Category: NCAA Basketball

Kentucky averages 85.0 points while outscoring opponents by 7.8 points per game. Tennessee's average of 8.4 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.1 fewer made shots on average than the 8.5 per game Kentucky gives up. Kentucky averages 9.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.3 more made shots on average than the 7.3 per game Tennessee gives up.

Purdue Boilermakers (24-11, 14-8 Big Ten) vs. Houston Cougars (32-4, 22-1 Big 12) Indianapolis; Friday, 10:09 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cougars -8.5; over/under is 131.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. Houston and No.

Butler Bulldogs (16-17, 5-14 Big East) at Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (26-8, 20-3 Horizon) Fort Wayne, Indiana; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Purdue Fort Wayne and Butler play in the National Invitation Tournament. The Mastodons have gone 20-3 against Horizon teams, with a 6-5 record in non-conference play.

Kansas State Wildcats (28-7, 14-6 Big 12) vs. USC Trojans (30-3, 18-2 Big Ten) Spokane, Washington; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Trojans -1.5; over/under is 140.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. USC takes on No.

For 19 minutes of Thursday night’s Duke-Arizona Sweet 16 game at Prudential Center, it was a dead-even battle. Then the Blue Devils pressed the accelerator and hit a gear perhaps no other team in the country has. A Kon Knueppel 3-pointer, and a Cooper Flagg trey from the top of the key at the first half buzzer, gave the Blue Devils the shot of adrenaline they needed.

Arkansas basketball's (22-14, 8-10 SEC) roller-coaster season came to an unfortunate end Thursday in the NCAA Tournament, but plenty of hope remains for the future of the program. For starters, the Razorbacks may return star freshman guard Karter Knox. The 6-foot-6 wing from Florida started SEC play slowly, but he scored double-digit points in 3-of-5 postseason matchups (SEC Tournament included) with 15 points and 20 points against St. John's and Texas Tech, respectively.

Arkansas had an Elite Eight berth in the palm of its hand. Then an all-time collapse opened the door, and Texas Tech took full advantage.

The first overtime game of the NCAA Tournament came thanks to a furious comeback by the Red Raiders from 16 points down midway through the second half.

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and former Big 12 player of the year Marcus Morris Sr. react to the Blue Devils’ 100-93 win over the Wildcats in the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and former Big 12 player of the year Marcus Morris Sr. react to the Red Raiders’ 85-83 overtime win over the Razorbacks in the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

Darrion Williams scored the tiebreaking basket with 7.3 seconds left in overtime after tying the game with a 3-pointer in the closing seconds of regulation to lead Texas Tech to an 85-83 win over Arkansas on Thursday night and a spot in the Elite Eight. The first overtime game of March Madness came thanks to a furious comeback by the third-seeded Red Raiders (28-8) from 16 points down midway through the second half against coach John Calipari’s 10th-seeded Razorbacks (22-14). Texas Tech advanced to play top-seeded Florida in the West Region final on Saturday.

The Elite Eight begins Saturday for the men's NCAA Tournament with trips to the Final Four on the line.

Texas Tech came back from a 16-point deficit in its Sweet 16 matchup to beat Arkansas, the last double-digit seed left in the men's NCAA Tournament.

Cooper Flagg had another strong men's NCAA Tournament game, as Duke defeated Arizona in the Sweet 16. Here's his stat line from the game:

Half of the Elite Eight field is now set.