College Basketball

[ad_1] JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — Bobby Pettiford scored 17 points off the bench and High Point rallied from a 15-point second half deficit to defeat Winthrop 81-69 in the Big South Championship title game on Sunday, giving the Panthers their first trip to the NCAA Tournament. Winthrop led by 10 points at halftime and 48-33 with 15 minutes remaining. Pettiford …

[ad_1] It’s finally conference tournament time in the Big Ten. The 2025 Big Ten tournament bracket is set with 15 teams competing for an automatic qualifying bid to the NCAA tournament from the 18-team league. Michigan State is the top seed after winning the regular season title thanks to a seven-game winning streak to close the regular season, including a …

[ad_1] EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan guard Phat Phat Brooks shoved Michigan State guard Tre Holloman after he pushed Wolverines guard L.J. Cason on Sunday at midcourt of the Breslin Center, where seniors have kissed the Spartans’ logo in their final home game ever since Shawn Respert did it in 1995. Brooks and Cason were near center court with 37.2 …

[ad_1] MADISON – The Big Ten men’s basketball tournament starts Wednesday, but for the Wisconsin Badgers it begins one day earlier than coach Greg Gard hoped. A loss to Penn State in the regular-season finale cost the Badgers a top-four seed and double bye for the Big Ten Tournament that will be held Wednesday-Sunday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Wisconsin’s …

[ad_1] CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Marcus Millender scored 20 points as UTSA beat Charlotte 83-80 on Sunday in the final game of the regular season. Both teams advance to the American Athletic Conference tournament that begins Wednesday. Charlotte travels to Denton, Texas to play Rice for the chance to take on fifth-seeded Florida Atlantic in Thursday’s second round. UTSA, the …

[ad_1] Oregon’s Nate Bittle celebrates with fans after the Ducks defeated USC earlier this season. Bittle had a career day Sunday with 36 points and 12 rebounds in a win at Washington. It took overtime and a spectacular performance from its star big man, but Oregon will be riding high going into the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament this week. …

[ad_1] Nate Bittle scored a career-high 36 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Oregon hit 6 of 10 from the line in overtime to get past Washington 80-73 on Sunday in a regular-season finale. The Ducks (23-8, 12-8 Big Ten) closed out the regular season with seven straight wins and completed a season-sweep of the rival Huskies (13-18, 4-16). Oregon …

[ad_1] KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tournament MVP Hailey Van Lith had 20 points, including a layup with 48.8 seconds left, and top-seeded TCU beat No. 2 seed Baylor 64-59 on Sunday to win the program’s first Big 12 Championship. The Horned Frogs won their first conference tournament title since 2005, when they were members of Conference USA. TCU made …

[ad_1] Arkansas basketball heads to the SEC Tournament in Nashville this week, and there is a general consensus that the Razorbacks (19-11) sit on the right side of the March Madness bubble. John Calipari’s squad is coming off back-to-back wins over Vanderbilt and Mississippi State. It’s widely expected that at least 12 SEC teams will make the NCAA Tournament, and …

[ad_1] EAST LANSING — Tom Izzo remembered it. Jason Richardson heard enough about it. Big Ten Network devoted an hour documentary to telling the story of it: Michigan State basketball’s center-court kiss and the genesis behind Shawn Respert’s legendary smooch 30 years ago and Mateen Cleaves’ revival in 2000 that made it an annual event. On Sunday, with a season …

[ad_1] UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Lauren Jensen scored 19 points and No. 23 Creighton cruised past Seton Hall 73-44 on Sunday in the semifinals of the Big East Conference Tournament. The second-seeded Bluejays get a chance to avenge its only two conference losses to UConn — by 11 and 19 points — when they face the No. 3 Huskies in …

[ad_1] The Wisconsin Badgers suffered a shocking 86-75 loss to the Penn State Nittany Lions on Saturday Wisconsin again looked like a different team without starting guard Max Klesmit, who missed the third straight game with a lower-body injury. The Badgers are now just 1-2 in those contests, partially due to struggling to move the ball on offense. The loss …

[ad_1] EAST LANSING — Tom Izzo remembered it. Jason Richardson heard enough about it. Big Ten Network devoted an hour documentary to telling the story of it: Michigan State basketball’s center-court kiss and the genesis behind Shawn Respert’s legendary smooch 30 years ago. On Sunday, with a season sweep over rival Michigan secured, Tre Holloman delivered perhaps the third-most iconic …

[ad_1] UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Lauren Jensen scored 19 points and No. 23 Creighton cruised past Seton Hall 73-44 on Sunday in the semifinals of the Big East Conference Tournament. The second-seeded Bluejays get a chance to avenge its only two conference losses to UConn — by 11 and 19 points — when they face the No. 3 Huskies in …

[ad_1] GLEN ALLEN, Va. (AP) — Paula Saurez scored 23 points, Zahirah Walton added 19, and second-seeded George Mason advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time, defeating No. 4-seed Saint Joseph’s 73-58 in the title game of the Atlantic 10 Tournament on Sunday. Nalani Kaysia converted a three-point play and followed with a 3-pointer and two free throws …

[ad_1] MADISON – The Big Ten men’s basketball tournament starts Wednesday, but for the Wisconsin Badgers it begins one day earlier than coach Greg Gard hoped. A loss to Penn State in the regular-season finale cost the Badgers a top-four seed and double bye for the Big Ten Tournament that will be held Wednesday-Sunday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Wisconsin’s …

[ad_1] An adage exists in basketball that a defensive possession isn’t over until a rebound is secured. That might explain why Florida basketball put together a masterful defensive showing Saturday vs. Ole Miss. The Gators outrebounded the Rebels 48-36. An Aussie was a big reason for that. Condon finished Saturday’s game with 17 points and a team-high 15 boards, becoming …

[ad_1] NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kam Williams scored 24 points as Tulane beat UAB 85-68 to close the regular season on Sunday. The loss knocked UAB out of a second-place tie in the American Athletic Conference and the Blazers will be the third seed in the conference tournament. Tulane was already locked in at No. 4. Both teams advance to …

[ad_1] Iowa went into Pinnacle Bank Arena on Sunday afternoon and handed Nebraska a Senior Day spoiler, topping the Huskers, 83-68. Senior forward Payton Sandfort led the way for Iowa with 22 points on 9-for-18 shooting. With the win, Iowa (16-15, 7-13 Big Ten) punched the final ticket into the Big Ten Tournament, denying Nebraska an opportunity in the conference …

[ad_1] Success in sports, and especially college basketball, can sometimes boil down to hitting your stride at the right time. The Oregon Ducks certainly hit their stride last November, when they won The Players Era tournament in Las Vegas, beating two Top 25 teams along the way. But in February, when the Ducks lost five Big Ten games in a …

[ad_1] Minnesota rallied from two double-digit deficits to force overtime, but did little right in the extra frame in a 75-67 loss Saturday to Rutgers in Piscataway, N.J. Rutgers scored 10 of the first 12 points in overtime, hitting 3 of 4 field goals and all four of its free throws, while Minnesota turned the ball over twice and managed …

[ad_1] LINCOLN, Neb.. (AP) — Payton Sandfort scored 22 points, his brother Pryce knocked down four 3-pointers and Iowa pulled away in the second half to beat Nebraska 83-68, on Saturday, knocking the Cornhuskers out of the Big Ten Conference Tournament field and claiming the final slot for itself on the final day of the regular season. The Hawkeyes (16-15, …

[ad_1] Purdue basketball is the No. 6 seed in the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament that runs Wednesday, March 12, through Sunday, March 16, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Boilermakers (21-10 overall, 13-7 in conference) lost five of their final seven regular-season games. Trey Kaufman-Renn, Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer carry a heavy load, combining for 52.3 points, 13.0 …

[ad_1] Michigan State guard Jaden Akins, top, and Michigan guard L.J. Cason, bottom, wrestle for the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, March 9, 2025, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis) EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan guard Phat Phat Brooks shoved Michigan State guard Tre Holloman on Sunday at midcourt of the …

[ad_1] EAST LANSING — Michigan basketball has had a couple games this season in which seemingly everything went wrong. But none will sting quite like Sunday in East Lansing. Michigan’s Big Ten title hopes evaporated earlier this week, with a loss to Maryland on Wednesday. And though the Michigan State had already wrapped up the league title, the Spartans left …