College Basketball

CHICAGO (AP) — Jacob Meyer’s 16 points helped DePaul defeat Eastern Illinois 78-69 on Tuesday night. Meyer had five rebounds for the Blue Demons (5-0). Troy D’Amico scored 14 points while shooting 2 for 4 from beyond the arc and 8 of 9 from the free-throw line. Isaiah Rivera shot 5 for 14, including 2 for 8 from beyond the …

EAST LANSING – A hard-fought win over Samford appeared finally in hand Tuesday night when Michigan State basketball looked to suffer an even bigger loss. Jase Richardson crumbled to the baseline in a heap after twisting his left ankle late in the Spartans’ 83-75 victory over the Bulldogs. The freshman guard had to be helped back to the MSU bench …

Kansas State beat Mississippi Valley State on Tuesday night, 74-56. The win pushes the Wildcats to 4-1. Ugonna Onyenso led the Wildcats in scoring with 18 points off the bench. Point guard CJ Jones, who started the game in place of Dug McDaniel, recorded 12 points, 3 assists, and 4 rebounds. Below are the press conferences from head coach Jerome …

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kam Jones had 17 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists as No. 15 Marquette defeated No. 6 Purdue 76-58 on Tuesday night to snap the Boilermakers’ 39-game regular-season nonconference winning streak. Purdue (4-1) hadn’t lost a regular-season nonconference game since falling 58-54 at Miami on Dec. 8, 2020, compiling the fourth-longest such streak in NCAA history. The …

Nov 19, 2024; East Lansing, Michigan, USA; Michigan State Spartans guard Jase Richardson (11) passes to guard Tre Holloman (5) during the first half against the Samford Bulldogs at Jack Breslin Student Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Dale Young-Imagn Images Michigan State basketball played host to Samford on Tuesday night, where the Spartans took care of business, 83-75. Towards the end …

Nov 19, 2024; East Lansing, Michigan, USA; Michigan State Spartans forward Coen Carr (55) leaps over Samford Bulldogs center Riley Allenspach (35) during the second half for a dunk at Jack Breslin Student Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Dale Young-Imagn Images Michigan State hosted Samford on Tuesday night, a team that went to the NCAA Tournament in 2024. Despite a slow …

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Hunter Dickinson had 15 points and 15 rebounds, Dajuan Harris Jr. scored 16 points, and No. 1 Kansas shrugged off a sluggish start to beat UNC Wilmington 84-66 on Tuesday night and give Jayhawks coach Bill Self his 800th career win. David Coit added 13 points and Zeke Mayo had 10 for the Jayhawks (5-0), who …

EAST LANSING – Michigan State basketball got another good test on Tuesday, but held on for a 83-75 win over Samford at Breslin Center. The Spartans got off to another dire start on Tuesday, falling down by double digits to Samford, but a big run in the first half led by Jaden Akins helped them take back control of the …

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Solo Ball scored 10 of his 12 points in the first half to lead second-ranked UConn to an 81-46 victory over East Texas A&M on Tuesday night. Alex Karaban and Liam McNeeley added 11 points apiece, and Aidan Mahaney finished with 10 for the Huskies (4-0). Tarris Reed Jr. had nine points, 10 rebounds and three …

Florida State basketball (4-1) picked up a bounce-back victory over Hofstra (4-1), 79-61 on Tuesday at the Donald L. Tucker Center. The Seminoles gave Hofstra its first loss on the season, but the Pride made them earn every basket and proved why they were undefeated prior to Tuesday’s matchup. FSU led the entire game, but Hofstra was not too far …

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Payton Verhulst scored 16 points, Raegan Beers had 11 points and 10 rebounds, and ninth-ranked Oklahoma pulled away in the second half for a 79-49 victory over Wichita State on Tuesday night. Lexy Keys hit a trio of 3-pointers and added 12 points while Zya Vann had 10 for the Sooners, who have won all four …

Nov 13, 2024; Champaign, Illinois, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini forward Ben Humrichous (3) blocks Oakland Golden Grizzlies forward Buru Naivalurua (12) during the second half at State Farm Center. Mandatory Credit: Ron Johnson-Imagn Images After suffering their first loss of the 2024-25 season last Friday night on the road at Purdue, the Alabama Crimson Tide will return to action Wednesday …

The Marquette men’s basketball team (4-0) plays one of its biggest non-conference games this season against Purdue (4-0) at 8 p.m. on Tuesday night at Fiserv Forum. Refresh your browser for updates throughout the game: More: In his first four college games, Marquette’s Royce Parham has shown to be a perfect fit Purdue and Marquette both in top 15 of …

LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball has the chance to earn another victory at home this season inside Allen Fieldhouse, on Tuesday against UNCW. The No. 1 Jayhawks (4-0) have yet to lose in Lawrence during their current campaign. The Seahawks (3-0) present a challenge with a high-scoring offense. It will be the latest edition of KU’s non-conference slate. College basketball rankings: Where …

MANHATTAN — Kansas State basketball is back on its home court for the fourth straight time to start the season at 7 p.m. Tuesday to take on Mississippi Valley State at Bramlage Coliseum. The Wildcats (2-1) will try to get back on track after a disappointing 76-65 loss to LSU at home last Thursday. They face a Mississippi Valley State …

Per its Big Ten availability report, Iowa basketball will be without starting guard Josh Dix versus Rider on Tuesday night. Dix injured his wrist in Iowa’s 76-66 Friday night win over Washington State. Afterwards, Iowa head men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery commented on the severity of Dix’s wrist injury. “Hopefully Josh’s injury will be taken care of relatively quickly. We’ll …

LAWRENCE — Earlier this month, Kansas women’s basketball announced the singings of a pair of prospects to its 2025 recruiting class. There was Tatyonna Brown, a 6-foot-2 forward out of Colorado Spring, Colorado, who head coach Brandon Schneider said in a KU release will bring “a level of length and athleticism that will elevate our frontline play on both ends of …

Last year, Arizona and Michigan State faced off inside Acrisure Arena, here in the California desert, in what became the highest-rated televised college basketball game in 15 years. The game captured the attention of 5.18 viewers on Thanksgiving Day. With the momentum of that game, Acrisure Arena scheduled a few more college basketball games this year, during the week of …

Brigham Young Cougars guard Egor Demin (3) passes during the game against the Queens Royals at the Marriott Center in Provo on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News When the college basketball season was getting ready to start just two weeks ago, incoming BYU Cougars freshman Egor Demin was widely considered a very good prospect but perhaps …

USC hosts San Jose State in Los Angeles on Wednesday, exclusively on Peacock. Live coverage begins at 10:00 p.m. ET. Keep reading for how to watch and live stream the San Jose State at USC men’s college basketball game. Plus, how to follow all of the college basketball action on NBC and Peacock this season. This is the first time …

No. 24 Rutgers welcomes Merrimack to Piscataway on Wednesday, exclusively on Peacock. Live coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. ET. Keep reading for how to watch and live stream the Merrimack at Rutgers men’s college basketball game. Plus, how to follow all of the college basketball action on NBC and Peacock this season. This is the second meeting all-time between the …

Auburn Tigers forward Johni Broome (4) celebrate victory after the game as Auburn Tigers take on North Alabama Lions at Neville Arena in Auburn, Ala., on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Auburn Tigers defeated North Alabama Lions 102-69. The Auburn Tigers have shot up polls since the basketball season tipped off earlier this month. Now the No. 4 ranked team in …

In November, college basketball games like this are usually reserved for four- or eight-team tournaments in warm-weather destinations in front of smaller crowds. Marquette and Purdue played such a game last year in the championship of the Maui Invitational. But this season, the rematch between the No. 6 Boilermakers and the No. 14/15 Golden Eagles is at Fiserv Forum Tuesday …

Alabama basketball freshman Aiden Sherrell only saw two minutes of playing time at Purdue. That wasn’t the experience of fellow Crimson Tide rookies like Derrion Reid, who got 13 minutes, or Labaron Philon, who made the starting five and emerged as UA’s top scorer in an 87-78 loss on the road last Friday. Sitting the 6-foot-10, 240 pound big man …

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama freshman center Aiden Sherrell played just two minutes in the Crimson Tide’s 87-78 loss to Purdue on Friday. Sherrell struggled in his limited action, picking up two fouls before he was subbed out at the 13:04 mark of the first half and did not return. Alabama struggled as a whole defending the lane against the Boilermakers. …