College Basketball

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Damarco Minor scored 23 points and Oregon State pulled away in the second half to post an 80-57 win over Utah Tech in the season opener Monday night. The Beavers have won each of their 11 season openers under coach Wayne Tinkle, who is now one win shy of 300. Oregon State’s roster features nine newcomers …

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Kwame Evans Jr. scored 23 points and Nate Bittle added 16 points and 11 rebounds Monday night to help Oregon beat UC Riverside 91-76 in the season opener for both teams. Stanford transfer Brandon Angel had 17 points and TJ Bamba, who started at Washington State before playing last season at Villanova, scored 12 and grabbed …

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Kobe Sanders scored 27 points as Nevada beat Sam Houston 91-75 on Monday. Sanders added six rebounds for the Wolf Pack. Nick Davidson scored 26 points while going 8 of 10 from the floor, including 3 for 5 from 3-point range, and 7 for 9 from the line and added 10 rebounds. Tre Coleman shot 3 …

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama found another freshman sensation from the Mobile area. This one does his damage on the hardwood instead of the gridiron. While receiver Ryan Williams has filled up the stat sheet for Kalen DeBoer this fall, guard Labaron Philon appears poised to do the same for Nate Oats. Making his first start during Alabama basketball’s season opener …

Tre Johnson set a school record for most points by a Texas basketball freshman in his debut with 29 points, but red-hot Ohio State held on for a 80-72 win in the season opener for both teams Monday at the T-Mobile Center in Las Vegas. Johnson, a 6-foot-6 shooting guard, led Texas in scoring while shooting 10-of-20 from the floor …

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Hunter Dickinson was back on the court for No. 1 Kansas on Monday night. His next game is going to be a more difficult challenge. Dickinson missed two exhibition games because of a minor injury. But the 7-foot-2 center returned to the Jayhawks’ lineup for their opener, scoring 16 points in an 87-57 victory over Howard. …

Nov 4, 2024; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels guard RJ Davis (4) reacts after hitting a three point shot in the first half at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images North Carolina takes down Elon in the team’s first game of the season, but it was anything but easy as North Carolina was …

If you’re a scrub, you “can’t get no love” from Alabama basketball. The lyrics from 1990s girl group TLC appeared wound up being the consensus of the Crimson Tide’s fanbase as it reacted to the men’s 110-54 season opening win over UNC-Asheville on Monday in Coleman Coliseum. Coach Nate Oats and company were celebrated up and down the timeline on …

6 takeaways from Syracuse’s 86-82 win over Le Moyne Nov 4, 2024; Syracuse, New York, USA; Le Moyne Dolphins guard Jakob Blakely (10) is closely defended by Syracuse Orange guard Jaquan Carlos (5) in the second half at the JMA Wireless Dome. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-Imagn Images (Photo by Mark Konezny-Imagn Images) Syracuse won its first game of the 2024-25 …

Yahoo Sports’ Kevin O’Connor reacts to Cooper Flagg’s Duke debut and if the hype surrounding the projected #1 NBA draft pick is warranted. View more Video Transcript Is the Cooper flag hype justified. I’d say so following his Duke debut though, he wasn’t amazing by any means. He shot only six of 15 from the floor. He missed all four …

MADISON – The Wisconsin men’s basketball team tipped off the season Tuesday night shortly after 7 p.m. When the Badgers actually started to play was closer to 7:30. Undaunted by a slow start, Wisconsin overcame a 16-point first half deficit to score an 85-61 victory over Holy Cross Monday night at the Kohl Center. The game was the season opener …

Tennessee guard Jordan Gainey (11) goes up for the basket during an NCAA college basketball game against Gardner-Webb on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Knoxville, Tenn. No. 12 Tennessee (1-0) tipped off its 2024-25 college basketball season on Monday at Food City Center. Rankings reflect the preseason USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll. The Vols defeated Gardner-Webb (0-1), 80-64. …

Michigan State’s Frankie Fidler shoots against Monmouth during the first half on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. Michigan State basketball opened the 2024-25 season with a convincing 81-57 win over Monmouth in front of a hometown Breslin Center crowd. The win saw a variety of Spartans shine, but most notably, Jaden Akins provided a …

EAST LANSING – Monmouth wasn’t James Madison. Far from it. Then again, Michigan State basketball didn’t look like the same team from last year’s season-opening loss. Or even the one from two exhibition games. The Spartans smothered the Hawks defensively from the outset, jumping out to a 17-2 lead in the first seven-plus minutes and getting tested afterward before pulling …

Purdue basketball’s 2024-25 season began with two freshmen in the starting lineup and two more who saw the court in Monday’s season-opening win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. While most program in college basketball rely on the transfer portal to replenish their roster, Purdue is an outlier, focusing nearly primarily on high school seniors. Matt Painter took five freshmen in the …

WEST LAFAYETTE − Purdue basketball passed its first post-Zach Edey test. Sort of. The Boilermakers’ 90-73 victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Monday night at Mackey Arena left a lot to be desired for a team coming off a national championship game appearance. Despite five double-digit scorers, it took key plays from Fletcher Loyer, Daniel Jacobsen, Braden Smith and Gicarri …

Purdue got a little more than it bargained for in its season opener against Texas A&M Corpus Christi, getting tested in the second half before pushing away, 90-73. On a night where Purdue unveiled its second Final Four banner in the rafters of Mackey Arena, the Purdue fans had a lot to cheer for early. A 9 of 13 from …

As Iowa men’s basketball gets ready to tip off their 2024-25 campaign tonight, they will do so without forward Seydou Traore, who appeared in a walking boot and was not warming up. Traore joined the Hawkeyes this offseason through the transfer portal from Manhattan after playing one season in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. In his lone season with the …

HIGH POINT – High Point University is still trying to figure out what the finished puzzle will look like. But the pieces are falling into place. The Panthers shot better than 50% from the field in both halves, made 14 shots from 3-point range and held their opponent in check throughout in rolling to an 85-57 victory against Averett in …

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Oziyah Sellers scored a career-high 24 points, Maxime Raynaud added 16 points, 12 rebounds and six assists and Stanford beat Denver 85-62 on Monday in Kyle Smith’s debut as the Cardinal’s head coach. Smith spent five years at Washington State and last season was the Pac-12 Conference coach of the year when the Cougars reached the …

With a strong blend of returners and impactful newcomers, St. Francis men’s basketball coach Rob Krimmel sounded quite optimistic about his team’s prospects this coming season. The Red Flash bring back seven letterwinners and three starters from the 2023-24 team. Krimmel expects his squad to shoot at a higher clip this winter. “We’re going to shoot the ball a lot …

Monday night is the opening of the Big East college basketball season, which means, instead of full games on FS1, fans will get “Big East whip-around” coverage. Portions of all eight games involving conference teams, including Marquette’s matchup with Stony Brook, will be shown live on the league’s flagship network. But if you want to watch the full 40 minutes …

Bradley basketball faces Southeast Missouri State on Monday in the opening game of the 2024-25 college basketball season at Carver Arena in Peoria. The Braves, which finished 23-12 last season and made the NIT, have high expectations. They are picked to win the Missouri Valley Conference under 10th-year coach Brian Wardle and Duke Deen, the preseason MVC Player of the …

Cuonzo Martin will make his first official return to the Missouri State basketball sideline when the 2024-25 season tips off on Monday evening in Indianapolis. Missouri State will open its season at Butler when the two tip off at 5:45 p.m. at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The game will be televised nationally on Fox Sports 1. The Bears are coming off a 17-16 season that …

UCLA guard Londynn Jones got a last-second three-pointer to give the Bruins the lead heading into halftime. (Photo by Catherine Steenkeste/Getty Images) As a busy opening day of women’s basketball continues, the second ranked matchup of the day got off to an odd start. As No. 17 Louisville prepared to take on No. 5 UCLA in Paris, the Cardinals got …