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It was a successful week for the Boilermakers as they secured two victories away from Mackey Arena when they beat #7 Nebraska in Lincoln and Iowa in Iowa City. That success culminated in Purdue moving up 6 spots in the AP Poll on Monday, from 13th to 7th. They are ranked behind Michigan, Houston, Duke, […]
Normally, Ohio State women’s basketball is the side making up double-digit deficits to surprise opponents. On Sunday, it was the other way around as a 19-point lead dwindled away over a quarter and a half to give the Buckeyes their third Big Ten loss of the season. However, there was nothing surprising about how the […]
Michigan 2025-2026 Season Overall Record: 24-1 Big 10 Record: 14-1 Previous 3 Games 2/14: W – 86 – 56 vs UCLA @ Home 2/11: W – 82 – 61 vs Ohio State @ Away 2/8: W – 110 – 69 vs Penn State @ Away Michigan Personnel Starters Bench Key Analytics (Per KenPom.com – National Rank / Big 10 Rank in […]
Arizona men’s basketball’s reign atop the Associated Press poll ended Monday after the Wildcats dropped a pair of games last week. Arizona (23-2) fell to No. 4 in this week’s rankings, an expected tumble after losing on the road to Kansas and at home to Texas Tech. Arizona led the AP poll for nine straight […]
The latest AP Poll was released Monday and BYU fell one spot from 22 to 23. BYU had wins over Baylor and Colorado, but the Richie Saunders injury likely impacted some voters’ placement of BYU on their ballots. BYU is one of six Big 12 teams ranked along with Houston (2), Arizona (4), Iowa State […]
Time flies when you’re having fun! We are already approaching the home stretch for the Mountain West men’s basketball regular season. How do our power rankings look this week? Let’s examine! 1. Utah State Utah State hosted Memphis in a rare February non-conference affair. And the Aggies took care of business with a dominant 99-75 […]
Ever since a group called The Committee for a South Campus Arena emerged last month with a video featuring Roy Williams pulling on the emotional heartstrings and calling for the UNC administration to keep the Men’s Basketball arena on campus, they have continued the push. Multiple videos with players have been released — the latest […]
The top three remained the same in this week’s Women’s Other Top 25 as Rhode Island came in at No. 1 for a third straight week. The Rams were followed by Atlantic 10 mate Richmond and North Dakota St. Fairfield and Princeton swapped spots at four and five. URI has won 17 straight games and […]
We got quite the surprise — and not in a good way — when Juventus’ squad for the first leg of their Champions League play-off round matchup against Galatasaray was announced on Monday. That is because Juventus striker Jonathan David, who has been playing most of the minutes up front ever since Dusan Vlahovic was […]
It’s an exciting time to watch college basketball! With the NBA out of the way for the majority of this week, there is plenty of time to get eyes on some of the best prospects in the country who will be playing in big games. There’s so much to get into from the week that […]
The Syracuse Orange (15-11, 6-7) head back to North Carolina tonight to face the #4 Duke Blue Devils (23-2, 12-1). Syracuse is 0-2 in the state this season and will be looking for a win that could get them back into the bubble discussion. Tip-off is 7:00 on ESPN and here’s what we’re predicting: Kevin: […]
Villanova Wildcats 20-5 (11-3) at Xavier Musketeers 13-12 (5-9) Where: Cintas Center (Cincinnati, OH) When: Tuesday, Feb. 17 at 6:30 PM Betting Line: Villanova -4.5 (subject to change) How to Watch: FS1 How to Listen: Villanova Sports Radio Network Net Rankings: Villanova 30, Xavier 97 (Quad 2) KenPom: Villanova 26, Xavier 94 Torvik: Villanova 29, Xavier 86 About Xavier: It’s odd that […]
There’s been a common trend this season for Northwestern men’s basketball: its struggle with close out games against top teams. Saturday’s 68-49 loss in Lincoln served as the latest example. But for most of this season, one thing had remained constant: Nick Martinelli’s ability to power the Wildcat offense. In 14 of his 25 games […]
A few days removed from a much needed win against the No. 25 Washington Huskies, the Iowa Women’s basketball team has headed to Lincoln for another important conference matchup against the Nebraska Cornhuskers. This is a game you would like to see Iowa win handily. The Huskers have a 5-9 record in conference play, including […]
The TCU Horned Frogs’ NCAA tournament hopes received a major boost Saturday afternoon. Clinging to the bubble, TCU traveled to Stillwater for a high-stakes showdown against fellow bubble team Oklahoma State. With their postseason hopes hanging in the balance, the Frogs delivered, though it took overtime to get it done. TCU struck first and never […]
Capping a frustrating weekend of basketball, the women’s team never got going in South Bend, and in fact never led on the way to a non-competitive defeat. A good fourth quarter made the game look a little closer than it was—the Irish used a big second quarter to take full control and faced little difficulty […]
The Big Ten regular season schedule has just three weeks to go and there’s a clear favorite to win the regular season title. Here’s our updated look at how the league stands just past the halfway point of February: 18. ... The post Big Ten Power Rankings: Mid-February edition appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .
The Syracuse Orange (15-11, 6-7) bring a two-game winning streak to Durham to face the #4 Duke Blue Devils (23-2, 12-1). Tip-off is 7:00 on ESPN and here’s what we’re watching for tonight: Kevin: Play clean The Orange won two home games despite late-game turnovers, missed free throws down the stretch and allowing SMU to […]
The NCAA Tournament Invitation Game is a critical factor in college basketball, and the Lady Hokies needed two Quad 1 Wins on their West coast trip. It’s a tough final three games and two road wins would put the Hokies at 20 games and lots of image points. They got them. How, is a ray […]
Your Oregon Ducks traveled north on Sunday evening to take on their hated rival, the #25 Washington Huskies. And y’all, this one did NOT start out great for our girls. Washington came out fast, and jumped out to an early 15-1 lead halfway through the first quarter. The Ducks would start to fight back a […]
The Syracuse Orange basketball program is no stranger to game-winning shots over the course of its history. With Nate Kingz knocking down the game-winning shot against SMU, he joins a group of rarified players who have hit memorable shots in Orange. First, a definition of what qualifies as a game-winning shot. To be a true […]
This week’s column entirely focuses on men’s basketball. On Saturday, the Tigers fell to Texas 85-68 at Mizzou Arena, marking the team’s second home loss this season. Here are the photos of the week. I hadn’t initially planned to get a photo of Annor Boateng at this game. It just so happened that he was […]
Mikel Brown Jr. had become somewhat of a polarizing NBA Draft prospect throughout the 2025-26 college basketball season. Regarded as an elite shooter prior to his arrival at Louisville, Brown Jr. had been anything but that. Prior to last week, Brown Jr. was hovering at around 30% from three point range, while shooting under 40% […]
Each week throughout conference play, Mountain West Connection shines a spotlight on the players who delivered the biggest performances when their teams needed them most. From clutch offensive performances to lockdown defensive efforts, Mountain West Connection players of the week define the elite play that is the standard in the Mountain West. As teams battle […]
Next up for Duke is a Monday visit from the Syracuse Orange. The Blue Devils get a Saturday-Monday turnaround which is actually useful since it simulates the NCAA tournament structure where you (hopefully) play a second time with one day’s rest (in fairness, so does the Orange, and they have to fly, too). At 15-11 […]
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