We are nearing the final stretch of the college basketball season. With the Texas Longhorns (15-7) firmly on the NCAA Tournament bubble every game matters. Tuesday night’s home matchup against the No. 12 Iowa State Cyclones is of added importance. With a remaining schedule that sees Texas facing six ranked opponents, the team will want to get ranked wins out …

Aside from the Cougars’ 3-point shooting, not much separated No. 22 BYU and resurgent West Virginia statistically in the Cougars’ 86-73 victory Saturday night at WVU Coliseum in Morgantown. Both teams had 35 rebounds. Both teams committed 13 fouls. Both teams made nine free throws. Both teams attempted 66 shots. West Virginia committed nine turnovers, BYU eight. BYU had 38 …

Brook Lopez (personal) out again Sunday for Milwaukee numberFire Source link : https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiZWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm51bWJlcmZpcmUuY29tL25iYS9wbGF5ZXItbmV3cy8yNTQ3NDAvYnJvb2stbG9wZXotcGVyc29uYWwtb3V0LWFnYWluLXN1bmRheS1mb3ItbWlsd2F1a2Vl0gFpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnVtYmVyZmlyZS5jb20vbmJhL3BsYXllci1uZXdzLzI1NDc0MC9icm9vay1sb3Blei1wZXJzb25hbC1vdXQtYWdhaW4tc3VuZGF5LWZvci1taWx3YXVrZWUvYW1w?oc=5 Author : Publish date : 2024-02-04 18:37:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The Atlanta Hawks will be without Clint Capela for at least a week after the center sustained an abductor strain, the team announced. An MRI done Sunday revealed the extent of the injury. Capela told the team he was experiencing discomfort during the Hawks’ 141-134 overtime win over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday. Capela will be re-evaluated in seven …

MADISON, Wis. − If you’ve been waiting for that moment that put you at ease regarding all your insecurities about Purdue basketball, now you have it. The Boilermakers went on the road and played nowhere near their best. And still: Purdue 75, Wisconsin 69. First place in the Big Ten was at stake. CBS brought its A-team for the nationally …

USATSI A laughably loaded slate of college basketball over the weekend netted some spectacular hoops across the country and provided further clarity on conferences races with March fast approaching. Purdue grabbed a stranglehold on the Big Ten with a road win at Wisconsin, while UConn did the same in the Big East with a dominant showing over St. John’s. Saint …

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jacy Sheldon scored 25 points, Cotie McMahon had 20 points and seven rebounds and No. 8 Ohio State used a second-half surge to upend No. 10 Indiana 74-69 on Sunday for its ninth consecutive win. The Buckeyes (19-3, 10-1) took off in the third quarter, going on a 16-5 run to finish the frame up by eight …

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MADISON – Zach Edey is the face of Purdue basketball. But as Wisconsin coach Greg Gard noted before the teams met Sunday, the second-ranked Boilermakers have surrounded the 7-foot-4, 300-pound center with a plethora of talent. Edey and his teammates showed their ability to handle a top-10 foe and a hostile crowd by grinding out a 75-69 victory over No. …

Wisconsin fell just short of a signature win this afternoon as No. 2 Purdue entered the Kohl Center and escaped with a 75-69 victory. The Badgers were in it throughout, though always lacked the defining moment or run to take full control of the game. Related: Wisconsin social media irate after the Badgers’ narrow loss to No. 2 Purdue The loss …

We’ve got another exciting Big East battle on the schedule as the Providence Friars and the Villanova Wildcats are set to tip at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday at the Wells Fargo Center. Villanova is 11-10 overall and 6-4 at home, while Providence is 14-7 overall and 2-4 on the road. The Wildcats have dominated this series in recent years, …

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Getty Images The Big Ten’s biggest game so far this season is set for Sunday as No. 2 Purdue is on the road to face No. 6 Wisconsin, looking to extend its half-game lead over the Badgers. Both teams are coming off emotional and enduring overtime bouts earlier in the week and looking to use a win as a launch pad into …

Tyler Wahl and a furious final thirty seconds tried to keep the Badgers in it, but #2 Purdue went into Madison and took down the #6 Wisconsin Badgers, 75-69, to move to 21-2 on the season and take over the Big Ten conference standings for the first time this season. After a close first half, Lance Jones sparked Purdue early …

Purdue’s Zach Edey (15) battles between Wisconsin’s Steven Crowl (22) and AJ Storr, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Andy Manis) Zach Edey caused plenty of Wisconsin headaches on Sunday. He wasn’t alone. Braden Smith and Lance Jones gave the Badgers all they could handle as No. …

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Jalen Brunson, whose stellar play is one of the best stories in the NBA this season, pounded the ball into the Madison Square Garden court, looking for an opening to get to one of his mid-range shooting spots, where he’s become one of the league’s most dangerous scorers. Had it not been for a fluky step two nights before in …

We’ve got another exciting Pac-12 matchup on the schedule as the Stanford Cardinal and the Arizona Wildcats are set to tip at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday at McKale Memorial Center. Arizona is 16-5 overall and 11-0 at home, while Stanford is 11-9 overall and 3-3 on the road. The Wildcats have dominated this series over the years, winning 16 …

It the latest installment of “it’s too easy to score in the NBA,” Stephen Curry hung 60 points on the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday and the Warriors still lost, 141-134, in overtime.  That’s not taking anything away from Curry, who remains an otherworldly scorer when he gets going, but come on. Defenders just don’t have an honest chance anymore. The …

Halftime Report Only one more half stands between Loyola Chi. and the victory they were favored to collect coming into this afternoon. Sitting on a score of 34-29, they have looked like the better team, but there’s still one more half to play. Loyola Chi. came into the matchup with some extra motivation after the loss they were dealt the …

How Artūras Karnišovas’ trade history could shape Bulls’ week originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Presented by Nationwide Insurance Agent Jeff Vukovich In just over two months, Artūras Karnišovas will hit his four-year anniversary of being named executive vice president, basketball operations for the Chicago Bulls. It’s well documented how much change Karnišovas enacted initially upon taking the job; only …

Feb. 4—Beat writer Scott Richey breaks down what Purdue, Wisconsin and Illinois have to do to win a Big Ten title: ➜ The Boilermakers win the Big Ten title if … nothing changes. There’s a reason Purdue started the season as the league favorites, and Zach Edey is still a 7-foot-4, 300-pound menace for opposing teams to deal with that’s …

Collegiate athletics has entered something of a “Wild, Wild West” era in regard to the transfer portal and Name, Image and Likeness (NIL). As such, former Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino believes “it’s a very difficult time in college basketball.” Moreover, the current St. John’s coach believes the NCAA — which infamously hit him and the Cardinals program with harsh …

It the latest installment of “it’s too easy to score in the NBA,” Stephen Curry hung 60 points on the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday and the Warriors still lost, 141-134, in overtime.  That’s not taking anything away from Curry, who remains an otherworldly scorer when he gets going, but come on. Defenders just don’t have an honest chance anymore. The …

CBS Sports graphic Kansas is a flawed team. The Jayhawks don’t shoot threes the way most modern offenses do, barely offensive rebound at all and have a bench that provides nearly nothing. If Bill Self doesn’t win the Big 12’s regular-season title for what would be the 18th time in a 20-year span, one of those things will likely be …