College Basketball

Nov. 12—There was no UCLA hangover for the California kid. Tuesday night in the Pit wasn’t always pretty for the home team, and star center Nelly Junior Joseph was a non-factor due to foul trouble, but Lobos junior point guard Donovan Dent was his usual brilliant self with 25 points, 10 assists and no turnovers and helped ensure the outcome …

Cooper Flagg scored a game-high 26 points, but his costly final-minute turnovers doomed Duke to a Champions Classic loss to Kentucky. Mandatory Credit: Zachary Taft-Imagn Images For more than 39 minutes, the nation’s most celebrated teenaged basketball prospect demonstrated why dozens of NBA scouts flocked to Atlanta to see him play. Only in the final 20 seconds of Duke’s 77-72 …

Nov. 12—PULLMAN — Washington State forward Dane Erikstrup missed a layup off the backboard with about 12-and-a-half minutes left in the second half. Luckily for him, his teammate and roommate LeJuan Watts was in the right place at the right time, drilling the second-chance layup to put the Cougs up by 15 points. Watts flexed and let out a scream …

Will the Connecticut Huskies get back in the national championship picture this season? Freshman Sarah Strong should help. (Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images) JuJu Watkins, Hannah Hidalgo and MiLaysia Fulwiley stormed onto the scene in 2023, but it’s a new season with a new crop of talented freshmen. Here are eight college basketball rookies who will have a major impact for their …

Nov 12, 2024; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns guard Tre Johnson (20) dunks during the first half against Chicago State Cougars at Moody Center. Mandatory Credit: Scott Wachter-Imagn Images The Texas Longhorns registered another non-conference game in the books with stellar victory 105-58 over Chicago State on Tuesday night at Moody Center, with freshman guard Tre Johnson leading the charge. …

PROVIDENCE — Providence men’s basketball escaped another early-season game. Close wins against non-conference foes instill little confidence and through three games downtown, the Friars managed just one convincing victory. Providence’s timely 3s, bench sparks from deep within its rotation and a heightened defensive effort were enough to dispatch Hampton at the Amica Mutual Pavilion. But any progress made in the …

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gabe Madsen scored 24 points, Mike Sharavjamts added 19 and Utah pulled away in the second half to beat Queens University 96-65 on Tuesday night. Madsen, who had 12 3s over Utah’s first two games, was 5 of 12 from the arc. Utah, which made a school-record 19 3s in each of its first two …

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Khristian Lander’s 23 points off of the bench helped Western Kentucky to a 104-76 victory against Campbellsville on Tuesday night. Lander went 9 of 13 from the field (5 for 8 from 3-point range) for the Hilltoppers (1-2). Julius Thedford scored 16 points, shooting 5 for 8, including 5 for 7 from beyond the arc. …

ORLANDO — UCF outgunned one of the nation’s hottest offenses Tuesday night to continue a strong, unbeaten men’s basketball start. Keyshawn Hall had 20 of his 26 points in the second half, and the Knights (3-0) knocked down a season-high 13 three-pointers in a 100-94 victory over Florida Atlantic (2-1) at Addition Financial Arena. Jordan Ivy-Curry chipped in 22 points …

ATLANTA — Kentucky coach Mark Pope doesn’t have the luxury of high-end talent and multiple NBA draft picks on his roster. That much was clear watching Duke’s Cooper Flagg, the presumptive No. 1 pick in next year’s draft, spin past, cross up and raise up over UK defenders en route to a game-high 26 points. Those elite players are sure …

SOUTH KINGSTOWN — With few Division I opponents answering the call and the possibility of a 12-day layoff looming, the University of Rhode Island men pivoted to the Division II ranks for a Tuesday night matchup. Franklin Pierce was annoying for a stretch thanks to its helter-skelter defense and 3-point shooting. The Rams weren’t all that happy with the opening …

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – NOVEMBER 12: Jeremy Fears Jr. #1 of the Michigan State Spartans reacts after drawing a foul on a basket against the Kansas Jayhawks during the second 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 …

Arkansas basketball returns to Bud Walton Arena tonight, kicking off four straight home games against opponents outside of the power conferences. The No. 21 Razorbacks (1-1) will begin the home-stand against Troy (2-0) Wednesday night. The Trojans opened their season with back-to-back victories by double figures against Toledo and New Orleans. The Hogs are coming off a narrow loss to …

Notebook: Syracuse’s rebounding shows improvement Nov 12, 2024; Syracuse, New York, USA; Syracuse Orange head coach Adrian Autry reacts to a play against the Colgate Raiders during the second half at the JMA Wireless Dome. (Photo by Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-Imagn Images) Syracuse narrowly defeated Colgate, 74-72, on Tuesday at the JMA Wireless Dome. Three storylines emerged from the win. …

Cooper Flagg scored a game-high 26 points, but his costly final-minute turnovers doomed Duke to a Champions Classic loss to Kentucky. Mandatory Credit: Zachary Taft-Imagn Images For more than 39 minutes, the nation’s most celebrated teenaged basketball prospect demonstrated why dozens of NBA scouts flocked to Atlanta to see him play. Only in the final 20 seconds of Duke’s 77-72 …

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 …