College Basketball

Kentucky dug itself out of a 12-point hole in the first half Thursday at LSU. Then Kenny Brooks’ Wildcats erased a six-point fourth-quarter deficit, holding the Tigers without a field goal over the final five minutes of play. Tonie Morgan, Kentucky’s standout point guard who entered with just eight 3-pointers all season, netted her third triple of the night just …

What. A. WIN. Kenny Brooks and his Kentucky Wildcats just went into Baton Rouge and took down the previously unbeaten No. 5 LSU Tigers with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from Tonie Morgan to come away with an 80-78 victory, one of the biggest wins in program history. Advertisement Morgan finished the game with a team-high 24 points on 7/10 shooting (3/3 …

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Madison Booker matched her season high with 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Jordan Lee scored a career-best 23 points to help No. 2 Texas overcome a slow start to beat Missouri 89-71 on Thursday night. Ashton Judd added 12 points for Texas (16-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) in her first game in Columbia since playing …

CHAMPAIGN Ill.— An absolute statement win at home. The Fighting Illini beat No. 7 Maryland Terrapins 73-70 on New Year’s Day at the State Farm Center. This was head coach Shauna Green’s highest ranked win ever as Illinois head coach and the Illini’s first win over a top 10 ranked opponent since 2014. Advertisement This is Maryland’s first loss of …

WHO: No. 9 Michigan State Spartans 12–1 (2–0) vs No. 13 Nebraska Huskies 13–0 (2–0) WHERE: Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NE WHEN: Friday, January 2nd, 9 PM EST WATCH: Peacock If you’re still nursing a headache from the quarts of champagne that flowed freely the night before, and rest and relaxation are the only things on your mind as …

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Jalyn Brown scored a season-high 20 points in her first career start and Grace VanSlooten recorded her third double-double for No. 24 Michigan State in an 80-60 win over Indiana on Thursday. The Spartans (13-1, 2-1 Big Ten) pulled away in the second half, including an 11-1 run late in the fourth quarter that lasted over …

Michigan State concluded their non-conference schedule with Monday’s 114-97 win over Cornell so it’s conference play from now until the NCAA tournament for the Spartans, starting tomorrow with a trip to Nebraska. The Spartans enter this matchup at 12-1 and 2-0 in the Big Ten while the Cornhuskers are also 2-0 in the league but 13-0 overall. Advertisement Nebraska returned …

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Joyce Edwards scored 25 points and No. 3 South Carolina won its 24th straight game over previously undefeated Alabama 83-57 on Thursday to start Southeastern Conference play. Raven Johnson added 17 points for the Gamecocks (14-1, 1-0 SEC), who played without injured Ta’Niya LSatson, who is second on the team with a 16.9-point average. Advertisement South …

Rutgers men’s basketball is set to resume conference play tomorrow, as they will play host to Ohio State, who are coming off a dominating 89-63 win over Grambling State. The Buckeyes are coming into this game with a record of 9-3. All three of their losses came by 8 points or less, with two of those losses being an 8-point …

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a very safe and sound holiday with their families! With the start of 2026, which Mountain West men’s basketball programs are trending upward … and which have the arrow pointing down?! Advertisement Stock Up: Nevada Nevada has quietly won six-straight, including a pair of 15- and 13-point wins over Boise State and Colorado …

LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball coach Bill Self is well aware of how important it is to get off to a good start in Big 12 Conference play, and especially aware of the challenge UCF could present Saturday on the road in KU’s league opener. Last season, No. 17 Kansas (10-3) lost at home in its Big 12 opener against West Virginia. …

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The Orange started ACC play with a defensive battle that resulted in a 64-61 loss against the Clemson Tigers. Here are some of the takeaways: No Offensive Chemistry Syracuse finished the game on Wednesday with just eight assists. Yes, you read that right, eight. Six of which came from Naithan George alone. Advertisement Syracuse made only 18 field goals over …

Lauren Betts hits 1500 career points after win against Penn State originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Lauren Betts added another milestone to her standout college career on Wednesday night, scoring 25 points and surpassing 1,500 career points as UCLA rolled past Penn State, 97–61, at the Bryce Jordan …

Duke adherents and at-large observers are starting to look askance at a singular strength of this year’s squad. The problem, as they see it, is that the Blue Devils rely heavily on the impressive scoring of one player, Cameron Boozer. Too heavily, by some estimations, although opposing defenses seem largely unable to exploit that lopsided point production. Advertisement Through the …

The North Carolina Tar Heels appear on the hardwoods for the first time in 2026 on Saturday in Dallas. SMU’s high-powered offense presents a stiff test for a Tar Heel defense that has held 14 consecutive opponents under 75 points, the longest streak to open a season since the 1981-82 championship season. Advertisement Here are a few key factors during …

EAST LANSING — The “easy” part of Tom Izzo’s schedules are never easy. In a masochistic way, the coach loves to challenge himself and Michigan State basketball every year, then laments the slate he created before Big Ten play begins in earnest. Of course, when that nonconference schedule includes three marquee wins and a 12-1 record, it’s a lot harder …

Maryland men’s basketball’s 73-58 win over Old Dominion on Sunday was its first taste of victory in 26 days. Part of that is due to a three-game losing streak, but part of that was extended breaks between each of those three games amid college finals and the holidays. There was a seven-day gap between each leg of the skid — …

In a Big Ten showdown of top-15 teams Friday, No. 13 Nebraska will play host to No. 9 Michigan State in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Peacock. The Spartans (2-0, 12-1) have won four consecutive games, most recently a 114-97 victory over Cornell at home. It’s the largest points total for Michigan State since a 114-63 victory over Michigan on March 4, …

A new year is upon us, bringing hope, anticipation and … anxiety about how the Arizona men’s basketball season will unravel. November and December couldn’t have gone any better for Tommy Lloyd’s Wildcats, who are 13-0 and off to the program’s best start in more than a decade. It’s been nothing short of a dream season up to this point. …

Hours before the ball dropped to ring in 2026, the Red Storm were busy putting it through the hoop. St. John’s matched a Big East program record of 15 made three-pointers in their 95-83 victory over Georgetown on New Year’s Eve. All told, the Red Storm drilled 50% from the field and 55.6% from three on 27 attempts, their most …

The Virginia Tech Hokies opened their ACC schedule on New Year’s Eve at Cassell Coliseum, hosting the No. 21 Virginia Cavaliers without three key players: senior forward Tobi Lawal, sophomore guard Tyler Johnson and freshman center Antonio Dorn. In one of the grittiest performances in recent Hokie history, Virginia Tech defeated Virginia 95-85 in triple overtime. If you had stopped …

CINCINNATI — Freshman guard Braylon Mullins made a career-high five 3-pointers and matched his season best with 17 points as No. 4 UConn beat Xavier 90-67 on Wednesday. It was Mullins’ eighth appearance and fourth straight start after missing the first six games with an ankle injury. Advertisement Alex Karaban led the Huskies with 19 points, seven rebounds and four …

Game 14: Georgetown Hoyas (9-4, 1-1) vs. St. John’s Red Storm (8-4, 1-0) When: Wednesday, December 31 at 8:00 PM ET Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C. TV: FS1 (Ed Cohen and Phil Martelli) Radio: Team 980 AM, Sirius XM 385 (Rich Chvotkin) Advertisement Series: St. John’s leads 69-57 all-time. The Red Storm have won 9 straight meetings. Streaks: Georgetown …

CINCINNATI (AP) — Freshman guard Braylon Mullins made a career-high five 3-pointers and matched his season best with 17 points as No. 4 UConn beat Xavier 90-67 on Wednesday. It was Mullins’ eighth appearance and fourth straight start after missing the first six games with an ankle injury. Advertisement Alex Karaban led the Huskies with 19 points, seven rebounds and …