College Basketball

[ad_1] The University of Akron men’s basketball team closed its 2024-25 regular season Friday night by setting a notable program record. The Zips (25-6, 17-1 in the Mid-American Conference) established the UA record for most regular-season wins with an 88-70 victory over the Buffalo Bulls (9-22, 4-14) in a MAC game at Rhodes Arena. Akron had previously posted 24 wins …

[ad_1] COOKEVILLE — Knoxville Webb fans together counted down the final seconds of Friday’s game and then released a shill victory cry. Spartan players walked up to the wall around the Hooper Eblen Center court and joined in the fun after Webb polished off a 58-40 victory over Ensworth in the TSSAA basketball Division II-AA semifinals. Webb (33-2) coach Ricky …

[ad_1] Missouri basketball isn’t going to make any sweeping changes at this juncture of the season. The No. 19/15-ranked Tigers have hit an untimely slump, losing three of their past four games and allowing 90 or more points in four of their past five contests. Tack on that time is running out before each of MU’s games become elimination affairs, …

[ad_1] JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — Toyaz Solomon had 21 points in UNC Asheville’s 80-60 win against Charleston Southern on Friday in the Big South Tournament quarterfinals. Solomon added five rebounds for the Bulldogs (21-10). Jordan Marsh added 20 points while shooting 9 for 23, including 1 for 4 from beyond the arc while he also had six rebounds, six …

[ad_1] NORMAN — OU super senior forward Sam Godwin has been ruled out for the Sooners’ road contest Saturday at Texas, according to the SEC’s availability report released Friday night. Godwin exited Wednesday’s home game against No. 19-ranked Missouri after injuring his knee. He suffered the injury after a hard fall with 5:32 remaining in the first half. Godwin had a …

[ad_1] EVANSVILLE — This was the University of Southern Indiana women’s basketball team many envisioned. The top seed in the Ohio Valley Conference on the ropes. A fifth-year senior rising to the moment in the second half. A team punching above its weight at the opportune time of the season. What the Screaming Eagles delivered at Ford Center this week …

[ad_1] ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tyler Lundblade had 14 points in Belmont’s 76-63 win against Illinois State on Friday in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament quarterfinals. Lundblade shot 3 for 6 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Bruins (22-10). Carter Whitt added 12 points while going 6 of 18 from …

[ad_1] ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Alex Holt made a game-winning layup with 4.6 seconds left and racked up 24 points to lead Mercer past Western Carolina 67-66 on Friday in the first round of the Southern Conference Tournament. Holt also added six rebounds for the Bears (14-18). Ahmad Robinson scored 23 points and added nine rebounds and eight assists. Chevalier …

[ad_1] Xavier women’s basketball beat No. 6 DePaul in the first round of the Big East Tournament at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut on Friday, March 7, 2025. Xavier women’s basketball’s 10-year postseason losing streak is over. Xavier, the No. 11 seed in the Big East Tournament, upset No. 6 DePaul Friday night, 80-73, at Mohegan Sun Arena in …

[ad_1] Mar. 7—Saint Joseph’s fell behind by 20 points in the first half and lost to Redlands, 89-79, in the first round of the NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament on Friday in Medford, Massachusetts. The Bulldogs (23-4) scored the first 12 points of the game and led 25-5 less than six minutes in. The Monks, who won their first …

[ad_1] NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech assistant coach Matt Braeuer was named Friday as the new head coach at Stephen F. Austin. Braeuer will finish the current season with the ninth-ranked Red Raiders before joining the Lumberjacks. Tony Jasick was 6-6 as interim head coach for Stephen F. Austin (14-17, 7-13 Southland), which has completed its season after not …

[ad_1] CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — The frustration built for Jae’Lyn Withers. His role had slid from starter to spot-rotation minutes for a North Carolina team watching its season hurtle toward a bubble-bursting crashout. What could he even do about it? “Just find peace in developing and continuing to get better,” Withers said. And his approach might have been the …

[ad_1] MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — In the fast-changing world of college basketball, some things remain constant. Saint Mary’s, the small school in San Francisco’s East Bay region, keeps piling up wins at the rate that only the blue bloods of the sport can match. The Gaes (27-4) are ranked 21st in the country after winning back-to-back outright regular-season titles in …

[ad_1] The Tennessee Tech women’s basketball team stretched its win streak to 16 games by beating Southern Indiana 88-78 Friday in the semifinals of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana. The win sent the No. 1 seed Golden Eagles (25-5) into the championship where they will face the winner of No. 2 Lindenwood-No. 7 …

[ad_1] STILLWATER — Welcome to Senior Day in the transfer portal era of college basketball. Oklahoma State coach Steve Lutz’s first senior class includes eight players who will be honored when the Cowboys conclude the regular season at 2 p.m. Saturday against Cincinnati at Gallagher-Iba Arena. With Lutz enduring a major roster makeover upon his hiring last spring, the senior …

[ad_1] GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Raegan Beers had 20 points and 11 rebounds, Payton Verhulst added 16 points and No. 10 Oklahoma battled back from a 10-point second-half deficit to beat No. 12 Kentucky 69-65 on Friday and advance to the SEC Tournament semifinals. Sahara Williams chipped in with 13 points for Oklahoma, which has won nine straight. The Sooners …

[ad_1] UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley will be featured in a segment on the CBS show “60 Minutes” this Sunday, chronicling the Huskies’ historic run at a third consecutive national championship. “A Method to his Madness” will be the third segment in the show, which airs at 7 p.m. the day after the Huskies’ regular-season finale against Seton Hall, …

[ad_1] ST. LOUIS (AP) — Isaia Howard helped lead top-seeded Drake over eighth-seeded Southern Illinois on Friday with a career-high 21 points off of the bench in a 70-53 victory in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. The Bulldogs advance to the quarterfinals on Saturday to play the winner of Illinois State-Belmont on Saturday. Howard added six steals for the Bulldogs …

[ad_1] With pressure mounting on the job security of Iowa head basketball coach Fran McCaffery, legendary Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo came to McCaffery’s defense following the Spartans’ 91-84 victory over the Hawkeyes on Thursday night from Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Asked what he would say to Iowa fans that are frustrated with where the program is at, Izzo shared his …

[ad_1] For the second day in a row, a Michigan basketball 7-footer has earned national recognition. Vladislav Goldin, U-M’s 7-foot-1, 250-pound center, was named a finalist for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award, presented annually to the nation’s top center. The other four finalists are Creighton’s Ryan Kalkbrenner, Maryland’s Derik Queen, Oregon’s Nate Bittle and Stanford’s …

[ad_1] The Texas Tech Red Raiders play the Arizona State Sun Devils in a college basketball game on Saturday, March 8, at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe. Here’s a look at the time, TV channel and broadcast information for the NCAA Big 12 Conference matchup. Arizona State is 13-17 on the season and 4-15 in Big 12 play. Texas Tech …

[ad_1] The Arizona State Sun Devils close out the regular season against No. 9 Texas Tech on Saturday. The Sun Devils have lost nine of their last 10 games but have been competitive, even against top-tier teams. ASU lost to No. 24 Arizona on Tuesday but scored 100 points and shot 47% from the field and had only four turnovers. …

[ad_1] AUBURN — Ahead of postseason play, one of the most distinguished bracketologist in college basketball took to X, the social media platform formerly as Twitter, on Friday to explain by Auburn basketball is the “runaway” favorite for this No. 1 overall seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament. Men’s Bracketology: 2025 NCAA Tournament https://t.co/146SOUuyXo. 🏀🏀 Auburn will enter Champ Week …

[ad_1] March Madness has finally arrived with the start of the conference basketball tournaments, opening up one of the most — if not the — most captivating months in college sports. The NCAA Tournament has a long and rich history of excitement and drama as it provides a stage for the top teams to battle in a do-or-die scenario. Over …

[ad_1] After picking up a pair of important Quad 2 wins over a five-day span, the Xavier Musketeers will wrap up the regular season Saturday at sold-out Cintas Center against the Providence Friars. Xavier is “in the mix” as head coach Sean Miller said Wednesday following the Musketeers’ 91-78 road win over Butler at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Winner of six straight …