Acaden Lewis scored 21 points, including five in the overtime, as Villanova knocked off Xavier 92-89 on Tuesday night. Lewis also contributed seven rebounds, six assists, and four steals for the Wildcats (21-5, 12-3 Big East Conference). Tyler Perkins scored 17 points while going 6 of 15 from the floor and 4 for 5 from … Read more
All the free throws, the timeouts, the fouls and even a coach’s challenge made the end of Tuesday’s highly anticipated game between No. 1 Michigan and No. 7 Purdue felt somewhat anticlimactic, a sluggish march across the finish line. When the buzzer finally sounded — crystalizing the Wolverines’ 91-80 victory that keeps them firmly in … Read more
A big-time performance – or a key injury – can be the difference for teams eyeing a spot in March Madness. With the final weeks of the NCAA hoops regular season upon us, it’s now crunch time. Final Four hopefuls, potential Cinderella squads, and bubble teams are gearing up for a sprint to the finish. … Read more
Every week, we have incredible storylines this season in men’s college basketball. This week, previously undefeated and top-ranked Arizona lost back-to-back games to bring the Wildcats back down to Earth a bit. Miami (Ohio) now remains the lone unbeaten team, so I need to address why I still don’t have them ranked in my rankings. … Read more
Kansas State fired basketball coach Jerome Tang on Sunday night, four days after many Wildcats fans showed up with bags over their heads for a home blowout. Athletic director Gene Taylor announced the move in a statement. “This was a decision that was made in the best interest of our university and men’s basketball program,” … Read more
Oklahoma used an 18-0 second-half run to beat Georgia on Saturday, 94-76, in a game that was delayed after a popcorn machine at a concession stand in the 50-year-old Lloyd Noble Center caught on fire. The incident occurred during a media timeout a few minutes into the game, with Georgia leading 11-7. Things were paused … Read more
Malik Thomas and Sam Lewis each scored 13 points and No. 15 Virginia beat Ohio State on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena in the Nashville Hoops Showdown, 70-66. The Cavaliers (22-3) extended their winning streak to six. Bruce Thornton scored 28 points for Ohio State (16-9). He also had an assist, the 500th of his … Read more
JT Toppin scored eight of his 31 points in a dominant overtime performance and No. 16 Texas Tech sent No. 1 Arizona to its second straight loss, shocking the Wildcats 78-75 on Saturday. Texas Tech (19-6, 9-3 Big 12) beat the No. 1 team for the third time in school history. The Wildcats (23-2, 10-2) … Read more
C.J. Cox and Gicarri Harris each had 14 points to help No. 13 Purdue beat Iowa on Saturday, 78-57. The Boilermakers (20-5, 11-3 Big Ten), wrapping up a stretch of six of eight games on the road, extended their winning streak to four with an efficient offense that consistently found openings. Purdue, which leads the … Read more
Milan Momcilovic scored 18 points and No. 5 Iowa State shook off a slow start to defeat No. 9 Kansas on Saturday, 74-56, snapping the Jayhawks’ eight-game winning streak. The Cyclones (22-3, 9-3 Big 12), coming off Tuesday’s 62-55 loss at TCU, began a five-game stretch in which they played four ranked teams by taking … Read more