College Basketball

[ad_1] BLOOMINGTON — Indiana basketball guard Trey Galloway told reporters that “every season has its own challenges” after a 83-78 win over Penn State at Assembly Hall on Wednesday night. This season has presented more of them than most for the fifth-year guard who is two games shy of breaking Yogi Ferrell’s career program record for most games played (137). …

[ad_1] UNC basketball hasn’t won five games in a row this season. The Tar Heels (18-11, 11-6 ACC) have an opportunity to change that against Miami (6-22, 2-15) on Saturday (Noon, ESPN) at the Smith Center. Entering March, UNC continues to stare at the possibility of missing the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three seasons. The Tar Heels …

[ad_1] Duke basketball has two of its top players out with injuries as the calendar flips to March. The second-ranked Blue Devils (25-3, 16-1 ACC) are rolling toward an ACC regular-season championship, but Maliq Brown has been sidelined with a shoulder injury and Tyrese Proctor is dealing with a bone bruise in his left knee. Despite the adversity, the show …

[ad_1] Purdue basketball has hit a rare point in its schedule. On Friday, the Boilermakers host UCLA on five days rest, their second straight game with that many days between games after a tight and grueling schedule that, at one point, saw Purdue play eight games in 22 days — including trips to Rutgers, Washington and Oregon in a span …

[ad_1] It’s Indiana vs Washington this Saturday evening on Peacock in a men’s Big Ten college basketball clash. Tip off is at 6:00 PM ET. Saturday’s game marks the first contest between the two programs since 2013 and the fifth all-time meeting, with the Huskies having won the last three match ups. See below to find out how to live …

[ad_1] Buzzer-beating, game-winning shots seem to be all the rage in the state of Michigan. One day after Michigan State beat Maryland on a game-winner by Tre Holloman, Michigan basketball upped the ante with Nimari Burnett hitting a heavily defended, 25-foot 3-pointer to give the Wolverines an 84-82 win over Rutgers on Thursday. REQUIRED READING: Nimari Burnett’s momentous 3 keeps …

[ad_1] The No. 21 Marquette Golden Eagles face the Georgetown Hoyas this Saturday night at 8 PM on Peacock. Marquette leads the all-time series 24-14 and has won the last seven consecutive meetings against Georgetown, dating back to 2022. See below for everything you need to know about Saturday’s Marquette vs Georgetown match up, as well as additional information on …

[ad_1] Sitting at the podium in Omaha, Nebraska Jan. 29 after an 86-77 loss to Creighton, Xavier head coach Sean Miller simply summed up what his team had to do down the stretch. “We’ve gotta turn it into high gear now,” said Miller, with Xavier falling to 13-9 overall and 5-6 in Big East play. Since then, Xavier has flipped …

[ad_1] Feb. 28—SAN ANGELO — The UTPB men’s basketball team saw its season come to an end with a 74-67 loss to Angelo State Thursday at the Junell Center. Needing a victory to clinch a spot in next week’s Lone Star Conference tournament, the Falcons couldn’t hang on to a 33-21 halftime lead. The Falcons’ season ends at 16-12 overall, …

[ad_1] The NCAA has not finalized expansion plans for the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments and a decision is unlikely soon, NCAA senior vice president of basketball Dan Gavitt said in a CBS Sports interview. The tournaments currently have 68 teams. There has been talk of increasing the fields to 72 or 76 teams. Gavitt said he doesn’t expect a …

[ad_1] Moustapha Thiam has played 25 games at UCF, but the true freshman had yet to notch a double-double. So when coach Johnny Dawkins playfully inquired about his 7-foot-2 center’s lack of this accomplishment during a recruiting dinner Tuesday night, he likely never imagined that Thiam would achieve that milestone just one night later. Thiam scored 11 points and grabbed …

[ad_1] The men’s college basketball season began on Nov. 4 with Kansas as the preseason No. 1 and UConn, Gonzaga, Baylor and North Carolina each in the top 10. Four months later, all five of those teams have tumbled out of the AP Top 25 and several are in jeopardy of not making the NCAA tournament at all. That turmoil …

[ad_1] Michigan basketball appeared to be in poor shape on Thursday night when it hosted 14-14 Rutgers. Despite having looked like one of the best teams in the country for a large swath of the regular season, after losing to Michigan State last week on Friday, the Wolverines struggled (yet won) against Nebraska, but then found themselves against the ropes …

[ad_1] Arkansas basketball is coming off two of its most important victories of the season, beating No. 16 Missouri on Saturday before knocking off on-the-bubble rival Texas Wednesday night. All five starters scored at least 12 points in the Razorbacks (17-11, 6-9 SEC) overtime triumph over the Longhorns without Adou Thiero. The star forward is out indefinitely with a hyperextended …

[ad_1] Buzzer-beating, game-winning shots seem to be all the rage in the state of Michigan. One day after Michigan State beat Maryland on a game-winner by Tre Holloman, Michigan basketball upped the ante with Nimari Burnett hitting a heavily defended, 25-foot 3-pointer to give the Wolverines an 84-82 win over Rutgers on Thursday. REQUIRED READING: Nimari Burnett’s momentous 3 keeps …

[ad_1] Grand Canyon men’s basketball team played without Tyon Grant-Foster for the second game in a row Thursday night but showed others can fill the void in an 85-71 win over UT Arlington before an energetic sellout crowd of 7,186 at Global Credit Union Arena. Guard Ray Harrison led the Lopes (21-6, 11-2 in WAC) in scoring for the second …

[ad_1] It is our long-standing policy here at Starting Five headquarters that the word ‘penultimate’ must be used whenever possible. OK, actually we just made that rule up. But be that as it may, we now find ourselves heading into the penultimate weekend of the men’s college basketball regular season, with Selection Sunday now just just two weeks away. This …

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[ad_1] The men’s college basketball season began on Nov. 4 with Kansas as the preseason No. 1 and UConn, Gonzaga, Baylor and North Carolina each in the top 10. Four months later, all five of those teams have tumbled out of the AP Top 25 and several are in jeopardy of not making the NCAA tournament at all. That turmoil …

[ad_1] Auburn freshman Tahaad Pettiford has been nothing short of phenomenal this season. In an era in which Auburn’s guard play has often been its undoing come March, Pettiford’s presence has added an element to the Tigers bench that Bruce Pearl’s teams have often lacked in the past. A former five-star recruit, the Jersey City, New Jersey native has often …

[ad_1] Bruce Pearl is one of the best coaches in college basketball. That is not news to anyone, but with the Tigers historic season he is getting more recognition. Matt Zemek of College Sports Wire named Pearl as one of the ten best coaches in the sport this season. Zemek illustrates that with the Tigers wins versus Quad 1 teams …

[ad_1] You have every reason to view Saturday as a trap game for the UNC basketball team, as it tries to further make its case for an NCAA Tournament berth with a 12 p.m. tip against ACC-worst Miami (FL). North Carolina (18-11, 11-6 ACC) is exactly where it wants to be for a March Madness push, winning its past four …

[ad_1] New Mexico State showed improvement on offense after halftime. One problem though — so did Middle Tennessee. Thursday’s contest at the Pan American Center was a tale of two halves. The first half was a defensive one, with both teams shooting below 34% from the field. The Aggies failed to make a 3-pointer on four tries, while the Blue …

[ad_1] Following a dreadful 81-61 loss to Illinois on Wednesday from Champaign, Ill., Iowa men’s basketball (15-13, 6-11 Big Ten) continues on the road for a potential season-defining matchup tonight vs. Northwestern (15-13, 6-11 Big Ten) from Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Ill. Through 28 games, the Hawkeyes score 83.1 points per game on 49% shooting from the floor, 37.8% from beyond the …

[ad_1] What a way to tip off the month of March. No. 9 Iowa State basketball (21-7, 11-6 Big 12 Conference) returns home after back-to-back losses to host No. 21 Arizona in a marquee matchup of top 25 teams. There’s a good chance everyone in attendance for Saturday’s game at Hilton Coliseum has not forgotten how the Jan. 27 showdown …