to Los Angeles to take on USC on Saturday. The Scarlet Knights game against the Trojans is the first part of their two game LA road trip as they are set to …

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – With five teams tied for third place, each 5-4 in conference play, and with the next four teams lurking close behind (each within two games), this year’s normally competitive Coastal Athletic Conference has already produced even more parity than usual. However, two of the league’s perennial contenders – the UNC Wilmington Seahawks and the Charleston Cougars – …

Most of the country may be dealing with low temperatures and a winter storm, but that isn’t stopping college basketball from heating up! As we move closer to March, more and more high-profile games with season-altering implications are scheduled, and this weekend has a lot of them. Here are our bold predictions for the weekend! Michigan beats Michigan State by …

It was a bitterly cold night, and New Yorkers were still dealing with massive snow and ice removal from the massive winter storm that shut down the city three days earlier. Nevertheless, 14,361 fans were in attendance. In pre-game discussions, fans continued to wonder about the Johnnies uncertainty at the point guard position. It was well known that forward Zuby …

Alabama basketball forward Amari Allen is a game-time decision for the Crimson Tide’s game against Florida. Nate Oats said on Friday, Jan. 30 that the freshman has not yet practiced, but has been going through “some basketball workouts and looking a lot better.” Advertisement “If he’s close to being able to play, I think he’ll play,” Oats said. Allen has …

Indiana men’s basketball is set to take on UCLA this Saturday on the road at the Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles. It’s the Hoosiers first trip to Los Angeles since UCLA and USC joined the Big Ten last season. UCLA has had something of a disappointing showing in 2025-25. The Bruins are by no means a bad team nor worth …

Marquette Golden Eagles (8-14, 3-8 Big East) at Seton Hall Pirates (15-6, 5-5 Big East) Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026Time: 11am CentralLocation: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey Marquette Stats Leaders Points: Chase Ross, 15.5 ppgRebounds: Ben Gold, 5.6 rpgAssists: Nigel James, 4.7 apg Advertisement Marquette Injury Note: Sean Jones has missed the last eight games with a foot issue. He was …

Michigan State basketball head coach Tom Izzo took social media and the college basketball world by storm when he was caught telling Kur Teng that he couldn’t guard Izzo’s mother. Now, those comments have manifested itself into a meme across the nation. During a press conference after a win against Washington on Thursday, Illinois head coach Brad Underwood went to …

Indiana men’s basketball is set to take on UCLA on Saturday at the Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles for a battle of the Big Ten’s two premier blue bloods. The one slight, minute, barely even worth mentioning upside of conference realignment is that it’s gotten one of the most consistently great college hoops programs into the Big Ten. The Bruins …

Heading into Ames, Iowa, to face the No. 9 Iowa State Cyclones, Tad Boyle’s Colorado Buffaloes needed a fast start to shake off a five-game losing streak in the Big 12 Conference. After winning the tip and jumping out to an early 3-0 lead after Sebastian Rancik knocked down a 3-pointer, it looked like the Buffs were going to get …

The Clemson Tigers are set for their rematch against the Pitt Panthers in ACC play to close out Week 13 of the 2025-26 college basketball season Saturday at Littlejohn Coliseum. Clemson (17-4 overall, 7-1 conference) is ranked No. 19 in this week’s USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and No. 22 in the AP Top 25 poll; Pittsburgh (9-12, 2-6) is unranked in the …

The Iowa Hawkeyes men’s basketball team is winning games, but it has not come without stress and anxious moments at the end of games. The latest adventure saw Iowa nearly blow a lead to USC and lose late, only to see Bennett Stirtz make two late free throws to save the day and collect another Big Ten win. On one …

Rutgers didn’t get the win Tuesday night, but it may have earned something just as meaningful — public respect from one of the most decorated coaches in college basketball history. After No. 7 Michigan State escaped Jersey Mike’s Arena with an 88–79 overtime win, Tom Izzo didn’t spend much time celebrating. Instead, he spent much of his postgame press conference …

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Nick Martinelli scored 34 points and Tre Singleton notched a massive double-double as Northwestern beat Penn State 94-73 on Thursday night. It’s the fourth time this season Martinelli has scored 32 points or more. He entered Thursday as the fourth-leading scorer in Division I at 23.4 points per game and has scored in double figures in …

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Freshman Jamarion Batemon scored 17 points off the bench to lead six Iowa State players in double figures, and the No. 8 Cyclones used an early flurry to take a big lead and go on to a 97-67 victory over Colorado on Thursday night. Iowa State (19-2, 6-2 Big 12) won by 30 points for the …