College Basketball

For 20 minutes, Clemson (7-3) looked every bit the giant slayer. The Tigers bullied No. 10 BYU (8-1) on the boards, locked down defensively, and sprinted to the locker room with the confidence of a team that wanted the game more and was executing at a lethal pace. But what followed was a collapse that will sting for quite some …

Indiana basketball guard Lamar Wilkerson has a career night on Dec. 8, making a Hoosiers record 10 3-pointers and finishing with a Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall record 44 points in a 113-72 win over Penn State. He reached 9 3s and 37 points at the 14:25 mark of the second half in 18 minutes of action. His final 3 put …

Kentucky basketball shook off a sluggish start and dominated NC Central in a blowout win, flashing its most complete stretch of basketball this season, winning by a final score of 103-67. It marked UK’s eighth game over 100+ points under Mark Pope, good for the second-most in the SEC over the last two seasons. After trading baskets early, the Wildcats …

The leash for coaches in college sports is getting shorter as the NIL era has brought on plenty of player movement, making it easier for programs to wonder why their coaches can’t turn things around quickly like Curt Cignetti did for Indiana football. That impatience led to a dramatic coaching carousel in football, highlighted by Lane Kiffin’s circus between Ole …

On Thursday night, the Iowa Hawkeyes travel to Ames to take on the number 4 ranked Iowa State Cyclones. The Cyclones are coming off one of the greatest wins in school history, smacking former number 1 ranked Purdue at Mackey Arena in front of a stunned national audience and crowd. Iowa State has climbed to number 2 on KenPom and …

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Through the first month of college basketball, there’s been no one better than the Michigan Wolverines, with the maize and blue taking a minute to get going before running roughshod over pretty much every team that’s come in their way. Michigan basketball is ranked No. 1 in NET rankings, in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, …

When: Wednesday December 10 – 7:00 PM Where: Lenovo Center TV: ACCN Opponent: Liberty Flames (Conference USA) Prediction – KenPom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): NC State 84-74 / NC State 83-74 Advertisement Wolfpack Snapshot: NET Ranking: NET 42, 8th in ACC Conf NET rankings NET performance: Q1 (1-2), Q2 (1-1), Q3 (1-0), Q4 (3-0) Wolfpack Season So Far: Coach Wade in the Asheville …

Between the ACC/SEC Challenge and a handful of other nonconference matchups, there were plenty of big games across the men’s and women’s landscape this past week. While the top 10 women’s teams all maintained their rankings in the latest AP poll, the results of the men’s games produced a lot more movement. Let’s take a look at how things shook …

The table is set for the Iowa Hawkeyes men’s basketball team to make a run this year and return to the NCAA Tournament after a short hiatus. For new head coach Ben McCollum, a return to March Madness is just the first on a long list of goals, but one that the Hawkeyes need to achieve for this year to …

After splitting its first two Big Ten regular-season games last week with a 71-52 loss at then-No. 7 Michigan State and an 83-64 win over Maryland, Iowa basketball (8-1, 1-1 Big Ten) sits on the cusp of the Dec. 8 edition of the AP Top 25 Men’s College Basketball Poll. Per the updated rankings on Monday morning, the Hawkeyes received …

The No. 24 Virginia Cavaliers return home to John Paul Jones Arena on Tuesday night to face the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks in their final game before a ten-day break for finals. The ’Hoos are coming off their best two performances of the season this past week, a 19-point dismantling of Texas in a true road game last Wednesday before …

Kentucky Basketball is back in action tonight, hosting the North Carolina Central Eagles. It’ll be interesting to see how the Wildcats respond to Friday’s embarrassing showing in Nashville, where the Cats were absolutely dominated by Gonzaga 94-59. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Will Kentucky come out and dominate this game against an inferior opponent? Will Kentucky’s offensive struggles carry over into tonight? …

Arizona has returned to the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press poll, its first appearance there since December 2023. And just like two years ago, the Wildcats will immediately put that top ranking on the line in a tough road environment. The UA is headed to Birmingham for a Saturday night clash with No. 12 Alabama, technically a neutral …

This story is part of the IndyStar project “Only woman in the room:” How Indy became top city in nation for women sports execs INDIANAPOLIS — The months, days and minutes are ticking down on an internal clock that is always running in JoAn Scott’s head. Her job is made up of deadlines and timelines and a million other things, …

What channel is UConn vs. Florida on? Time, TV schedule, live stream to watch men’s college basketball game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. This year’s Jimmy V Classic, which honors legendary college basketball coach Jim Valvano, will feature a matchup between the last two national champions. No. 5 …

What channel is Ohio State vs. Illinois on? Time, TV schedule, live stream to watch men’s college basketball game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Two Big Ten rivals will clash when Ohio State hosts Illinois on Tuesday night. Advertisement The Buckeyes have gotten off to a hot start …

Brandt Dolce of The Champaign Room rejoins me to recap Illinois’ men’s basketball win over Tennessee in Nashville (3:42), discuss Brad Underwood’s offensive template (23:02) and the challenging schedule ahead (34:21), and preview this week’s Big Ten matchups versus Ohio State (41:11) and Nebraska (48:39). We also break women’s basketball’s dominant win against Indiana (61:09), the Illini’s “magic number” (64:35), …

CHAMPAIGN — Ben Humrichous had a quiet, relatively unremarkable stat line in Saturday night’s win over Tennessee, ending the night with a meager two points, five rebounds and an assist. But at least one of his rebounds came in the middle of the second half and was instrumental in kick-starting a run for Illinois as time began to swirl away …

The UNC basketball team is right back where it belongs: in the win column. After losing a tough game to Michigan State on Thanksgiving Day, the Tar Heels responded with consecutive victories against Kentucky and Georgetown. As North Carolina gets closer to ACC play later this month, one thing becomes increasingly clear: this 2025-26 roster can contend for a championship. …

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How much has the BYU men’s basketball program changed, and how far has it moved forward, since Kevin Young replaced Mark Pope in 2024? Tuesday’s nonconference game in the Jimmy V Classic at New York City’s Madison Square Garden for the No. 10 Cougars against the ACC’s Clemson Tigers (4:30 p.m. MST, ESPN) provides a clear answer to that question. …

After four straight losses – the last three of which weren’t particularly close – Kansas State needed a slumpbuster and the schedule delivered Monday night. Mississippi Valley State was picked to finish last in the SWAC again after winning just three games last season and has just one win this season, against the Mississippi University for Women (yes, they have a …

MANHATTAN — If you want to snap a four-game losing streak, all you have to do is schedule Mississippi Valley State. Kansas State found that out with its 108-49 win over the Delta Devils on Monday, Dec. 8, at Bramlage Coliseum. MVSU entered the game ranked as the worst Division I basketball team in the nation, according to multiple metric …

Ah, finally, a week with no Monday games so we can relax a little bit. In fact, it’s a big week of relaxing in the Big East. It’s Finals Week at Marquette and apparently across a lot of the rest of the conference as well. There are just four men’s basketball games before 6pm Central time on Friday this week, …

BYU has its final big test of the non-conference season they travel to New York City to play Clemson at Madison Square Garden in the Jimmy V Classic. The Tigers look like a potential tournament team and would be another quality win for BYU as they look to have a strong non-conference resume come March. Clemson has some BYU and …