Category: NCAA Basketball

Emanuel Sharp scored 22 points, Kingston Flemings added 21 and No. 8 Houston used some excellent long-range shooting to beat No. 14 Arkansas 94-85 on Saturday. The Cougars (11-1) shot 44% from 3-point distance (11 for 25) and 52% from the field overall in winning their fifth straight game. Freshman guard Darius Acuff Jr. led Arkansas (9-3) with 27 points and seven assists.

Alijah Arenas has practiced for the first time with Southern California’s basketball team as he continues recovering from a knee injury he sustained last summer.

Henri Veesaar scored the winning basket on a dunk with 7.2 seconds remaining off a pass from a stumbling Seth Trimble, and No. 12 North Carolina held off Ohio State 71-70 on Saturday.

Coen Carr scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half to help No. Michigan State hold off Oakland for a 79-80 win on Saturday. The Spartans (11-1) have won three straight since losing their only game this season, a six-point setback to No.

Rick Pitino felt like it was just another game, even though he was going against his former school and a captain from his 1996 national championship team. For the first time in nearly a decade, Pitino faced the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday in the opening game of a college basketball doubleheader in Atlanta. It was no big deal, said the 73-year-old Pitino, who is in his third season as St. John's coach.

Christian Gurdak made the go-ahead layup with 10 seconds remaining in overtime and Virginia Tech overcame a 19-point deficit to beat Elon 82-81 on Saturday. There were seven lead changes in overtime, the last on Gurdak's layup. A steal by Ben Hammond gave the Hokies the ball with five seconds left and Elon fouled Izaiah Pasha, who missed two free throws with four seconds remaining.

Joyce Edwards had 29 points, Madina Okot scored 27 and No. South Carolina overpowered Florida Gulf Coast 105-43 on Saturday. Edwards had 10 rebounds and Okot 12 as the Gamecocks' wrapped up a two-game road trip to Florida.

Turns out, the wait for Jayden Quaintance was well worth it. The burly sophomore made his long-anticipated Kentucky debut on Saturday, providing a big impact at both ends of the court as the Wildcats rallied past No. 22 St. John's 78-66. It came at just the right time for Kentucky, a college basketball powerhouse that got off to a sluggish start this season and slipped from The Associated Press Top 25.

Kentucky turned up the defensive pressure and took control, ripping off a 14-0 run and holding the Red Storm without a field goal for nearly nine minutes.

Otega Oweh scored 20 points, Jayden Quaintance made a big first impression and Kentucky stifled No. 22 St. John’s in the second half, beating former coach Rick Pitino 78-66 in the opening game of a college basketball doubleheader Saturday.

Sananda Fru scored a season-high 18 points to lead five players in double figures as No. Louisville beat 94-54 Montana on Saturday. Just like Tuesday, when they lost 83-62 at No.

Coen Carr scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half to help No. 9 Michigan State hold off Oakland for a 79-80 win on Saturday. The Spartans (11-1) have won three straight since losing their only game this season, a six-point setback to No. 3 Duke. The Golden Grizzlies (6-7) led for much of the first half and were ahead by as much as seven points before trailing the entire second half.

Jeff Walz and his Louisville Cardinals are heading into a holiday break on a roll. The 16th-ranked Cardinals have won six straight games, including an 89-65 rout of No. 17 Tennessee on Saturday at the Women's Champions Classic. This was the Cardinals' fourth consecutive win over Tennessee, with the previous one coming in the Sweet 16 of the 2022 NCAA Tournament.

Michigan State basketball score today: The Spartans beat Oakland, 79-70, at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday, Dec. 20.

Izzo and Greg Kampe renewed their annual tradition on Saturday.