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Good morning, BBN! It wasn’t pretty, but the Kentucky Wildcats picked up a much-needed win last night on the road against South Carolina. They struggled most of the game with finding a flow offensively, but when it mattered most, their clutch player all year, Collin Chandler, came through again. He drained a 3-pointer at the […]
Before every Ohio State men’s basketball game, Connor Lemons gets you ready for that day’s action with key stats, players to know, and prevalent storylines for that day’s game on the “Good Hoops Morning” podcast. Listen to the episode and subscribe: Subscribe: RSS | Apple | Spotify | iHeart Radio Ohio State Buckeyes at Iowa […]
Michigan State and Purdue enter Thursday’s game in West Lafayette, IN (8 PM – Peacock) with identical 22-5 records. The Spartans and Boilermakers are also even in the Big Ten standings at 12-4 and in a three-way tie with Nebraska for third place in the conference. Nebraska hosts Maryland tonight. Illinois sits a game ahead […]
Tuesday night, the Kentucky Wildcats went on the road to Columbia, South Carolina, desperate to end a three-game skid, and they did just that with a 72-63 win over the Gamecocks. It was far from a polished performance. Kentucky managed only 28 points in the first half and struggled for offensive rhythm for much of […]
Kentucky Basketball guard Denzel Aberdeen delivered one of the best performances of his career Tuesday night, and he capped it with a memorable postgame moment on the SEC Network. After scoring 19 points on 6-for-12 shooting, hitting 4-of-6 from three, dishing out five assists with zero turnovers, and grabbing four rebounds in 37 minutes, Aberdeen […]
The EuroLeague Women play-ins may have just started, but they’ve already given fans plenty to cheer for. From Basket Landes’ massive comeback and near-upset of Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring or Casademont Zaragoza’s road victory over the defending EuroLeague champions ZVVZ USK Praha, last week’s series-opening games weren’t lacking for excitement, and there’s more on the way […]
You read that right — it has been since January 10, 2019, since Michigan has beaten Illinois on the hardwood. The Illini have rattled off nine straight wins against the Wolverines, including last year’s 20-point blowout in Dusty May’s first meeting against Illinois. Michigan went on to win the Big Ten Tournament and reach the […]
In 1967, the NCAA banned the dunk shot. Publicly, the cartel was concerned about injuries but the general theory was that it was because of one player: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, then known as Lew Alcindor. At 7-2, Jabbar was nearly impossible to guard in college, leading UCLA to three straight national titles. He was so far […]
The NCAA Tournament is almost here, and Boston College is sitting on the edge.Right now the Eagles are 12th in the NPI. While this is better than where BC ranked midway through the season, it’s still shaky ground and not high enough to guarantee an at-large bid with four games left in the regular season and the Hockey East Tournament.This means BC’s best chance at the NCAA Tournament is through...
It wasn’t that long ago that Nevada suffered a stunning double-digit loss to San Jose State on the road. Looking after that game, things looked bleak as Nevada had Utah State and New Mexico back-to-back at home. After taking down the Aggies, the Pack made it two in a row against top MW foes, taking […]
Arizona men’s basketball gutted out a 87-80 win over Baylor to go 2-0 on its Texas roadtrip, following the win over Houston. The Wildcats have now put themselves in a top-tier position to go and clinch a share of the Big 12 regular season title. It will take another gritty performance against Kansas on Saturday […]
Spurs wily manager Bill Nicholson watched from the Elland Road stands as Sunderland blew Leeds away in a first-half display of skill, pace and power. With his Spurs side making the journey to Roker Park the following Saturday in the 6th Round of the FA Cup and with the Black Cats having already seen off […]
The Arizona Wildcats seem to have one quarter of extreme struggle in every game. It was the second quarter on Tuesday night, but they found a way to bring their fans to their feet and send their seniors out on a high note with a 75-67 win over the Houston Cougars. It was a long, […]
Kentucky Basketball freshman big man Malachi Moreno continues to grow into one of the Wildcats’ most reliable frontcourt pieces, and Tuesday night in Columbia provided his strongest evidence yet. Moreno finished with 8 points, 11 rebounds, 2 blocks, and a steal in Kentucky’s 72-63 win over South Carolina, which is a stat line no Kentucky […]
There all all sorts of records in college basketball that are outstanding achievements — whether that be individual or team achievements. For example, going into Tuesday Notre Dame had won 6 games in a row at home against the number one team in the country — a streak dating back to a historic upset of […]
The No. 11 Virginia Cavaliers rolled past NC State, 90-51, in Charlottesville in an emphatic performance on both ends of the floor in their second game on the newly named Tony Bennett Court. The Cavaliers set the tone early with defense, honoring their old coach by holding the Wolfpack to just 19 first-half points (the first […]
Number 11 ranked TCU Women’s Basketball extended its NCAA leading home winning streak to 41 games as the Frogs took down Iowa State in a thriller with a final score of 80-73. TCU trailed Iowa State by nine points through three quarters but outscored the Cyclones 31-15 over the final ten minutes to storm back […]
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — After a frustrating weekend in Provo, Iowa State found the reset button on Tuesday night. Behind a historic shooting performance and a dominant second-half defensive effort, the No. 4 Cyclones dispatched Utah 75-59 at the Huntsman Center. A new standard from deep The headline of the night belonged to Milan […]
For the first time this season, Arizona stayed on the road in between games. Yet despite getting more than two full days’ of rest following its win at Houston, the Wildcats spent much of Tuesday night looking like a team on the second half of an NBA back-to-back with a flight in between. It wasn’t […]
Over the first four minutes of its matchup Tuesday night against Tennessee, Missouri men’s basketball had one of its worst stretches of hoops all season long. The Tigers dug themselves a quick 10-point hole as they failed to find any semblance of rhythm on offense and got completely outclassed on the boards. Trailing by double-digits […]
Welcome to the thread for Wednesday’s St. John’s men’s basketball matchup against UConn. Please be respectful in the comment section and do not share any illegal streams of the game. You can follow updates of this game on Rumble in the Garden’s official X account (formerly Twitter) at @rumbleSBN or on Rumble in the Garden’s […]
After months of ups and downs with injuries and momentum swings, Kentucky Basketball has likely locked up its spot in the upcoming NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats’ 72-63 road win over South Carolina on Tuesday night pushed them to 18-10 overall and 9-6 in SEC play, providing them with stability as Selection Sunday is now less […]
It’s been fun, hasn’t it? Illinois hasn’t lost to Michigan in more than seven years – Jan. 10, 2019. It’s been so long, that I was still a student the last time it happened! Unfortunately, if I played in the band that day, I didn’t take a photo to document it. Well, ever since then, […]
Clap hands and squeal for joy, everyone: YOUR Marquette men’s basketball team will not finish the year with a single digit win total. Thanks to the ineptitude of Ed Cooley and the Georgetown Hoyas, Marquette went out to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday night and came home with a 76-60 victory. The Golden Eagles are now […]
Thoughts on a 72-68 loss to the Wildcats: Entering tonight’s contest, Indiana was still projected to make the NCAA tournament—barely. But this loss to Northwestern, one of a quad 3 variety, might now have the Hoosiers on the outside looking ... The post The Minute After: Northwestern appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .
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