College Basketball

Nov. 16—Khalif Battle, unofficially Gonzaga’s director of entertainment. The Arkansas transfer has been must-see on the court, scoring on everything from soaring one-handed dunks to silky 27-foot 3-pointers. The three-game sample size is small, but he leads the fourth-ranked Zags in scoring (17.3), 3-pointers made (11) and 3-point accuracy (61.1%). That latter isn’t easy with Nolan Hickman, Dusty Stromer and …

Michigan State’s head coach Tom Izzo, right, talks with Jeremy Fears Jr. during the first half against Bowling Green on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, Breslin Center in East Lansing. The box score will make it seem like a comfortable win, but there was nothing easy about Michigan State basketball’s win over Bowling Green on Saturday night. The Falcons came into …

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Georgia Amoore scored 19 points, Teonni Key added a career-high 17 and No. 20 Kentucky beat No. 18 Louisville 71-61 in overtime on Saturday night, snapping a seven-game losing streak in the series for its first win against the Cardinals since 2015. Kentucky shot 7 of 13 from the field and outscored Louisville 16-3 in the …

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Freshman Jackson McAndrew scored 15 points off the bench and Ryan Kalkbrenner had 14 points and 12 rebounds to lead No. 14 Creighton past Kansas City 79-56 Saturday night. Isaac Traudt scored 13 points, Steven Ashworth added 11 and Arizona State transfer Jamiya Neal had his first double-double for Creighton with 11 points and 11 rebounds. …

Michigan State’s Jaden Akins, right, moves the ball as Bowling Green’s Javontae Campbell defends during the first half on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, Breslin Center in East Lansing. While the final score shows Michigan State basketball defeating Bowling Green by double figures, the game was anything but comfortable. The Spartans would beat the Falcons 86-72 after finishing the game on …

Michigan State’s Coen Carr dunks against Bowling Green after a Jaden Akins assist during the first half on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, Breslin Center in East Lansing. Death, taxes, and Coen Carr making huge dunks in the Breslin Center. The Michigan State basketball sophomore forward has made a name for himself as one of the best dunkers in college basketball, …

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Kansas State transfer Arthur Kaluma and five-star freshman Tre Johnson scored 18 points apiece Saturday to help Texas beat Mississippi State 89-43. Texas (3-1) has won three in a row since an 80-72 loss to Ohio State at the Hall of Fame Series in the season opener. Julian Larry scored 13 points, Kadin Shedrick 12 and …

The Indiana State men’s basketball team took to the road for a clash with longtime rival Ball State on Saturday afternoon and emerged victorious 94-84 inside Worthen Arena. Camp Wagner led the way with 19 points, including five bombs from beyond the arc as he was on fire with his 3-pointers. His buckets really started to come after back-to-back 3s …

Arkansas State secured a 59-49 victory over Stephen F. Austin on Saturday at First National Bank Arena. The Red Wolves, now 3-1, forced 16 turnovers and grabbed 19 offensive rebounds, limiting the Lumberjacks to 31.5 percent shooting from the field and just 3-of-16 from beyond the arc. The 49 points allowed was the fewest since December 1, 2022, when they …

OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI – NOVEMBER 16: Dre Davis #14 of the Mississippi Rebels handles the ball against Nique Clifford #10 of the Colorado State Rams during the first half at The Pavilion at Ole Miss on November 16, 2024 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images) A lopsided first half proved the difference. The No. 25 Ole Miss men’s basketball …

Michigan State’s head coach Tom Izzo, center, talks with Xavier Booker, right, as Jaxon Kohler, left, looks on during men’s basketball media day on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. Tom Izzo has made a change to his team ahead of the Spartans matchup with Bowling Green inside of the Breslin Center on Saturday night. …

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Kobe Elvis scored 24 points, Jalon Moore added 21, and slow-starting Oklahoma defeated Stetson 85-64 on Saturday. Jordan Wood and Abramo Canka hit 3-pointers in an 8-0 run that got Stetson within 51-43 with 14 minutes left to play. A few minutes later, Oklahoma took control as Moore scored 11 points in a 16-0 run that …

While Notre Dame’s Micah Shrewsberry goes about gathering early-season information about his rebuilding project, his collection of new players and returners are reducing a lot of the game-day angst. It’s much too early to tell if Saturday’s performance will eventually be regarded as a season statement of sorts, but there was no denying the promise in a slick 84-63 victory …

For two hours Saturday afternoon, at a time on the calendar reserved for college football, Notre Dame men’s basketball took us all on an enjoyable time machine ride through the past. Back to a time when that program would go into this building or that building in the Big East or the Atlantic Coast Conference and stare down any opposition …

Syracuse needed double overtime, a career-high from J.J. Starling, and a near triple-double from Eddie Lampkin Jr., but those three things were enough for them to escape with a 104-95 double overtime victory at the JMA Wireless Dome over Youngstown State. Starling’s 38 points, including 21 in the second half, did a lot of heavy lifting, but Lampkin’s seven points, …

NORMAN — OU men’s basketball is 3-0 for the sixth time in the last 10 seasons. The Sooners defeated Stetson 85-64 Saturday afternoon at the Lloyd Noble Center, earning coach Porter Moser his 350th career victory. OU is 25-3 in home nonconference games under Moser. The Sooners forced 23 turnovers in their win and scored 31 points off turnovers. Here …

DURHAM — Duke basketball had no issues with Wofford and no issues with cramping for freshmen Cooper Flagg and Khaman Maluach. Following a three-game stretch that saw Flagg and Maluach sidelined for extended minutes because of cramping problems, the sixth-ranked Blue Devils ended that streak in their 86-35 rout of Wofford on Saturday at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Maluach, Duke’s 7-foot-2 …

Wisconsin basketball notched a season-defining victory on Friday night, a 103-88 win over No. 9 Arizona The result carries significant weight, but so does the Badgers’ form in the win. The team crossed the 100-point mark against a power conference opponent for the first time since 1993. It was an offensive display that would’ve seemed impossible for previous Wisconsin teams …

Jan 26, 2019; South Bend, IN, USA; A basketball sits on the court during the game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Virginia Cavaliers at the Purcell Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports Even with both teams in similar situation, the Notre Dame men’s basketball team’s game against Georgetown figured to be a real test. After all, …

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Tyrese Proctor scored 15 points and No. 6 Duke bounced back from its first loss of the season with an 86-35 victory over Wofford on Saturday. The Blue Devils (3-1), who were coming off a 77-72 loss to No. 19 Kentucky in the Champions Classic, led by as many as 51 points in their most lopsided …

SOUTH ORANGE – It was a rare display by Shaheen Holloway, waving his arms to the packed crowd in Walsh Gym, exhorting fans for more noise after a defensive stop Saturday. After the roughest week of his three-year tenure at the Hall, his Pirates needed a lift – and they got it, locking down Wagner for a 54-28 victory. It …

DURHAM — Wofford had to know this type of showing was coming from Duke basketball. Following a poor shooting performance in their loss to No. 19 Kentucky on Tuesday, the sixth-ranked Blue Devils torched the nets time and time again on Saturday afternoon, throttling the Terriers in a 86-35 blowout victory. Duke (3-1) shot 48%, drilling 16 three-pointers, with 24 …

Tom Izzo and Michigan State basketball continue early-season play today vs. Bowling Green. The Spartans (2-1) will play the Falcons (1-2) on Saturday in East Lansing at the Breslin Center. MSU’s last game came Tuesday against No. 1 Kansas in Atlanta, a 77-69 loss. The Spartans shot just 3-for-24 on 3-pointers, with Izzo saying this week “we’ll make them.” Watch …

John Tonje, welcome to Badgers immortality. On Friday, the transfer from Missouri dropped 41 points, finishing two shy of Frank Kaminsky’s school record for single-game scoring, and the Badgers knocked off No. 9 Arizona, 103-88, in a performance that ended with Wisconsin fans storming the Kohl Center court. Wisconsin guard John Tonje (9) is fouled by Arizona center Motiejus Krivas …

COLLEGE PARK — The dream of many athletes turned into a nightmare for DeShawn Harris-Smith. With Maryland men’s basketball trailing No. 15 Marquette by just two points Friday night, Harris-Smith had two free throws with 15 seconds left in the second half to tie the score at 76. But the sophomore shooting guard missed both, and senior point guard Stevie …