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The preseason is over. The “get right” games are finished. Now, the real season begins. While Kentucky Basketball fans are rightfully celebrating a four-game winning streak and the return of a healthy roster, the statistical profile of this team still has a few cracks in the foundation. In the non-conference, you can paper over these […]
Kentucky Basketball head coach Mark Pope offered an encouraging update on Jaland Lowe during his radio show Monday night, emphasizing both optimism and caution as the Wildcats enter SEC play. Lowe was held out of Kentucky’s Dec. 23 matchup against Bellarmine as a precaution due to his lingering shoulder injury, a decision Pope said was […]
The first NCAA tournament started in 1939 and was second banana to the NIT, which started the year before in New York City. One team, Bradley, turned down the NCAA for the NIT, something that would soon become unimaginable (the NIT retained some prestige well into the 1970’s, but NCAA expansion eventually drained off the […]
When: Wednesday December 31 – 12:00 PM Where: Lenovo Center TV: ESPN2 Opponent: Wake Forest Demon Deacons Prediction – KenPom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): NC State 85-76 / NC State 86-76 Wolfpack Snapshot: Wolfpack Season So Far: Coach Wade after the Ole Miss win: “We’re not where we need to be. We’re not where we want to be. […]
Closing out nonconference play, Arizona remained undefeated on the season after a 99-71 win over South Dakota State. The Wildcats will travel to Salt Lake City to play Utah in their Big 12 opener. Here is what head coach Tommy Lloyd, Jaden Bradley and Koa Peat had to say following the win over the Jackrabbits: […]
In its final outing of the calendar year, Washington (9-4, 1-1) toppled the visiting Utah Utes (8-5) 74-65. The Monday evening victory marks the final bout with a non-Big Ten squad for the remainder of the regular season. Now winners of its last two, Washington has recovered well from what was a potentially season-staggering loss […]
UNLV turned Monday night into a track meet early, and La Sierra never got an opportunity to catch up. The Rebels completely overwhelmed the Golden Eagles 89-47 at the Thomas & Mack Center. UNLV jumped to a 49-19 lead at halftime thanks to relentless pressure to create turnovers. UNLV now finds itself 6-6 on the […]
The 14th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide hosted the Yale Bulldogs in their last non conference game of the regular season on Monday night. The Tide started fast and ran past the Bulldogs 102-78 to improve to 10-3 on the season. Yale fell to 11-2 with the loss. Bama will start SEC play at home against […]
On the court, it’s close to Matt Painter’s masterpiece. Zach Edey’s national championship runner-up team, that was a team of grit, of redemption, a team fighting from the shadows and contending with the demons that were at Purdue long before Matt Painter. Edey might be Matt Painter’s singular greatest work of heart, from a top-400 […]
The Princeton Tigers (3-11) are 1.5-point underdogs as they look to break an eight-game losing streak when they host the Vermont Catamounts (8-6) on Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at Jadwin Gymnasium. The game airs at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup’s point total is 138.5. Vermont vs. Princeton Odds Vermont odds to win: -127 Princeton odds to win: +106 Spread: Vermont (-1.5) Total: 138.5 Vermont vs. Princeton Promo Codes Game Time and Information Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2...
Thanks to the abilities and details of the Stat Broadcast live stats system, I now bring you a dramatic reading of Marquette’s missed layups in their 73-66 loss to St. John’s on Monday night at the McGuire Center. Player, time, score, separated by quarters. First Quarter Olivia Porter, 9:13, 0-0 Skylar Forbes, 8:55, 0-0 Lee […]
Coach Mark Few hasn’t been afraid to switch things up because of just how deep the No. 7 Gonzaga Bulldogs (13-1, 1-0 WCC) are. He’s now thrown out six different starting lineups this season as redshirt junior guard Braeden Smith returned to the No. 1 lead guard on the depth chart with his strong play […]
The Ohio Bobcats (6-7, 0-1 MAC) will visit the Central Michigan Chippewas (4-9, 0-1 MAC) after losing three straight road games. On Monday, in its most recent game, Ohio defeated Miami-Hamilton 102-59. With 17 points, Jordan Fisher was its high scorer. In its most recent game, Central Michigan fell to Wisconsin on Monday, 88-61. Tamario Adley scored a team-high 13 points (and chipped in six assists and two boards). When is Ohio vs. Central Michigan and when does it start? This contest be...
Kentucky Football is expected to hire Chad Wilt as its next linebackers coach, according to Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports, adding a highly experienced defensive assistant to Will Stein’s staff as the Wildcats continue to reshape their defense under new defensive coordinator Jay Bateman. Wilt most recently served as Michigan State’s co-special teams coordinator and […]
The St. John’s basketball fanbase’s response to their 8-4 start is a consensus of overwhelming disappointment. A record of 9-3 would have met with some approval, as it would mean the Red Storm had beaten one of the four marquee opponents (Alabama, Iowa State, Auburn, or Kentucky). But this did not happen, despite the Johnnies […]
The Texas Southern Tigers (4-8) will try to end a seven-game road slide when they take on the Grambling Tigers (3-10) on January 1, 2026 at Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. Grambling vs. Texas Southern NCAA Game Info Date: Thursday, January 1, 2026 Time: 7:30 p.m. ET Where: Grambling, Louisiana Venue: Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Last Game For Each Team Grambling, led by Shaniah Nunn with 15 points and 12 rebounds, picked up a 97-33 win over LeTourneau in their last ou...
The Cornell Big Red (4-8) will look to turn around a five-game losing streak when they visit the Columbia Lions (9-4) on January 3, 2026 at Francis S. Levien Gymnasium. Columbia vs. Cornell NCAA Game Info Date: Saturday, January 3, 2026 Time: 2 p.m. ET TV: ESPN+ Where: New York City, New York Venue: Francis S. Levien Gymnasium Last Game For Each Team Columbia enters this game following a 63-44 victory versus FGCU. The Lions’ leading scorer was Riley Weiss, who wound up with...
The West Georgia Wolves (7-4) will look to continue a three-game winning streak when they hit the road to take on the Eastern Kentucky Colonels (9-4) on January 1, 2026 at Baptist Health Arena. Eastern Kentucky vs. West Georgia NCAA Game Info Date: Thursday, January 1, 2026 Time: 6:30 p.m. ET TV: ESPN+ Where: Richmond, Kentucky Venue: Baptist Health Arena Last Game For Each Team Last time out, Eastern Kentucky picked up a 70-52 victory versus Hampton. The Colonels were led ...
Even though we were warned in the leadup to this game that the Big Red of Cornell are a very good three-point shooting team, this game did not go quite like I imagined it would. But once the game got started, the Big Red were red hot. They scored the first bucket for a 2-0 […]
Rutgers men’s basketball wrapped up its 2025-2026 non-conference schedule and 2025 as a whole with a 65- 50 win over Delaware State. The Scarlet Knights were able to overcome very poor shooting from the floor by having a solid game at the free-throw line to get the win. The game was an offensive slog for […]
Kentucky Football cornerback Nasir Addison announced Monday that he will enter the NCAA transfer portal when it officially opens on January 2, bringing his three-year tenure in Lexington to a close. “After careful thought and conversations with my family, I have decided to enter the NCAA transfer portal with two years of eligibility remaining,” Addison […]
It was another tough road trip in the Wild West for the Wildcats. Northwestern (6-7, 0-2 B1G) was unable to overcome a three-point shooting barrage from the now-11-2 Washington Huskies (16-of-36 on the night), falling 73-94 in the last game of 2025. The game is yet another stumble for the Wildcats, who are still searching […]
The Purdue Boilers closed their non-conference slate with a dominating 101-60 win against Kent State. Kent State struggled in the clear step up in competition from their previous schedule as the Boilers were able to control all aspects of the game. Notably, Kent State entered the game averaging 94.3 points per game which placed them […]
Tuesday, Dec. 30, at 6:30 p.m. PT on ESPN+/KHQ Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on X @a_cravalho
Notre Dame has had a few moments of real struggle this season, but the game against Pitt definitely wasn’t one of them. Hannah Hidalgo scored 30 and Iyana Moore added 23 to help beat down the Panthers, 94-59.
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