Category: NCAA Basketball

Tre Donaldson scored seven of his career-high 21 points during a game-closing 9-0 run and Michigan edged Penn State 76-72 on Monday night. Michigan grabbed three offensive rebounds on one possession midway through the second half before Rubin Jones sank a 3-pointer to extend its lead to 55-47. Penn State had a 70-67 lead with 3:12 remaining before missing its final four shots.

Tayton Conerway scored 17 points as Troy beat Southern Miss 70-61 on Monday night. Conerway added three steals for the Trojans (13-7, 6-3 Sun Belt Conference). Thomas Dowd scored 15 points while shooting 4 for 8 (4 for 7 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line and added nine rebounds.

Nakyel Shelton scored 15 points, including two free throws with three seconds left, and Eastern Illinois defeat Little Rock 56-54 on Monday to end a seven-game slide. Shelton shot 4 of 8 from the field, including 1 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 6 from the line for the Panthers (6-15, 2-8 Ohio Valley Conference). Kooper Jacobi scored 12 points and added nine rebounds and three steals.

Evidence of progress for the Gophers has finally become public, and their loyal star has had his fingerprints all over it.

Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Ohio State Buckeyes Game Preview

Preseason expectations were quite different for rivals USC and UCLA. The Trojans were picked 14th out of 18 teams in the Big Ten preseason media poll, while the Bruins were voted third, received a couple first-place votes even and were slotted No. 22 nationally in the preseason AP poll. As the teams meet Monday night at Galen Center, not much separates the Bruins (14-6, 5-4 Big Ten) and Trojans (12-7, 4-4) in the standings.

The University of Florida has cleared men’s basketball coach Todd Golden following a four-month Title IX investigation into allegations of sexual exploitation, sexual harassment and stalking.

The University of Florida has cleared men’s basketball coach Todd Golden following a four-month Title IX investigation into allegations of sexual exploitation, sexual harassment and stalking.

Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Michigan Wolverines Game Preview

Here’s where things stand for the conference’s postseason contenders.

Let’s check in with the teams that are projected to make second-half noise.

Auburn keeps winning games that come down to the wire. It’s kept them on top of the AP Top 25, too.

Auburn, Duke, Iowa State lead men's AP Top 25 as Texas Tech, Vanderbilt join poll; UConn tumbles to No.

Here's an updated look at where Big Ten basketball teams sit in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches poll and AP Top 25 rankings:

Auburn survived a challenge from Tennessee and the Tigers remain the No. 1 team in the USA TODAY Sports men's basketball poll followed by Duke.