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It was an excellent start of conference play for your Georgetown Hoyas this week as the program secured a gritty 78-69 road victory over Marquette to open the BIG EAST portion of the season at 1-0. The win at Fiserv Forum moved the squad to 8-3 overall and provided a glimpse of the development Ed […]
Returning from a three-day break after a loss to the Pistons, the Boston Celtics (16-11) hosted a Miami Heat team (15-13) that had lost five of its last six games on Friday night. The Celtics won their first matchup against the Heat, separating in the end with a scorching fourth quarter shooting display for a […]
The Utah Valley Wolverines (7-3) face the Idaho State Bengals (6-4) on December 20, 2025. The matchup airs on ESPN+. In its previous game, Utah Valley topped La Sierra on Tuesday, 97-48. Kennedy Carlyle scored a team-high 16 points (and chipped in zero assists and five boards). On Saturday, in its last game, Idaho State beat Cal Poly 62-49. With 12 points, Piper Carlson was its leading scorer. Catch tons of live women’s college basketball , plus original programming, with ESPN+ or the Disn...
The UAB Blazers (5-5) aim to extend a four-game home winning streak when they host the Mississippi Valley State Devilettes (1-9) on December 20, 2025. In its most recent game, UAB beat Alcorn State on Monday, 70-32. Cali Smallwood scored a team-high 18 points (and chipped in zero assists and two rebounds). In its most recent game, Mississippi Valley State lost to Ole Miss on Wednesday, 102-34. Its high scorer was Sydnei Marshall with 10 points. Catch tons of live women’s college basketball...
The Colgate Raiders (4-6) aim to end a four-game road losing streak when they visit the Binghamton Bearcats (6-4) on December 20, 2025. In its previous game, Binghamton lost to Syracuse on Tuesday, 72-54. Bella Pucci scored a team-high 11 points (and added two assists and three boards). Colgate dropped its most recent game to Syracuse, 88-42, on Wednesday. Ella Meabon led the way with 11 points, and also had three boards and zero assists. Catch tons of live women’s college basketball , plu...
The Queens (NC) Royals (5-5) face the South Carolina Upstate Spartans (5-8) on December 20, 2025. Queens (NC) dropped its most recent game to North Carolina Central, 61-51, on Wednesday. Brenae Jones-Grant starred with 11 points, plus seven boards and zero assists. On Wednesday, in its last game, South Carolina Upstate beat Agnes Scott 112-39. With 23 points, Aubrie Kierscht was its leading scorer. Catch tons of live women’s college basketball , plus original programming, with ESPN+ or the...
The UMass Minutewomen (8-1) aim to extend a four-game home winning streak when they host the Youngstown State Penguins (7-4) on December 20, 2025. In its previous game, UMass beat Florida Atlantic on Friday, 66-50. Megan Olbrys scored a team-high 18 points (and chipped in two assists and eight boards). In its previous game, Youngstown State lost to Florida International on Friday, 78-61. Erica King scored a team-high 15 points (and chipped in one assist and two boards). Catch tons of live ...
The Mississippi State Bulldogs (11-1) will try to continue a seven-game win streak when they hit the road to play the La Salle Explorers (8-3) on December 20, 2025 at John Glaser Arena. La Salle was victorious in its most recent game versus Delaware, 65-48, on Wednesday. Aryss Macktoon starred with 15 points, and also had six boards and three assists. Mississippi State won its previous game against Alabama State, 105-57, on Wednesday. Madison Francis starred with 30 points, plus 10 boards an...
The Rice Owls (9-3) will attempt to continue a four-game winning streak when they host the Houston Christian Huskies (4-5) on December 20, 2025 at Tudor Fieldhouse. Rice was victorious in its most recent game versus Grambling, 71-47, on Wednesday. Louann Battiston was its high scorer with 14 points. Houston Christian dropped its previous game to Nicholls, 70-47, on Thursday. Grace Booth was its leading scorer with 11 points. Catch tons of live women’s college basketball , plus original pro...
Two struggling teams meet when the SE Louisiana Lions (2-6) host the Memphis Tigers (4-7) on December 20, 2025. The Lions will look to stop a three-game losing streak against the Tigers, who have lost four straight. SE Louisiana lost its most recent game to Houston Christian, 77-70, on Friday. Aliyah Collins was its top scorer with 29 points. In its previous game, Memphis fell to Murray State on Monday, 85-57. Its high scorer was Tamya Smith with 27 points. Catch tons of live women’s colle...
Indiana men’s basketball (8-2, 1-1 Big Ten) is set to take on Chicago State (2-10 [oh no], 0-0 NEC) in its return to action this coming weekend after a week off from basketball. The Hoosiers’ last outing was a 72-60 defeat at Kentucky that featured a second half scoring margin straight out of a nightmare. […]
Mamadou Mbacke’s future at FC Barcelona appears increasingly open as the January transfer window approaches. The Senegalese center back, currently part of Barça Atlètic, has attracted interest from abroad, with Basel and Slavia Prague closely tracking his situation, according to reports from Spanish outlets. Mbacke, 23, is under contract until the end of the season, […]
It’s the end of the week, and a lot of people’s last day of work until the calendar turns to 2026 so what better way to celebrate than looking at the CFP and the game against Auburn? Of course, Purdue is involved in just one of those, not the CFP sorry if you’re just learning […]
Marquette Golden Eagles (5-7, 0-1 Big East) at Creighton Bluejays (6-5, 1-0 Big East) Date: Saturday, December 20, 2025Time: 7:30pm CentralLocation: CHI Health Center, Omaha, Nebraska Marquette Stats Leaders Points: Chase Ross, 17.4 ppgRebounds: Ben Gold, 6.8 rpgAssists: Sean Jones, 4.5 apg Creighton Stats Leaders Points: Josh Dix, 12.0 ppgRebounds: Blake Harper, 5.3 rpgAssists: Nik […]
The Wisconsin Badgers are taking on the Villanova Wildcats on Friday evening, with tip-off set for 7:00 P.M. at the Fiserv Forum on FOX. Wisconsin has started the season 7-3 with wins over Providence, Northwestern, and Marquette, but they’ve also seen huge losses to BYU and Nebraska, the latter being a 30-point defeat last weekend. […]
This week we asked Orange fans which basketball transfer had the biggest impact so far and you went with center William Kyle by a wide margin. Kyle’s been the most consistent men’s player, but women’s additions Domonique Darius and Laila Phelia have helped the Orange to an 11-1 start. The College Football Playoff starts tonight […]
Earlier today, CNBC published its financial evaluations of several college athletics programs and ranked them on a list from 1 to 75. Their evaluations are supposed to calculate how much an athletics program is within its entirety, rather than just what their biggest programs are worth. The rankings exclude military academies like Army, Navy and […]
Happy Friday, TOC Nation. Here are the results from our two survey questions this week as well as the results of the four national survey questions. If you want to partake in those questions moving forward, you can sign up for that here. The first question we asked this week turned out to be our […]
Winning the first 10 games in a season has happened seven times in Arizona’s history, twice under Tommy Lloyd. But none of the previous instances included five wins over ranked teams or a string of five consecutive wins by at least 20 points. The Wildcats (10-0) are on a roll right now, winning their last […]
Where: Fiserv Forum (Milwaukee, WI) When: Friday, Dec. 19 at 8:00 PM Betting Line: Villanova +4.5 (subject to change) How to Watch: FOX How to Listen: Villanova Sports Radio Network NET Rankings: Villanova 36, Wisconsin 68 KenPom: Villanova 33, Wisconsin 39 Torvik: Villanova 41, Wisconsin 39 Injury Update:
Saturday’s meeting with the Wildcats has been almost two years in the making. The seed was planted at Kentucky head coach Mark Pope’s introductory press conference in April of 2024, when the former National Champion proposed scheduling a game against his former college coach, Rick Pitino, and the St. John’s Red Storm to 20,000 attentive […]
It’s that time of year again, when the NFL, college football, and college basketball all converge to create a sports fan’s dream. The College Football Playoff officially kicks off with the first round, and we have everything you need to know on how to watch it from beginning to end, including odds from our friends […]
Wisconsin Badgers star John Blackwell has seen an interesting start to the season. On one hand, the guard has already racked up a Big Ten Player of the Week award after a stretch where he scored 86 points in three games. On the other hand, Blackwell has been inefficient from the field so far, shooting […]
The Louisville Cardinals (11-3) will look to build on a four-game winning streak when they host the Tennessee Lady Volunteers (7-2) on December 20, 2025 at Barclays Center. Louisville won its previous game against Eastern Kentucky, 76-51, on Wednesday. Tajianna Roberts starred with 12 points, plus five boards and two assists. On Sunday, in its most recent game, Tennessee beat Winthrop 112-40. With 20 points, Janiah Barker was its high scorer. Watch women’s college basketball , other live s...
The Ball State Cardinals (8-4) hope to stop a three-game losing streak when they host the Eastern Michigan Eagles (6-4) on December 20, 2025 at John E. Worthen Arena. The game airs on ESPN+. In its most recent game, Ball State fell to South Dakota State on Sunday, 78-59. Its top scorer was Tessa Towers with 17 points. On Sunday, in its last game, Eastern Michigan lost to Indiana 74-67. With 16 points, Fernanda Ovalle was its top scorer. Catch tons of live women’s college basketball , plus ...
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