College Basketball

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — John Tonje had a career-high 41 points — two shy of the Wisconsin record — to lead the Badgers over No. 9 Arizona 103-88 on Friday night. Wisconsin (4-0) never trailed, and fans stormed the Kohl Center court after the final horn. Tonje shot 8 for 14 from the floor, including 4 of 6 from 3-point …

MADISON, Wis. — John Tonje had a career-high 41 points — two shy of the Wisconsin record — to lead the Badgers over No. 9 Arizona 103-88 on Friday night. Wisconsin (4-0) never trailed, and fans stormed the Kohl Center court after the final horn. Tonje shot 8 for 14 from the floor, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range, …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eric Dailey Jr. scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and reserve Aday Mara scored 16 points as UCLA largely went unchallenged in its 85-45 win over Lehigh on Friday night. Tyler Bilodeau scored 15 points and reserve Sebastian Mack 10 for the Bruins (3-1). Keith Higgins Jr. led the Mountain Hawks (0-4) with 18 points …

EVANSTON, Ill. — Jalen Leach scored a season-high 27 points and Nick Martinelli added 16 points and Northwestern needed overtime to beat Eastern Illinois 67-58 on Friday night. The Wildcats (3-1) held Eastern Illinois (1-3) scoreless in the extra session. Leach scored the last seven points in regulation for Northwestern and the last five points in overtime. The Panthers Nakyel …

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Dominique Daniels Jr.’s 27 points helped California Baptist defeat Long Island University 90-77 on Friday night. Daniels shot 9 for 25 (5 for 14 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Lancers (3-1). Martel Williams scored 23 points while shooting 9 for 12, including 3 for 6 from beyond the …

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Nate Kingz’s 22 points helped Oregon State defeat CSU Fullerton 70-51 on Friday night. Kingz had eight rebounds for the Beavers (4-0). Michael Rataj scored 18 points and added 10 rebounds. Liutauras Lelevicius had 12 points and went 4 of 8 from the field (3 for 6 from 3-point range). The Titans (0-4) were led in …

COLLEGE STATION, Tex. (AP) — Wade Taylor IV and Manny Obaseki each scored 15 points and No. 23 Texas A&M beat No. 21 Ohio State 78-64 on Friday night. Zhuric Phelps added 14 points and Henry Coleman III chipped in 12 for the Aggies. The Aggies have won three consecutive games following a season-opening loss at UCF and handed the …

WEST LAFAYETTE − Oh, you thought Purdue basketball was supposed to fall off without Zach Edey? At this point, Matt Painter and the Boilermakers have earned the benefit of the doubt. Programs of Purdue’s caliber don’t just fall into the abyss because a generational player goes to the NBA. Friday night in front of 14,786 loud fans at Mackey Arena, the Boilermakers …

Wisconsin wing John Tonje continued his torrid start to the 2024-25 season on Friday night, leading the Badgers to a signature win over No. 9 Arizona. With program legend Bo Ryan honored at halftime and the Badgers’ 2014 and 2015 Final Four teams in the building, the transfer wing came within a basket of breaking Frank Kaminsky’s single-game program scoring …

(Photo by © Alex Martin/Journal and Courier / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) The Big Ten might have just been put on notice. Purdue’s first three games of the season were about its star trio with Fletcher Loyer, Trey Kaufman-Renn, and Braden Smith leading the way through a 3-0 start. Purdue’s fourth win of the season, an 87-78 win …

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — When All-America center Zach Edey left for the NBA after sweeping the last two national player of the year awards, some wondered how Purdue would cope. Turns out, the plan post-Edey doesn’t appear to have changed much. It still centers around a hefty dose of feeding the ball into the middle — as Alabama coach …

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Elliot Cadeau and Jalen Washington scored 18 points apiece and No. 10 North Carolina overwhelmed American in the second half for a 107-55 victory Friday night. Cadeau scored 11 of North Carolina’s first 23 points, and Washington shot 6 for 6 from the field and 6 for 7 on free throws. RJ Davis and Seth …

After missing the first two games, Ace Bailey finally made his collegiate debut for No. 24 Rutgers on Friday evening. And he did not disappoint. Bailey, the No. 2 overall recruit according to 247Sports Composite rankings in the 2024 recruiting class behind Duke’s Cooper Flagg, missed the Scarlet Knight’s first two games against Wagner (Nov. 6) and Saint Peter’s (Monday). But his coach, Steve …

Wes Miller and the Bearcats defeated Nicholls 86 to 49 on Friday night as they improve to 3-0 on the season. The Bearcats were in control from start to finish after taking an early 6-1 lead, keeping their foot on the gas early to put Nicholls away before halftime. The Bearcats finished the game shooting 54%/43%/64% from the field with …

Alabama Crimson Tide guard Labaron Philon (0) grabs a rebound Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, during the NCAA men’s basketball game against the Purdue Boilermakers at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind. Trey Kaufman-Penn had a game-high 26 points, Braden Smith had a double-double, and the hot-shooting Purdue Boilermakers handed No. 2 Alabama basketball its first loss of the season, 87-78, …

WEST LAFAYETTE − CJ Cox gave Purdue basketball fans Carsen Edwards flashbacks Friday night. The freshman’s hot streak turned a matchup between top-12 teams into a heavy homecourt advantage. The junior trio of Trey Kaufman-Renn, Fletcher Loyer and Braden Smith led the charge in No. 12 Purdue’s 87-78 win over second-ranked Alabama at Mackey Arena. Purdue vs. Alabama player ratings: …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Walter Clayton scored 16 of his 25 points in the first half and No. 20 Florida held off a late rally to beat Florida State 87-74 on Friday night. Florida’s Todd Golden coached his first road game after allegations of sexual harassment and stalking surfaced last week. Golden was greeted by boos from a sold-out Florida …

It doesn’t always have to look pretty, it just has to end in a win. At least that was the thought process for Michigan basketball, coming off a tight Power Four loss away from home, in its return to Crisler Center on Friday night against a TCU squad which had made three consecutive NCAA tournaments. The Wolverines came away with …

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN – NOVEMBER 15: Roddy Gayle Jr. #11 of the Michigan Wolverines tries to get a shot off next to Jace Posey #41 of the TCU Horned Frogs during the first half at Crisler Arena on November 15, 2024 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) Michigan basketball is back in action on the hardwood after …

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — UConn coach Geno Auriemma tied the NCAA Division I record for men’s or women’s basketball with his 1,216th career victory Friday night as his No. 2 Huskies beat No. 14 North Carolina 69-58. The 70-year-old Auriemma, in his 40th season at UConn, matched Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer, who retired after after last season. Auriemma can break the …

Cincinnati Bearcats head basketball coach Wes Miller just missed on a banner recruiting week as four-star Davion Hannah bypassed UC for Alabama on Friday. Hannah is the No. 37 prospect in the nation. Hannah, a 6-foot-5 shooting guard had visited UC and had the Bearcats on his “last four” along with the Tide, Missouri and Ohio State. Hannah was in …

Kiyan Anthony is following his father, Carmelo, and will play college basketball at Syracuse. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images) As his father did before him, Kiyan Anthony will play college basketball at Syracuse. Anthony, 17, is the son of Carmelo Anthony, who cemented his legend with the Orange by leading them to a national championship as a freshman in 2002-03. …

Nov. 15—The Lions may have won by 30 and controlled the night for the most part from start to finish on Thursday when Ozark Christian College visited the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center for an exhibition men’s basketball game. But Missouri Southern head coach Sam McMahon had a clear message following the 109-79 win. “That we got to get better, …

Kiyan Anthony is following in his father’s footsteps. He’s going to play basketball at Syracuse. Carmelo Anthony’s son — a highly touted shooting guard from Long Island Lutheran High — made it official on Friday, two years after the Orange offered him a scholarship. Kiyan Anthony is a 6-foot-5 shooting guard and generally considered the top recruit in New York …

The Texas basketball team may have dropped out of the USA Today Coaches Poll after falling in last week’s season opener to Ohio State, but the Longhorns hope to build some more rhythm by pounding a third consecutive low-major program. Freshman guard Tre Johnson has starred so far for the Longhorns (2-1) while averaging 25.4 points a game on 57.4% shooting. Who else …