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INDIANAPOLIS — Butler started Friday night’s game slowly, ended the first half in a malaise and woke up briefly in the second half before flaming out at the end, losing 68-66 to Austin Peay at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Butler had no answer for lightning-quick NC State transfer LJ Thomas. The 6-2 guard led all scorers with 29 points. Patrick McCaffery led …

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Multiple newsrooms reported Friday evening that the plane carrying the Auburn men’s basketball team to Houston for a Saturday game had to return to Alabama after an altercation between players on the Auburn team. Jonathan Hardison of television station WBRC in Birmingham, and Jeff Goodman of Field of 68 said that the team’s plane was required to turn around. Hardison …

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DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Cooper Flagg had 13 points and 11 rebounds and No. 7 Duke rolled to a 100-58 victory over Army on Friday night. Khaman Maluach had 11 points and 14 boards for the Blue Devils (2-0). Kon Knueppel added 15 points, Tyrese Proctor tallied 14, Sion James had 12 and Caleb Foster scored 11 for Duke. For …

Exactly one minute into No. 14 Purdue’s Friday night game against Northern Kentucky, freshman center Daniel Jacobsen hit the floor with an apparent injury. Jacobsen collided with a Norse player’s forearm as he was dashing across the court in an off-ball move, and fell to the floor clutching his lower leg. He was helped up from the floor and off …

Alabama basketball will welcome a familiar face back to Coleman Coliseum on Friday. Despite being stranded for two hours when the team bus broke down on route to Alabama, Arkansas State made it to Tuscaloosa against the odds to face the Crimson Tide in game No. 2 of the 2024-25 season. Arkansas State coach Bryan Hodgson, who was previously an …

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Benny Gealer scored a career-high 20 points and made six 3-pointers — all in the second half — and Maxime Raynaud had 14 points and 14 rebounds to help Stanford beat Cal State Fullerton 80-53 on Friday. Stanford led by three points, 30-27, at halftime after Raynaud made a 3-pointer with 23 seconds left. Cal State …

Report: Heat ‘intrigued’ by Kings star Fox, other marquee players originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Miami Heat have their eyes on one of the Kings’ prized possessions. According to Clutchpoints NBA insider Brett Siegel, Miami is interested in Sacramento’s star point guard, De’Aaron Fox, among other big names. “Going after the best of the best is always …

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Kendall Bostic helped the Illinois women’s basketball team upset No. 19-ranked Florida State 83-74 in the Illini’s season opener Thursday night. Bostic scored 18 points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished two assists in 39 minutes of playing time. She also had one blocked shot and one steal. The former Northwestern High School star was her usual efficient …

Draymond, Moody hilariously tease Steph’s mentorship method originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Draymond Green and Moses Moody love how Steph Curry advises young Warriors players, even if they find it somewhat funny. Moody and Green explained how Curry will give you his undivided attention at practice. “That man gives you the most profound answer,” Green said to Moody …

Nov. 7—MIDLAND — The No. 13-ranked Odessa College men’s basketball team used a strong second half run to pull away from Weatherford College in a 73-59 win in the first game of the Bob Chapman Classic Thursday at the Chaparral Center. Playing their third game in four days, the Wranglers moved to 2-1 while the Coyotes fell to 0-2. Leading …

Former Wisconsin basketball star AJ Storr is among the favorites to win the Wooden Award entering the 2024-25 college basketball season. BetMGM places Storr’s odds at +2000, tied for the eighth-highest in the sport. The Wooden Award is annually awarded to the most outstanding college basketball player in men’s and women’s hoops. Previous winners include Zach Edey, Zion Williamson and …

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Tennessee State Tigers (1-0) at Colorado State Rams (1-0) Fort Collins, Colorado; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rams -20.5; over/under is 146.5 BOTTOM LINE: Tennessee State visits Colorado State after Ron Jessamy scored 23 points in Tennessee State’s 96-66 win against the Fisk Bulldogs. Colorado State went 25-11 overall a season ago while going 15-2 at home. The …

LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball will go up against UNC on Friday at home in a non-conference matchup. The No. 1 Jayhawks (1-0) recently defeated Howard in their season opener. No. 10 North Carolina (1-0) opened its season with a win against Elon. It’ll be the first time these two sides will have faced off since the 2022 national championship game in …

What I’m looking at: Howard I’m going to try out a new idea to publish a couple of hours before basketball games this season, let me know what you guys think or have any suggestions for other things you’re looking for. It will be part basic scouting report, part matchups and part what I’m keeping an eye out for or …

Northern Kentucky Norse (0-1) at Purdue Boilermakers (1-0) West Lafayette, Indiana; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Boilermakers -19.5; over/under is 148.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 14 Purdue hosts Northern Kentucky after Fletcher Loyer scored 21 points in Purdue’s 90-73 victory over the Texas A&M-CC Islanders. Purdue went 16-0 at home last season while going 34-5 overall. The Boilermakers averaged …

Sometimes, it takes a while for new head coaches to put their fingerprints on a team. And sometimes, it really, really doesn’t. Over the years, Mike Budenholzer has established a pretty clear blueprint for how he wants his teams to play — a set of principles forged in the fires of his years as an assistant (and, before that, a …

NJIT Highlanders (0-1) at Villanova Wildcats (1-1) Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; Friday, 8:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -21.5; over/under is 138.5 BOTTOM LINE: Villanova plays NJIT after Eric Dixon scored 33 points in Villanova’s 90-80 loss to the Columbia Lions. Villanova finished 18-16 overall a season ago while going 10-6 at home. The Wildcats allowed opponents to score 65.6 …

The Charlotte Hornets won’t have second-leading scorer Miles Bridges in their lineup for at least two weeks after he was diagnosed with a bone bruise in his right knee. Bridges’ injury was officially announced by the team on Friday and he was listed as out on Friday’s injury report for Charlotte’s matchup with the Indiana Pacers. He’ll be re-evaluated in …

Montana State Bobcats (0-1) at Wichita State Shockers (1-0) Wichita, Kansas; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Wichita State faces Montana State after Justin Hill scored 31 points in Wichita State’s 91-84 win against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. Wichita State finished 15-19 overall last season while going 10-5 at home. The Shockers averaged 6.3 steals, 4.2 blocks and 11.9 turnovers …

Sometimes, it takes a while for new head coaches to put their fingerprints on a team. And sometimes, it really, really doesn’t. Over the years, Mike Budenholzer has established a pretty clear blueprint for how he wants his teams to play — a set of principles forged in the fires of his years as an assistant (and, before that, a …

Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports Two-time AP Coach of the Year and three-time national champion Roy Williams is currently retired after a long and successful career. But long before he was the head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels for nearly two decades between 2003 and 2021, he led the program for another college basketball juggernaut for the Kansas Jayhawks. …