Saturday, December 31, 2022

Plenty of action on the last day of the year

Today's results:


No. 2 Stanford 101, Arizona State 69


No. 3 Ohio State 66, No. 14 Michigan 57


No. 8 UConn 61, Marquette 48


No. 15 Iowa State 81, Texas Tech 58


No. 18 Arizona 62, Cal 56


No. 19 Gonzaga 96, Loyola Marymount 51


No. 20 Oklahoma 98, West Virginia 77


No. 21 Creighton 92, DePaul 82


No. 22 Kansas 80, Oklahoma State 65


No. 23 Baylor 64, TCU 42


No. 25 St. John's 68, Georgetown 48


Harvard 67, Princeton 59.....that snaps the Tigers' 42-game winning streak in the Ivy League


Texas 87, Kansas State 41


Seton Hall 79, Butler 45


BYU 66, Saint Mary's 41


All scores


Some goodies on tomorrow's game slate


College team news:


Oregon State is searching for consistency.


College player news:


Sam Breen put up the first triple-double in UMass history today.

Thursday, December 29, 2022

Trending again: upsets

Today's upsets:


Michigan State held on to hand No. 4 Indiana their first loss of the season, 83-78.


Duke upended No. 6 NC State, 72-58.


Clemson surprised No. 7 Virginia Tech, 64-59.


Florida State toppled No. 13 North Carolina, 78-71.


More results.......the SEC is interesting already, on opening day:


No. 1 South Carolina 76, Texas A&M 34


No. 5 Notre Dame escaped Miami, 66-63.


No. 9 LSU 69, No. 24 Arkansas 45


No. 12 Iowa 83, Purdue 68


No. 18 Arizona 84, Arizona State 66


No. 19 Gonzaga 77, Pepperdine 63


Ole Miss 79, Auburn 47


Alabama 56, Georgia 53


Tennessee 77, Florida 67


Mississippi State 72, Vanderbilt 44


Virginia 69, Georgia Tech 63


Louisville 86, Syracuse 77


Illinois 79, Wisconsin 63


Missouri 74, Kentucky 71


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule has some Pac-12 and Big Ten flavor


College team news:


Seven DII teams are off to surprisingly great starts this season.


What to know about record-setting Pac-12 nonconference play.


The rise and fall, and rise again, of the Hoosiers.


Senior-less Utah is reaching new heights.


Winning UCLA, USC taking strength and momentum into Pac-12 play.


Minnesota has had moments, but the Big Ten giants await.


Washington is back together after travel delays, and is ready for opening weekend.


College player news:


Which transfers have been the most dominant so far this season?


Sam Breen got her confidence back at UMass.


LSU transfer Hannah Gusters has landed at Oklahoma State.


Oregon transfer Jenna Isai has committed to BYU.


Iowa State's Beatriz Jordao is retiring for medical reasons.


College coach news:


Siena coach Jim Jabir will step aside temporarily while the University investigates allegations that he made racially insensitive and misogynistic comments.

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

More tumultuous times

Upsets:


South Florida rallied past No. 17 Arkansas in OT, 66-65.


Nebraska stopped No. 20 Kansas in 3OT, 85-79. It is the first loss of the season for the Jayhawks.


Duke snapped Virginia's longest winning streak since 1995, 70-56. It is the first loss on the year for the Cavaliers.


More results:


No. 1 South Carolina 102, Coastal Carolina 39


No. 3 Ohio State 84, No. 16 Oregon 67


No. 4 Indiana 67, Butler 50


No. 5 Notre Dame 85, Western Michigan 57


No. 8 Virginia Tech 86, High Point 66


No. 9 UConn 98, Seton Hall 73


No. 13 Iowa 92, Dartmouth 54


No. 15 Maryland 88, Purdue Fort Wayne 51


No. 18 Arizona 78, UT Arlington 59


No. 22 Gonzaga 82, Montana 67


No. 23 Oklahoma 95, Florida 79


No. 24 Baylor 73, Long Beach State 52


No. 25 St. John's 80, Wagner 51


Louisville 81, DePaul 67


Florida State 92, Miami 85


Purdue 59, Texas A&M 53


Kentucky 95, Ohio 86


Colorado 71, Marquette 48


USC 71, Saint Mary's 45


FGCU 91, Mercer 81


UNLV 93, Northern Arizona 73


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule has a few postponements due to weather conditions


College player news:


Caitlin Clark tied Elena Delle Donne's record for fastest to 2,000 points, doing so in 75 games.


Mackenzie Holmes is steady when Indiana needs it.


BYU's veterans are logging heavy minutes, because they have to.


The NCAA's starting five for the week.


College coach news:


Minnesota coach Lindsay Whalen will miss tomorrow's game due to illness.


Billie Moore was a women's hoops pioneer.

Sunday, December 18, 2022

The real teams are showing up and showing out

Upset:


No. 20 Arizona toppled No. 18 Baylor, 75-54.


More results:


No. 1 South Carolina 87, Charleston Southern 23


No. 2. Stanford 77, Tennessee 70


No. 4 Indiana 87, Morehead State 24.....the largest margin of victory in Hoosier program history.


Undefeated no more: No. 5 Notre Dame downed No. 6 Virginia Tech, 63-52 - their first loss of the season.


No. 8 NC State 77, Clemson 59


No. 9 UConn 85, Florida State 77


No. 11 LSU 87, Oregon State 55


No. 12 Iowa 88, Northern Iowa 74


No. 14 Iowa State 72, No. 25 Villanova 62


No. 16 Oregon 97, Charleston 33


No. 24 Oklahoma 76, Southern 50


Louisville 77, Pitt 53


FGCU 69, Kentucky 63


Texas A&M 57, SMU 49


Texas 62, USC 48


Syracuse 67, Wake Forest 58


Boston College 74, Georgia Tech 62


Auburn 91, Samford 37


Virginia 84, Morgan State 27


Drexel 86, Penn State 82 (OT)


Kansas State 69, Northern Colorado 57


Liberty 66, Washington 54


Oklahoma State 87, UNLV 62


St. John's 63, Providence 55....the Red Storm are 11-0


DePaul 80, Georgetown 71


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College coach news:


Geno Auriemma began feeling ill after shootaround today, and didn't coach UConn against Florida State. Associate head coach Chris Dailey handled the duties.

Saturday, December 17, 2022

Unpredictable hoops world

Upset:


No. 21 Arkansas upended No. 16 Creighton, 83-75. The Razorbacks are 13-0.


More results:


No. 10 UCLA 75, Cal State Bakersfield 47


No. 13 Utah 92, UC Riverside 45


No. 19 Michigan 77, Appalachian State 49


No. 23 Gonzaga 67, BYU 58


Georgia 66, Belmont 55


Arizona State 82, Prairie View A&M 67


Oregon State 96, Nevada 84


Ole Miss 79, McNeese 60


Seton Hall 78, Fordham 72


All scores


Incredible game lineup tomorrow, highlighted by Tennessee at No. 2 Stanford at noon PT on ABC.


College team news:


UNLV learned their lesson in a narrow win over Hawaii.


Arizona State is battling through adversity.


Depleted Texas A&M faces 8-2 SMU tomorrow.


College player news:


Arizona guard Madi Conner has evolved from a shooter to an all-around threat.


Aubrey Griffin bounced back from injury to become a bright spot for UConn this year.


Lauren Hansen brings the New York mentality to Missouri.


Michigan State guard Gabby Elliott tore her ACL in a game last weekend and is out for the season.


Bonus:


The NCAA's list of the biggest surprises of the season so far is pretty good, but could include a few more things......Louisville's fall from the top 25, Virginia's incredible turnaround, just to name a couple.

Friday, December 16, 2022

At an in-between place

Today's results:


No. 3 Ohio State 82, Albany 57


No. 7 North Carolina 89, South Carolina Upstate 47


No. 22 Kansas 81, Tulsa 62


Rice 68, Sam Houston 57


Murray State 51, Kentucky 44


Colorado 82, Alcorn State 47


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


UConn will likely return Nika Muhl and Dorka Juhasz for Sunday's game.


College player news:


UCLA's Dominique Onu has entered the transfer portal.


WNBA news:


Brittney Griner issued her first statements since returning from Russia last week. She thanked supporters, and pledged to play for the Phoenix Mercury next season.


Griner spent the week completing a military ex-hostage program.


What her return could mean for both herself and the Mercury.

Sunday, December 11, 2022

Another incredible college basketball Sunday

Upset:


No. 20 Maryland knocked off No. 6 UConn, 85-78, for the first time in program history.


More results:


No. 1 South Carolina 88, Liberty 39


No. 3 Ohio State 74, Michigan State 68


No. 7 Virginia Tech 86, UNC Asheville 48


No. 8 North Carolina 99, Wofford 67


No. 8 NC State 65, South Florida 57


No. 10 Iowa State 84, Jacksonville 50


No. 17 Oregon 75, Oregon State 67


No. 21 Arkansas 77, Arkansas State 63


No. 22 Gonzaga 73, UC Davis 55


No. 23 Oklahoma 94, Robert Morris 65


Louisville 86, Kentucky 72


Duke 70, FGCU 48


Florida State 108, Texas Southern 51


Tennessee 96, Wright State 57


Ole Miss 74, Jacksonville State 54


Texas 107, Alabama State 54


Seton Hall 63, UCF 56


Kansas 72, Wichita State 52


Missouri 74, Jackson State 61


Auburn 81, Louisiana 41


Penn State 69, West Virginia 57


Florida 76, Miami 73 (OT)


Stephen F Austin 75, Arizona State 60


Washington 82, Washington State 66


Princeton 62, Delaware 47


UNLV 76, Hawaii 66


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


South Carolina is preparing for the grind of SEC play.


College player news:


Mir McLean is showing up big for Virginia.


Alissa Pili is thriving at Utah.


College coach news:


Geno Auriemma's mother died last week.


WNBA news:


Brittney Griner bonded with the flight crew on her way home to the U.S.

Saturday, December 10, 2022

There's always that one upset

Upset:


South Dakota State topped No. 24 Kansas State, 82-78.


More results:


No. 5 Notre Dame 108, Merrimack 44


No. 13 UCLA 64, Cal State Fullerton 41


No. 15 Utah 76, BYU 59


No. 16 Iowa 87, Minnesota 64


No. 18 Creighton 75, Drake 71


No. 25 Villanova 82, Saint Joseph's 59


DePaul 81, Northwestern 63......Aneesah Morrow scored 45 points for the Blue Demons to break the school single-game scoring record and reach the 1,000-point mark in just 43 games


Columbia 83, UMass 74


Rutgers 76, Hampton 68


Troy 79, Mercer 73


Middle Tennessee 69, Memphis 53


Rice 91, Houston 88 (2OT)


Nebraska 71. Samford 46


Cal 83, Pacific 66


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Louisville has dominated its rivalry with Kentucky in recent years, but that could change tomorrow.


The Utes are flashing their new weapon: defense.


Siena is off to their best 10-game start in eight years.


College player news:


Kate Martin was injured in today's Hawkeyes win.

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

A lot of routs

Upset:


No. 16 Iowa toppled No. 10 Iowa, 70-57.


More results (most of them butt-kickings):


No. 7 Virginia Tech 73, Boston College 58


No. 8 North Carolina 64, UNC Wilmington 42


No. 19 Baylor 91, UT Arlington 36


No. 24 Kansas State 72, Kansas City 45


Virginia 83, William & Mary 54


Georgia 84, Mercer 44


Kentucky 80, Minnesota 74


DePaul 78, Loyola Chicago 52


Colorado 78, Southern Utah 48


Nebraska 82, Wisconsin 54


Illinois 80, Rutgers 62


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule has an upset feel to it.......


College team news:


The Hawkeyes and Caitlin Clark sent a message in their win over the Cyclones.


How UConn is dealing with Azzi Fudd's injury.


College player news:


The NCAA's starting five for the week.


Players who have overcome season-ending injuries.


Kadi Sissoko has lead USC to a 9-0 start.


WNBA news:


Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe have launched a production company called "A Touch More."

Sunday, December 4, 2022

And on the seventh day, the court shook

Oh, the upsets today. This is a time when some of the traditional WBB power teams are struggling, and there are a whole lot of new faces shining bright. The game is growing.......


Upsets:


Olivia Miles lead No. 7 Notre Dame past No. 3 UConn, 74-60......the Irish had Miles, and a lot more, that the Huskies did not.


St. John's toppled No. 13 Creighton, 66-62.


Middle Tennessee rained on No. 18 Louisville, 67-49


Nebraska surprised No. 20 Maryland, 90-67.


Seton Hall turned back No. 24 Marquette, 82-78.


More results:


No. 2 Stanford 84, No. 23 Gonzaga 63


No. 4 Ohio State 82, Rutgers 70


No. 5 Indiana staved off Illinois, 65-61.


No. 9 Virginia Tech 59, Tennessee 56


No. 10 Iowa 102, Wisconsin 71


No. 11 LSU 85, Tulane 72


No. 14 Arizona 77, New Mexico 60


No. 21 Baylor 79, Houston Christian 35


No. 22 Texas 92, Southern 35


No. 25 Villanova 79, Providence 54


Arkansas 92, Oral Roberts 58 (Hogs are 10-0)


Virginia 78, UNC Wilmington 36 (Cavs are 10-0)


Florida State 83, Stetson 48


DePaul 78, Butler 72


Oklahoma 69, Ole Miss 59


Missouri 71, Arizona State 60


Kansas State 73, Houston 59


Syracuse 60, Yale 58


Georgia Tech 59, Belmont 55


Florida 69, Dayton 65


Colorado 71, Boise State 48


Kansas 88, Southeast Missouri State 51


Duke 100, Richmond 49


SMU 70, Cal 56


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Health and safety protocols within the Morgan State program caused them to cancel their game against Texas A&M today.


College player news:


Caitlin Clark notched the seventh career triple-double of her career, breaking a Big Ten record.


Rickea Jackson, Jillian Hollingshead and Jasmine Franklin did not play for Tennessee today. Franklin was not even in the arena.


Jackson is out indefinitely.


How Isa Alexander is elevating her game for Michigan State.


Louisville guard Payton Verhulst has entered the transfer portal.

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Scores continue to be interesting

Today's results:


No. 2 Stanford 82, Santa Clara 69


No. 4 Ohio State 96, No. 18 Louisville 77


Auburn 70, Little Rock 48


Purdue 87, Syracuse 78


Virginia 89, Penn State 68


Florida 68, Prairie View A&M, 53


Alabama 88, Mercer 52


Boston College 75, Rutgers 61


Oklahoma 88, Northwestern State 45


Colorado 75, Western Michigan 37


Kansas 74, Texas A&M 42


Wake Forest 63, Minnesota 59


Arizona State 80, Grand Canyon 72


Montana State 71, South Dakota State 66


USC 69, Cal Baptist 58


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Iowa is looking to balance playing time against NC State and Wisconsin this week.


What we've learned from Arkansas' 8-0 start.


Illinois has tied last season's win total eight games into this year.


College player news:


Guard Grace Berger is day-to-day with a non-season-ending knee injury, and will miss the Hoosiers' game against North Carolina tomorrow.


Berger will take on a new role while she is out.


Why Kierra Fletcher is winning the Gamecocks' point guard battle, for now.


Jade Loville promises improvement after a slow start for Arizona.


Transfer N'Yah Boyd is living up to her billing at UTEP.


The NCAA's starting five for the week.


WNBA news:


The 2023 schedule is out.

Sunday, November 27, 2022

Holiday tournament wrap

Phil Knight Tournament:


No. 3 UConn outlasted No. 9 Iowa, 86-79, to take the Legacy tournament title, while No. 8 North Carolina came back from behind to upset No. 5 Iowa State, 73-64, to take the invitational title.


Upsets of the ranked and unranked kind:


No. 22 Michigan 84, No. 21 Baylor 75


Towson 64, DePaul 56


Rice 66, Texas A&M 58


More results:


No. 1 South Carolina 85, Hampton 38.


No. 2 Stanford 68, Hawaii 39


No. 4 Ohio State 105, North Alabama 67


No. 11 Virginia Tech 89, Longwood 28


No. 14 Maryland 87, Pitt 63


No. 18 Oregon 86, Michigan State 78


No. 19 Texas 74, Princeton 50


No. 23 Tennessee 105, Eastern Kentucky 71


No. 23 Villanova 72, South Florida 50


Colorado 83, Chicago State 32


Georgia Tech 58, Belmont 52


UCF 67, Southeast Missouri State 41


Columbia 78, Miami 71


Duke 54, Oregon State 41


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College player news:


Gamecock standout Aliyah Boston is in a walking boot after a fall during today's game.


College coach news:


Hoosiers coach Teri Moren criticized the tournament setup her team was in this weekend as "a major miss."

Saturday, November 26, 2022

Setting the table for a big game day

Upsets:


Arkansas took down No. 25 Kansas State, 69-53, for the Paradise Jam title.


Seton Hall handed Georgia their first loss, 86-80.


More results:


No. 6 Indiana 79, Memphis 64


No. 7 Notre Dame gave Arizona State their first loss, 85-65


No. 12 LSU 99, UAB 64


No. 14 Maryland 81, Towson 70


No. 15 Arizona 86, San Diego 60


No. 21 Baylor 75, No. 23 Villanova 70


No. 22 Mmichigan 63, South Florida 58


Florida State 88, Harvard 57


Florida 77, Houston 73 (OT) 


Purdue 71, Oklahoma State 65


Nebraska 73, Mississippi State 65 (OT)


Virginia 73, Minnesota 70......and the Cavaliers are off to their best start in 30 years


VCU 75, Wisconsin 67


Georgia Tech 65, Air Force 59


Santa Clara 71, Washington 58


Auburn 74, Colorado State 73


FGCU 63, Hawaii 50


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule........it's going to be a HUGE day


College team news:


Here are some problems that could arise tomorrow, as UConn takes on Iowa.


The two teams will face off for the Phil Knight Legacy title.


College player news:


Texas point guard Rori Harmon is expected to make her season debut tomorrow, against Princeton.


Florida freshman Frieda Buhner has signed a pro contract in Germany and left the team.