College Basketball

N.C. State basketball snapped a nearly 1,800-day drought with an 80-76 overtime win at No. 18 Clemson on Jan. 20, picking up its first road victory against a ranked opponent since 2021. The Wolfpack (13-6, 4-2 ACC) also picked up its first signature win under first-year coach Will Wade, using a big performance from Ven-Allen Lubin and free throws in …

While there were many doubts and unknowns surrounding the direction of the Texas A&M men’s basketball program entering the 2025-26 campaign, the success of “Bucky Ball” has quickly quieted those negative narratives. When first-year head coach Bucky McMillan arrived on campus in the spring, there was one scholarship player left on the roster. So how did McMillan find the talent …

The Missouri Tigers dropped a brutal 74-72 loss to the No. 21 Georgia Bulldogs on Tuesday night, falling to 13-6 overall and 3-3 in conference play. This marked the second straight loss for the Tigers and another SEC battle that ended in ugly fashion. Check out some instant thoughts from Missouri On SI basketball reporter Michael Stamps following the conclusion …

UCLA’s Mick Cronin rips Big Ten for brutal schedule after upsetting Purdue appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The UCLA Bruins delivered their most important win of the season Tuesday night, knocking off No. 4 Purdue 69-67 at Pauley Pavilion, but the aftermath quickly shifted from celebration to criticism. Advertisement Bruins head coach …

UCLA’s Tyler Bilodeau calls game with clutch 3-pointer vs. Purdue appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The UCLA Bruins delivered their biggest moment of the season on Tuesday night, and it came exactly when the Bruins needed it most. In a packed Pauley Pavilion, Tyler Bilodeau emerged as a hero as he buried …

This was a late game, and I really don’t have anything to good to say about what we just watched, so this one is going to be pretty quick. The Deacs were absolutely outclassed on their home court by the SMU Mustangs, who dominated Wake to the tune of 91-79. The final score really doesn’t even show how bad this …

After getting so tantalizingly close to upsetting the 17th-ranked Kansas Jayhawks for the first Q1 win of the season, fate had other plans for the Colorado Buffaloes. CU gave the Jayhawks a legitimate scare, but a clear missed call and a lack of execution down the stretch ultimately doomed the Buffs, falling by a final score of 75-69. Colorado entered …

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Jacque Vaughn’s point guard days at Kansas may be long gone, but he’s still collecting assists for the program. Vaughn paced the sideline as he filled in for head coach Bill Self and guided the 19th-ranked Jayhawks to a 75-69 win over Colorado on Tuesday night. Advertisement Self didn’t make the trip after going to the …

Offense? Great. Defense? Great. Everything was on point and clicking for Nevada tonight against one of the conference’s rougher teams in San Jose State, leading to an 87-54 win over the Spartans at Lawlor. Advertisement The threes were flying for the Pack and the defense held the team tight. All around, not much to complain about for the teams performance …

The Kansas State Wildcats got 71 points from its starting guards to beat Utah 81-78 Tuesday night in Bramlage Coliseum. Without the services of Abdi Bashir Jr. and Khamari McGriff, who both missed the game with injuries, the Wildcats (10-9, 1-5 Big 12) had to rely on P.J. Haggerty, David Castillo, and Nate Johnson to carry the scoring load. Their …

The game didn’t get on air until about 5 minutes had elapsed and it felt like neither team could really get in the groove all game. The Iowa Hawkeyes (14-5, 4-4) got to .500 in conference play in a 68-62 slog over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (9-10, 2-6). Bennett Stirtz led the Hawks with 20 points on 8/21 shooting with …

This past Saturday, the UCF Knights put up a valiant effort in their 84-77 loss to the No. 1-ranked Arizona Wildcats. Tuesday was another top 10 clash, but this time on the road against the No. 9 Iowa State Cyclones. Having back-to-back games against a top-10 opponent isn’t easy whatsoever. In the words of Iowa’s own Slipknot, UCF’s game against …

Clemson dropped its first ACC game of the season at home to NC State in overtime, 80-76. RJ Godrey led the way for the Tigers with 16 points, with Carter Welling (14) and Ace Buckner (12) joining him in double figures. The Wolfpack was paced by basketball vagabond Ven-Allen Luben, with Darrion Williams chipping in 17, and Quadir Copeland adding …

KENT, Ohio (AP) — Peter Suder scored 27 points, Elan Elmer added 25 and No. 25 Miami (Ohio) remained unbeaten, rallying past Kent State 107-101 in overtime Tuesday night before a standing-room-only crowd at Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center. Ranked for the first time since 1999, the RedHawks had to rally in the final minute to force overtime. Miami is …

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Elliot Cadeau scored 10 of his 19 points in the opening minutes of the first half and Yaxel Lendeborg had 13 of 15 points in the second half, leading No. 3 Michigan to an 86-72 win over Indiana on Tuesday night. The Wolverines (17-1, 7-1 Big Ten) led by 17 points midway through the first half …

Robert McCray V nailed a pair of free throws with just over a second left to help Florida State men’s basketball stun Miami 65- 63 on Tuesday, Jan. 20, at the Watsco Center in Coral Gables. With the game tied at 63, McCray received the ball with 18 seconds left, and he drove to the left side of the court. …

ClutchPoints’ Men’s College Basketball Power Rankings: Iowa State endures free fall down top 25 appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The men’s college basketball power rankings saw some major movement since last week, as multiple of the best teams in the nation lost two straight games. There are also some teams on impressive …

Going into the December 29th loss to St. John’s, Marquette was sitting at #56 in the NET. The loss knocked them to #66. Beating Villanova got Marquette back to #54. Losing to Seton Hall didn’t really affect anything in that regard, but losing to Georgetown in what BartTorvik.com’s Game Scores says is the worst performance of the entire season knocked …

With March looming, fans are already scouring bracket projections to see where their teams might land. That’s especially true in Chapel Hill, where North Carolina’s uneven ACC play has raised questions about Hubert Davis and the direction of the program. The Tar Heels are 14-4 overall but just 2-3 in league games and have dropped three of their last four. …

LOS ANGELES − Purdue basketball had to win two games to open the season without its leading returning scorer Trey Kaufman-Renn. Now the Boilermakers enter a pivotal Tuesday night road game with their current leading scorer listed on the Big Ten availability report. Advertisement Senior point guard Braden Smith is listed as questionable ahead of a 10 p.m. tipoff at …

The No. 19 Kansas Jayhawks look to build on their momentum as they head to Boulder for a clash against the Colorado Buffaloes tonight. The Jayhawks have been an ATS gold mine on first-half spreads, and my Kansas vs. Colorado predictions and college basketball picks expect that to continue. Advertisement Kansas vs Colorado prediction Kansas vs Colorado best bet: Kansas …

UVA basketball has not hosted ESPN’s College Gameday since 2019, the year Tony Bennett’s squad won the national title, and Saturday’s duel with North Carolina looked like a prime opportunity for the pregame show to make its return to Charlottesville in 2026. The Cavaliers are now in the top-15 of the AP poll, and just two weeks ago, UNC was …

Houston was the nation’s preseason No. 2 team, had a brief stint at No. 1 and took a tumble to No. 8 following its lone loss. The Cougars have kept winning since that three-point loss to Tennessee nearly two months ago, yet can’t seem to make up much ground in the AP Top 25. Advertisement Coming off dominating wins over …

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas coach Bill Self did not accompany the Jayhawks to Boulder for their game at Colorado after being taken to a hospital in Lawrence, the school said. Kansas’ athletic department said in a statement that Self was feeling under the weather and went to the hospital out of an abundance of caution. Self felt better after receiving …

Alabama forward Amari Allen has officially been named as the SEC Freshman of the Week for the third time this season. Allen has played at an elite level throughout the entirety of the 2025-26 campaign. The 6’8″, 205 pound forward currently averages 11.7 points per game on 45.7% shooting, as Allen leads the Tide in rebounds with 7.8 per game …