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FIRST HALF ANALYSIS: This game started out like a track meet, with both teams getting out of the blocks relatively quickly. Pryce Sandfort carried the Huskers to a 9-point lead by scoring 11 straight. Kansas State was guilty of some sloppy ball handling, as they had 6 turnovers in the opening 5 minutes. Much of […]
Illinois vs. Alabama was, simply put, a depressing loss. I was at the game on Wednesday night with a group of fellow alumni, buzzing with anticipation to watch the Illini play in front of a near-capacity crowd in Chicago, and it truly turned out to be quite the sight to behold. Witnessing the largest indoor […]
#1 Purdue left little doubt that it was the best college basketball team in the Bahamas and the country after dismanting Texas Tech 86-56 to win another MTE tournament. The game started with both offenses firing on all cylinders. CJ Cox kept his hot streak going after scoring 19 the night prior by scoring 7 […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers looked more like their old selves. The offense was humming for stretches in a way that it hasn’t for most of the season. Darius Garland’s return has a lot to do with that. The Cavaliers came away from Friday’s game with a 120-109 win over the Indiana Pacers. Here are the four […]
Duke’s game against Niagara started with a sweet moment as Mike Krzyzewski came to the court and met with his former players and teammates Jon Scheyer and Greg Paulus and you could tell there was a lot of respect and affection between the three of them. It was a nice thing to see, but it […]
Tamar Bates scored 31 points on a blistering 13-18 shooting, and Curtis Jones added 28 as the Grand Rapids Gold ran away at the end to beat the Cleveland Charge 132-118. Luke Travers scored 20 points and dished five assists, while Killian Hayes played well off the bench (19 points, seven assists) to pace the […]
Hannah Hidalgo and the Notre Dame Women’s basketball team welcomed the #11 ranked USC Trojans to Purcell Pavilion for a little rivalry game… and we got an absolute gem. From the ND Press release:
The Virginia Cavaliers men’s basketball team moved to 5-0 in the Ryan Odom era on Friday evening by beating the Northwestern Wildcats 83-78 in a back-and-forth affair. Northwestern took control of the game early before the ‘Hoos rallied to build a four-point lead entering halftime. The second half unfolded similarly with the Wildcats coming out […]
The top-ranked UConn Huskies fought off a valiant comeback bid by the No. 6 Michigan Wolverines on Friday night at Mohegan Sun Arena, pulling out a 72-69 victory. The Huskies led by as many as 20 in the second half, only for Michigan to roar back and get within a single possession three times in […]
Hunch feeling. That this 74-64 grind it out victory in the 101st game against Cincinnati will prove to be more meaningful as the season progresses. Many of U of L’s gnawing issue were again exposed. And overcome against a pesky Bearcat squad, though the flaws remain to be worked around. Important, it says here, was […]
What a finish! Wake managed to pull off the improbable buzzer beating 3-point shot with 1 second on the clock—for the second night in a row! The Deacs ran the exact same play they ran last night against Texas Tech and got the exact same result, only this time, the shot actually mattered. Down by […]
Tigers Show Their Grit in a March Type Game If you haven’t been introduced to the 2025-2026 Clemson Men’s Basketball team, tonight was a good time to see what they are about. West Virginia had a large and loud contingent in the building and their athletic squad gave the Tigers fits for long stretches of […]
Rebounds from first set losses were the theme of the singles quarterfinals Friday at the NCAA Division I Championships in Lake Nona Florida, with five of the eight semifinalists taking that route.Three of the four men's semifinalists posted comebacks, including defending champion Michael Zheng of Columbia, who dropped his first set of the tournament before defeating No. 8 seed Ozan Baris 4-6, 6-3
In a game that had the feel of 90 percent of the 100 series games that had come before it, Louisville outlasted Cincinnati, 74-64, in front of a pro-Cardinal crowd at Heritage Bank Center in Cincy Friday night. Pat Kelsey’s high-scoring team faced its first major adversity of the young season in the game’s opening […]
A whopping 25-point second quarter helped Northwestern (5-0, 0-0 B1G) defeat Cleveland State (4-1, 0-0 Horizon) 75-68 at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The victory extended Northwestern’s opening win streak to five games for the first time since its 2019-20 campaign. Grace Sullivan spearheaded the ‘Cats offensive effort, scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds. Claire Keswick lit up […]
The Memphis Tigers (2-3) will host the East Tennessee State Buccaneers (1-4) after losing three straight home games. Memphis dropped its most recent game to Ole Miss, 73-64, on Tuesday. Chae Harris led the way with 24 points, plus four boards and zero assists. In its most recent game, East Tennessee State fell to Tennessee Tech on Thursday, 61-52. Its high scorer was Anala Nelson with 17 points. Catch tons of live women’s college basketball , plus original programming, with ESPN+ or the Di...
The Loyola Chicago Ramblers (1-4) will attempt to break a four-game losing streak when they hit the road to take on the UIC Flames (1-3) on November 22, 2025 at Credit Union 1 Arena. On Wednesday, in its last game, UIC lost to Wisconsin 74-53. With 14 points, Jessica Carrothers was its high scorer. Loyola Chicago dropped its previous game to Illinois State, 59-44, on Tuesday. Alexa Kinas was its leading scorer with 11 points. Catch tons of live women’s college basketball , plus original pr...
The Kentucky Wildcats returned to Lexington tonight as they welcomed the Loyola Greyhounds to Rupp Arena. In need of a bounce-back game, the Cats trounced the Greyhounds, 88-46. With a ton of turbulence surrounding the program over the last two weeks, the Cats needed to show some fight in a game that should have been […]
The Kansas State Wildcats are officially entering the “pay-attention” neighborhood. After a 98-77 drubbing of a decent Mississippi State squad last night, the 5-0 Wildcats are starting to appear like a legitimately solid squad…one that could be capable of fun things if they can keep things rolling into the heart of the season. They’ve got […]
Everyone is surely familiar with MSU’s last game – a thoroughly impressive win against Kentucky at the Champions Classic on Tuesday. That win, however, was preceded by a less than impressive second half last Thursday against San Jose State. Michigan State came out on top but the second half letdown had Tom Izzo fuming. The […]
Kentucky basketball got exactly what it needed Friday night with a reset. After being blown out by Michigan State on Tuesday, the Wildcats responded with a dominant performance, throttling Loyola (MD) in an 88-46 win. The tone was set immediately with a surprising but energizing lineup change. Kam Williams and Malachi Moreno earned starting spots, […]
November 21st, 2025 Who: Colorado Buffaloes vs. UC Davis Aggies Where: CU Events Center – Boulder, Colorado When: 7:00 p.m. MT TV: ESPN+ Radio: AM 850 KOA UC Davis Blog: Ag school! Line: Colorado -14.5 Welcome to the Ralphie Report as the Colorado Buffaloes get ready to take on the UC Davis Aggies at the CU Events Center for the fifth game of […]
Date: Friday, November 21st, 2025Tipoff: 8:30 p.m. (central) or 30 minutes following conclusion of New Mexico/Mississippi StateLocation: T-Mobile Center (Kansas City, Mo.)Arena: T-Mobile Center TV/Online: Both Hall of Fame Classic games will be available on Peacock with Steve Schlanger and Tre Demps on the call. To watch or to sign up, visit peacocktv.com. In addition, for YouTubeTV subscribers, the […]
In its first Quad 1 game of this season, Northwestern (4-1, 0-0 B1G) was barely out-dueled by undefeated Virginia (5-0, 0-0 ACC) at the Greenbrier Tip-Off in a back-and-forth, free-throw ridden contest where neither team was able to truly pull away. The ‘Cats were led by transfers Jayden Reid and Arrinten Page. The former had […]
Fresh off of Tuesday’s beatdown to Michigan State, the Kentucky Wildcats have made a pair of changes to the starting lineup. Prior to Friday’s tipoff vs. Loyola Maryland, head coach Mark Pope announced that Malachi Moreno was replacing Brandon Garrison in the starting lineup. A change that’s been clamored for all season long has finally […]