Category: NCAA Basketball

Rashad King's 25 points helped Northeastern defeat North Carolina A&T 69-55 on Thursday night. King shot 8 of 18 from the field, including 5 for 9 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the free-throw line for the Huskies (16-14, 8-9 Coastal Athletic Association). William Kermoury shot 3 for 5 from beyond the arc to finish with nine points.

Earl Timberlake had 17 points, including two free throws with 0.7 seconds left, in Bryant's 79-78 win over UMass-Lowell on Thursday night. Bryant (18-11, 12-2 America East) remains atop the conference standings with two games remaining. Timberlake added nine rebounds, seven assists, four steals, and three blocks for the Bulldogs.

Aziaha James scored 21 points in her final regular-season home game and No. N.C. State beat Wake Forest 78-57 on Thursday night. Zoe Brooks scored eight of her 17 points in the first quarter and Madison Hayes finished with 14 points for N.C. State (23-5, 15-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), which improved to 16-0 at home.

Collin Holloway scored 24 points and Riley Allenspach added a career-high 22 as Samford beat VMI 95-83 on Thursday night. Holloway also added seven rebounds and three steals for the Bulldogs (22-8, 12-5 Southern Conference). Allenspach shot 9 of 16 from the field and 4 for 10 from the line and added eight rebounds.

With the NCAA Tournament on the horizon and conference championships just around the corner, Saint Joseph's heads to The Bronx to take on Fordham as the Atlantic 10 basketball season reaches its final stretch.

Northern Illinois accepted an invitation to join the Horizon League in basketball and most other sports except football on Thursday. The Huskies are set to become the league's 12th member and compete in 14 of its 19 sports starting with the 2026-27 academic year. One notable exception is football, with that program moving from the MAC to the Mountain West in 2026.

It should never, ever, take 40 minutes to play fewer than four minutes of game time, like what happened in this week's Vandy-Texas A&M men's game.

No. 23 Saint Mary's Gaels at LMU Lions Game Preview

Rutgers Scarlet Knights at No. 15 Michigan Wolverines Game Preview

Shaedon Sharp had himself a night.

The Scarlet Knights take on the No. 15 Wolverines tonight at 9 PM ET on Peacock.

Tre Holloman hit the shot of a lifetime to give Michigan State basketball a big win at Maryland, part of a selfless season for him and the Spartans.

Portland is sixth in the WCC with 15.4 assists per game led by Max Mackinnon averaging 3.2. The Waves have gone 4-12 against WCC opponents. Pepperdine ranks seventh in the WCC with 8.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Boubacar Coulibaly averaging 2.6.

Appalachian State Mountaineers (17-12, 10-7 Sun Belt) at Marshall Thundering Herd (18-12, 11-6 Sun Belt) Huntington, West Virginia; Friday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Marshall hosts Appalachian State after Dezayne Mingo scored 22 points in Marshall's 83-66 win over the Old Dominion Monarchs. The Thundering Herd are 13-3 in home games.

Towson scores 68.7 points while outscoring opponents by 3.3 points per game. The Tribe are 11-5 against CAA opponents. William & Mary averages 16.7 assists per game to lead the CAA, paced by Isaiah Mbeng with 3.3.