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From the highs of beating the defending national champions in Las Vegas to the lows of trailing early at home to a program in only its sixth year at the Division I level, Arizona has had a memorable first week of the 2025-26 season. In the end, the Wildcats easily beat Utah Tech 93-67 on […]
The Kentucky Wildcats captured their second win of the season over Valparaiso Friday night inside Rupp Arena, 107-59. Head coach Mark Pope spoke to the media after the Wildcats’ commanding victory and gave an interesting update to end his postgame radio show with Tom Leach. Coach Pope mentioned that he has been assigned jury duty […]
The Kentucky Wildcats captured their second win of the season on Friday night by a final score of 107-59 over Valparaiso. The Cats were led by freshman Malachi Moreno, who recorded the first double-double of his college career, and it only took him two games to do so. Moreno, who came off the bench for […]
After becoming the No. 1 ranked team in the nation Thursday, the Maryland Terrapins had an opportunity to back up their new tag Friday night. In their regular season finale at DeMartin Stadium, despite late pressure, the Terps did just that, taking down Michigan State, 4-3. Maryland won its first Big Ten regular season title […]
The Boilers got an ugly home victory over Oakland 87-77 to move to 2-0 on the season on the back of Braden Smith. The pre-season favorite for player of the year went for 20 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists in a performance that supports that assumption. The shot selection, rebounding, and defense at times looked […]
The party was Monday night but the hangover stuck around a little longer. Arizona shook off a handful of sluggish periods, as well as a small deficit in the opening minutes, to easily beat Utah Tech 93-67 in its home opener Friday night at McKale Center. Brayden Burries, Anthony Dell’Orso and Koa Peat each scored […]
The No. 24 Wisconsin Badgers blew out the Northern Illinois Huskies 97-72 in a dominant performance on Saturday, getting off to a strong start and never looking back. Playing at the Kohl Center yet again, the Badgers never trailed on Friday evening, putting together a complete game from start to finish behind a strong showing […]
CHAMPAIGN — State Farm Center, during these kinds of games, given the expectations for a No. 17 Illinois program, tends to be in a less-than-full-capacity formation and temper. But on Friday night’s 113-70 beatdown of Florida Gulf Coast at State Farm Center, it was the blocks by Zvonimir Ivisic, frenetic flashes from freshman Keaton Wagler, […]
CHAMPAIGN — State Farm Center, during these kinds of games, given the expectations for a No. 17 Illinois program, tends to be in a less-than-full-capacity formation and temper. But on Friday night’s beatdown of Florida Gulf Coast, 113-70, it was the blocks by Zvonimir Ivisic, frenetic flashes from freshman Keaton Wagler, and the occasional energizing […]
Friday night was a fun one for the Kentucky Wildcats, who stormed past Valparaiso to a 107-59 win, highlighted by 11/28 shooting from 3-point range. It marked the sixth time the Cats have topped 100 points in the Mark Pope era. Kentucky did so without the services of sophomore forward Trent Noah, who was easily […]
Mizzou men’s basketball survived an upset bid from SEMO Friday night, sweating out an 89-84 victory in its home-opener. The win maintains the Tigers’ all-time undefeated record against their in-state opponent, a mark that now sits at 10-0. The two sides traded the lead late into the game until Mark Mitchell converted an and-one opportunity […]
Last season, the ACC got just 4 teams into the NCAA tournament, and UNC’s inclusion was heavily criticized. The quality wins were few and far between, the ACC/SEC challenge was a disaster, and the maligned league’s metrics were awful. Duke appeared to be and was the only ACC team you could trust in March. It’s … Continue reading »
Last season, the ACC got just 4 teams into the NCAA tournament, and UNC’s inclusion was heavily criticized. The quality wins were few and far between, the ACC/SEC challenge was a disaster, and the maligned league’s metrics were awful. Duke appeared to be and was the only ACC team you could trust in March. It’s … Continue reading »
First Half Second Half Pregame Updates Mizzou vs SEMO When | 7:00 p.m. CT Where | Mizzou Arena; Columbia, MO TV | SECN+ Radio | Tiger Radio Network Twitter | @MizzouHoops Kenpom prediction | Mizzou -19 ESPN win probability | 98.9% chance The Starters Mizzou (1-0) G: Anthony Robinson II (JR, 9.0 PPG in 24-25) G: Sebastian Mack (JR, 9.6 PPG in 24-25 […]
The Deacs moved to 2-0 on the season after taking down Morehead State by a score of 81-65. This was one where the final score was not representative of the game, because I really don’t think the Deacs played very well in this one. The story of the first half was free throw shooting. The […]
Clemson left no doubt in their quest to reach 2-0 this basketball season. It took less than 10 minutes for the Tigers to build a 29-10 lead. They’d lose a little steam before halftime and enter the break with a 15-point advantage at 45-30. In the second half, they were even more dominant outscoring the […]
It finally happened: after five consecutive losses to Kansas, the Tar Heels were finally able to finally send the Jayhawks home with a loss in what was an impressive showing by both teams. This gives UNC their first win over a ranked team this season, and their record has improved to 2-0. Things got off […]
The Cougars’ first-half woes struck again, as they fell to 0–2 with an 85–69 defeat at Davidson. It was the first-ever meeting between Washington State and Davidson — the alma maters of Klay Thompson and Steph Curry. The “Splash Bros” are two of the greatest shooters the game has ever seen, but only one of […]
No. 3 Penn State fell to No. 1 Michigan State 2-1 in overtime on Friday night in the first of four regular season meetings between the two teams. A spectacular performance by Kevin Reidler was enough to net the Nittany Lions a standings point, but poor defense and an atrocious power play kept Penn State […]
Where: Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene Oregon When: 7:00PM PST Watch: BIG+ Listen: Oregon Sports Network The Ducks look to bounce back from an ugly season opening win against the Owls of Rice at Matthew Knight arena. Let’s see what 3 days of Dana practice can do on a short week. As always Sco Ducks!
After dominating in the paint and on the offensive glass in their season opener, the Virginia Cavaliers found their shooting stroke versus NC Central in Game 2 of the Odom era. The ‘Hoos shot 38.9% (14-for-36) from deep, far improved from their 26.7% mark versus Rider. Their 14 makes came from six different players with […]
That’s more like it. This was the vision coming into the season for Kentucky basketball The No. 9 Wildcats were in full command on both ends of the floor from start to finish Friday night in a blowout 107-59 win over the Valparaiso Beacons. Building a lead as large as 48 points, the Wildcats overwhelmed […]
The West Georgia Wolves (0-1) take on the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs (0-1) on November 8, 2025. The matchup airs on ESPN+. West Georgia dropped its previous game to Oregon, 100-59, on Monday. Jasmine Jones was its leading scorer with 19 points. Gardner-Webb dropped its most recent game to Queens (NC), 58-47, on Monday. Jaelyn Acker was its leading scorer with eight points. Catch tons of live women’s college basketball , plus original programming, with ESPN+ or the Disney Bundle. When ...
The UMass Minutewomen (1-0) take on the Siena Saints (0-1) on November 8, 2025. In its most recent game, UMass topped Old Dominion on Monday, 58-52. Yahmani McKayle scored a team-high 14 points (and chipped in four assists and five boards). Siena lost its most recent game to Colgate, 53-43, on Tuesday. Jamariah Turner starred with 13 points, and also had two boards and zero assists. Catch tons of live women’s college basketball , plus original programming, with ESPN+ or the Disney Bundle. ...
The Marquette Golden Eagles (1-0) play the Wisconsin Badgers (1-0) on November 8, 2025. Marquette won its previous game versus Winthrop, 89-57, on Monday. Jaidynn Mason led the way with 25 points, and also had seven boards and five assists. In its most recent game, Wisconsin beat Oakland on Wednesday, 79-68. Destiny Howell scored a team-high 17 points (and chipped in three assists and six boards). Catch tons of live women’s college basketball , plus original programming, with ESPN+ or the ...