College Basketball

No. 24 Rutgers welcomes Merrimack to Piscataway on Wednesday, exclusively on Peacock. Live coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. ET. Keep reading for how to watch and live stream the Merrimack at Rutgers men’s college basketball game. Plus, how to follow all of the college basketball action on NBC and Peacock this season. This is the second meeting all-time between the …

Auburn Tigers forward Johni Broome (4) celebrate victory after the game as Auburn Tigers take on North Alabama Lions at Neville Arena in Auburn, Ala., on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Auburn Tigers defeated North Alabama Lions 102-69. The Auburn Tigers have shot up polls since the basketball season tipped off earlier this month. Now the No. 4 ranked team in …

In November, college basketball games like this are usually reserved for four- or eight-team tournaments in warm-weather destinations in front of smaller crowds. Marquette and Purdue played such a game last year in the championship of the Maui Invitational. But this season, the rematch between the No. 6 Boilermakers and the No. 14/15 Golden Eagles is at Fiserv Forum Tuesday …

Alabama basketball freshman Aiden Sherrell only saw two minutes of playing time at Purdue. That wasn’t the experience of fellow Crimson Tide rookies like Derrion Reid, who got 13 minutes, or Labaron Philon, who made the starting five and emerged as UA’s top scorer in an 87-78 loss on the road last Friday. Sitting the 6-foot-10, 240 pound big man …

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama freshman center Aiden Sherrell played just two minutes in the Crimson Tide’s 87-78 loss to Purdue on Friday. Sherrell struggled in his limited action, picking up two fouls before he was subbed out at the 13:04 mark of the first half and did not return. Alabama struggled as a whole defending the lane against the Boilermakers. …

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama basketball freshman Labaron Philon has been one of the standout performers on a deep Crimson Tide roster through the first three games. The freshman was in double figures in three of Alabama’s first four games and had no trouble dealing with an intense environment in the Tide’s 87-78 loss to Purdue. Despite the defeat, Philon led …

The UNCW Seahawks men’s basketball team plays the Kansas Jayhawks on Tuesday (8 p.m., ESPN+) at Allen Fieldhouse. The 3-0 Seahawks travel to Lawrence, Kansas, for the first time in program history Tuesday night. They’ll face a 4-0 Kansas team that is fresh off a 78-57 win over Oakland last week and is the No. 1 team in the country. …

MADISON – The Wisconsin men’s basketball team took the floor Monday trying to follow up an upset victory that vaulted it into the national rankings. It wasn’t easy. The Badgers needed scores on eight of their final 10 possessions and a last-second defensive stop to score an 87-84 victory over UT Rio Grande Valley on Monday night at the Kohl …

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — John Blackwell scored a career-high 30 points and John Tonje added 19 as No. 19 Wisconsin rallied to beat UT Rio Grande Valley 87-84 Monday night. Wisconsin overcame a 52-48 halftime deficit to extend its season-opening winning streak to five games. The Vaqueros (3-3) entered with a three-game winning streak. Tonje coming off a 41-point effort …

Tennessee basketball is dealing with a handful of injuries before a pair of games in the Bahamas as guards Chaz Lanier and Cam Carr did not practice Tuesday. Carr appeared to suffer a left hand injury against Austin Peay on Sunday, while Lanier was dealing with a migraine. Carr was hurt with 7:10 to play against Austin Peay. He tumbled …

Nov. 18—SAN DIEGO — Graham Ike’s five previous games against San Diego State all culminated in defeat — four losses to the Aztecs during a three-year stint at Wyoming, followed by a double-digit loss to Brian Dutcher’s team last season at Gonzaga. Unprompted, Ike even cited his “personal rivalry” with San Diego State during recent interviews at joint West Coast …

Coppin State Eagles (0-6) at George Mason Patriots (2-3) Fairfax, Virginia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: George Mason plays Coppin State after Darius Maddox scored 20 points in George Mason’s 78-77 overtime loss to the East Carolina Pirates. The Patriots have gone 2-1 in home games. George Mason ranks ninth in the A-10 at limiting opponent scoring, allowing 68.8 …

The Samford Bulldogs face off against the Michigan State Spartans in the first-ever meeting between the two teams tonight as part of a full night of men’s college basketball streaming on Peacock. Samford has won its last three straight matches to secure a 4-1 record, while 3-1 Michigan State is coming off a 86-72 win over Bowling Green on Sunday. …

Pennsylvania Quakers (2-2) at Villanova Wildcats (2-3) Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -14.5; over/under is 141.5 BOTTOM LINE: Villanova hosts Pennsylvania after Eric Dixon scored 20 points in Villanova’s 70-60 loss to the Virginia Cavaliers. The Wildcats have gone 2-1 at home. Villanova averages 76.4 points while outscoring opponents by 4.4 points per game. …

The Penn Quakers face the Villanova Wildcats tonight on Peacock. Live coverage begins at 7:00 PM ET. The last time these two teams went head-to-head was last November when the Quakers pulled off a 76-72 upset against the Wildcats. See below to find out how to live stream tonight’s Penn vs Villanova men’s college basketball game, as well as additional …

Nov 13, 2024; Storrs, Connecticut, USA; UConn Huskies center Tarris Reed Jr. (5) drives the ball against Le Moyne Dolphins forward Isaac Nyakundi (32)in the second half at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images On Tuesday night, tune into FOX Sports 1 for the East Texas A&M vs. UConn matchup. This men’s college basketball contest pits …

Purdue now has the fourth-longest regular season, non-conference win streak in history. It may also have the most impressive, with all due respect to Syracuse’s 52-win streak of the same kind. That’s because, with Friday’s 87-78 upset of then-No. 2 Alabama, the Boilers achieved the ninth win of their 39-game streak over a ranked opponent, tying Syracuse. Of the nine, …

Austin Peay Governors (3-1) at Morehead State Eagles (1-3) Morehead, Kentucky; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Austin Peay visits Morehead State after Isaac Haney scored 22 points in Austin Peay’s 103-68 loss to the Tennessee Volunteers. Morehead State went 26-9 overall last season while going 14-1 at home. The Eagles averaged 75.3 points per game while shooting 46.7% from …

Auburn Tigers forward Chaney Johnson (31) dunks the ball on a fast break as Auburn Tigers take on North Alabama Lions at Neville Arena in Auburn, Ala., on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Auburn Tigers lead North Alabama Lions 50-37 at halftime. Auburn basketball earned its fourth win of the season on Monday by taking down North Alabama, 102-69, inside Neville …

Florida Gators guard Trey Bonham (2) loses the ball by Florida A&M Rattlers guard Byron Smith (1) in the first half. The Florida men’s basketball team hosted Florida A&M at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center in Gainesville, FL on Wednesday, November 30, 2022. The Gators won 102-62 [Doug Engle/Ocala Star Banner] Gai Ufbasketballfamu Florida basketball is off …

Cincinnati Bearcats (3-0) at Northern Kentucky Norse (0-3) Highland Heights, Kentucky; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bearcats -14; over/under is 137 BOTTOM LINE: No. 18 Cincinnati is looking to continue its three-game win streak with a victory over Northern Kentucky. Northern Kentucky finished 18-15 overall a season ago while going 12-3 at home. The Norse averaged 74.8 points …

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas basketball coach John Calipari couldn’t sleep after a win over Troy last week. One number on the final stat sheet kept Calipari up throughout the night, thinking about how he could help one of his key players. DJ Wagner scored zero points against the Trojans. Calipari summoned the sophomore guard into his office the next day, but …

Michigan State basketball has one final tune up before heading to Hawaii for the Maui Invitational, but as the Spartans learned on Saturday, you can never take an opponent lightly. The Spartans found themselves in a real grudge match with Bowling Green on Saturday as big man Marcus Johnson was making everything that he threw up to start the game. …

Kino Lilly Jr. and Tyonne Farrell took home some hardware as college basketball season cruised past the halfway point of its opening month. Lilly was named the Ivy League Player of the Week and Farrell repeated as the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week. The guard from Brown and forward from the University of Rhode Island received their respective honors …

FAYETTEVILLE — Adou Thiero has been one of the best players for the No. 20 Arkansas Razorbacks (3-1, 0-0 SEC) so far this season, and he continued his strong start with a stat-stuffing performance in the Hogs’ 91-72 win over Pacific on Monday night. The third-year forward who followed Calipari from Kentucky was the Hogs’ leading scorer on the night …