College Basketball

[ad_1] ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Rickey Bradley, Jr. had 23 points and 11 rebounds and No. 7 seed VMI beat second-seeded UNC Greensboro 64-57 on Saturday in a Southern Conference Tournament quarterfinal. The Keydets (15-18) will face the East Tennessee State-Wofford winner in a semifinal on Sunday. Augustinas Kiudulas scored 19 points and added seven rebounds for the Keydets (15-18). …

[ad_1] Jizzle James and the Cincinnati Bearcats wrapped up their regular season at Oklahoma State Saturday STILLWATER, Okla. – The final horn of the Big 12 regular season has sounded and UC has suffered yet another road defeat, losing to Oklahoma State, 78-67 Saturday. It was Senior Day for the Cowboys who came out pistols firing to send their fans …

[ad_1] DAVIDSON, N.C. (AP) — Noel Brown’s 16 points helped St. Bonaventure defeat Davidson 64-61 in a regular-season finale on Saturday. Brown shot 6 of 7 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line for the Bonnies (21-10, 9-9 Atlantic 10 Conference). Melvin Council Jr. scored 15 points while shooting 6 for 13 (2 for 6 from 3-point …

[ad_1] LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Terrence Edwards Jr. and Chucky Hepburn scored 16 points apiece, and No. 14 Louisville ended the regular season Saturday with a 68-48 victory over Stanford. The Cardinals (25-6, 18-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) used their defense to earn their ninth straight victory and 19th in 20 games. Stanford went nearly eight minutes between baskets, missing 11 …

[ad_1] Louisville basketball coach Pat Kelsey gambled on senior day, electing to honor the Cardinals playing their last game at the KFC Yum! Center after Saturday’s regular-season finale against Stanford — not before it. “I’ll be really excited and looking forward to it when the buzzer sounds, if we’re on the winning side of the scoreboard,” Kelsey told reporters Friday. …

[ad_1] Wisconsin basketball (23-8, 13-7 Big Ten) suffered a devastating 86-75 loss to the Penn State Nittany Lions (16-15, 6-14 Big Ten) on Saturday at the Kohl Center. In as unlikely an outcome as any for Wisconsin this season, the Badgers struggled mightily to contain Penn State’s offensive attack in the second half. Wisconsin allowed 51 points in the final …

[ad_1] MADISON, Wis. (AP) — D’Marco Dunn had 25 points and Yanic Konan Niederhauser added 15 points and 11 rebounds as Penn State rallied in the second half for an 86-75 victory over No. 12 Wisconsin on Saturday, preventing the Badgers from clinching a double bye in the Big Ten Tournament. Wisconsin (23-8, 13-7) went into the weekend in a …

[ad_1] COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Otega Oweh scored 22 points, and Andrew Carr added 16 points and 12 rebounds to help No. 19 Kentucky beat No. 15 Missouri 91-83 Saturday. Koby Brea scored 17 points and Amari Williams added 14 points and eight rebounds to help Kentucky (21-10, 10-8 Southeastern Conference) win its second game in a row. Mark Mitchell …

[ad_1] UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Paige Bueckers had 20 points to lead No. 3 UConn to a 71-40 win over St. John’s in the quarterfinals of the Big East women’s basketball tournament on Saturday. Sarah Strong had 10 points and 14 rebounds while Azzi Fudd finished with 11 points for UConn (29-3) as the Huskies won their 13th consecutive Big …

[ad_1] Kam Jones, Stevie Mitchell and David Joplin have one more game for the Marquette men’s basketball team at Fiserv Forum. That trio will be honored on Senior Day on Saturday when the 20th-ranked Eagles (22-8, 13-6 Big East) finish the regular season against St. John’s (26-4, 17-2) at 11 a.m. More: ‘He’s one of the all-time great walk-ons’: How …

[ad_1] Kam Jones, Stevie Mitchell and David Joplin have one more game for the Marquette men’s basketball team at Fiserv Forum. That trio will be honored on Senior Day on Saturday when the 20th-ranked Eagles (22-8, 13-6 Big East) finish the regular season against St. John’s (26-4, 17-2) at 11 a.m. More: ‘He’s one of the all-time great walk-ons’: How …

[ad_1] Iowa State Cyclones (22-8, 13-7 Big 12) at Kansas State Wildcats (15-15, 9-10 Big 12) New York; Saturday, 1:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cyclones -6.5; over/under is 140.5 BOTTOM LINE: Kansas State hosts No. 10 Iowa State in a matchup of Big 12 teams. The Wildcats are 10-4 in home games. Kansas State is ninth in the Big …

[ad_1] This story was updated to add new information. Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo won his 11th Big Ten regular-season title this week. His Spartans topped the Iowa Hawkeyes 91-84, clinching the outright championship after second-place Michigan’s recent losses to Illinois and Maryland. Izzo’s place in the pantheon of Big Ten basketball coaches is undeniable. Many will argue he …

[ad_1] Iowa State basketball point guard Keshon Gilbert will miss Saturday’s regular-season finale at Kansas State with a groin strain, according to an Iowa State spokesperson. This will be the third game in the last five that Gilbert will miss with the groin strain. He previously missed games at Houston and Oklahoma State at the end of February before returning …

[ad_1] Dennis Gates is making his case. Ahead of the No. 19-15-ranked Tigers’ regular-season finale Saturday against No. 24/19 Kentucky at Mizzou Arena, the third-year MU coach made an appearance on ESPN with Rece Davis to preview the game. And, at the end of the interview, to campaign for the network’s famous pregame festivity to make a trip to Columbia, …

[ad_1] With the final games of the regular season taking place this weekend, teams on the bubble of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament will soon find out how much more they need to do to ensure a spot in the bracket. This isn’t the final chance to impress for those on the fringe of March Madness with conference tournaments next …

[ad_1] MANHATTAN — Kansas State’s basketball team wraps up the regular season on senior day Saturday looking to extend its winning streak to three games with a 12:30 p.m. tipoff against Iowa State at Bramlage Coliseum. The Wildcats (15-15, 9-10 Big 12), whose conference season has been defined by winning and losing streaks, are coming off back-to-back victories against Colorado …

[ad_1] Mar. 8—The State Farm Center crowd — namely the Orange Krush — chanted “One more year” at Illinois freshman Will Riley as he was interviewed on Fox following Friday night’s win against No. 18 Purdue. Chants that were likely for naught given the way Riley played against the Boilermakers. And the way the 6-foot-8 freshman has played down the …

[ad_1] Clemson basketball enters the final game of the regular season with a chance to claim the ACC Tournament 1-seed. But the scenarios all include a Tigers victory against Virginia Tech on Saturday at Littlejohn Coliseum. Clemson (25-5, 17-2) can take the 1-seed in the ACC Tournament with a win Saturday plus losses by Duke and Louisville. The Hokies (13-17, …

[ad_1] March Madness is just around the corner as conference tournaments have gotten underway in college basketball. The Georgia State Men’s Basketball team lost a nail-biter as the game came down to the final moments in regulation at Pensacola Bay Center on Friday. The Panthers, (14-19, 8-10) in the Sun Belt Conference lost to the Thundering Herd of Marshall, (20-12,12-6), …

[ad_1] The Marquette men’s basketball team will finish the regular season against Big East regular-season champion St. John’s on Saturday at Fiserv Forum. Before the game, the 20th-ranked Golden Eagles (22-8, 13-6 Big East) will honor the seniors that head coach Shaka Smart calls “The Guardians” of his culture. The No. 6 Red Storm (26-4, 17-2) will offer a stiff …

[ad_1] No. 4 Tennessee (24-6, 11-6 SEC) will conclude regular-season play on Saturday at Food City Center. The Vols will host South Carolina (12-18, 2-15 SEC) on senior day. Tipoff between the Vols and Gamecocks is slated for 2 p.m. EST and will be televised by SEC Network. The SEC Tournament will be contested March 12-16 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, …

[ad_1] Few things in the world matter less than which college campus ESPN chooses to broadcast its college basketball pregame show from. Still, it was curious last weekend when the network announced that its final “College GameDay” of the regular season would visit Chapel Hill to hype up Duke vs. North Carolina for the second time in nine weeks. Yes, …

[ad_1] North Carolina and Duke will renew its rivalry on Saturday as the college basketball regular season winds down. We all remember what happened last time, as the ACC-leading Blue Devils (27-3, 18-1) dominated the Tar Heels (20-11, 13-6), 87-70, on February 1st in Durham. North Carolina struggled to contain Duke’s young, talented lineup filled with stars from 1-5, as …

[ad_1] IOWA CITY, Iowa — Sometimes, the things Coen Carr does on the ground are every bit as impactful as what he does soaring above the rim. And sometimes the airborne astonishment he generates has nothing to do with dunking the ball. Take Thursday, for instance. With No. 7 Michigan State basketball frantically rallying from a 14-point deficit, Carr delivered …