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On Sunday afternoon at The Finn, Marquette women’s basketball gave up a 12-0 run to Villanova over about seven minutes of game time. That left the score at 14-2, and at the end of the period, it was 16-5 favoring the Wildcats. One of two things was then going to happen: Friends, it was Option […]
BYU picked up a much needed signature win Saturday when they beat Iowa State in Provo. The committee released its top 16 seeds earlier in the day, and Iowa State was the #4 overall seed and the final 1 seed. Three weeks out from Selection Sunday, BYU’s resume has mostly taken shape with some opportunities […]
UW met the Nebraska Cornhuskers at home Sunday afternoon and lost to them 66-65. The Huskies held a four point lead over Nebraska going into the last three minutes of the game, but slowly collapsed in the last few minutes. They had three turnovers in a row (two of which were from Sayvia Sellers), which […]
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The Iowa Hawkeyes (19-8, 9-7) couldn’t contain Nick Boyd en route to an 84-71 loss at Wisconsin (18-8, 11-5). The Badger guard came up a rebound short of a triple double at 27 points, 10 assists, and 9 rebounds. Bennett Stirtz led the Hawks with 23 points on 9/16 shooting. Throughout the first half, it […]
Mizzou took LSU by surprise in Baton Rouge early on, opening the game on a 7-2 run. But LSU quickly corrected course, burying the visitors 108-55 to hand Mizzou its fourth consecutive loss. The 53-point margin was the worst loss in program history, breaking a record which stood for over 40 years. The previous record […]
On Saturday night, Arizona finally broke through into the win column. A win streak will have to wait for next weekend. The Wildcats lost 11-2 to UConn on Sunday afternoon at Hi Corbett Field, losing three of four to the Huskies to drop to 1-7 on the season. It is the worst start in school […]
The Wisconsin Badgers beat the Iowa Hawkeyes 84-71 at the Kohl Center on Sunday afternoon, using a big game from Nick Boyd to secure a crucial win that had big tournament projection implications. After a loss earlier in the week to the Ohio State Buckeyes, the Badgers needed to regroup and bounce back at home. […]
No. 14 Maryland women’s basketball had a day to remember on Sunday. It completed a dominant 99-66 win over Purdue — a fitting way to hold its Senior Day. Here are three takeaways from Maryland’s win. Seniors showed out Maryland honored its three seniors on Sunday, and all had days to remember. “You see the […]
Colorado State use efforts by Carey Booth and Jase Butler to pave way to upset victory. Aztecs second loss in a row raises concerns about tournament at-large invite. The Aztecs hit the road on Saturday as they travelled to Fort Collins to take on the upstart Rams. Coming off of a loss at home on […]
First Quarter Nebraska’s defense comes out of the gate hot, forcing a turnover, leading to an Amiah Hargrove layup. Britt Prince starts her scoring early as she blows by a Washington defender for two. Both teams have been coming up empty handed due to the defenses stepping up. Prince gets a tough shot off glass […]
The Syracuse Orange on Sunday were looking for the first victory over the NC State Wolfpack in almost a decade, but unfortunately, the program’s losing streak to them will continue. Syracuse fell 82-69 to NC State in Reynolds Coliseum, dropping its 10th straight in the all-time series. The Orange battled early but quickly fell behind. […]
As the game had lost its meaning before halftime, Northwestern’s downward trend continued and their hope of the Big Ten Tournament spiralled. The Wildcats (8-19, 2-14 B1G) suffered a 92-65 loss to Illinois (19-7, 9-7 B1G). This marked NU’s ninth consecutive loss overall and its eight straight against the Fighting Illini. Northwestern’s offense was led […]
This was arguably the biggest non-conference regular season game Duke has played in years. Everyone said it felt like a Final Four atmosphere. And when the dust cleared at the end of a physical and emotional battle, Duke was the team with the victory and the vaunted Michigan Wolverines took the L. Both Donald Wine and […]
One might think that after Duke came out and smacked the team in the mouth in the first half that they would hunker down and vow to never let that happen again. You would be wrong though because once again versus Virginia this afternoon Louisville came out flat and tentative and dug itself into a […]
The Wisconsin Badgers are taking on the Iowa Hawkeyes at the Kohl Center on Sunday afternoon, with tip-off set for 3:00 p.m. on FS1. Wisconsin is coming off a rough 86-69 loss on the road against the Ohio State Buckeyes in a game where they fell behind early and could never recover. After the game, […]
No. 10 Ohio State women’s basketball was in uncharted territory on Sunday afternoon when it entered a matchup against the USC Trojans on a two-game losing streak. Before the last week, the Buckeyes bounced back from previous defeats but had a humbling week against Maryland and Minnesota. Head coach Kevin McGuff’s side hoped to avoid […]
Michigan State entered today’s game against Ohio State likely in a must-win situation to work towards a 3-seed in the NCAA Tournament. The initial top 16 reveal yesterday had the Spartans on the #4 line. MSU has a brutal closing stretch in the Big Ten regular season that features Purdue, Indiana, and Michigan on the […]
20-7 (7-6) AP/Coaches: 16/18 Creme: 4-seed NET:16
After a huge win at home against No. 24 Wisconsin Wednesday night, the Ohio State Buckeyes (17-10, 9-7) made the trip to East Lansing to take on the No. 15 Michigan State Spartans (22-5, 12-4). After a back and forth game, the shorthanded Buckeyes fell 66-60. The Buckeyes were missing some key players in this […]
Kentucky Basketball was walking tall not long ago, winners of seven of eight, and now walks out with a third straight loss that feels like it ripped the air out of the season. Auburn had the building absolutely rocking, but the Cats did not flinch early. Kentucky controlled the first half, closed strong, and went […]
With any sort of postseason play now a distant memory, the best Dana Altman’s group can do now is make life difficult for those currently fighting for it. Saturday, they did just that, upsetting USC 71-70 at the Galen Center in LA. After a tightly contested game, the Ducks found themselves in a familiar spot, […]
Mir McLean and Saylor Poffenbarger were born in Maryland and developed relationships with Brenda Frese as soon as it became clear they were potential Division I basketball players. For Poffenbarger, that was in middle school. After both initially committing to UConn and playing at an intermediate school in between, their relationship came full circle on […]
The Carolina blue skies are a bit clearer and brighter these days now that the Tar Heels have Henri Veesaar back in action. He was instrumental in taking down Syracuse on the road, and if we’re being really honest, they probably don’t win that one without him. The Orange played a bit better than they […]
With the season weathering to a close, Northwestern will face off against Illinois in its penultimate home match of the season. The ‘Cats are looking to snap two skids today — an eight game losing streak overall, and seven straight loses to the Fighting Illini. Here’s how to follow along in this Sunday afternoon conference […]
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