Category: NCAA Basketball

Reacting to games from Jaxon Kohler, Divine Ugochukwu and more after Michigan State's win over East Carolina on Tuesday at Fort Myers Tip-off.

Jaxon Kohler and Divine Ugochukwu each scored 16 points to lead No. Michigan State's balanced attack as the Spartans beat East Carolina 89-56 in the Fort Myers Tip-Off on Tuesday. Michigan State, which entered the game with four players averaging double-figure points, also got 13 from Coen Carr and 10 from Carson Cooper.

It was carnage in the second round of the 2025 men's soccer NCAA tournament as five of the top six seeds lost. What does the Sweet 16 have in store?

Rick Barnes didn’t have long to enjoy 17th-ranked Tennessee’s lopsided win against Rutgers. Not with No. 3 Houston awaiting as part of a loaded field at the Players Era.

The 6-foot-4 junior guard had a huge week, averaging 31.7 points, 7.7 rebounds and 6.0 assists in three games. The Big 12 player of the week started with 31 points and 10 rebounds in a win over Tulsa, becoming the first Wildcats player to post a 30/10 double-double since freshman star Michael Beasley in 2008.

The aptly named Players Era Festival and its millions in NIL payouts has replaced the Maui as college basketball’s premier early-season tournament.

The Sooners and Golden Eagles will meet in a nonconference, neutral-site matchup.

Michigan basketball score: 6 Wolverines scored in double figures as U-M opened the Players Era Festival tournament with a second-half spurt.

Brayden Burries and Ivan Kharchenkov each scored a career-high 20 points and No. 2 Arizona got 72 points from freshmen in a 103-73 win over Denver on Monday night. Burries was 7 of 13 from the field, making 3 of 7 from 3-point range, and added seven rebounds, four assists and two steals, while Kharchenkov was 9 for 12 from the field as the Wildcats (6-0) won their 41st consecutive home game against an unranked opponent. Fellow freshman Dwayne Aristode had a career high with 17 points, making 4 of 8 from 3-point range, while Tobe Awaka and Koa Peat each had 12 points.

Tyon Grant-Foster and Graham Ike each scored 21 points to lead No. 12 Gonzaga to a 95-85 victory over No. 8 Alabama in the Players Era tournament on Monday night, the Bulldogs' second win over a ranked team. Alabama (3-2) has played four ranked teams, going 2-2. Braden Huff scored 18 points, one of five Bulldogs in double figures.

MICHIGAN 94, SAN DIEGO STATE 54 LAS VEGAS (AP) — Yaxel Lendeborg scored 15 points and Michigan routed San Diego State in the opening round of the Players Era tournament. Elliot Cadeau and Morez Johnson Jr. each had 13 points. Nimari Burnett and Rodd Gale Jr. scored 11 apiece and Will Tschetter added 10.

Andrej Stojakovic scored 24 points for his fourth 20-point performance in five games, leading No. Illinois to an 87-73 victory over Texas Rio Grande Valley on Monday night. Mihailo Petrovic had 12 points, and David Mirkovic and twins Zvonimir and Tomislav Ivisic each added 10 for the Illini (6-1).

Tahaad Pettiford scored 24 points before fouling out and No. Auburn beat Oregon 84-73 on Monday night in the Players Era Championship. The Tigers (5-1) shot 57.1% in the second half and used a late 10-0 run to pull away from pesky Oregon (4-1) and extend their winning streak against Big Ten teams to nine.

Isaac McKneely scored 17 points for No. 6 Louisville, which put the defensive clamps on Eastern Michigan, holding the Eagles to 28% shooting in an 87-46 victory on Monday night. The Cardinals (6-0) jumped out to a 19-4 lead midway through the first half. The second half was a different story as the Cardinals shot 63.3% to finish at 48.4% for the game.

Emanuel Sharp and Milos Uzan each scored 26 points, teaming for all 11 of No. 3 Houston's points in overtime, in the Cougars' 78-74 victory over Syracuse on Monday in the opening round of the Players Era. Uzan, playing in his hometown, scored six points in OT and Sharp had five to keep the Cougars (6-0) undefeated. Chris Cenac Jr. scored all eight of his points after halftime and had 12 rebounds.