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Well, it’s the first day of March and what more appropriate way is there to mark the start of this page of your calendar than by watching a bunch of Michigan State basketball. Ladies first, as is tradition. It will be Senior Day at Breslin as the Women’s Basketball Team plays their final regular season […]
Nick Martinelli has one game left inside Welsh-Ryan Arena as a Northwestern Wildcat. It might seem redundant to point this out, but right now, an apt reminder feels needed. So much of the conversation surrounding the 2025-26 Northwestern men’s basketball team has been about who would step up besides Martinelli — the ups and downs […]
We’re back to breakdown of WVU’s 79-71 win over No. 19 BYU Saturday night at the Coliseum, and there’s a lot to get into. Brenen Lorient was everywhere. Five Mountaineers reached double figures for just the third time all season. And yes, my commitment to watching without anxiety lasted exactly two and a half games […]
Sometimes as fans we feel like the things that we do during games, or before games, impacts the outcome of our favorite sporting events. It’s an absurd thing to think and absolutely nobody with anyone intelligence truly believes that some sort of universal sports god is watching what we are doing and making decisions on […]
Rutgers fans, it’s game day! The Scarlet Knights are down in College Park, set to take on Maryland in the first part of their last road trip of the season. With a win, Rutgers will keep its head above water in their attempt to get a first-round bye in the Big Ten tournament. A loss […]
For all intents and purposes, this is a playoff game. Due to Saturday’s results not going the Cyclones’ way, Iowa State’s trajectory in the Big 12 tournament is simple. If they win, they are the seven seed and play their first game on Thursday. If they lose, they are either the No. 9 or No. […]
At the start of the new year, I published my annual new year’s day post regarding Mizzou Hoops, and things were very different than they are right now. People were down on the Tigers. They were 10-3, and ranked 65th in KenPom.com. They were predicted to finish outside of the NCAA Tournament conversation, and people […]
Welcome to another edition of 6-Banner Sunday, a joint production between The Assembly Call and Inside the Hall, where we highlight the five most essential IU sports stories of the past week. 6-Banner Sunday is written by Ari Shifron. IU made a significant ... The post 6-Banner Sunday: IU basketball hires Ryan Carr as executive director appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .
On Sunday, the Big Ten women’s basketball regular season comes to a close. Even though the regular season championship-winning UCLA Bruins already received their trophy, Sunday comes with an air of importance thanks to the Big Ten Tournament, specifically, where each team will fall in the 15-team bracket. For No. 13 Ohio State women’s basketball, […]
THE VITALS: Marquette Golden Eagles (10-18, 5-12 Big East) vs DePaul Blue Demons (15-13, 7-10 Big East) THE DATE: Sunday, March 1, 2026 THE TIME: 3pm Central THE LOCATION: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin THE SPECIAL EVENT: Markus Howard is scheduled to be in attendance and Marquette will unveil his banner in the rafters. THE PRE-GAME […]
Sunday is final day of the regular season for women’s college basketball’s Power Four conferences (plus the Big East). While the regular-season champs officially have been crowned in the Big Ten and SEC, a fight to finish with the highest seed possible, and thus earn first (and second) round byes, will be a priority for […]
It can’t end like this. This doesn’t have to be the last matchup between the two West Coast college basketball powerhouses under coaches Randy Bennett and Mark Few. Yes, the No. 9 Gonzaga Bulldogs (28-3, 16-2 WCC) fell to the Saint Mary’s Gaels (27-4, 16-2 WCC) in the regular season finale in Moraga, California, 70-59, […]
In Saturday’s ACC Action, UNC topped Virginia Tech, 89-82; Clemson handled Louisville, 80-75; NC State bowed to Notre Dame in overtime, 96-90; Florida State got by Georgia Tech, 80-71; Miami hammered BC, 76-54; Pitt stunned Cal, 72-56; Wake Forest nipped Syracuse, 88-83; and Stanford spanked SMU, 95-75. NC State stuff, meet Will Wade. Will Wade, […]
Going into this weekend, Iowa State was one of three teams that still had a shot to catch Arizona for the Big 12 title. But then the Cyclones lost at home to Texas Tech, eliminating them from the race and taking a little of the shine off their meeting on Big Monday. It’s still a […]
No. 14 Maryland women’s basketball was outmatched on Saturday as it closed out the regular season with an 87-69 defeat at No. 8 Michigan. With the Big Ten and NCAA Tournaments to come, Saturday was a reality check for the Terps, who had won six in a row. Here are three takeaways from the loss. […]
It was barely over a month ago when Kentucky went to Nashville and was thoroughly embarrassed inside Memorial Gymnasium by the Vanderbilt Commodores. Kentucky scored a season-low 55 points in that game on January 27, falling 80-55 to the Commodores. A month later, it was the Wildcats who were dominant in Rupp Arena, defeating Vanderbilt […]
Before every Ohio State men’s basketball game, Connor Lemons gets you ready for that day’s action with key stats, players to know, and prevalent storylines for that day’s game on the “Good Hoops Morning” podcast. Listen to the episode and subscribe: Subscribe: RSS | Apple | Spotify | iHeart Radio Purdue Boilermakers (-6.5) at Ohio […]
There is a moment in every season where a player steps forward and makes a claim about who they are and where they are going. For Malachi Moreno and Kentucky Basketball, that happened Saturday against Vanderbilt. Just a few weeks ago, Vanderbilt said they looked at the film and knew they could physically outmuscle Kentucky. […]
Kentucky Basketball senior guard Otega Oweh didn’t hesitate when asked about the Wildcats’ three-guard lineup featuring himself, senior Denzel Aberdeen, and sophomore Collin Chandler. In fact, Oweh gave the trio a nickname on the spot following Saturday’s 91-77 win over Vanderbilt. “Yeah, we’re the three-headed goat. That’s what we’re calling ourselves,” Oweh exclaimed. “But I […]
Duke has had a banner year to date, and a big part of why it’s been so great is the defense. And there’s a lot to that. Caleb Foster and Isaiah Evans have vastly improved as defenders. Pat Ngongba is seriously underrated as a defender. And of course, Maliq Brown is a brilliant defender who […]
Super-sophomore Olivia Olson started 8-for-8 from the field en route to 28 points that led her No. 8 Michigan Wolverines to an 87-69 statement win over the streaking No. 14 Maryland Terrapins Saturday afternoon in Ann Arbor. The Terps had won six in a row, including road wins over No. 13 Ohio State and No. […]
WELCOME TO MARCH, EVERYONE! There’s more college basketball than you can shake a stick at this month, and we are starting out HOT with 28 games on national television today, including YOUR Marquette men’s basketball team hosting DePaul on FS1. We can admit that’s not the national headline for the day, because there are 12 […]
Rivalry games are tense and dramatic, with the potential to become instant classics. Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center was the latter, and the story of the night was Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn. He scored a career-high 42 points, shooting 14-of-22 from the field and an astonishing 8-of-14 from three to carry UNLV to an […]
For about 20 minutes on Saturday night, it looked like the Virginia Tech Hokies would come away with a big-time Quad 1 win against the No. 18 North Carolina Tar Heels in Chapel Hill. The ACC rivals went into halftime tied at 44, but the Hokies got behind early in the second half and never […]
Old Trafford hosts a possible managerial audition on Sunday afternoon, when Oliver Glasner’s Crystal Palace tackle Manchester United in the Premier League. The Red Devils edged out Everton 1-0 in their last assignment, while the Eagles head north fresh from booking their spot in the last 16 of the Conference League. The Michael Carrick momentum […]
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