Latest blog entries about College Basketball
With all due respect to the New Hampshire Wildcats*, they are no South Carolina. The biggest question coming into this game was whether or not Louisville could ride the momentum from their valiant performance against the Gamecocks a few nights before. When the Cards jumped out to a 20 point lead in the first quarter […]
After weeks of riveting college football culminating in a conference championship Saturday for the ages, the second-ever 12-team College Football Playoff bracket has been revealed! With Duke winning the ACC Championship Game over Virginia, two Group of Five teams have crashed the CFP, which was something that nobody thought would be possible coming into the […]
Game 9: Georgetown Hoyas (6-2) at No. 16 North Carolina Tar Heels (7-1) When: Sunday, December 7 at 5:00 p.m. Where: Dean E. Smith Center (Chapel Hill, N.C.) TV: ESPN (Kevin Brown and Cory Alexander) Radio: Team 980 (Rich Chvotkin), SiriusXM (Channel 973) Series: Georgetown leads 5-4 (Last meeting: March 25, 2007; GU 96-84 OT […]
Coming off a huge win over Kentucky, the Tar Heels are back in action this evening to face off against the Georgetown Hoyas. This will be the first time that these two programs have faced one another since 2007 when Georgetown took down UNC 96-84 in overtime. This matchup doesn’t happen very often, and of […]
Date: Sunday, December 7th, 2025Tipoff: 4:05 p.m. (central)Location: Pinnacle Bank Arena (Lincoln, Neb.) Toys for Tots Day Sunday’s game is the annual men’s basketball Toys for Tots Drive. Fans are encouraged to bring new unwrapped toys to support children in the local community. Collection stations will be at both entrances at Pinnacle Bank Arena. TV/Online: Sunday’s game will be […]
The Wisconsin Badgers win over the Marquette Golden Eagles offered more than bragging rights within the state. It gave the Badgers a clearer understanding of who they are and what they can become as the season develops. The game revealed important truths about their leaders, their depth, and their ability to perform in high-pressure moments. […]
Even Grace Sullivan’s star power couldn’t help Northwestern (6-3, 0-1 B1G) as it opened up conference play with a 79-70 loss to No. 23 Ohio State (7-1, 1-0 B1G) at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Sullivan put together arguably the greatest performance in her collegiate career- posting a career-high 37 points on 17-of-28 shooting — the most amount of […]
No matter what happens on Sunday, the Detroit Lions will be in striking distance of a playoff spot. After their big win over the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night, the Lions still remain third in the NFC North race, but it’s about to be a lot closer. Here’s where things stand as of Sunday morning […]
Last week, No. 23 Ohio State women’s basketball (7-1, 1-0) dispatched the Niagara Purple Eagles with a 98-point rout. On Sunday, it was a different story with the first Big Ten game of the season, and it began against the Northwestern Wildcats (6-3, 0-1). After Ohio State went down six points after one quarter, 22 […]
Your Georgetown Hoyas have arrived in Chapel Hill for a huge non-conference clash against the No. 16 North Carolina Tar Heels this evening. For Ed Cooley, now in his third season, this matchup represents more than just a line on the schedule—it’s a barometer for a team striving to return to national prominence. Tipoff is […]
Missouri men’s basketball dropped its second straight game in an 80-60 loss against No. 21 Kansas Sunday in the Border War. The Tigers were outscored 47-35 in the second half as KU expanded its hold on the contest played at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. Mizzou failed to consistently generate offense against the Jayhawks, […]
For the most part, yesterday’s basketball game between Michigan State and Duke was everything it had promised to be – two heavyweight teams exchanging blows. In the end, our Spartans fell a little short and the Blue Devils continued to be Tom Izzo’s Achilles’ heel. And as I said to friends I spoke to afterwards, […]
It was an I-94 rivalry beatdown on Saturday, as the Wisconsin Badgers defeated the Marquette Golden Eagles 96-76 at the Kohl Center. Those 96 points are the most the Badgers have ever scored in the series. In the first half, the Badgers were aided by poor shooting from Marquette, which held a shooting percentage under […]
UConn women’s basketball dismantled the DePaul Blue Demons at Gampel Pavilion on Sunday, 102-35. The Huskies set a season-high for margin of victory (67) and reached the 100-point mark for the third time. Sarah Strong played a season-low 17 minutes but still put up 20 points, five rebounds, five steals and four assists. Azzi Fudd […]
The UT Arlington Mavericks (5-4) will attempt to continue a three-game winning streak when they visit the Rice Owls (7-3) on December 12, 2025 at Tudor Fieldhouse. Rice vs. UT Arlington NCAA Game Info Date: Friday, December 12, 2025 Time: 12:15 p.m. ET TV: ESPN+ Where: Houston, Texas Venue: Tudor Fieldhouse Last Game For Each Team Rice beat UNLV 75-50 in its last game. Dominique Ennis led the way with 20 points, four assists, two steals and two blocks, followed by Victoria ...
The Florida Atlantic Owls (5-3) will try to build on a three-game winning streak when they host the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (2-5) on December 12, 2025 at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena. Florida Atlantic vs. FGCU NCAA Game Info Date: Friday, December 12, 2025 Time: 11 a.m. ET TV: ESPN+ Where: Boca Raton, Florida Venue: Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Last Game For Each Team In Florida Atlantic’s last game, they defeated Western Kentucky 47-44. The Owls were led by Zahira Arizmendi Rubi...
No. 7 Maryland women’s basketball guard Kaylene Smikle will undergo season-ending knee surgery, she announced on her Instagram on Sunday. Smikle missed the first three games of Maryland’s season with a knee injury that she had been dealing with since the preseason. She had played in the last seven games for the Terps, averaging 13.1 […]
When: Today, 12:00 pm PT Where: Pauley Pavillion, Los Angeles Watch: FS1 The Ducks bring an unbeaten streak to Pauley that will certainly end today. #4 UCLA returns nearly all but one of their top 6 players that went to last season’s Final Four in the NCAA tournament. They bring an 8-1 record into today’s […]
It’s officially Big Ten season, as Northwestern kicks off its conference slate with a matchup against No.23 Ohio State. The ‘Cats will look to rebound from back-to-back losses, including their first home loss of the season against Kansas earlier this week. It will be no easy task, as the Buckeyes enter as a top team […]
Turns out winning a conference championship isn’t that big a deal for the football playoff selection committee as the committee left ACC champions Duke out of the playoffs. On the one hand it’s understandable. Duke finished the regular season at 8-5 and no one who got in had close to five losses. Duke’s were to […]
Yeah, we’re doing this again. It’s time for the Border War in the form of a non-con game with only a shred of the meaning it once had! Ok, so I don’t like the revamped Border War thing, but after Missouri beat Kansas last year, even I have to admit I really want to see […]
The Wisconsin Badgers easily beat the Marquette Golden Eagles 96-76 on Saturday, jumping ahead early and controlling the lead throughout the second half. It was the 132nd meeting between the two teams, and Wisconsin extended its lead in the series to 72-60, while avenging last year’s loss. Wisconsin’s offense was led by John Blackwell, who […]
The newest episode of TBMR is out now! In this episode, Andrew and Arnav discuss Rutgers Men’s Basketball’s 101-60 loss to No.3 Michigan and Women’s Basketball’s 79-36 loss to No.12 Iowa. They then move on to talk about some happenings in Football’s offseason, including the late flip of four-star safety Messiah Tilson from Kentucky, the […]
After spending all morning worrying about what the College Football Playoff Selection Committee would do with the Crimson Tide football team after its embarrassing performance in the SEC Championship Game yesterday – could I interest you in an Alabama team that’s never sweating it out on Selection Sunday anymore? That’s right, Nate Oats’ squad returns […]
As the buzzer sounded on Northwestern’s 86-82 loss to Ohio State, Nick Martinelli stood alone on the Welsh-Ryan Arena court with his jersey collar covering half his face, hands first on his knees and then behind his head in disbelief. After the NU senior forward scored a game-high 32 points, his teammates guided him to […]