Category: NCAA Basketball

Eastern Michigan Eagles (6-5) at Davidson Wildcats (9-3) Davidson, North Carolina; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -15.5; over/under is 144.5 BOTTOM LINE: Davidson faces Eastern Michigan after Bobby Durkin scored 23 points in Davidson's 76-63 win against the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats. The Wildcats are 7-0 in home games.

Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (8-5, 3-0 Horizon) at Wright State Raiders (2-11, 0-3 Horizon) Fairborn, Ohio; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Purdue Fort Wayne visits Wright State after Lauren Ross scored 27 points in Purdue Fort Wayne's 83-75 win against the Western Michigan Broncos. The Raiders have gone 2-3 at home.

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (9-2) at Kentucky Wildcats (10-1) Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Kentucky hosts Western Kentucky after Georgia Amoore scored 23 points in Kentucky's 84-78 victory over the Belmont Bruins.

Creighton Bluejays (9-3, 1-0 Big East) at St. John's Red Storm (10-2, 0-1 Big East) New York; Saturday, 1:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: St. John's takes on Creighton in a matchup of Big East teams. The Red Storm are 5-1 on their home court.

Oregon State Beavers (4-8, 0-1 WCC) at Gonzaga Bulldogs (6-7, 1-1 WCC) Spokane, Washington; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Gonzaga hosts Oregon State after Yvonne Ejim scored 29 points in Gonzaga's 66-59 victory over the San Diego Toreros. The Bulldogs have gone 4-1 in home games.

Lauri Markkanen with the big dunk, 12/26/2024

Gonzaga coach Mark Few hadn’t been off the court long when the focus turned to preparing to face UCLA.

Jim Larrañaga could handle—and repeatedly thrived—in the old college sports system, where athletes could only get paid under-the-table, even if that meant the Feds might subpoena his text messages. But the 75-year-old University of Miami head men’s basketball coach acknowledged this week that he didn’t have what it takes—at least not at this point in …

Jim Larranaga is stepping down as Miami’s men’s basketball coach effective immediately, according to a report.

Jim Larrañaga is stepping down as Miami’s men’s basketball coach effective immediately, a person with knowledge of the decision said Thursday. The 75-year-old Larrañaga will be replaced by associate head coach Bill Courtney — one of Larrañaga’s best friends for the past three decades or so — for the remainder of the season, the person said. The decision by Larrañaga ends a 14-year run as coach of the Hurricanes — and, presumably, a 41-year college head-coaching career that saw him win 744 games at Miami, American International, George Mason and Bowling Green.

Larrañaga, 75, is in his 14th season at Miami.

Brice Williams scored 11 of his 25 points in the final six minutes and Nebraska closed on a 6-0 run to beat Oregon State 78-66 on Wednesday night in the championship game of the Diamond Head Classic. Nebraska (10-2) claimed its first tournament title since the San Juan Shootout in 2000 when the Cornhuskers won three games by a total of four points. Fred Hoiberg also became the first coach to win multiple Diamond Head Classic titles, including his Iowa State squad in 2013.

KyeRon Lindsay and Terence Harcum each scored 16 points as Murray State beat Loyola Chicago 71-68 on Wednesday for seventh place at the Diamond Head Classic. Lindsay also had five rebounds and four steals for the Racers (7-6). Harcum went 5 of 10 from the floor, including 2 for 6 from 3-point range, and 4 for 6 from the line.

Brice Williams matched his career high with 32 points to lead Nebraska to a 69-55 victory over Hawaii on Monday night.

Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe set career highs with 23 points and 16 rebounds as Seattle University beat Washington.