College Basketball

Dec. 4—After three games at the Maui Invitational where Gonzaga held the opposition to 65 points per game while averaging 69 of its own, it was easy to conclude the Bulldogs were ahead of schedule on one side of the floor and still playing catch-up on the other. The defense hasn’t regressed in two wins since returning from Honolulu, and …

Dec. 4—Gonzaga’s Ryan Nembhard and Braden Huff swept the West Coast Conference’s weekly awards, winning player and freshman of the week, respectively. Nembhard, who led GU in scoring with 22 points against Cal State Bakersfield and shared team-high honors with 15 points against USC, was named player of the week, one week after teammate Anton Watson was honored. The 6-foot …

Dec. 4—Gonzaga’s backcourt has had its hands full this season with big guards who like to get downhill and apply pressure at the rim from the opening tip to the final buzzer. At the Maui Invitational, the Bulldogs dealt with 6-foot-4 Syracuse standout Judah Mintz, who scored 22 points in a 76-57 loss to Gonzaga. Last Saturday against USC, Gonzaga’s …

The first 30 minutes of Arkansas’ game against Furman on Monday night were lackluster. The Razorbacks were winning, but coach Eric Musselman was animated on the sidelines. A 15-1 run midway through the second half didn’t make Musselman less demonstrative, but it did provide enough of a cushion the end result was no longer in doubt. Arkansas dispatched the Paladins, …

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — It was tight for 30 minutes, but Arkansas basketball followed up its signature non-conference win over Duke with another quality victory over Furman. The Razorbacks (6-3) used a 12-1 run midway through the second half to push their lead to 20 points before stumbling to the finish line in a 97-83 win over the preseason favorites in …

FAYETTEVILLE — In their first game since an upset win over No. 7 Duke, the Arkansas Razorbacks struggled at home in an 97-83 win over Furman on Monday evening at Bud Walton Arena. Arkansas performed well offensively, but defense was once again an issue. The Hoop Hogs only allowed the Paladins to shoot 38.4% from the field, but they hit …

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Arkansas hosted yet another scrappy mid-major team again Monday night, as the Furman Paladins brought some fire power in Bud Walton Arena. Arkansas (6-3) had already lost to another Southern Conference foe, UNC Greensboro, in the Bud, on Nov. 17. Furman, who knocked Virginia out of the NCAA Tournament last season, came out firing against the Hogs, hitting its first …

FAYETTEVILLE — On a night that the Razorbacks scored 97 points and shot 60.7% from the field and 42.1% from three, they should have cruised to a comfortable victory over Furman. Instead, defensive issues plagued the Hogs and allowed the Paladins to hang around for most of Arkansas’ 97-83 win. The Razorbacks ended up notching their sixth victory of the …

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The UTEP men’s basketball team is back in the win column. The Miners broke open a close game late in the first half and rolled to a 90-62 victory against Division II Western New Mexico on Monday at the Don Haskins Center. The Miners are 6-3 on the season and head coach Joe Golding won his 198th career game. Guard …

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — After a year of rehab working back from a torn ACL, Arkansas basketball’s Trevon Brazile is now back on the mend after suffering an injury in the Razorbacks 97-83 win over Furman Monday. According to head coach Eric Musselman, Brazile suffered an ankle sprain that is already swelling. He left the game with 2:41 remaining and disappeared …

Nate Oats and the Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball team improved to 6-2 on the young season with a dominating 89-65 win over the Arkansas State Red Wolves. After trailing 2-0 in the early portion of the contest, the Tide would go on a quick 11-0 run to take a commanding lead and never looked back. Five players would score …

NOT A SUBSCRIBER? SIGN UP TODAY FOR ACCESS TO ALL OF HAWGBEAT’S PREMIUM CONTENT AND FEATURES It wasn’t the prettiest game in the world, but Arkansas (6-3) grew its lead in the second half to take care of business in a 97-83 win over Furman at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville on Monday. What could have been a letdown game …

Dec. 4—The Odessa College men’s basketball team fell five spots in this week’s NJCAA national poll as the Wranglers currently sit at No. 12. The Wranglers (12-2) fell from their previous spot at No. 7 as the team lost its second game of the season this past weekend in an 81-71 defeat to Trinidad State College Saturday in Roswell, N.M. …

How about that for a response? After losing to Northwestern and falling from No. 1 to No. 4 in the national rankings, Purdue took it out on Iowa. The Boilermakers (8-1, 1-1) absolutely demolishing the Hawkeyes, 87-68, on Monday night at a bouncing Mackey Arena. Player ratings on a scale of 1 to 10. STARTERS Purdue Boilermakers center Zach Edey …

WEST LAFAYETTE − The Big Ten’s best offense met the Big Ten’s best team. Three days after Purdue basketball’s first loss in the season, the Boilermakers bounced back with their most complete performance of the season. Fourth-ranked Purdue led from start to finish in a dominant 87-68 victory over Iowa at Mackey Arena Monday night where the final score made …

#4 Purdue looked like a team angry to not still be the #1 team in the country, and a team determined to even up its conference record. Behind a dominating rebounding performance from Zach Edey, Purdue moved to 8-1 on the season and notched its first Big Ten win of the season, beating Iowa 87-68. It didn’t take long for …

Dec. 4—Talk about a terrible time for the UConn basketball team to be banged up. Trying to beat No. 9 North Carolina is challenging enough with a healthy roster. But the fifth-ranked Huskies will try to do it in the Jimmy V Classic at 9 p.m. Tuesday at Madison Square Garden in New York with some key players dealing with …

Nov 19, 2023; Glendale, Arizona, USA; GCU Lopes fans cheer from the stands as the team plays the South Carolina Gamecocks at Desert Diamond Arena. Grand Canyon (6-1), with its highest NET ranking (58) since becoming an NCAA Division I school 11 years ago, has a chance to knock off a Top 25 team for the first time in its …

Texas A&M Basketball suffered its second loss of the season after falling to Virginia 59-47 on the road in the ACC/SEC Challenge last Wednesday, as senior guard Tyrece “Boots” Radford missed his second consecutive game due to an undisclosed injury suffered during the Aggies’ first loss to FAU. Sitting at 6-2 through eight games, the road only gets more challenging …

Alabama basketball aims to score a victory over Arkansas State on Monday at Coleman Coliseum. The matchup marks the return of former assistant coach Bryan Hodgson, who left Alabama to coach the Red Wolves. Hodgson had been with Alabama coach Nate Oats during his time with the Crimson Tide and his previous stop at Buffalo. Alabama will look to get …

Like the AP Poll, Clemson has made another debut in a men’s basketball top 25 rankings. Clemson (7-0, 1-0 ACC) joined the USA TODAY Sports Men’sCcollege Basketball Coaches Poll rankings for the first time this season, ranking No.20 in the country. The Tigers moved up 14 spots from unranked to a top 20 team. This comes following another great week …

BYU guard Richie Saunders (15) knocks the ball out to a teammate during a game against Fresno State at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. No. 14 BYU returns to the comfy confines of the Marriott Center on Tuesday night, where it will face 7-1 Evansville. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News These are …