College Basketball

Who’s Playing Southern Illinois @ Illinois State Current Records: Southern Illinois 17-5; Illinois State 8-14 What to Know The Illinois State Redbirds have been on the wrong side of a one-way rivalry with the Southern Illinois Salukis and are hoping to record their first win since Feb. 13 of 2021. The Redbirds and SIU will face off in a Missouri …

Who’s Playing South Florida @ SMU Current Records: South Florida 9-12; SMU 7-14 What to Know The South Florida Bulls lost both of their matches to the SMU Mustangs last season on scores of 65-77 and 54-74, so they’re hoping to turn the tables this season. South Florida and SMU will face off in an American Athletic battle at 4 …

Who’s Playing Bradley @ Illinois-Chicago Current Records: Bradley 14-8; Illinois-Chicago 9-13 What to Know After a two-game homestand, the Bradley Braves will be on the road. Bradley and the Illinois-Chicago Flames will face off in a Missouri Valley battle at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday at Credit Union 1 Arena. The Braves should still be riding high after a win, …

Who’s Playing IUPUI @ Cleveland State Current Records: IUPUI 3-19; Cleveland State 13-9 What to Know The Cleveland State Vikings are 8-2 against the IUPUI Jaguars since January of 2018, and they’ll have a chance to extend that success on Sunday. The Vikings and IUPUI will face off in a Horizon League battle at 3 p.m. ET at Wolstein Center. …

Who’s Playing Rider @ Fairfield Current Records: Rider 10-9; Fairfield 10-10 What to Know The Fairfield Stags will be returning home after a two-game road trip. Fairfield and the Rider Broncs will face off in an MAAC battle at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday at Leo D. Mahoney Arena. The Stags won both of their matches against Rider last season …

Who’s Playing Siena @ Marist Current Records: Siena 14-7; Marist 7-12 What to Know After a three-game homestand, the Siena Saints will be on the road. Siena and the Marist Red Foxes will face off in an MAAC battle at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday at McCann Center. The teams split their matchups last year, with the Saints winning the …

Who’s Playing Detroit @ Youngstown State Current Records: Detroit 8-14; Youngstown State 16-6 What to Know The Youngstown State Penguins and the Detroit Titans will face off in a Horizon League clash at 2 p.m. ET Jan. 29 at Beeghly Physical Education Center. Youngstown State is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home. The Penguins came out …

Who’s Playing Providence @ Villanova Current Records: Providence 16-5; Villanova 10-10 What to Know The Villanova Wildcats are 13-4 against the #23 Providence Friars since January of 2016, and they’ll have a chance to extend that success on Sunday. Villanova and the Friars will face off in a Big East battle at noon ET at Wells Fargo Center. Villanova won …

Who’s Playing Manhattan @ Canisius Current Records: Manhattan 6-13; Canisius 5-14 What to Know The Canisius Golden Griffins will be returning home after a two-game road trip. The Golden Griffins and the Manhattan Jaspers will face off in an MAAC battle at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday at Koessler Athletic Center. Canisius will be hoping to build upon the 64-57 …

Who’s Playing Quinnipiac @ Iona Current Records: Quinnipiac 15-5; Iona 13-7 What to Know The Iona Gaels will be returning home after a two-game road trip. The Gaels and the Quinnipiac Bobcats will face off in an MAAC battle at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday at Hynes Athletics Center. Quinnipiac will be strutting in after a victory while Iona will …

Who’s Playing Oakland @ Robert Morris Current Records: Oakland 9-13; Robert Morris 10-12 What to Know The Robert Morris Colonials have been on the wrong side of a one-way rivalry with the Oakland Golden Grizzlies and are hoping to record their first victory since Feb. 12 of 2021. Robert Morris and Oakland will face off in a Horizon League battle …

Anarchy reigned supreme across the college basketball landscape as seven ranked teams fell to unranked teams in a shakeup Saturday of stupendous proportions.  No. 2 Alabama was the (unfortunate) poster child of such chaos as the Crimson Tide — No. 3 in scoring margin among power conference teams headed into the weekend — got flattened by Oklahoma by 24 points …

Who’s Playing Michigan @ Penn State Current Records: Michigan 11-9; Penn State 13-7 What to Know The Penn State Nittany Lions are 2-8 against the Michigan Wolverines since January of 2016, but they’ll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Sunday. The Nittany Lions and Michigan will face off in a Big Ten battle at noon …

The No. 5 Kansas State Wildcats blasted Florida on Saturday at Bramlage Coliseum 64-50, improving their record to (18-3, 6-2) on the season. The Wildcats jumped out to an early 11-3 lead with Cam Carter converting on a couple of buckets at the rim. From that point, K-State never looked back. The Wildcats expanded their first-half lead to 22-8 when …

There was some hope that Ohio State basketball could turn around their horrendous January stretch, but after falling to Indiana 86-70, they would love to forget the first month of the 2023. Just two wins in nine games during the month, putting chris holtman’s squad just one game above .500 at 11-10. It’s hard to believe that this team has tumbled so …

LEXINGTON, Ky. — After a first half filled with misses at the free-throw line and beyond the 3-point arc that saw Kentucky men’s basketball trudge in the locker room down 41-34 to No. 9 Kansas, the Wildcats came alive in the final 20 minutes. It would have been enough to notch a marquee victory. If only Kansas didn’t have an …

Rick Barnes and No. 4 Tennessee got the better of No. 10 Texas on Saturday night in its Big 12/SEC challenge matchup. The Vols controlled the game from start to finish, cruising to an 82-71 victory. A first-half scoring drought of nearly seven minutes put Texas in a hole early on. Tennessee’s top-ranked defense held Texas’ leading scorer Marcus Carr …

It was always going to be tough to win on the road against an improving Indiana team, but Ohio State is going to have to find a way to win some games it is expected to as we get close to February if it still has designs of making the NCAA Tournament. And for a while, the Buckeyes were competitive …

All season long, it appeared that the Oregon Ducks were bound to follow up a nice win with a tough loss. They beat Utah, and then turned around and lost to Arizona State at home. They upset No. 9 Arizona and then lost to Stanford a week later. So following a nice win over Colorado on Thursday night, what was …

Florida had won five of its last six games entering the SEC/Big 12 Challenge and it was another chance to get an important win. Instead, the Gators found out again what a really good team with eyes on a possible Final Four looks like. Kansas State humbled the high-rising Gators (now 12-9), 64-50, and led by double figures for most …

Anarchy reigned supreme across the college basketball landscape as seven ranked teams fell to unranked teams in a shakeup Saturday of stupendous proportions.  No. 2 Alabama was the (unfortunate) poster child of such chaos as the Crimson Tide — No. 3 in scoring margin among power conference teams headed into the weekend — got flattened by Oklahoma by 24 points …

Who’s Playing St. Francis (Pa.) @ Central Connecticut State Current Records: St. Francis (Pa.) 8-12; Central Connecticut State 5-17 What to Know The Central Connecticut State Blue Devils are 3-12 against the St. Francis (Pa.) Red Flash since January of 2016, but they’ll have a chance to close the gap a little bit Saturday. Central Connecticut State and St. Francis …

Who’s Playing William & Mary @ Towson Current Records: William & Mary 9-13; Towson 15-7 What to Know The William & Mary Tribe have enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they must head out on the road. William & Mary and the Towson Tigers will face off in a Colonial battle at 4 p.m. ET …

Kentucky and No. 9 Kansas, two of the most tradition-rich programs in college basketball, are headed in opposite directions this season as they prepare for a seismic showdown in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge at Rupp Arena on Saturday night. The Jayhawks (16-4) have dropped three straight games since rising to No. 2, while the Wildcats (14-6) have won four straight to …

Who’s Playing Nebraska Omaha @ Oral Roberts Current Records: Nebraska Omaha 7-15; Oral Roberts 18-4 What to Know The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles are 12-4 against the Nebraska Omaha Mavericks since January of 2016, and they’ll have a chance to extend that success Saturday. The Golden Eagles and Nebraska Omaha will face off in a Summit battle at 8 p.m. …