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BYU begins life without Richie Saunders when they travel to Tucson Wednesday for a rematch with Arizona. BYU beat Colorado 90-86 in overtime without Richie virtually the entire game, now the competition level steps up significantly. Arizona is also shorthanded themselves. Star freshman Koa Peat — Arizona’s second leading scorer — and rotation player Dwayne […]
There are nights in college basketball when the rim feels unforgiving, when every possession becomes a grind against doubt, injury, and history. And then there are nights like Tuesday inside Provident Credit Union Event Center; the kind that remind a program, a locker room, and a faithful few why belief never truly disappears. San Jose […]
The Kansas State Wildcats shook off the turmoil of the week to defeat Baylor 90-74 Tuesday night in a game they never trailed in Bramlage Coliseum. The win ends a 6-game losing streak for the Cats (11-15, 2-11 Big 12) and turns the page after Athletic Director Gene Taylor announced the dismissal of head coach […]
That just can’t happen. You cannot lose to Georgia, which is exactly what the Kentucky Wildcats did 86-78 Tuesday night at Rupp Arena. Georgia came into this game having lost five of six, with four of those coming by 15 points or more. It’s embarrassing all the way around. First Half Kentucky’s offense showed great […]
The Kentucky Wildcats lost at home to the Georgia Bulldogs on Tuesday night by a score of 86-78. The Cats got off to a hot start for once, but the first-half blues hit yet again. This time, Mark Pope’s odd substitution patterns appeared to be the culprit. Kentucky led by as many as eight points […]
and I, for one, blame Rutgers. The first half ended with an abortive run-out by the Ducks concluded with a missed layup, and the Gophers turning that into a half-court possession in the final ten seconds in which some Gopher—and I promise you, I am not going to learn which one it was—put a baseline […]
What many had proclaimed as one of the biggest matchups in Mackey Arena’s history started off with a bang but quickly turned sour as the Purdue Boilermakers got beat decisively by the Michigan Wolverines. It is the second time this season that Purdue faced a top-10 opponent inside Mackey Arena and the second time they […]
The Wisconsin Badgers fell short in a big way to the Ohio State Buckeyes on Tuesday evening, losing 86-69 on the road to fall to 18-8 and 10-5 in Big Ten play. It was a big opportunity for the Badgers, who came off a huge week with wins over the Illinois Fighting Illini and Michigan […]
Redshirt freshman forward Lauren Whittaker has now won 11 of the 15 West Coast Conference Freshman of the Week awards in the 2025-26 season. After failing to do so the previous week, she came back to average a double-double with 14.5 points on a 63.2 shooting percentage, 10.0 rebounds, and 2.0 steals per game during […]
The Ohio State men’s basketball team (17-9, 9-6) walked into the gym Tuesday for a late-night battle with the 24th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers (18-8, 10-5) on the outside of the NCAA Tournament picture. As of Tuesday morning, the Buckeyes were listed as the second team out of the big dance, according to the Bracket Matrix, which […]
Michigan State started this one off with strong defense and forced UCLA into some tough midrange shots that they somehow got to fall early before a Jordan Scott three got the Spartans on the board. Coen Carr welcomed Xavier Booker back to the Breslin Center with a quick baseline dunk with an assist from Jaxon […]
Game Summary: Having witnessed the Carolina magic too many times, when Tre Holloman sprained his ankle in the first minute, and then Darrion Williams left blood on the floor – I was beginning to expect the worst. But I kept feeling better every time the Heels missed one of their 28 MISSED 3PT shots. Quadir […]
Oregon men’s basketball (9-16, 2-12 B1G) attempts to keep a win streak going tonight when they host Minnesota (11-14, 4-10 B1G) tonight in Eugene. This is a winnable game if they can play like they did against Penn State on Saturday. When: Today, 7:30 pm PT Where: MKA, Eugene, OR Watch: FS1
In his rather pissy postgame presser after the Mustangs fell by 14 at Louisville 18 days ago, SMU coach Andy Enfield gave but peripheral credit to the Cards for the W. And repeated several times to several different questions, “Two assists, ten turnovers. Two assists, ten turnovers.” His team lost cohesion in the 2d. The […]
Michigan showed why it is a very deserving No. 1 ranked team Tuesday night in Mackey Arena. They were able to take the crowd out of it and bury Purdue in a 20 point deficit to remove most doubt in the first half. The Boilermakers had a few chances to get back in it during […]
Just like in college basketball, early-season results can make the difference in who makes the postseason. For the ACC, they are off to a tremendous start. Give the SEC credit for its 44-8 start. That’s winning at a near 85% clip. The ACC is not far behind. The conference is 43-11 for an 80% win … Continue reading »
It was a poor start for Villanova (21-5), falling down 11-2 early. Kevin Willard went to the bench, sending in four subs. This stretch swung the game back to 30-22 in the Wildcats’ favor, led by Devin Askew, Malachi Palmer and Braden Pierce. Near the end of the half, a highly-questionable flagrant foul call on […]
It is impossible to replace nearly 40 points per game, and even if you can beat Pittsburgh short-handed, UNC found out every game wouldn’t come that easy without Caleb Wilson and Henri Veesaar. They had an abysmal first half that they could not recover from in a 82-58 loss to the Wolfpack. Shots were just […]
Rutgers women’s basketball fell 76–56 at Illinois on Tuesday night, as a decisive middle stretch carried the Illini past the Scarlet Knights in Big Ten play. The Illini outscored the Scarlet Knights 46-21 in the second and third quarters, which allowed Ilinois to pull away for good in the game. Rutgers slipped to 9–17 overall […]
Marquette Golden Eagles (9-17, 4-11 Big East) vs #17 St. John’s Red Storm (20-5, 13-1 Big East) Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2026Time: 8pm CentralLocation: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Marquette Stats Leaders Points: Nigel James, 15.8 ppgRebounds: Ben Gold, 5.4 rpgAssists: Nigel James, 5.0 apg Marquette Injury Note: Sean Jones has missed the last 12 games with […]
The Wisconsin Badgers are facing off against the Ohio State Buckeyes on Tuesday night. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. on FS1. The Badgers are coming off a memorable weekend, where they beat the No. 8 Illinois Fighting Illini on the road and the No. 10 Michigan State Spartans at home. The two wins got […]
Well…here we are. Fans had been clamoring for a change, but it was not expected to happen quite so soon. Regardless, the call has been answered and whether or not you agree with how it happened, it has: Jerome Tang has officially been removed as head coach of your Kansas State men’s basketball team. Matt […]
Purdue was hoping to reclaim itself as the best team in the Big Ten when #1 Michigan came into town. Instead, Michigan proclaimed to college basketball that not just the Big Ten, but all of college basketball is looking up to Michigan. Dusty May’s Wolverines went into Mackey Arena and gave the Boilers a 91-80 […]
On Tuesday evening, Boston College lost 80-72 to Florida State. Boston College controlled the tip, but after a Luka Toews turnover it was FSU who opened the scoring with a tough stepback jumper in the midrange. The first five minutes saw a lot of run-and-gun action from both teams. Fred Payne missed his first shot […]
Arizona will be down two regulars, including a starter, for Wednesday’s showdown with No. 23 BYU, and at least one could be out for longer The school announced Tuesday that freshman forward Koa Peat has a muscle strain in his “lower leg area,” an injury that will keep him out for at least the next […]