College Basketball

Chris Collins ripped into his team after last Saturday’s home loss to Minnesota. “We have to get a whole lot tougher,” Collins said in his post-game press conference. “Our problem is when it matters most, we’re not at our best.” Advertisement The message continued into his media availability on Wednesday. “If it’s an effort [question], we have to play other …

Marquette Golden Eagles (6-10, 1-4 Big East) vs RV Villanova Wildcats (12-3, 3-1 Big East) Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026Time: 1:30pm CentralLocation: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Marquette Stats Leaders Points: Chase Ross, 16.0 ppgRebounds: Ben Gold, 6.8 rpgAssists: Nigel James, 3.9 apg Advertisement Marquette Injury Note: Sean Jones has missed the last two games with a foot issue. Since he was …

For the second straight year and the third time in four seasons, the Clemson Tigers are off to a 3-0 start in ACC basketball play. The Tigers (13-3 overall) took down 24th-ranked SMU, 74-70, on Wednesday night at Littlejohn Coliseum. RJ Godfrey had 17 points and made six of his seven shots from the field while grabbing six rebounds. Dillon …

The Iowa Hawkeyes are still firmly in the field for the 2026 NCAA Tournament, but the seed they could end up with still remains quite in flux. The Hawkeyes dropped one to Minnesota in a very winnable game that would have helped them avoid having to play as many high-leverage games as they will down the stretch. Iowa is undoubtedly …

Florida basketball got off to a slow start in Southeastern Conference play this season, suffering a 76-74 defeat at the hands of the Missouri Tigers in Columbia to open the league schedule. The good news is that the Gators bounced back at home the next time out with a solid 92-77 victory over the Georgia Bulldogs in Gainesville. To be …

Villanova Wildcats 12-3 (3-1) at Marquette Golden Eagles 6-10 (1-4) Where: Fiserv Forum (Milwaukee, WI) When: Saturday, Jan. 10 at 2:30 PM Betting Line: TBD How to Watch: TNT How to Listen: Villanova Sports Radio Network Advertisement Net Rankings: Villanova 29, Marquette 156 (Quad 3 opportunity) KenPom: Villanova 25, Marquette 116 Torvik: Villanova 30, Marquette 137 About Marquette: The Golden Eagles have really struggled this year, …

Maryland women’s basketball made a quick trip north to Piscataway, New Jersey, to collect its second conference road win of the season against Rutgers. The Terps dominated in every facet of the game to improve to 4-1 in Big Ten play. Here are three takeaways from the game. Advertisement Rutgers never stood a chance  It didn’t take long for Maryland …

Over the years, Chris Collins has been one of the most successful coaches in the country when it comes to playing Michigan State basketball in the Breslin Center. His Northwestern Wildcats have had MSU’s number on several occasions this decade, especially in the infamous Boo Buie era. The Spartans held court against their old nemesis on Thursday, taking down the …

Your Oregon Ducks played host to the Ohio State Buckeyes in a late night matchup on Thursday night. The first half was fairly back and forth, with Ohio State taking a quick lead that would eventually grow to 10 points, before the Ducks would get back into things and cut the lead down to a 34-29 OSU advantage at the …

With football nearly done and conference play in men’s college basketball ramping up, there are many more options available for your hoop-viewing entertainment. Our goal here in this weekly space is to help you pick out the most important games. As fate would have it this week, most of our top choices on Saturday occur in the early afternoon window. …

Arizona stands at 15-0 on the season, and are 2-0 in Big 12 play to start conference play. A big reason why the Wildcats have not lost is because of their star-studded freshmen. Led by Koa Peat, who scored 30 points against the defending national champion Florida Gators in the season opener, he has become a household name in Tucson. …

Duke has had some beatiful basketball teams over the years, but nothing really tops the 1991-92 group. With a core of Bobby Hurley, Christian Laettner, Grant Hill, Thomas Hill and Brian Davis, that team was the first to get back-to-back national championships since the Bill Walton era at UCLA. Advertisement In this video, you get some idea of just how …

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Graham Ike had 34 points and 11 rebounds to power No. 8 Gonzaga to an 89-77 victory over Santa Clara on Thursday night. Ike made 13 of 17 field goal attempts and went 7 for 8 on free throws as the Bulldogs (17-1, 5-0 West Coast Conference) shook off a sluggish first half and won their …

WEST LONG BRANCH — New Jersey native Andrew Ball came off the bench and scored a season-high 18 points with four rebounds, helping lift the host Monmouth University men’s basketball team to an 81-70 victory over William & Mary Thursday night. Ball is out of Shawnee High School in Burlington County – the same school where William & Mary coach …

Michigan State basketball was able to survive an upset scare in a game they simply couldn’t afford to lose. The Spartans overcame a poor opening half to comeback from their largest halftime deficit of the season and knockoff Northwestern on Thursday. The Spartans trailed by nearly 10 points at halftime, but outplayed the Wildcats in the second half to win …

The phone lines at ESPN Louisville are ringing off the hook, and the callers aren’t happy. For Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats, a new season’s optimism has curdled into primetime fan fury after just two SEC games. After Kentucky lost at home to Missouri, which was not ranked, 73-68 on Wednesday, one Kentucky fan said on ESPN, “We can …

Hey ho, it’s me, BRT, writer of volleyball, football, and now, apparently, a tiny bit of basketball. This is a little less onerous than it usually would be as a Nebrasketball fan though, because this year… they are actually good? I’ve been following (I use the term somewhat loosely) Big Ten basketball for about 13 years (that is actually much …

Following a road loss at Vanderbilt on Wednesday night, the Alabama Crimson Tide return home this Saturday for a showdown with the Texas Longhorns in Tuscaloosa. Texas’ first trip to Coleman Coliseum since 1970, the Longhorns are a conference opponent that Alabama is not that familiar with in recent years, meeting only three times since 2016. The most recent of …

Texas A&M (12-3) pulled off one of the crazier comebacks we’ll witness all season after defeating Auburn 90-88 on the road, now sitting at 2-0 in the SEC heading into the weekend. However, this victory is now stained with controversy, at least according to the Auburn fan base, after a last-second 3-point attempt by KeShawn Murphy was waved off because …

Through 16 games, the Boise State Broncos have maintained their status quo on the defensive end of the floor. They have the No. 26-ranked defensive effciency with the nation’s second-highest defensive rebound rate (77.1). Advertisement While they don’t typically force a ton of turnovers, Leon Rice’s squads have typically been among the sound units defensively in the Mountain West. They …

Conference play is now in full swing across the country which means we’ve played a little more than two months of regular season men’s college basketball with a little more than two months still to go. With this being just about the exact halfway point of the regular season, it feels like the perfect time to hand out some midseason …

Houston coach Kelvin Sampson has deemed this season the “Year of the Freshman.” And for good reason. “Everybody has great freshmen,” Sampson recently told reporters. BYU has AJ Dybantsa and Kansas has Darryn Peterson, the potential first two picks in the NBA Draft. Duke has Cameron Boozer. Arkansas has Darius Acuff Jr. Advertisement On and on. Just don’t forget Houston’s …

Florida basketball forward Thomas Haugh was named to the Wooden Award midseason top 25 watch list, a milestone that reflects just how important he has become to the Florida Gators during the 2025-26 season. The honor places Haugh among the nation’s most impactful players and further cements his rise from reliable contributor to one of the SEC’s most complete forwards. …

Clemson basketball took down the 24th-ranked SMU Mustangs, 74-70, Wednesday night at Littlejohn Coliseum behind 17 points from senior RJ Godfrey, who made six of seven shots from the field. The win over SMU marked the second straight season Clemson (13-3) has started 3-0 in ACC play. A 17-4 first-half run staked the Tigers to a 34-25 halftime lead. In …

Center Motiejus Krivas scored a career high 25 points while guard Brayden Burries continued his torrid play, as Arizona beat Kansas State 101-76 on Wednesday, Jan. 7, at McKale Center. After collecting 17 points and 11 rebounds on Jan. 3 at Utah, Burries scored 28 points against K-State, tying the career-high he set on Dec. 13 against Alabama, while making …