College Basketball

Behind a hot first half, the Clemson Tigers picked up a 71-62 win over Wake Forest in their ACC Tournament opener on Wednesday at Spectrum Center in Charlotte. Clemson (23-9 overall) had a season-high nine 3-pointers at halftime for a 41-23 lead on the Demon Deacons (17-16). It was a much different start than when the two teams met three …

KANSAS CITY — BYU basketball coach Kevin Young freely admits it. The Cougars have become a much tougher basketball team the past 11 days, for whatever reason. In other words, the squad that forced 22 turnovers and out-rebounded West Virginia by five boards in Wednesday night’s 68-48 walloping of the Mountaineers doesn’t even resemble the group that fell 79-71 in …

The Auburn Tigers picked up a first round win in the SEC Tournament against Mississippi State on Wednesday and will now turn their attention to the Tennessee Volunteers. The Tigers were down 10 points late in the first half against Mississippi State before a 7-0 run cut the lead to 3 points at halftime, 33-30. Guard Kevin Overton would lead …

CLEVELAND — Will Miami’s historic run continue in the Mid-American Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament? After a regular season that included many close calls, the top-seeded RedHawks will face No. 8 Massachusetts in a quarterfinal game on Thursday, March 12. Tipoff from Rocket Arena is at 11 a.m. Advertisement The RedHawks (31-0) are the nation’s only unbeaten team, but they have …

One year ago, Luke Loucks walked into the Tucker Center and told a room full of Florida State fans it was good to be home. On Thursday night, he gets to prove exactly how good it feels. Florida State enters the ACC Tournament quarterfinal against No. 1 Duke, with the ESPN Matchup Predictor giving the Seminoles just a 4.0% chance …

Again, this morning’s bracket looks an awful lot like Wednesday’s. I’ll get into why that is as I run through today’s schedule after this morning’s full bracket and rundown. Remember to check the Blogging the Bracket feed for my insights and observations over the next four days. NOTES: Changes since Wednesday’s bracket are noted with (★) for new entrants, (▲) …

March Madness is about Cinderellas. It’s about upsets. And it’s about the nation’s best teams fighting for a national championship. For a select few players, it’s also about looking ahead to the NBA. March is the final proving ground for NBA prospects seeking to improve their draft stock. In those terms, this March is like few others before it. Advertisement …

The current odds show Brad Underwood’s hardcourt warriors as a +450 (18%) chance to win the B1G men’s basketball tournament. Michigan is the favorite at -125 to win. (Michigan State is at +625, and Purdue is at +725) The Illini is a +1,100 to +1,800 (5%-9%) to take home the NCAA title. The reasons are many; you can point to …

The Florida State basketball team is set to play the No. 1 Duke Blue Devils on Thursday night at the ACC Tournament. If you are wondering how to watch the action live, you have come to the right place. FSU opened its ACC Tournament with a 95-89 win over the California Golden Bears on Wednesday, improving to 18-14 and winning …

Most years, the outcome of the NBA Draft Lottery doesn’t impact the top of the draft board too much — Cooper Flagg was going No. 1 last year and didn’t matter which team the ping pong balls favored. Most years are like that. This year is different. With three (some might say four) players in the top tier of the …

EAST LANSING – Time is winding down in Michigan State basketball’s season, but the minutes are ramping up for Tom Izzo’s core four. It’s not only point guard Jeremy Fears Jr. logging more and more minutes since a season-ending injury to backup Divine Ugochukwu. Bigs Coen Carr, Jaxon Kohler and Carson Cooper all have seen an uptick in court time …

Kansas Jayhawks News The daughter of a former NFL star committed to run track at Kansas Bill Self addressed rumors of his retirement with reporters CBS brings you even more new quotes from Self about Darryn Peterson’s season Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Links! Big 12 p players have a variety of complaints about the fancy court in Kansas City Iran seems …

Not everything went according to plan this year, but the Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball program enters the Big Ten Tournament as the No. 5 seed. Head coach Greg Gard is a huge part of their success, as many thought it would be incredibly hard to succeed after John Tonje’s departure. Advertisement Thankfully for the Badgers, assistant coach Sharif Chambliss has …

Clemson basketball’s Brad Brownell gives ‘unfortunate’ update on starting forward appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. In a rough turn of events for Clemson basketball, they lost promising forward Carter Welling to a serious-looking knee injury. While the Tigers may have ended up winning their clash against Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament, …

LAS VEGAS — Sometimes March doesn’t whisper. Sometimes it roars. On a night when almost no one outside the San Jose State locker room believed it possible, the No. 11 seed Spartans delivered one of the most stunning results of the 2026 Mountain West Tournament, knocking off heavily favored No. 6 Boise State 84–74 inside the Thomas & Mack Center. …

One Big 12 team dislikes the interactive LED tournament floor originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Big 12 conference unveiled their new interactive LED floor this week. The concept is interesting for the tournament in Kansas City. Two pieces of safety glass which are laminated together, connected programable …

The Oklahoma Sooners overcame a 13-point first-half deficit to beat the South Carolina Gamecocks 86-74. Oklahoma outscored the Gamecocks by 25 over the final 27 minutes of the game to advance. The Sooners had four players in double figures, led by 24 points from Nijel Pack. Pack was 7 of 14 from the field and 5 of 10 from three. …

Colorado State Fresno State Once again, the Colorado State Rams proved they were resilient. This time, the stakes were a little bit higher. The No. 7-seeded Rams saw themselves down five to No. 10 Fresno State at halftime after a dreadful half offensively, where they shot just 31.0 percent, including 4-of-13 from 3-point range. Fresno State’s defense looked far more …

12 days after losing to West Virginia by 8, BYU’s defense hounded the Mountaineers all evening in a 68-48 win. One day after going for 40, AJ Dybantsa followed that up with a 27 point performance in 39 minutes. Kennard Davis continued his strong play with 20 points on 5-6 shooting from three, and Dominique Diomande and Khadim Mboup gave …

For the second time this season, Indiana faced off against Northwestern in a game that would decide its NCAA Tournament fate. For the second time this season, Indiana lost a must-win game against Northwestern. The Hoosiers have a new roster and new coach, but the hold Chris Collins has over this program continues. In a game that meant a lot …

NEW YORK — Stefan Vaaks had 28 points in Providence’s 91-81 victory against Butler on Wednesday in the Big East Conference Tournament. Vaaks shot 9 for 16, including 8 for 13 from beyond the arc for the Friars (15-17). Ryan Mela added 23 points while going 10 of 14 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) while he also had nine …

After the Kentucky Wildcats opened the SEC Tournament with an 87-82 victory over LSU, they now get a rematch with the Missouri Tigers in Nashville with a spot in the SEC Tournament Quarterfinals on the line. Game time is set for 12:30 PM ET/11:30 AM CT in Nashville on the SEC Network. The Wildcats struggled to put away LSU in …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jamichael Stillwell had 17 points and 15 rebounds, Riley Kugel added 15 points, and eighth-seeded UCF rallied to beat ninth-seeded Cincinnati 66-65 in overtime on Thursday and advance to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament. John Bol scored 13 points for the Knights (21-10), who trailed by as many as 12 in regulation, then …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Ryan Conwell hit two key shots in the final 1:17 and finished with 16 points as No. 24 Louisville battled back to beat SMU 62-58 on Wednesday and advanced to the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinals. Adrian Wooley added 14 points and Isaac McKneely had 10 for the Cardinals (23-9), who’ll face Miami on Thursday. Advertisement …

It was never going to be easy. Kentucky Basketball didn’t get the lead to double digits until late in the second half Wednesday afternoon against LSU in the first round of the SEC Tournament. Heck, it took a signature performance from Brandon Garrison of all players for the Cats to create some separation. Advertisement Garrison’s 17 points included 11 in …