College Basketball

Nov 13, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Southern California Trojans head coach Eric Musselman talks with an official in the first half against the Texas-Arlington Mavericks at Galen Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images In November, there is no time to worry about style points. This is the month of the college basketball season when teams play smaller conference opponents …

Kentucky transfer Zvonimir Ivisic made history when he followed head coach John Calipari from Lexington to Fayetteville this past offseason, as “Big Z” became just the second Croatian ever to suit up for the Razorbacks. He joined Davor Rimac, a member of the 1994 national championship-winning team. The 7-foot-2 Croatian made even more history with his performance on the basketball …

. Hubert Davis and North Carolina officially signed their two-man recruiting class on Wednesday during the early signing period. As it stands right now, UNC has just the two commits in the 2025 class but have some other big targets on their board left. While UNC does not have a five-star commit just yet, both Isaiah Denis and Derek Dixon …

The Xavier Musketeers officially welcomed in a pair of four-star recruits from the Class of 2025 on Thursday. Xavier’s tandem of guard Nyk Lewis and forward Jayden Forsythe is ranked by 247Sports as the No. 36 recruiting class in the nation for the Class of 2025. In August, Nyk Lewis became Xavier’s first 2025 commit when he announced his decision. …

Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports The men’s basketball team welcomed Fairleigh Dickinson to Lincoln following a close 63-58 win over Bethune-Cookman. The Huskers took down the Knights 86-60 to start the season 3-0 for the second straight year. Nebraska finished 28-of-65 from the field, rebounding from its 19-of-55 outing from Saturday. The Huskers also shot 23-of-28 from the foul line, while …

Pat Chambers, the head coach of the FGCU men’s basketball team, reacts during a game against St. Bonaventure on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. FGCU lost. Home is not where the wins are. At least not on opening night for the Florida Gulf Coast men’s basketball season. After starting the season 0-2 on the road, the Eagles fell to St. Bonaventure …

Nov. 13—CHAMPAIGN — Nothing Oakland did Wednesday night at State Farm Center came as a surprise to Brad Underwood. The Golden Grizzlies have a formula for trying to win a buy game on the road. Especially when the talent disparity trends considerably toward the home team. Muck it up. Milk the clock (to the point of taking a 10-second violation, …

Nov. 13—What happened Some adversity for Illinois for the first time in the regular season in the form of too many turnovers and a night where three-point shots didn’t fall quite as easily as they did in opening week wins against Eastern Illinois and SIU Edwardsville. The end result was the same Wednesday against Oakland with a 66-54 Illini victory, …

Nov. 13—VERMILLION, S.D. — Loyola Marymount rallied from an 18-point halftime deficit to knock off the University of South Dakota women’s basketball team 71-67 on Wednesday night at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. It was a tale of two halves for the Coyotes, who scored 40 points in the first half and shot 18 for 31 from the field to …

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rondel Walker scored 14 points and undefeated North Texas led for most of the way and held off Minnesota for a 54-51 victory on Wednesday night. Dawson Garcia scored six points during an 8-2 surge to pull Minnesota to 52-51 with 30 seconds left. Isaac Asuma blocked Brenen Lorient’s layup attempt on the ensuing possession, but Lu’Cye …

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jayland Randall scored 21 points and Jack Campion sank a go-ahead jumper from the free-throw line with 1.4 seconds left to help Southern Indiana defeat Bellarmine 71-69 on Wednesday night. Randall also had three steals for the Screaming Eagles (1-3). Stephen Olowoniyi scored 14 points and added six rebounds. Damoni Harrison had 10 points and shot …

Brigham Young Cougars forward Mihailo Boskovic (5) celebrates after scoring against the Queens Royals at the Marriott Center in Provo on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News Make that three wins in a row for BYU basketball. The Cougars dominated Queens from tipoff to the final buzzer in 99-55 fashion Wednesday night, moving to 3-0 on the …

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Anthony Pritchard led Central Michigan with 21 points and Damarion Bonds made a game-winning 3-pointer in the closing seconds as the Chippewas knocked off George Mason 70-69 on Wednesday night. George Mason guard Jared Billups struggled to find an open teammate on an inbounds play with 14.7 seconds left and he ended up throwing it off …

Virginia Cavaliers (2-0) vs. Villanova Wildcats (2-2) Baltimore; Friday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Villanova will play Virginia at CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. Villanova went 18-16 overall with a 7-5 record in non-conference games in the 2023-24 season. The Wildcats averaged 70.2 points per game last season, 12.4 on free throws and 27.9 from beyond the arc. Virginia …

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Andrej Jakimovski hit five 3-pointers and scored 17 points in Colorado’s 83-53 victory over Cal State Fullerton on Wednesday night. The Buffaloes (3-0) led 35-29 at halftime before exploding for 48 points in the second half. Colorado shot 62% in the second half, including 7 for 14 from deep. Colorado led 55-43 with 8 1/2 minutes …

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Dawson Baker made six 3-pointers and scored 22 points, Keba Keita had a double-double and BYU jumped out early and beat Queens 99-55 on Wednesday night. BYU (3-0) opened on a 28-2 run and built a 51-26 halftime advantage. Trevin Knell scored 14 first-half points for the Cougars and Egor Demin added nine. The Cougars shot …

The Oklahoma State men’s basketball team will continue the 2024-25 season with a home game against Southern Illinois at 7 p.m. Thursday. OSU (2-0) earned an 80-71 home win over St. Thomas-Minnesota on Sunday. Southern Illinois (1-1) earned an 86-64 home win over Missouri S&T on Friday. Here’s how to watch the OSU vs Southern Illinois game today, including time, …

Parity is growing in women’s college basketball every day, evidenced in part by so many good early season, non-conference matchups. These games also help increase parity. The parity of women’s hoops is also evidenced by all the movement this week in the USA TODAY Sports women’s basketball coaches poll. Stanford, Illinois and South Dakota State made their season debuts, while …

Tennessee football’s trip to Georgia headlines the Week 12 college football schedule with CFP hopes on the line. The Vols and Bulldogs are each in need of a quality win, and absolutely not in need of another loss. Will Nico Iamaleava play after missing the second half of last week’s win against Mississippi State with a concussion? Otherwise, it’s a …

The Big 12 lost two premier programs when Oklahoma and Texas left for the SEC. But with one week of the 2024-25 women’s college basketball season in the books, the conference is off to a good start. The 16 Big 12 teams boast a combined 38-5 record, and four of them are ranked. Let’s get into this week’s power rankings: …

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas basketball’s 3-point shooting came to life Wednesday night against Troy. A 7-foot-2 center powered the breakthrough. After opening the season 16 of 51 from long range, the No. 21 Razorbacks made 10 threes and shot 43.5% in a 65-49 win over the Trojans. Zvonimir Ivišić went 6 of 7 from behind the arc and shared the honors …

Igor Milicic Jr. looked at Cam Carr during a postgame news conference and recalled the play. The Tennessee basketball forward dribbled to the right of the key when he saw Carr slip free on the baseline. He split the defense with a bounce pass with a touch of spin to connect with Carr in the first half. “I was just …

COMMERCE, Texas (AP) — Khaliq Abdul-Mateen’s 18 points helped East Texas A&M defeat Southern 70-68 on Wednesday night. Abdul-Mateen added five rebounds for the Lions (1-3). Evan Phelps added 14 points and four steals. Scooter Williams Jr. scored the final points of the game, giving the Lions a 70-68 lead with 59 seconds remaining. He finished with 13 points. The …

BOWLING GREEN — For the first time since winning the 2024 Conference USA Tournament, Western Kentucky returned to the victory column on Tuesday night. Veteran guard Khristian Lander knocked down five 3-point shots and finished with a game-best 23 points to lead the Hilltoppers past overmatched Campbellsville 104-76 before a sparse gathering in historic E.A. Diddle Arena. Western, following losses …

Nicholls State Colonels (1-2) at Northern Kentucky Norse (0-2) Highland Heights, Kentucky; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Norse -5.5; over/under is 142 BOTTOM LINE: Nicholls State visits Northern Kentucky after Robert Brown III scored 21 points in Nicholls State’s 93-44 victory over the Mississippi University for Women Owls. Northern Kentucky went 18-15 overall a season ago while going …