Category: Basketball

UConn Huskies (34-3, 21-0 Big East) vs. USC Trojans (31-3, 18-2 Big Ten) Spokane, Washington; Monday, 9 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Huskies -13.5; over/under is 140.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. USC takes on No.

Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters (18-15, 9-11 CUSA) at Illinois State Redbirds (23-12, 15-7 MVC) Bloomington, Illinois; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Illinois State and Louisiana Tech meet in the National Invitation Tournament. The Redbirds' record in MVC play is 15-7, and their record is 8-5 in non-conference play.

Belmont scores 71.5 points while outscoring opponents by 8.1 points per game. Villanova is fifth in the Big East scoring 64.0 points per game and is shooting 41.7%. Belmont is shooting 42.5% from the field this season, 0.1 percentage points lower than the 42.6% Villanova allows to opponents.

South Carolina and No. Duke square off in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight. The Gamecocks have gone 18-1 against SEC teams, with a 15-2 record in non-conference play.

Duke is in the Final Four in Jon Scheyer's third season in charge, and his team has shown it's much more than Cooper Flagg. The Blue Devils have a collection of NBA prospects, and Scheyer has them peaking at the right time.

There is defense, there is strong defense, and then there is what Duke did to Alabama star Mark Sears Saturday night in the East Regional final. Sears had no space all night. Wherever the star guard went, at least one or two Duke players followed in hot pursuit.

The last two spots in the men's Final Four will be clinched Sunday. Here's how to watch the Elite Eight games.

Duke’s stream of long, tall NBA-ready standouts smothered Alabama and papered over Cooper Flagg’s rough shooting night to lift the Blue Devils to the program’s 18th Final Four with an 85-65 victory over Alabama.

Mitch Albom: March Madness games have become timeouts interrupted by college basketball.

Mark Sears shot a free throw late in the second half that could have cut Alabama's deficit to 10 — a last-gasp effort at a comeback still within reach — and watched the ball clang off the back rim. The star guard equated the hoop to the size of an ocean in his mind after sinking 10 3-pointers in the Sweet 16. Duke handcuffed Alabama's All-American and did a pretty good job stifling the rest of the high-scoring Crimson Tide, too.

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and former Big 12 player of the year Marcus Morris Sr. react to the Blue Devils’ 85-65 win over the Crimson Tide in the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

Walter Clayton Jr. rescued top-seeded Florida with two late 3-pointers, and the Gators rallied from nine points down late to reach the Final Four with an 84-79 victory over Texas Tech in the NCAA Tournament’s West Region final on Saturday. The Gators (34-4) trailed 75-66 with less than three minutes to play before staging a furious rally against the third-seeded Red Raiders (28-9), who had done the same in the Sweet 16 against Arkansas. Clayton, who began his college career at Iona, scored 30 points to lead the Gators.

Duke is now tied for the second most trips to the Final Four with a win over Alabama in the men's NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.

The second spot in the NCAA men's tournament Final Four has been secured. Duke slowed down high-powered Alabama and will head to San Antonio, Texas.

Duke locked down Alabama and toughened up, making enough plays down the stretch to lead from the first possession to the final buzzer. It means the Blue Devils are headed back to the Final Four. Duke beat Alabama 85-65 in the Elite Eight on Saturday night at Prudential Center.