College Basketball

[ad_1] Who’s Playing FIU Panthers @ FAU Owls Current Records: FIU 3-7, FAU 7-2 How To Watch What to Know FAU will be playing the full four quarters on Wednesday, but they’re expected to have things wrapped up well before that. They will be playing at home against the FIU Panthers at 7:00 p.m. ET at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena. …

[ad_1] DURHAM – Even as Mark Mitchell continues to struggle with his 3-point shooting, the Duke basketball sophomore doesn’t lack confidence. “Just focusing on what I can. Eventually, I know the shot will fall,” Mitchell said Tuesday after the 21st-ranked Blue Devils’ 89-68 win against Hofstra at Cameron Indoor Stadium. “Just keep playing hard, doing what I can … keep …

[ad_1] Who’s Playing N. Alabama Lions @ Charleston Southern Buccaneers Current Records: N. Alabama 5-5, Charleston Southern 3-5 How To Watch What to Know The Charleston Southern Buccaneers will be playing in front of their home fans against the N. Alabama Lions at 7:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Buccaneer Fieldhouse. Charleston Southern will be strutting in after a victory …

[ad_1] Who’s Playing UTSA Roadrunners @ Little Rock Trojans Current Records: UTSA 5-4, Little Rock 4-6 How To Watch What to Know UTSA has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Little Rock Trojans at 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Jack Stephens Center. UTSA knows how …

[ad_1] In several games earlier this season, Gophers men’s basketball coach Ben Johnson begged Elijah Hawkins to slow down and improve his decisionmaking. But he never wanted to take away what his point guard did best. Hawkins’ speed and facilitating in an up-tempo offense helped Howard reach the NCAA tournament last season — and now he’s becoming arguably the Big …

[ad_1] Freshman guard John Blackwell scored 33 points over the Badgers’ past three games, including a team-high 17 at Arizona. MADISON – Two days before Wisconsin was set to host then-No. 3 Marquette, Greg Gard was talking about the difficulty of preparing for his team’s next three games. Those games – spread over eight days – were at home against …

[ad_1] Porter Moser, Sooners are in exclusive company The Sooners (9-0) are one of seven undefeated teams in men’s college basketball, and four of OU’s last five wins have come against some pretty big names: Iowa, USC, Providence and Arkansas. The first three were Quadrant 2 wins. Arkansas was a Quadrant 3 win. In the NCAA’s NET rankings, games are …

[ad_1] Teams coming off losses clash when the Incarnate Word Cardinals battle the Rice Owls in a non-conference matchup on Wednesday. The Cardinals (3-6), who tied for eighth place in the Southland Conference with McNeese at 6-12 and were 12-19 overall in 2022-23, are coming off a 76-75 loss to Northern Arizona on Saturday. It was their fourth loss in …

[ad_1] How will the Louisville men’s basketball team respond to Saturday’s disappointing loss at DePaul? We’ll find out when the Cardinals (4-5, 0-1 ACC) take the court tonight vs. Arkansas State at the KFC Yum! Center. Reflecting on that frustrating afternoon in Chicago — during which his team won the second half, 46-37, but trailed for more than 36 minutes …

[ad_1] The C.L. Brown Show Podcast This week’s episode of The C.L. Brown Show features The Sporting News’ Mike DeCourcy, who has covered 32 Final Fours and has been the college basketball columnist at TSN since 1995. DeCourcy discusses the versatility Aaron Bradshaw adds to Kentucky’s lineup after returning from a foot injury that caused him to miss seven games. …

[ad_1] BLOOMINGTON – It was no secret Indiana arrived into its 2023-24 season a glaringly incomplete team. Coach Mike Woodson said in the preseason he was still working through the strengths and makeup of his group. So while they’ve been painful at times, the growing pains of these first nine games shouldn’t have come as a surprise. Nevertheless, as the …

[ad_1] NEWARK – By benching his starters midway through the first half of Tuesday’s game against Monmouth, Seton Hall basketball coach Shaheen Holloway tried to send a message. It worked – sort of. The Pirates’ subs sparked a 17-0 run to build a 16-point lead, but the starters nearly squandered that in the second half before holding on for a …

[ad_1] Jonas Aidoo tapped the ball away from a Georgia Southern player at midcourt and he was off. Tennessee basketball’s 6-foot-11 forward dribbled and snuck around a defender, laying the ball in. He had 10 points and so did the Vols, who raced to a terrific start against Georgia Southern before a lethargic, lackadaisical second half. Tennessee won 74-56 against …

[ad_1] HARBOR SPRINGS — A buzzer-beater to send the game into overtime makes for a thrilling night on the basketball court. The Harbor Springs boys basketball team had that Tuesday against Glen Lake and they liked it so much after one overtime period, they did it again. A pair of buzzer-beating shots twice sent Harbor into extra time out on the …

[ad_1] LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball coach Bill Self seemed to have a little fun with a question Saturday, at least at first, following the Jayhawks’ 73-64 win against Missouri. The food tastes better, Self said, when he beats the Tigers. A drink later in the evening is colder, too, he added. But then Self started to speak to what happened in …

[ad_1] The bad taste won’t dissipate soon, but three days after losing their fifth straight Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout to Xavier, the University of Cincinnati Bearcats entered the win column yet again with an 85-53 victory over Bryant University. UC’s 7-footer Aziz Bandaogo had a double-double and a stat line not seen in Fifth Third Arena for a while with …

[ad_1] Blue Devils pull away from Hofstra with another efficient offensive performance, improved defense in second half  Kyle Filipowski celebrates a 3-pointer early in the second half of Duke’s win against Hofstra on Tuesday night. (Rob Kinnan/USA Today Sports Images) DURHAM – More than Jon Scheyer wanted Duke to win these two home games against decent mid-major teams, he wanted …

[ad_1] Rick Barnes got what he wanted from his young players before Tennessee basketball hosted Georgia Southern on Tuesday. The four freshman responded to Barnes’ challenge to prove themselves in practices and the Vols’ coach was going to reward them by playing the group together in the second half. He never got the chance. “Our older guys just didn’t do …

[ad_1] CJ Fredrick scored 14 points, Aziz Bandaogo added 12 points and matched a career best with 17 rebounds, and Cincinnati pulled away in the second half to beat Bryant 85-53 on Tuesday night. Cincinnati (8-1), which had its best start to a season since 2017-18 end on Saturday after an 84-79 loss to Xavier, shot 59% (16 of 27) …

[ad_1] MASON – After a disappointing 4-16 campaign last season, East Lansing made a change in its girls basketball program, hiring Holt coach Tori Brooks to help bring some of the recent success the Trojans have experienced back. Early results have shown promise, including a 41-36 win on the road at Mason on Tuesday night and a win over one …

[ad_1] The Oregon men’s basketball team rolled to a second straight rout Tuesday night. And much like their romp against UTEP over the weekend, the Ducks needed a dominant second half to pull away. Kario Oquendo and Jackson Shelstad each scored a season-high and the Ducks outrebounded one of the top rebounding teams in the country as they pushed their …

[ad_1] Halftime Report Only one more half stands between Duke and the win they were favored to collect coming into this evening. They have jumped out to a quick 44-39 lead against Hofstra. If Duke keeps playing like this, they’ll bump their record up to 7-3 in no time. On the other hand, Hofstra will have to make due with …

[ad_1] The Oregon Ducks men’s basketball team won their third straight game on Tuesday night against the California Baptist Lancers to move to 7-2 on the season. The Lancers kept the score close in the first half and were down by four going into the break. But, the Ducks were true to their identity as a second-half team and out-scored …

[ad_1] Who’s Playing Mid-Atlantic Christian Mustangs @ Presbyterian Blue Hose Current Records: Mid-Atlantic Christian 0-1, Presbyterian 6-4 How To Watch What to Know The Presbyterian Blue Hose will be playing at home against the Mid-Atlantic Christian Mustangs at 12:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Ross E. Templeton P.E. Center. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they’ll …

[ad_1] Who’s Playing Incarnate Word Cardinals @ Rice Owls Current Records: Incarnate Word 3-6, Rice 3-6 How To Watch What to Know The Rice Owls will be playing at home against the Incarnate Word Cardinals at 12:15 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Tudor Fieldhouse. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they’ll have plenty of motivation to …