Category: NCAA Basketball

PHILADELPHIA — Oumar Ballo scored 25 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as Indiana held off a late rally to beat Penn State 77-71 in a game played at The Palestra in Philadelphia on Sunday. The game was the fifth Big Ten Conference contest Penn State has held at “The Cathedral of College Basketball” and the Nittany Lions lost for the second time. Nick Kern Jr. hit two free throws in the final minute to tie the game at 29-29 going into intermission, but the Hoosiers got two 3-pointers and a layup fro

Reigan Richardson scored 13 points and reached 1,000 career points in No. 14 Duke's 69-31 rout of Pittsburgh on Sunday. Richardson reached the milestone during a 7-0 Duke run to open the second half. After leading 38-15 at halftime the Blue Devils went up by 32 with 6 1/2 minutes left in the third.

Oumar Ballo scored 25 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as Indiana held off a late rally to beat Penn State 77-71 in a game played at The Palestra in Philadelphia on Sunday. The game was the fifth Big Ten Conference contest Penn State has held at “The Cathedral of College Basketball” and the Nittany Lions lost for the second time. Nick Kern Jr. hit two free throws in the final minute to tie the game at 29-29 going into intermission, but the Hoosiers got two 3-pointers and a layup from Mackenzie Mgbako to open the second half and Myles Rice and Ballo each converted layups to push the lead to 41-29 three minutes in.

The Bruins received quality minutes against the Cornhuskers from 7-foot-3 Aday Mara and among other things could benefit from giving him more playing time.

With Jabari Smith Jr. out at least a month due to injury, Amen Thompson is now Houston’s starter at power forward for the foreseeable future.

Cori Close credits much of the success she has had as the winningest coach in UCLA women's basketball history to the lessons she learned from John Wooden.

Murray State Racers (7-7, 1-2 MVC) at Drake Bulldogs (12-1, 2-1 MVC) Des Moines, Iowa; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -9.5; over/under is 127 BOTTOM LINE: Drake takes on Murray State after Bennett Stirtz scored 30 points in Drake's 74-70 loss to the UIC Flames. The Bulldogs have gone 7-0 at home.

Niagara Purple Eagles (6-7, 1-1 MAAC) at Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (8-5, 1-1 MAAC) Emmitsburg, Maryland; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mountaineers -5.5; over/under is 138 BOTTOM LINE: Niagara visits Mount St. Mary's after Jaeden Marshall scored 21 points in Niagara's 88-69 win over the Le Moyne Dolphins. The Mountaineers have gone 4-1 in home games.

Northwestern Wildcats (10-4, 1-2 Big Ten) at Purdue Boilermakers (10-4, 2-1 Big Ten) West Lafayette, Indiana; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Boilermakers -6.5; over/under is 137.5 BOTTOM LINE: Northwestern faces No. Purdue after Brooks Barnhizer scored 20 points in Northwestern's 84-80 loss to the Penn State Nittany Lions.

Southern Illinois Salukis (5-9, 0-3 MVC) at Illinois State Redbirds (9-5, 1-2 MVC) Normal, Illinois; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Redbirds -6.5; over/under is 142 BOTTOM LINE: Southern Illinois visits Illinois State in MVC action Sunday. The Redbirds are 5-2 on their home court.

Davidson Wildcats (7-7, 2-0 A-10) at Saint Louis Billikens (6-9, 0-2 A-10) St. Louis; Sunday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Davidson seeks to build upon its four-game win streak with a victory over Saint Louis. The Billikens are 4-3 on their home court.

Boston College Eagles (10-6, 1-2 ACC) at NC State Wolfpack (10-3, 2-0 ACC) Raleigh, North Carolina; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Boston College takes on No. NC State after Dontavia Waggoner scored 20 points in Boston College's 86-59 loss to the Duke Blue Devils.

UConn Huskies (12-2, 3-0 Big East) at Villanova Wildcats (7-7, 1-1 Big East) Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; Sunday, 1:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Sarah Strong and No. UConn take on Jasmine Bascoe and Villanova in Big East action.

Duke scores 81.1 points while outscoring opponents by 16.9 points per game. The Panthers are 0-2 against ACC opponents. Pittsburgh is eighth in the ACC allowing 62.6 points while holding opponents to 39.9% shooting.

Kentucky Wildcats (12-1, 1-0 SEC) at Vanderbilt Commodores (14-1, 1-0 SEC) Nashville, Tennessee; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Vanderbilt faces No. Kentucky after Mikayla Blakes scored 36 points in Vanderbilt's 108-82 victory over the Georgia Bulldogs.