College Basketball

[ad_1] Indiana State sealed the Missouri Valley basketball regular-season championship Sunday and will take the No. 1 seed into this week’s Arch Madness conference tournament. The Sycamores (26-5, 17-3) beat Murray State (12-19, 9-11) 89-77 at a sold-out Hulman Center to close the regular season. Ryan Conwell scored 24 points with 11 rebounds, Robbie Avila scored 23, Isaiah Swope 14 …

[ad_1] This is what it looks like, when the IU basketball team gets hot enough to melt a 16-point deficit at one of the most unforgiving arenas in the Big Ten: It looks like Trey Galloway driving to the rim, moving too fast for that floater of his but throwing it anyway, lobbing it high off the glass at Maryland’s …

[ad_1] Mike Woodson took his beleaguered basketball team to College Park on Sunday seeking, to use his own word, validation. Foremost of his team’s midweek upset of Wisconsin, once a Big Ten title contender now fading back toward the pack Indiana desperately wants to climb back into. That he got, a double-digit comeback paving the way to Indiana’s 83-78 win …

[ad_1] Email and ask columnist Jason Williams anything − sports or non-sports – and he’ll pick some of your messages and respond on Cincinnati.com throughout the week. Contact Jason at [email protected] Subject: NCAA Tournament appearances every year may be over for Cincinnati Bearcats, Xavier Musketeers Message: It’s looking like it’ll be another NCAA Tournament without UC and Xavier. Starting to wonder …

[ad_1] The good news: Rutgers basketball showed some fight in a tough spot Sunday. The bad news: Some fight is not nearly enough for a team whose offensive deficiencies continue to flash like a blinking neon sign. Down by 17 points in the first half at Nebraska, which owns one of the best home-court advantages in the Big Ten, the …

[ad_1] Purdue basketball enters the final week of the regular season with the Big Ten championship in hand. The Boilermakers visit their closest pursuer in Illinois. The No. 3 (USA TODAY) Boilermakers (26-3, 15-3) have won three straight as Zach Edey has dominated, averaging 30.6 points and 11 rebounds over that stretch. Purdue team leaders: Zach Edey (24.0 points, 11.8 …

[ad_1] Rick Pitino’s St. John’s has won three straight games entering the final week of the regular season. (Photo by Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) The final week of the men’s college basketball regular season is upon us. As conference tournaments begin for many conferences across the country, Power Five conferences enter the final week of games before their …

[ad_1] Mar. 3—MORAGA, Calif. — After losing for the fourth time in eight games last month at Santa Clara, Gonzaga knew it had to do almost everything right to ensure the NCAA Tournament selection committee wouldn’t leave the Bulldogs out of the 68-team field for the first time since 1997-98. Now, in the eyes of analysts and bracketologists, the Bulldogs …

[ad_1] Halftime Report Only one more half stands between Colorado and the win they were favored to collect coming into this evening. They have jumped out to a quick 44-37 lead against Stanford. Colorado entered the match having won three straight and they’re just one half away from another. Will they make it four, or will Stanford step up and …

[ad_1] A slow start doomed Rutgers in a 67-56 loss at Nebraska on Sunday evening. With the loss, Rutgers basketball is now  15-14 (7-11 Big Ten). Their path to return to the NCAA Tournament is now increasingly narrow. In the first half, Nebraska outscored Rutgers 37-25. They were led by Keisei Tominaga, who scored 18 points and added two offensive …

[ad_1] After Purdue women’s basketball’s defeat at the hands of Michigan on Sunday night, the final piece of the 2024 Big Ten Tournament has been locked in. At 12-17 overall and 5-13 in conference play, Katie Gearlds and the Boilermakers will be the 12th seed and are set to play Northwestern in next week’s conference tournament in Minneapolis. It marks …

[ad_1] There is one more Quadrant 1 win opportunity on the Cincinnati Bearcats regular season basketball schedule and it comes Tuesday night in Norman, Oklahoma. It will be your typical Big 12 uphill climb on the road as Oklahoma will surely be favored. Adding to the drama is the Sooners are coming off of back-to-back losses. That would not be …

[ad_1] It might as well have been Sunday. Emphasis on might. In the first half on Sunday, UAB dominated Memphis basketball and at one point led by 22 points. But the Tigers, if they want any shot at an at-large NCAA tournament bid, had to have this game. So, they took it. Memphis, in front of an electrified and deliriously …

[ad_1] Michigan State basketball fought hard on Saturday night but came up short at Purdue in an 80-74 loss. The Spartans have lost three straight games after the loss at Purdue and are in desperate need of at least one more win to secure a spot in the NCAA Tournament. Hear what Tom Izzo, Matt Painter and a pair of …

[ad_1] The Indiana State Sycamores and Drake Bulldogs remain in the hunt for at-large NCAA tournament berths, but there’s no guarantee, so both want to win Arch Madness. Here is the Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball tournament schedule. All games are at Enterprise Center in St. Louis; times ET *-Conference tournament seeding will be determined by NCAA NET rankings released …

[ad_1] Iowa Hawkeyes superstar guard Caitlin Clark became the NCAA’s Division-I all-time leading scorer in basketball – male or female – in a win over the Ohio State Buckeyes on Sunday, passing Hall of Famer “Pistol” Pete Maravich. Clark entered the game needing 18 points to pass Maravich for the all-time mark of 3,667 points. She set the record with …

[ad_1] Caitlin Clark breaks NCAA scoring record in odd manner vs. Ohio State originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Caitlin Clark scored 35 points in her final regular-season home game, becoming the NCAA’s all-time scoring leader in No. 6 Iowa’s 93-83 win over No. 2 Ohio State on Sunday. Hannah Stuelke scored 23 points, and Gabbie Marshall added 12 for …

[ad_1] COLUMBUS − Here’s the good news: The final Michigan basketball road trip of the regular season is over. The latest chapter in U-M’s nightmare season happened Sunday afternoon against rival Ohio State, where the Buckeyes enjoyed their senior day spoils at Value City Arena and sent the Wolverines to another loss, 84-61. OSU used an early 10-0 run in …

[ad_1] Ohio State basketball’s late season run continued as they defeating Michigan at home in a rout, 84-61. The Buckeyes improved to 18-12 on the year, 8-11 in the Big Ten following the win over their rivals. It doesn’t nearly mean as much as it does on the gridiron, but anytime Ohio State beats Michigan, it feels great. Interim head …

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[ad_1] We’ve got another exciting Missouri Valley matchup on the schedule as the Drake Bulldogs and Bradley Braves are set to tip at 3:30 p.m. ET on Sunday at Knapp Center. Drake is 24-6 overall and 15-0 at home, while Bradley is 21-9 overall and 6-5 on the road. These two teams have split their last 10 head-to-head meetings.   …

[ad_1] Kim O’Reilly, CBS Sports There were a few big wins for bubble teams on Saturday, but perhaps none bigger then Gonzaga’s victory at Saint Mary’s. I have been saying for a few weeks that I thought the Bulldogs would not be able to extend their streak of 24 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances without a win over the Gaels at …

[ad_1] Halftime Report Only one more half stands between Indiana State and the win they were favored to collect coming into this afternoon. They have a bit of a cushion as they currently lead Murray State 51-39. Indiana State entered the matchup having won three straight and they’re just one half away from another. Will they make it four, or …

[ad_1] Halftime Report Only one more half stands between Drake and the victory they were favored to collect coming into this afternoon. They have a bit of a cushion as they currently lead Bradley 43-29. If Drake keeps playing like this, they’ll bump their record up to 25-6 in no time. On the other hand, Bradley will have to make …

[ad_1] IU rallied from a 16-point deficit Sunday to defeat Maryland 83-78 in College Park. Here are three reasons why: Turnovers Carelessness with the ball hadn’t been an issue for Indiana recently. The Hoosiers posted a single-game turnover rate above 17.4% just once in the previous month. That trend reversed itself in a bad way across the first half Sunday. …