College Basketball

In a sold-out Welsh-Ryan Arena, the stakes of a historic rivalry were familiar for Northwestern. Unfortunately for ‘Cats fans, it was also an all-too-familiar storyline down the stretch on Wednesday night, as the Wildcats lost 79-68 to rival Illinois. With NU sitting at 0-6 to start Big Ten conference play, the frustration with Northwestern’s inability to secure a crunch-time victory …

The Johnnies returned to Madison Square Garden after two impressive away wins against Butler and Creighton. Their opponent was the Golden Eagles of Marquette, and fans were optimistic, but several feared that the Johnnies could put on another less-than-scintillating effort similar to their deflating loss against Providence a week before. Some were talking about the 2024-25 team, which, per the …

If the NCAA Tournament began today, where would Clemson basketball land in the final 68-team March Madness bracket? The Tigers have certainly looked the part of an NCAA Tournament team through the first two-plus weeks of ACC play. Clemson (15-3 overall) is 5-0 in conference action after blowing part Boston College, 74-50, on Tuesday night at Littlejohn Coliseum. Advertisement Senior …

After winning their second Big Ten game of the year against Northwestern in another overtime thriller, Rutgers basketball is preparing to hit the road to take on Wisconsin. The Badgers are coming into this game on a three-game win streak after beating UCLA, No.4 Michigan, and Minnesota. Wisconsin currently sits at 12-5. Their most impressive win of the season is …

Four games into SEC play, the Florida Gators (12-5, 3-1) moved up to No. 9 on the ESPN College Basketball Power Index. Ranked No. 13 following non-conference play, Florida has steadily climbed in the rankings. Despite dropping the conference opener against Missouri, Florida has strung together three straight victories against Georgia, Tennessee and Oklahoma, winning by an average margin of …

Kentucky Basketball’s comeback win at LSU will be remembered for the ending. The Cats erased an 18-point second-half deficit in Baton Rouge and stole a 75–74 victory on a last-second bucket from Malachi Moreno. It was chaotic, dramatic, and exactly the kind of win Kentucky desperately needed. Advertisement But the most important development from the night happened well before the final shot. For …

—It’s game day for the red hot Louisville women’s basketball team. The Cards will face Notre Dame for a matchup of top 25 teams in South Bend. Here’s a preview. —The big story in the world of college basketball today is that 20 men were charged in a point-shaving scheme involving more than 39 college basketball players on more than …

Point-shaving in college basketball isn’t new. Henry Hill did it, years ago. Still, in an age of widespread legalized, normalized, and monetized sports betting, any gambling scandal is a red flag. On Thursday, the federal government charged 20 men in a point-shaving scheme involving 39 college basketball players with 17 Division I teams. Via David Purdum of ESPN.com, fifteen of …

Texas A&M (13-4, 3-1 SEC) is ahead of schedule amid head coach Bucky McMillan’s first season at the helm, reaching 3-0 in SEC play before falling to No. 24 Tennessee on the road 87-82 in double-overtime on Tuesday night. In a game where the Aggies struggled from the free throw line (21-32) while being outrebounded 60-35, including 24 offensive rebounds …

The TCU Horned Frogs have fallen to 1–3 in conference play following a hard-fought 76–70 loss to the No. 11 BYU Cougars. BYU needed a late push to fend off the Horned Frogs, who controlled much of the contest. TCU started strong, scoring efficiently and defending hellaciously. It took the Cougars until the 10:19 mark to tie the game for …

Kansas Jayhawks News Darryn Peterson gave his first interview since November and opened up about his injury struggles 247 Sports asks if the Iowa State game was KU’s ceiling Tre White talks about a player’s-only meeting held by the basketball team Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement This piece from The Athletic asks if Kansas is now ready to move on from their …

We’ve reached the two-week mark of Southern Conference play, and one team remains alone atop the standings, as East Tennessee State remains unbeaten after Saturday’s 86-60 rout of UNC Greensboro. The Bucs have looked like the team to beat all season, and it’s a no-brainer to have them at the top of the power rankings for week two. As for the rest of …

LSU men’s basketball nearly came away with its first conference win of the season on Wednesday. However, a buzzer-beating shot by Kentucky was the difference and the Tigers fell 75-74 in the PMAC. The loss drops the Tigers to 12-5 overall and 0-4 in the SEC. Five players finished in double figures for LSU, led by Max Mackinnon and Marquel …

Head to Peacock tonight for a night of back-to-back Big Ten women’s college basketball action. First, at 7:00 PM ET, it’s Illinois vs Michigan, followed by No. 12 Maryland vs USC at 9:00 PM. See below for more information on how to live stream both games, and find out how you can follow all of the college basketball excitement this …

Wednesday night felt like deja vu for the Iowa basketball team—and not the good kind. They led for most of the game on the road against a top-five team for the second time this season. And just like last month’s loss to Iowa State in Ames, the Hawkeyes didn’t execute enough down the stretch in West Lafayette to take down …

The Kentucky Wildcats’ trip to Baton Rouge was supposed to be an opportunity. An opportunity to find their rhythm again, to build their team chemistry better, especially after the loss they suffered recently. Instead, what fans saw was a team struggling to keep up with a much lower-ranked team. And while they escaped with a narrow win thanks to Malachi …

Duke basketball has the best resume in the ACC, but Clemson, Miami and Virginia are surging right behind the Blue Devils at the top of the conference standings. According to Bracket Matrix, a site that pulls together preeminent bracketology projections from across the nation and averages them out to create a composite 68-team field, there are nine ACC teams in …

LAWRENCE — Coming into Tuesday’s home game against Iowa State, an overtime win was the only thing standing between Kansas basketball and a winless start to Big 12 Conference play. No. 25 KU’s win earlier this month at home against TCU was sandwiched in between losses on the road against UCF and West Virginia. Neither defeat inspired much confidence in the …

Geno Auriemma isn’t letting talk of an undefeated season or a national title seep into UConn’s daily mindset.“If I told them that we’re playing for an undefeated season, a national championship, I think they would s*** themselves. So, we don’t talk about that,” He said ahead of the Villanova game. For Auriemma, it’s an incremental improvement in every game. “My …

They say the sign of a good team is the ability to pull out wins when everything is going wrong and it just doesn’t appear to be that team’s night. Such was the case late Wednesday night at the sold-out Marriott Center, as No. 11 BYU turned it around in the second half with a ferocious display of offensive rebounding …

BYU got a bit more battle-tested Wednesday night. The Cougars bounced back from another slow start to survive a feisty TCU squad 76-70 at the Marriott Center, moving to 16-1 on the season and remaining unbeaten at 4-0 in Big 12 play. 3 takeaways Stop me if you think that you’ve heard this one before: BYU had to dig out …

PROVO, Utah (AP) — AJ Dybantsa scored 17 of his 25 points in the second half as No. 11 BYU surged past TCU for a 76-70 victory Wednesday night. Richie Saunders had 18 points and Robert Wright III added 15 points, six rebounds and six assists to help the Cougars (16-1, 4-0 Big 12) win their 13th consecutive game. Advertisement …

BYU overcame a 6-point halftime deficit and opened up its offense in the second half to beat TCU 76-70 Wednesday night in Provo. BYU looked sluggish in the first half and TCU was disciplined defensively to go into halftime up 36-30. AJ Dybantsa came alive in the second half, scoring 25 points on the game and showing his scoring talent …

SEATTLE (AP) — Aday Mara scored a season-high 20 points and No. 4 Michigan bounced back from its first loss of the season with an 82-72 victory over Washington on Wednesday night. The 7-foot-3 Mara finished 10 of 11 from the field and added three blocks, two rebounds and two assists. Morez Johnson Jr. had 16 points and a career-best …

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – The UCLA Bruins (12-5, 4-2) have grabbed their second straight win with a 71-60 victory on the road against the Penn State Nittany Lions (9-9, 0-6) after a low scoring first half for both sides gave way to a second half shootout where the Bruins reigned supreme. Sophomore guard Trent Perry had the start for the …