College Basketball

WASHINGTON — KJ Lewis scored 17 of his 26 points in the second half, Malik Mack had 16 points and seven assists, and Georgetown beat Clemson 79-74 on Saturday. Georgetown (4-0) improved to 2-0 in the series with Clemson (3-1) and 175-153 against the ACC. The other meeting in the series came in the Rainbow Classic in Hawaii when the …

With just over 12 minutes left in the contest against Marquette, Maryland men’s basketball’s Pharrel Payne drove in for an extremely routine but powerful dunk. But his landing was far from routine. The senior hit the court painfully, accidentally falling into a splits position and yelling in pain while grabbing his right hip. Payne was carried out on a stretcher, …

The Virginia Cavaliers moved to 4-0 with a dominant offensive performance against the Marshall Thundering Herd on Saturday afternoon. The Wahoos put up 104 points, the most the program has scored in a single game since November 16, 2008. The last time UVA hit the 100-point mark came against Marshall nearly seven years ago when the eventual 2018-19 national champions …

Heading into Saturday’s matchup against the Kansas City Roos at the Moody Center, first-year Texas Longhorns head coach Sean Miller emphasized respecting the game and maintaining the team’s effort level, regardless of opponent quality. Facing a bad Kansas City team, Texas failed to impress in a 71-55 victory — projected to win by 28 points, the Horns never led by …

Upon first look at Friday night’s box score, you might think UNC dominated NC Central throughout its 97-53 blowout. In the end, yes. North Carolina (4-0) rode a controlling second half towards victory, scoring 58 points to surpass NCCU’s (1-4) full game point total. Advertisement The visiting Eagles made things interest late in the first half, though, closing their gap …

Georgetown off to its best start since the 2017-18 season originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. For the first time since the 2017-18 season, the Georgetown Hoyas are off to a 4-0 start with their second win of the season against a power conference school with a 79-74 win …

Louisville basketball’s 106-81 win over Ohio on Saturday at the KFC Yum! Center showed why the Cardinals don’t have to have a stifling defense like they did last season. The Cards can overwhelm opponents with offense to the point where, as was the case with the Bobcats, they just can’t keep up. Advertisement With eight minutes left, Ohio, metrically speaking, …

It’s some Saturday Afternoon hoops from the city that gave us Scoop Jardine as the Syracuse Orange (2-0) hope to continue their strong start to the season. The Orange will face the Drexel Dragons (1-2) at 3:30 on Peacock. Syracuse is a 14.5 point favorite according to FanDuel. This will be the second game of a double header in Philly …

Carolina’s 44-point win over NC Central wasn’t particularly memorable, but it did give us another chance to see one of college basketball’s fastest-rising stars put on a show. After an off night (by his standards) against Radford on Tuesday, Caleb Wilson nearly put up a double-double in the first half on Friday, amassing 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting, 9 rebounds, …

There will be a lot going on when the Marquette men’s basketball team takes on Maryland on Nov. 15 at Fiserv Forum. A former MU coach who sparks many different feelings among the team’s fan base is coming back to town for a game for the first time. A beloved former Golden Eagles will see his number raised to the …

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Friday night was the perfect opportunity for UNC to showcase how good a basketball team it can be. After another slow start, North Carolina quickly took control heading into halftime – and exploded out of it to put NC Central away for good. Leading by six with approximately three minutes remaining in the first half, the Tar Heels distanced themselves …

BYU Basketball’s biggest game of the new season will be Saturday evening in Boston against the UConn Huskies. The BYU Cougars are 3-0 and last played on Tuesday at the Marriott Center against the Delaware Blue Hens. Though BYU struggled through the first half and change, they came out victorious by a final score of 85-68. BYU’s other wins came …

What channel is BYU vs. UConn on today? Time, TV schedule, live stream to watch men’s college basketball game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. BYU and UConn will meet at TD Garden for one of the most highly anticipated early matchups of the 2025-26 college basketball season. Advertisement …

The Rhode Island Rams overcame a slow start to notch their third win of the young season on Friday, Nov. 14 at the Ryan Center. Myles Corey scored a team-high 19 points to lead the URI offense in the 80-61 victory over Albany. Tyler Cochran finished with 18 points, six rebounds and three steals, and Jahmere Tripp added 16 points …

LOS ANGELES – The UCLA Bruins traded in the typical sights of Pauley Pavilion for a slightly more glamorous venue on Friday night: the Intuit Dome, home of the Los Angeles Clippers. The stadium change was part of the Basketball Hall of Fame Los Angeles Series, a two-part event that featured USC men’s basketball vs. Southern Iowa earlier in the …

An extremely challenging week of games ended with the toughest test yet for the UW-Milwaukee Panthers on Friday, Nov. 14. The final box score showed an 80-63 defeat against No. 11-ranked Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas, but it was nevertheless a solid performance for the Panthers against a much bigger, deeper and more athletic opponent that had won 40 consecutive …

Texas A&M (2-2) dropped its second straight game in less than a week after falling to visiting UCF (3-1) 86-74 in one of the more frustrating second-half performances that will likely result in a tough weekend of practice before the Aggies return to Reed Arena to host Montana on Tuesday night. First-year head coach Bucky McMillan’s fast-paced system relies on …

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — It certainly wasn’t the prettiest showing from Illinois tonight, but they still managed to add another tally to the win column, thanks mostly to David Mirkovic’s absurd stat line. Mirkovic continued his impressive freshman campaign by recording 27 points and 20 rebounds, marking his third double-double in four career games. His 27 points and 20 rebounds marked …

IOWA CITY, IA − With a new coach and a new roster, the 2025-26 season will be one full of learning experiences for the Xavier Musketeers. On Nov. 14, Xavier faced its first road test of the season and dropped to 2-2 after an 81-62 loss to Iowa at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Advertisement More: Big weekend ahead for Xavier women’s soccer …

Cameron Boozer goes off for career-high 35 points with dad Carlos Boozer courtside originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Highly touted Duke freshman forward Cameron Boozer lived up to the hype and then some with a career-high 35 points as the No. 4 Duke Blue Devils (4-0) breezed past …

There’s no denying that the Kentucky basketball program has endured a rough week. Dropping a game to your biggest rival and also losing your starting point guard to injury wasn’t the ideal position to be in prior to Thanksgiving dinner. If you’re a Kentucky fan, it was a joyous sight to see Eastern Illinois’ name on Friday night’s slate. The …

Pair of Final Four teams from a season ago meet on Sunday originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The top-ranked Houston Cougars (3-0) and the No. 22 Auburn Tigers (3-0) meet in a clash of half of last season’s Final Four on Sunday at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, AL., …

Indiana (3-0, 0-0 Big Ten) is set to take on Incarnate Word (2-1, 0-0 Southland) on Sunday afternoon at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana. The Hoosiers are coming off of a 101-70 win over Milwaukee, their second outing of 100+ points scored, this past Wednesday. Indiana is spreading the ball around so far on the season, with four starters above …

Michigan basketball will get its first road test tonight in Fort Worth, Texas, as the Wolverines take on the TCU Horned Frogs. The Wolverines have surged to No. 5 in the coaches’ poll after a pair of wins in the state of Michigan — a thumping of Oakland in Ann Arbor and an overtime nailbiter over Wake Forest in Detroit …