Category: NCAA Basketball

Denver Jones scored 21 points as No. 1 Auburn held off Vanderbilt 80-68 on Tuesday night to avoid the Tigers' first losing skid of the season. Now Auburn (22-2, 10-1) goes into Saturday’s big showdown for the top of the Southeastern Conference standings, supremacy in the state of Alabama and the top of the AP Top 25. The Tigers came into Tuesday night tied with No. 2 Alabama in league play. Chaney Johnson finished with 20 points for Auburn, and Johni Broome had 17.

Keshon Gilbert scored 15 points and Joshua Jefferson had 13 points and eight rebounds to lead No. Iowa State to a 77-65 win over UCF on Tuesday night. Tamin Lipsey scored 11 points and Curtis Jones scored 10 off the bench for Iowa State (19-5, 9-4 Big 12).

It was back-and-forth all night long, with the intensity of an NCAA Tournament game, featuring five ties and 11 lead changes, but BYU prevailed in the end, earning a 73-69 win over the Mountaineers. With 2:39 to play, it seemed to present the most important three-minute stretch of the season for West Virginia. Trailing 68-67, the Mountaineers had the ball after they had just forced a shot clock violation.

Kentucky guard Lamont Butler left Tuesday's game vs Tennessee with what appeared to be an aggravated shoulder. Here are the latest injury updates:

The Pitt Panthers’ 2024-25 campaign is fading quickly. Pitt started out the year 12-2, but it has been a bumpy ride ever since. The Panthers are in the midst of a three-game losing streak, and have dropped seven of their past nine games.

Here's a look at the winningest men's basketball coaches in Big Ten history, led at the moment by Michigan State's Tom Izzo and Indiana's Bob Knight:

Between the Hoosiers' winning tradition, home-court advantage, NIL war chest and administrative backing, the Indiana job is a massive opportunity for someone.

The Atlantic 10 and Big East conferences lead Wednesday night’s college hoops doubleheader on Peacock.

Dylan Harper stepped to the free-throw line last weekend and the Maryland crowd showed no mercy, serenading the Rutgers star with an “overrated!” chant. It's been that kind of season for the Scarlet Knights. At this point, it's hard to describe them as overrated because they aren't receiving a single vote in the AP Top 25.

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The sophomore wing had her fifth double-double of the season with 20 points and 11 rebounds in a win over then-No. 2 South Carolina that ended the Gamecocks' 57-game regular season conference winning streak. Booker also had 20 points, six rebounds and four blocks in a win over Vanderbilt. The senior guard averaged 29 points per game in wins over then-No. 10 Duke and No. 22 Florida State.

The ninth-ranked Red Storm have their highest ranking in 25 years and Luis has been a big reason. The 6-foot-7 junior led St. John's to a pair of wins against ranked opponents with two big games last week. Luis had 17 points, 11 rebounds, four steals and three blocked shots in a 70-64 victory over No. 18 Marquette on Tuesday.

The Tigers and Crimson Tide have become regulars in the AP Top 25 and each has made a trip to the Final Four in the past five years, including Alabama’s first trip last year.

Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan State Spartans Game Preview