Category: NCAA Basketball

Bent Leuchten scored 21 of his 23 points in the second half when UC Irvine scored 67 points and the Anteaters defeated Belmont 92-84 on Thursday night. Leuchten added 15 rebounds for the Anteaters (10-1). Justin Hohn scored 19 points, going 6 of 12 from the floor, including 4 for 6 from 3-point range, and 3 for 4 from the line.

Silas Demary Jr. scored 10 of his 13 points during Georgia's 23-0 start and the Bulldogs cruised to a 100-49 win over Buffalo on Thursday night. Asa Newell and De'Shayne Montgomery scored 16 points apiece to lead Georgia. Savo Drezgic added 11 points and Blue Cain scored 10 with four assists and four steals.

With a wild win in the last few seconds on Wednesday night, the Temple Owls Men's basketball team becomes just the sixth school in NCAA Men's basketball history with 2,000 wins.Temple men's basketball makes history with a wild win on Wednesday night originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

Check out the HawgBeat Hoops Show with Jackson Collier and Daniel Fair from HawgBeat.com - the Rivals website covering the Arkansas Razorbacks. The guys discuss the Hoop Hogs' 9-2 start under first-year head coach John Calipari.

Robbie Hummel takes stock of the teams in college basketball who are looking strong as conference play approaches, including Marquette and UConn out of the Big East and Oregon and Purdue out of the Big Ten.

What is a blue blood in college basketball and does UCLA men's basketball still qualify after winning just one national championship in 50 years?

In his past four games, Michigan State basketball sophomore Xavier Booker has showed marked improvement, including Tuesday's career night vs Oakland.

St. John's scores 84.8 points and has outscored opponents by 17.3 points per game. Providence averages 70.5 points per game, 3.0 more points than the 67.5 St. John's allows. St. John's averages 20.2 more points per game (84.8) than Providence allows to opponents (64.6).

Eastern Illinois Panthers (3-7) at Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (4-6) Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Redhawks -5.5; over/under is 139 BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Illinois takes on Southeast Missouri State after Nakyel Shelton scored 22 points in Eastern Illinois' 81-66 loss to the Eastern Kentucky Colonels. The Redhawks have gone 3-1 in home games.

Tennessee State Tigers (4-7) at Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (5-5) Evansville, Indiana; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Screaming Eagles -4.5; over/under is 151.5 BOTTOM LINE: Tennessee State takes on Southern Indiana after Brandon Weston scored 22 points in Tennessee State's 89-58 win against the Johnson (TN) Royals. The Screaming Eagles have gone 4-1 at home.

Tennessee State Tigers (4-6) at Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (8-3) Evansville, Indiana; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Sanaa' St. Andre and Tennessee State take on Ali Saunders and Southern Indiana on Thursday. The Screaming Eagles are 5-0 on their home court.

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (9-2) at Fresno State Bulldogs (8-4) Fresno, California; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Fresno State hosts Northern Arizona looking to extend its five-game home winning streak. The Bulldogs are 6-1 in home games.

UT Martin Skyhawks (2-8) at Morehead State Eagles (5-5) Morehead, Kentucky; Thursday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UT Martin visits Morehead State after Shae Littleford scored 27 points in UT Martin's 82-71 victory against the Arkansas State Red Wolves. The Eagles have gone 3-2 at home.

Vanderbilt Commodores (10-1) at Dayton Flyers (6-4) Dayton, Ohio; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Vanderbilt takes on Dayton after Khamil Pierre scored 42 points in Vanderbilt's 106-40 victory against the Evansville Purple Aces. The Flyers are 6-1 on their home court.

Belmont Bruins (5-5) at Kentucky Wildcats (9-1) Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky; Friday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Belmont visits No. Kentucky after Jailyn Banks scored 23 points in Belmont's 73-70 loss to the Mississippi State Bulldogs.