College Basketball

[ad_1] Gonzaga, Memphis and Oregon are among the teams that could challenge the NCAA Tournament selection committee this year. Here’s why: Which NCAA men’s teams to watch on the bubble before March Madness USAT’s Jordan Mendoza gives his teams to keep an eye on for ‘bubble watch’ as March Madness selection Sunday approaches. Sports Pulse The NCAA Tournament selection committee …

[ad_1] How NCAA regional assignment works; could UW end up in Milwaukee? How does the pod system work assigning teams to NCAA Tournament venues, and more importantly, does Wisconsin still have a chance to land in Milwaukee? INDIANAPOLIS – Fresh off one of is best offensive days of the season, Wisconsin faces the team that shut it down best. In …

[ad_1] INDIANAPOLIS — It’s not often that Coen Carr misses a dunk. But he did Friday in Michigan State basketball’s Big Ten tournament opener with Oregon. Twice. And absorbed a hard foul on a third attempt. It didn’t matter to Tom Izzo. One bit. “Coen grew up today,” the Hall of Fame coach said proudly in the MSU locker room …

[ad_1] There’s not too much shame in a botched March Madness bracket. The NCAA Tournament is compressed chaos in single elimination, upsets are part of the game, and only one entrant can actually win it all. What we can’t forgive is a lazy, uninspired bracket name. The men’s and women’s tournaments give us a wealth of punnable schools, player names …

[ad_1] Louisville Cardinals (26-6, 20-2 ACC) vs. Duke Blue Devils (29-3, 21-1 ACC) Charlotte, North Carolina; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Devils -5.5; over/under is 146 BOTTOM LINE: No. 1 Duke squares off against No. 13 Louisville in the ACC Championship. The Blue Devils are 21-1 against ACC opponents and 8-2 in non-conference play. Duke has a …

[ad_1] Louisville basketball: Pat Kelsey discusses ‘magical’ senior day game Louisville basketball coach Pat Kelsey discusses the special day honoring the senior class at the KFC Yum! Center after beating the Stanford Cardinal. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After back-to-back seasons of finishing dead last in the ACC, Louisville basketball has the chance to go from worst to first today at the …

[ad_1] Florida basketball guard Will Richard on SEC Tournament win vs Missouri Florida basketball senior guard Will Richard talks about his hot start and how the Gators closed out Missouri in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals Florida seeks to secure a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and win its first SEC Tournament title since 2014.Alabama aims to avenge its …

[ad_1] Arizona Wildcats (21-11, 16-7 Big 12) vs. Houston Cougars (28-4, 21-1 Big 12) Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 6 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cougars -7.5; over/under is 135 BOTTOM LINE: No. 2 Houston squares off against Arizona in the Big 12 Championship. The Cougars have gone 21-1 against Big 12 teams, with a 7-3 record in non-conference play. Houston …

[ad_1] Maine Black Bears (20-13, 12-6 America East) at Bryant Bulldogs (22-11, 16-2 America East) Smithfield, Rhode Island; Saturday, 11 a.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -7.5; over/under is 144 BOTTOM LINE: Bryant and Maine play for the America East Championship. The Bulldogs are 16-2 against America East opponents and 6-9 in non-conference play. Bryant leads the America East with …

[ad_1] Creighton Bluejays (23-9, 17-5 Big East) vs. St. John’s Red Storm (28-4, 20-2 Big East) New York; Saturday, 6:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Storm -6.5; over/under is 140.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 6 St. John’s and Creighton play for the Big East Championship. The Red Storm are 20-2 against Big East opponents and 8-2 in non-conference play. St. …

[ad_1] LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nique Clifford had 26 points in Colorado State’s 83-72 victory over Utah State on Friday in the Mountain West Conference Tournament semifinals. The No. 2-seed, Colorado State will play fifth-seeded Boise State in Saturday’s championship game. The Broncos upset top-seeded New Mexico in Friday’s first semifinal. Clifford added 11 rebounds and six assists for the …

[ad_1] NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mark Pope’s team can play. This Kentucky bunch might not be an obvious national championship contender, but before delving into the history Alabama basketball made Friday night with a 99-70 dismantling of the Wildcats in the SEC Tournament, know this: UK has piled up 22 wins, including a victory over the No. 1 team in the …

[ad_1] CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Did officiating doom Clemson basketball against Louisville on Friday in the ACC tournament semifinals? The three-seeded Tigers fell to No. 2 Louisville, losing 76-73 in the ACC tournament semifinals at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Clemson (27-6) battled back from 11 points behind with 1:53 left in the game to cut its deficit to two. Tigers guard Chase Hunter had two chances …

[ad_1] HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Bent Leuchten had 21 points in UC Irvine’s 96-78 victory against Cal Poly on Friday in the Big West Conference Tournament semifinals. UC Irvine, the tournament’s No. 2 seed, will face top-seeded UC San Diego in Saturday’s championship game. Leuchten added 10 rebounds for the Anteaters (28-5). Devin Tillis scored 17 points while going 7 …

[ad_1] NASHVILLE — It all comes down to this for Kentucky basketball. And principally, Mark Pope.  With UK shown the door at the SEC Tournament on Friday night, clobbered by Alabama’s unrelenting offensive onslaught, the only thing left in front of Pope and the Wildcats is the event that captivates the nation each year at this time.  Call it what …

[ad_1] CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The 10th-ranked Clemson Tigers trailed No. 13 Louisville 33-28 at halftime of Friday night’s semifinal game at the ACC Tournament and were in need of some in-game adjustments. So it didn’t help when the Tigers found themselves locked out of their locker room at halftime. Clemson players wound up sitting on the cement floor outside …

[ad_1] KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Emanuel Sharpe scored 26 points, LJ Cryer had 20 and second-ranked Houston stifled No. 17 BYU in a 74-54 victory Friday night that moved the Cougars into the Big 12 Tournament championship game for the second consecutive season. Milos Uzan added 14 points and Mylik Wilson pulled down 13 rebounds, helping the tournament’s top seed …

[ad_1] CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Terrence Edwards scored 21 points, J’Vonne Hadley added 20 points and nine rebounds and No. 13 Louisville beat No. 10 Clemson 76-73 on Friday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament semifinals. Chucky Hepburn, the hero of Louisville’s dramatic 75-73 quarterfinal win over Stanford, added 12 points for the Cardinals (27-6). Chase Hunter had 23 points …

[ad_1] CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Terrence Edwards scored 21 points, J’Vonne Hadley added 20 points and nine rebounds and No. 13 Louisville beat No. 10 Clemson 76-73 on Friday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament semifinals. Chucky Hepburn, the hero of Louisville’s dramatic 75-73 quarterfinal win over Stanford, added 12 points for the Cardinals (27-6). Chase Hunter had 23 …

[ad_1] NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Labaron Philon scored 21 points and fifth-ranked Alabama never trailed in routing No. 15 Kentucky 99-70 on Friday night to advance to the Southeastern Conference Tournament semifinals. The Crimson Tide (25-7), the No. 3 seed, will play fourth-ranked Florida on Saturday looking to play for their second tournament title in three seasons. The Gators beat …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — Erik Reynolds II scored 21 points, six in the overtime, as No. 6-seeded Saint Joseph’s (PA) knocked off third-seeded Dayton 73-68 on Friday in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament quarterfinals. Reynolds also contributed seven rebounds for the Hawks (22-11). Xzayvier Brown scored 20 points while shooting 5 for 17 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and …

[ad_1] INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Danny Wolf had 18 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, and No. 22 Michigan snapped a three-game losing streak with a 86-68 win over No. 20 Purdue Friday in a Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal. The second-seeded Wolverines (23-9) allowed the game’s initial six points, then led for the final 37 minutes in an impressive bounce-back win …

[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — Maybe most improved didn’t really do Zuby Ejiofor justice. The junior forward delivered an overpowering performance Friday night for No. 6 St. John’s, scoring a career-best 33 points — a school record in the Big East Tournament — as the Red Storm rolled into the conference championship game for the first time in 25 years …

[ad_1] The Florida Gators came. They saw. They conquered. The Orange and Blue opened its 2025 postseason run with a 95-81 win over the Missouri Tigers in the quarterfinal round of the SEC Tournament on Friday night. Not only does Florida advance to the next round, but it also earned revenge for an earlier loss to Mizzou that turned out …

[ad_1] Which NCAA men’s teams to watch on the bubble before March Madness USAT’s Jordan Mendoza gives his teams to keep an eye on for ‘bubble watch’ as March Madness selection Sunday approaches. Sports Pulse There’s a saying by American author William Arthur Ward that says opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them. For much …