Category: NCAA Basketball

Providence Friars (9-13, 2-7 Big East) at St. John's Red Storm (11-9, 1-8 Big East) New York; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Providence will try to end its four-game road skid when the Friars take on St. John's. The Red Storm are 5-5 on their home court.

Murray State Racers (11-10, 5-5 MVC) at Evansville Purple Aces (7-14, 4-6 MVC) Evansville, Indiana; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Evansville faces Murray State after Tanner Cuff scored 22 points in Evansville's 78-68 win over the Valparaiso Beacons. The Purple Aces have gone 5-6 at home.

Rhode Island is 5-2 in games decided by at least 10 points. The Minutemen have gone 4-3 against A-10 opponents. UMass is 5-4 in games decided by 10 points or more.

Micah Parrish had 18 points and Ohio State ended a three-game skid at home with an 82-65 victory over Iowa on Monday night. Parrish scored 11 points in a dominant second half for the Buckeyes (12-8, 4-5 Big Ten Conference), who were coming off their biggest victory of the season — a 73-70 road win over then-No. Purdue.

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.