College Basketball

[ad_1] HOUSTON (AP) — L.J. Cryer scored 22 points and No. 3 Houston won its ninth straight game with a 65-59 victory over Kansas on Monday night. Emanuel Sharp added 12 points off the bench, including two free throws that pushed Houston’s lead to 63-59 with 20 seconds left. The Cougars (26-4, 18-1 Big 12) went 4 of 4 from …

[ad_1] EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Tyler Bilodeau scored 19 points to lead UCLA to a 73-69 victory over Northwestern on Monday night after the Bruins nearly blew a 14-point lead in the final three minutes. Back-to-back dunks by Bilodeau gave UCLA a 68-54 lead with 3:07 remaining. UCLA had three turnovers and a failed one-and-one in the next five possessions. …

[ad_1] DURHAM, N.C. — Freshman Cooper Flagg had 28 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in possibly his final home game, helping No. 2 Duke beat Wake Forest 93-60 on Monday night to clinch at least a share of the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title. Fellow rookie Kon Knueppel added 17 points for the Blue Devils (27-3, 18-1), who led …

[ad_1] Florida A&M men’s basketball was close to capturing a signature victory in its home finale Monday. However, the Rattlers (13-15, 10-7 in SWAC) faltered to the Southwestern Athletic Conference’s leader, Southern Jaguars (19-10, 14-2 in SWAC) 73-70 at the Al Lawson Center. FAMU trailed by as much as 13 points to the Jaguars but pulled ahead late in the …

[ad_1] Cooper Flagg flourished in what was in all likelihood his final game at Cameron Indoor Stadium. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown) Cooper Flagg does it all for the Blue Devils as Duke’s leader in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks. Monday night was no exception. Flagg stuffed the stat sheet to lead Duke to a 93-60 blowout win over Wake Forest …

[ad_1] DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Freshman Cooper Flagg had 28 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in possibly his final home game, helping No. 2 Duke beat Wake Forest 93-60 on Monday night to clinch at least a share of the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title. Fellow rookie Kon Knueppel added 17 points for the Blue Devils (27-3, 18-1), who …

[ad_1] COLLEGE STATION — When Texas A&M men’s basketball welcomes Auburn to Reed Arena on Tuesday night, it’ll be the first game the Aggies have played while ranked outside the top 15 of the AP Poll since Dec. 9. A&M has lost four straight games, with an average margin of victory of over 11 points, and hosts the No. 1 …

[ad_1] COLLEGE STATION — When Texas A&M men’s basketball welcomes Auburn to Reed Arena on Tuesday night, it’ll be the first game the Aggies have played while ranked outside the top 15 of the AP Poll since Dec. 9. A&M has lost four straight games, with an average margin of victory of over 11 points, and hosts the No. 1 …

[ad_1] Michigan & Michigan State square off Friday in battle for Great Lakes supremacy | College Basketball Power Hour Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz & Isis Young discuss this Friday’s matchup between the #12 Michigan Wolverines and #14 Michigan State Spartans in men’s basketball. With the Spartans just a game back in the Big Ten standings, Fitz worries that their inconsistent …

[ad_1] Wisconsin basketball (22-7, 12-6 Big Ten) fell to No. 14 in the latest NCAA NET Rankings following its loss to Michigan State (24-5, 15-3 Big Ten) on Sunday. Despite connecting on just five of their 32 looks from downtown, the Badgers remained afloat for virtually the entire contest. That is, until the final stretch. From the 5:15-minute mark on, …

[ad_1] DURHAM — Duke basketball guard Tyrese Proctor is returning from a knee injury and will be back in the starting lineup for the Blue Devils’ against Wake Forest on Monday night. “Who’s back in the starting lineup today?” was posted on the official X account (formerly known as Twitter) of Duke men’s basketball prior to the game. In a …

[ad_1] BYU forward Kanon Catchings (6) is tended to after being roughed up on a play against the West Virginia Mountaineers during a game held at the Marriott Center in Provo on Saturday, March 1, 2025. After suffering the injury, Catchings is listed as “day to day” heading into Tuesday’s big Big 12 contest at No. 10 Iowa State. | …

[ad_1] Could No. 1 Auburn basketball be without one of its stars for Tuesday’s game at No. 21 Texas A&M? Head coach Bruce Pearl provided an injury update for guard Denver Jones on Monday, saying that Jones’ injury is related to soft tissue, rather than a bone bruise as originally thought. Does the change in diagnosis change his status for …

[ad_1] The Texas A&M (20-9, 9-7 SEC) basketball team went 0-2 in Week 18, losing to unranked Vanderbilt and No. 3 Florida. This extends their losing streak to four, with two games left in the regular season. The Texas A&M Aggies basketball team is currently facing challenging times with limited reasons for fans to cheer. The most alarming aspect is the glaringly …

[ad_1] The Oklahoma Sooners have two more games to establish themselves as an NCAA Tournament team. Up next is a home date against the Missouri Tigers, who come in at No. 19 in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll. It’s been a tough road for the Sooners in SEC play after starting the season 13-0. They’re just 4-12 in …

[ad_1] The Arizona men’s basketball team is 19-10 on the season entering Tuesday’s game against Arizona State. It is 13-5 in Big 12 Conference play. The Wildcats have recently lost some ground in the March Madness field, according to the latest NCAA Tournament projections, after losses in four of their last six games. Where could they be seeded in the …

[ad_1] For the second week in a row, Michigan State basketball freshman phenom Jase Richardson is your Big Ten Freshman of the Week. Jase received the honors last week after big games over Purdue and Michigan. This week, Richardson scored in double-digits in wins over Wisconsin and Maryland, scoring 15 points on the Terrapins and 11 points on the Badgers. …

[ad_1] The Wisconsin Badgers (22-7, 12-6 Big Ten) remained at No. 12 in the latest edition of the USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll following their 1-1 week on the hardwood. The update followed UW’s 88-62 rout over a struggling Washington Huskies team on Feb. 25, and I ts disappointing 71-62 road loss to the Michigan State Spartans on …

[ad_1] A pregame video plays before an NCAA men’s basketball game between BYU and the West Virginia Mountaineers held at the Marriott Center in Provo on Saturday, March 1, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News Hollywood has its silver screen. BYU has a curtain drop — and both spent the weekend projecting their stars as bigger than life. Actors won …

[ad_1] Wisconsin basketball (22-7, 12-6 Big Ten) dipped to No. 12 in the latest AP Top 25 Poll on Monday. The new poll comes after the Badgers’ 1-1 week on the court, which included a 26-point win over the Washington Huskies and a narrow loss to the Michigan State Spartans. While the first victory against Washington provided the Badgers with …

[ad_1] Florida basketball split its two games to bridge the end of February into the start of March, losing on the road at the Georgia Bulldogs before coming back home to rout the Texas A&M Aggies. The UGA loss, however, was the Gators’ first in six games overall and 12 games since the last time they lost to the ‘Dawgs. …

[ad_1] Duke basketball remained at No. 2 in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, while Clemson and Louisville continued their ascent toward the top 10. With one week left in the regular season, the Blue Devils are still competing with Clemson and Louisville for the ACC regular season title, with Duke holding a 17-1 conference record compared to the …

[ad_1] Auburn basketball walloped Ole Miss and Kentucky to win its fifth and sixth consecutive game, and the Tigers hold the No. 1 spot again in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll with a week remaining in the regular season. Duke also stayed at No. 2 in the rankings after defeating Miami and Florida State by 37 and 35 points, …

[ad_1] Auburn and Duke remain atop the AP Top 25. The rest of the poll was a big jumble. Auburn was the unanimous pick at No. 1 for the second straight week, receiving all 61 votes from a media panel in the poll released on Monday. The Tigers held the top spot for the eighth straight week following lopsided wins …

[ad_1] It’s no secret that the UNC basketball program has struggled this season. Entering the final week of the regular season, North Carolina is on the NCAA Tournament bubble with games against Virginia Tech and Duke ahead. North Carolina has put themselves in a tough spot with just one Quad 1 win this season. As of now, they have just …