College Basketball

[ad_1] Appalachian State Mountaineers (17-12, 10-7 Sun Belt) at Marshall Thundering Herd (18-12, 11-6 Sun Belt) Huntington, West Virginia; Friday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Marshall hosts Appalachian State after Dezayne Mingo scored 22 points in Marshall’s 83-66 win over the Old Dominion Monarchs. The Thundering Herd are 13-3 in home games. Marshall averages 75.7 points while outscoring opponents by …

[ad_1] BLOOMINGTON — Indiana basketball has found a sense of purpose with its back against the wall. The Hoosiers beat Penn State 83-78 on Wednesday night for its second straight win and third win in their last four games. They played inspired basketball in the second half just as they did in an upset victory over Purdue and slammed the door …

[ad_1] BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Chuck Harris scored 21 points and SMU beat California 81-77 despite blowing a 16-point second-half lead Wednesday night. Harris was 9-of-12 shooting with three 3-pointers. B.J. Edwards added 18 points and five assists and Samet Yigitoglu had 11 points for the Mustangs (21-7, 12-5 ACC), who shot 56%, made 8 of 15 3-point attempts and …

[ad_1] Arizona State head coach Bobby Hurley calls out to his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against BYU, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Tempe, Ariz. | Darryl Webb, Associated Press Bobby Hurley can’t catch a break. Arizona State’s head coach and his team have lost seven of the past eight games, including a 91-81 …

[ad_1] NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma’s fans yapped at Kentucky’s Otega Oweh all game long. The ex-Sooner guard made the final statement. He scored a career-high 28 points and banked in an off-balance floater with six seconds remaining for the winner against his former team as No. 17 Kentucky beat Oklahoma 83-82 on Wednesday night. “I just tried to impose …

[ad_1] CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Marcus Williams scored 21 points and Veniamin Abosi hit a 3-pointer with 7.9 seconds remaining to lift San Francisco to a 74-72 win over Oregon State on Wednesday night. Malik Thomas added 14 points, Tyrone Riley IV 12 and Saba Gigiberia 10 for the Dons (23-7, 13-4 West Coast Conference). Parsa Fallah scored 24 points …

[ad_1] BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Chuck Harris scored 21 points and SMU beat California 81-77 despite blowing a 16-point second-half lead Wednesday night. Harris was 9-of-12 shooting with three 3-pointers. B.J. Edwards added 18 points and five assists and Samet Yigitoglu had 11 points for the Mustangs (21-7, 12-5 ACC), who shot 56%, made 8 of 15 3-point attempts and …

[ad_1] BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Tyson Degenhart scored 16 of 21 points in the second half and Boise State beat Utah State 82-65 on Wednesday. Degenhart shot 7 for 13 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line for the Broncos (20-8, 12-5 Mountain West Conference). Andrew Meadow scored 17 points while going 5 …

[ad_1] Despite a heroic effort from star freshman Tre Johnson and a late sense of desperation that helped force overtime, Texas basketball (16-12, 5-10 SEC) dropped a crucial SEC game to Arkansas 86-81 Wednesday at Walton Arena in Fayetteville. Now, the Longhorns just need to show that type of desperation for three full games if they want to ensure a …

[ad_1] FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Zvonimir Ivisic and Johnell Davis combined for 14 of Arkansas’ 17 overtime points and the Razorbacks survived Tre Johnson’s record-setting 39-point performance for an 86-81 win on Wednesday night. Johnson made 14 of 28 shots, including 7 of 11 from the arc in breaking Kevin Durant’s freshman single-game program record of 37 points. Johnson scored …

[ad_1] NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Otega Oweh scored a career-high 28 points and banked in an off-balance floater with six seconds remaining for the winner against his former team as No. 17 Kentucky beat Oklahoma 83-82 on Wednesday night. Oweh was booed loudly during introductions and throughout the game. At one point, Oklahoma students chanted “He’s a traitor” while Oweh …

[ad_1] NORMAN, Okla. — Kentucky basketball guard Otega Oweh had a game for the ages Wednesday night, scoring a career-high 28 points, including the go-ahead basket with 6.1 seconds to play, to lift the team to an 83-82 victory over Oklahoma at the Lloyd Noble Center. What made the performance itself — and his final points — that much sweeter for Oweh? …

[ad_1] WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Isaac McKneely scored 27 points on 10-for-14 shooting — including 4 for 7 from 3-point range — and Virginia blunted Wake Forest’s repeated comeback attempts beating the Demon Deacons 83-75 on Wednesday night. Dai Dai Ames scored 14 points, Andrew Rohde 13 and reserve Jacob Cofie 12 for the Cavaliers who shot 55.8% (29 for …

[ad_1] TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Caleb Love hit six 3-pointers and scored 23 points, leading No. 22 Arizona to an 83-66 blowout over Utah on Wednesday night in the Utes’ first game since coach Craig Smith was fired. Utah (15-13, 7-10 Big 12) fired Smith on Monday and named assistant Josh Eilert as interim coach. The change did little good …

[ad_1] MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Dain Dainja scored a career-best 25 points and had 10 rebounds, and No. 18 Memphis used a late 10-0 run to beat Rice 84-72 on Wednesday night. PJ Haggerty added 21 points for Memphis (23-5, 13-2 American Athletic Conference), and Nicholas Jourdan finished with 19 points and nine rebounds. The Tigers have won 10 of …

[ad_1] CHICAGO (AP) — Jayden Dawson scored 16 points as Loyola Chicago beat George Washington 77-57 on Wednesday night. Dawson shot 5 for 14 (4 for 9 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line for the Ramblers (19-9, 10-5 Atlantic 10 Conference). Francis Nwaokorie scored 12 points while finishing 4 of 4 from 3-point range and …

[ad_1] COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Tre Holloman hadn’t even reached the “M” logo at midcourt when he jumped off one foot and let the ball fly. Somehow, it stayed on line before dropping through the hoop with a swish that reverberated across the Big Ten. If Michigan State and coach Tom Izzo win yet another conference title, Holloman’s buzzer-beater …

[ad_1] GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Tom House and Pjay Smith Jr. each scored 19 points to help Furman defeat The Citadel 85-42 on Wednesday night. House went 6 of 7 from the field (6 for 6 from 3-point range) for the Paladins (22-8, 10-7 Southern Conference). Smith went 7 of 10 (4 for 7 from 3-point range). Garrett Hien went …

[ad_1] Tre Holloman just had the highlight of the season for Michigan State, hitting a half court shot for a buzzer beating victory over Maryland in College Park, silencing the ruckus crowd in College Park. The buzzer beater, coming shortly after a horrific turnover by the junior guard, allowing Maryland to tie the game, was the perfect good karma to …

[ad_1] ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Kory Mincy’s 21 points helped Presbyterian defeat UNC Asheville 64-59 on Wednesday night. Mincy shot 5 for 11 (2 for 7 from 3-point range) and 9 of 11 from the free-throw line for the Blue Hose (13-17, 6-9 Big South Conference). Kobe Stewart scored 13 points while shooting 6 for 12, including 1 for 5 …

[ad_1] Duke guard Tyrese Proctor has been diagnosed with a bone bruise in his left knee and will miss an undisclosed amount of time, Blue Devils coach Jon Scheyer said on his radio show Wednesday night. That’s the bad news. The good news: “We’re going to get him back, which is the most important part,” Scheyer said. Proctor was hurt …

[ad_1] After a much-needed 85-79 victory over Washington on Saturday from Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa basketball (15-13, 6-11 Big Ten) was blown out of the State Farm Center in Champaign, Ill., in an ugly 81-61 loss vs. Illinois (18-11, 10-8) on Tuesday night. Offensively, the Hawkeyes shot 24-for-57 (42.1%) from the floor, including 6-for-18 (33.3%) from beyond the arc and 7-of-9 (77.8%) from …

[ad_1] For a second time in three seasons, the North Carolina Tar Heels are in major danger of missing the NCAA Tournament. Just like the 2022-2023 campaign, UNC entered its current season with high expectations. RJ Davis announced his decision to return for a fifth and final season, North Carolina head coach Hubert Davis brought in 5-stars Ian Jackson and …

[ad_1] Kansas State’s basketball team is back on the road Wednesday to face Central Florida in a 6 p.m. game at Addition Financial Arena in Orlando. Since reeling off six victories in a row and pushing for a spot on the NCAA Tournament bubble, the Wildcats (13-14, 7-9 Big 12) have fallen on hard times with three straight losses. They …

[ad_1] NORMAN, Okla. — The Kentucky basketball roster is slowly returning to full strength. Starting guards Lamont Butler and Jaxson Robinson, who recently have been sidelined with injuries, no longer were listed on the SEC’s availability report, which posted at 7 p.m. Wednesday, two hours prior to tipoff against Oklahoma at the Lloyd Noble Center. That means each is available …