Category: NCAA Basketball

Ryan Conwell scored 16 of his 34 points in the final five minutes as Xavier beat Villanova 69-63 on Tuesday night. Conwell converted a four-point play with 1:40 remaining to give Xavier a 59-58 lead and begin a personal 9-0 run. He also made four straight free throws in the final 20 seconds.

Johni Broome went down with an ankle injury on Saturday, and has been sidelined indefinitely.

ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi projects Arkansas as his 'First Team Out' of the NCAA Tournament.

Georgia enters this week battling through five straight games against AP Top 25 opponents in the SEC.

The 18-year-old made Atlantic Coast Conference history with third-ranked Duke to win the AP's top weekly honor for the second time this season. The 6-foot-9 freshman forward scored 42 points in Saturday's victory over Notre Dame to set an ACC freshman single-game record. It was the best scoring output by a Blue Devils player since Danny Ferry had a program-record 58 points at Miami in December 1988, and it was the most by a Duke player at Cameron Indoor Stadium since 1976.

Texas and Oklahoma thought they were leaving the toughest basketball league in the country, only to land right in the middle of this season's version. The Longhorns and Sooners both left the Big 12 after last season when that league had a reputation as the roughest, toughest conference out there. The Longhorns (11-5) and Sooners (13-3) are both 0-3 in league play heading into their rivalry matchup Wednesday night, and the Sooners dropped out of the rankings this week from No. 17.

The No. 19 Illinois Fighting Illini go head-to-head with the Indiana Hoosiers at 7 PM ET tonight on Peacock.

The Badgers are on a five-game win streak entering tonight's matchup, which is part of a busy night on Peacock.

The Arkansas Razorbacks (11-5, 0-3 SEC) will hit the road Tuesday to face the LSU Tigers (11-5, 0-3 SEC) at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.LSU, which is led by third-year head coach Matt McMahon, is coming off a 77-65 loss to mutual opponent Ole Miss, which defeated Arkansas, 73-66, on Jan.

Will Auburn basketball star forward Johni Broom play Tuesday vs. Mississippi State? Here's the latest injury updates on the Tigers' All-American:

"We don’t really care where the Spartans are," Michigan basketball coach Dusty May said. "But I think it adds more interest to the game."

Now a senior, Michigan State basketball's Jaden Akins serves as the team's unofficial Tom Izzo translator while leading the team in scoring.

Little Rock Trojans (9-7, 3-2 OVC) at Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (9-8, 4-2 OVC) Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Redhawks -2; over/under is 136.5 BOTTOM LINE: Little Rock visits Southeast Missouri State after Ante Beljan scored 24 points in Little Rock's 78-58 victory against the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles. The Redhawks are 7-2 on their home court.

Louisville Cardinals (12-5, 5-1 ACC) at Syracuse Orange (8-8, 2-3 ACC) Syracuse, New York; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cardinals -7; over/under is 151.5 BOTTOM LINE: Syracuse plays Louisville after JJ Starling scored 26 points in Syracuse's 79-71 win over the Boston College Eagles. The Orange are 7-2 on their home court.

Charlotte 49ers (7-10, 0-4 AAC) at Wichita State Shockers (10-6, 0-3 AAC) Wichita, Kansas; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Shockers -10; over/under is 151 BOTTOM LINE: Wichita State plays Charlotte after Xavier Bell scored 23 points in Wichita State's 88-75 loss to the UTSA Roadrunners. The Shockers are 7-2 on their home court.