College Basketball

ATLANTA — Duke basketball faltered down the stretch in a 77-72 loss to Kentucky at the Champions Classic in Atlanta. The sixth-ranked Blue Devils (2-1) were on the wrong end of a second-half comeback as the 19th-ranked Wildcats (3-0) finished with a 14-point advantage in the final 20 minutes, scoring the final five points of the game at State Farm …

Nov. 12—The UNH men’s basketball team fell behind early and never recovered in a 62-56 loss to Fairfield on Tuesday night at Lundholm Gym in Durham. The Wildcats (1-3) trailed by as many as 12 points in the first half and lagged by eight (38-30) at halftime. After falling behind by double digits once again in the second half, UNH …

ATLANTA — Poor shooting, self-inflicted mistakes and untimely injuries. Those were the contributing factors that led to Duke basketball’s first loss of the season, a 77-72 gut punch against No. 19 Kentucky at the Champions Classic in Georgia.  The sixth-ranked Blue Devils (2-1) led for most of the night at State Farm Arena, but critical mistakes in the final minutes …

Nicholls State Colonels (1-2) at Northern Kentucky Norse (0-2) Highland Heights, Kentucky; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Nicholls State takes on Northern Kentucky after Robert Brown III scored 21 points in Nicholls State’s 93-44 win against the Mississippi University for Women Owls. Northern Kentucky finished 18-15 overall last season while going 12-3 at home. The Norse shot 45.6% from …

Tuscaloosa, AL – In a battle between two former South Georgia Technical College assistant coaches who are now head coaches, Jets head coach Chris Ballauer came away with a narrow 63 – 57 victory against Reco Dawson, who is the head coach of the Shelton State Bucs, in the Shelton State Classic in Tuscaloosa, AL. However, that was the only …

Maxime Raynaud scored 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds and Stanford won its third straight in overwhelming fashion beating Northern Arizona 90-64 on Tuesday night. Oziyah Sellers scored 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting, reserve Ryan Agarwal scored 15 points, Jaylen Blakes 13 and Benny Gealer 10. Trent McLaughlin scored 20 points, Oakland Fort scored 13 and Carson …

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Jadrian Tracey scored 19 points and Oregon scored the first 11 points in overtime to pull out an 80-70 win over Portland after erasing a 13-point second-half deficit on Tuesday night. The Ducks were down 54-41 with eight minutes to go and they were still in an 11-point hole with 4:46 to play. Tracey made a …

Duke stumbles to Kentucky Blue Devils’ offense goes cold in second half, with late turnovers proving too costly in the end Duke’s Kon Knueppel, left, fouls Kentucky’s Otega Oweh during Tuesday night’s Champions Classic game. (Photo by Dale Zanine/USA Today Sports Images) ATLANTA – If the first half of Tuesday night’s Champions Classic game showed how good Duke can be …

At tip-off, the Oregon Ducks had no business losing to the Portland Pilots, but with five minutes to go in the second half, Oregon had no business winning. They found a way to win anyway. With 8:11 on the second half clock, Oregon trailed 54-41. The Ducks were not shooting well, and defense was way too much of a struggle. …

ATLANTA — We’re going to have plenty of time, like maybe a decade or two, to talk about Cooper Flagg. And in the aftermath of Tuesday’s Champions Classic, the presumptive No. 1 pick is going to get his first real taste of what the world of sports takes is all about. That’s how it works when you live up to …

Kentucky head coach Mark Pope reacts as he approaches his family after an NCAA college basketball game against Wright State in Lexington, Ky., Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. | James Crisp, Associated Press The Mark Pope era at Kentucky is off to an impressive start. Pope’s Wildcats upset No. 6 Duke in a 77-72 thriller Tuesday night at the State Farm …

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Jalen Lake had 19 points in Colorado State’s 74-65 win against Denver on Tuesday. Lake went 7 of 10 from the field (3 for 6 from 3-point range) for the Rams (3-0). Jaylen Crocker-Johnson scored 14 points and added six rebounds. Nique Clifford shot 4 for 9 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 3 …

Cooper Flagg put on quite the show in his first nationally televised game, giving the entire college basketball world a glimpse into what may be to come this year for Duke basketball. The preseason Associated Press All-American stuffed the stats sheet Tuesday night with 26 points on 9-of-19 shooting, 12 rebounds and two assists in No. 6 Duke’s 77-72 loss …

ATLANTA (AP) — Otega Oweh knocked down four free throws in the final 10.3 seconds and No. 19 Kentucky claimed the first big win of Mark Pope’s coaching tenure, knocking off No. 6 Duke 77-72 in the Champions Classic on Tuesday night. In the frenetic closing seconds, Duke (2-1) tied the game at 72 on Cooper Flagg’s lay-in with 1:14 …

Arkansas State defeated in-state rival Little Rock 80-63 on Tuesday night at First National Bank Arena. Ten different players scored for the Red Wolves, with three reaching double figures. A crowd of 5,187, the largest since February 2017, watched as Arkansas State made 13 three-pointers and forced 17 turnovers. The Red Wolves also out-rebounded Little Rock 42-35, including 20 offensive …

ATLANTA — This wasn’t the picture-perfect performance of the two preseason exhibitions. Or the first two regular-season games. But Kentucky basketball found a way to stay unbeaten in 2024-25 despite a bevy of mistakes, downing fellow blue blood Duke, 77-72, in a Champions Classic matchup at State Farm Arena. The Wildcats won despite committing 10 turnovers, three more than the …

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Zion Stanford had 23 points in Temple’s 69-61 victory against Drexel on Tuesday night. Stanford shot 9 of 13 from the field, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 7 from the line for the Owls (3-0). Jamal Mashburn Jr. added 20 points while shooting 5 for 16 (1 for 3 from 3-point …

ATLANTA (AP) — Bill Self brushed off becoming the winningest coach in Kansas basketball history, even as he surpassed the guy whose name is on the arena. “It means I’m old,” the 61-year-old Self said with a slight grin. “And it means I’ve had a lot of really good players.” Self claimed the top spot at one of college basketball’s …

ATLANTA — With each missed layup, clanked three and clumsy pass out of bounds, you could imagine Danny Hurley somewhere in Connecticut with steam coming out of his nostrils watching Tuesday’s game here between No. 1 Kansas and Michigan State while doing a full Seinfeld-meets-George-Carlin routine. “Champions Classic? How the (expletive) do you call that a Classic? And last I …

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – NOVEMBER 12: Carson Cooper #15 of the Michigan State Spartans dunks against Hunter Dickinson #1 of the Kansas Jayhawks during the first half of the State Farm Champions Classic between the Kansas Jayhawks and Michigan State Spartans at State Farm Arena on November 12, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Michigan State basketball …

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Eddie Lampkin Jr. scored 15 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and had five assists to help Syracuse beat Colgate 74-72 on Tuesday night. Lampkin’s layup ended the scoring with 46 seconds remaining. Colgate missed a 3-pointer and jumper on its last two possessions. Chris Bell added 14 points and J.J. Starling scored 12 before fouling out for …

Coen Carr of the Michigan State Spartans drives against Rylan Griffen of the Kansas Jayhawks during the first half of the State Farm Champions Classic at State Farm Arena on Nov. 12, 2024 in Atlanta. 1. MSU shows it belongs. That can only be enough for so long. ATLANTA – For a Michigan State basketball program trying to prove it’s …

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – NOVEMBER 12: Frankie Fidler #8 of the Michigan State Spartans drives against Rylan Griffen #6 of the Kansas Jayhawks during the first half of the State Farm Champions Classic between the Kansas Jayhawks and Michigan State Spartans at State Farm Arena on November 12, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Michigan State basketball …

Nov 12, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Michigan State Spartans guard Jeremy Fears Jr. (1) dribbles past Kansas Jayhawks guard Zeke Mayo (5) during the first half at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images Michigan State basketball gave the No. 1 team in the country a tough test on Tuesday night but ultimately came up short in the end. …

ATLANTA — During his three seasons at Kentucky in the mid-1990s, Mark Pope never faced Duke. But the former UK-player-turned coach gets his chance tonight, when he leads the team into a Champions Classic matchup against the fellow college basketball blue blood. Pope aims to even the score against the Blue Devils since starting his coaching career. Almost seven years …