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Game Info When | 12:00 p.m. CT Where | Colonial Life Arena; Columbia, S.C. TV | SEC Network Radio | Tiger Radio Network Twitter | @MizzouHoops ESPN win probability | 56.1% chance The Starters Mizzou (14-6, 4-3 SEC) G: T.O. Barrett (SO, 7.4 PPG) G: Jayden Stone (GR, 15.4 PPG) G: Trent Pierce (JR, 9.0 PPG) F: Mark Mitchell (SR, 17.5 PPG) C: Shawn Phillips, Jr. […]
There are no bye weeks in college basketball, but Arizona has had the closest thing to it. The Wildcats haven’t played since lasts month, technically, with the win Jan. 31 at ASU setting the school record for best start to a season, and when they tip off Saturday at home against Oklahoma State it will […]
Carolina has nine games left in the regular season. 70% of the regular season is in the bag. In a perfect world, the post season will add nine more games (and nine more wins). TBD. Here’s where the three main metrics currently rank UNC and its remaining opponents: Meanwhile, the AP poll thinks the Heels […]
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – Like most of this season’s parity-filled Coastal Athletic Association, the most consistent thing about the Hofstra Pride has been its inconsistency. Right after winning eight straight games, Hofstra (15-9, 6-5 CAA) lost its next five contests, but it has now started another winning streak as the Pride is getting healthy again. That […]
Illinois beat Northwestern by 40 points on Wednesday night, drubbing the ‘Cats the whole way for a lopsided 84-44 victory. Illinois’ win was the second largest margin of victory of any meeting between the two teams, slotting in behind 42-point Illini wins in 1995 and 1943. Additionally, the Illini win gave Brad Underwood’s side its […]
The #8 Houston Cougars put on a defensive clinic on the UCF Knights on Tuesday night, holding UCF to just 16 field goals en route to a 79-55 victory. This was a reality check for UCF, who has not beaten Houston since March of 2019. The defense was suffocating and handed the Knights a tough […]
For the first time since the historic 1995–96 championship season, Kentucky Basketball is officially bringing back the denim uniforms. After months of rumors and years of nostalgia-fueled anticipation, the Wildcats unveiled the modernized throwback uniforms Friday, just one day before they debut against Tennessee inside Rupp Arena. The return of the denim look has been […]
It was a demoralizing week for Northwestern basketball. First, the Wildcats hosted a bad Washington Huskies team as 1.5-point favorites and got beaten handily, falling by 14 on their home floor. As if that wasn’t embarrassing enough, the team bussed down to Champaign with a 2-9 Big Ten record and departed with a 10th Big […]
#20 Clemson Tigers 19-3 (9-1) vs. California Bears 17-6 (5-5)When: Saturday, February 7th at 8:00pmWhere: Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, CaliforniaHow to Watch: ACC Network The Clemson Tigers (19-4) (9-1) will wrap up their west coast road trip on Saturday night as they head to Berkeley, California to take on the Golden Bears of Cal. The Tigers […]
The Syracuse Orange (13-10, 4-6) are on the road for their second straight game against a top-20 team. Tomorrow the Orange will take on the #18 Virginia Cavaliers (19-3, 8-2). The game tips at Noon on ESPN with Roy Philpott and Jon Crispin on the call. Here’s our predictions for tomorrow: Kevin: Virginia 77, Syracuse […]
IT’S SHOWTIME, BABYYYYYYYY. On Friday night, under the lights of Mizzou Arena, the no. 7 Missouri Tigers will welcome in the no. 2 Florida Gators for a battle of predatory animals in a rematch of the NCAA Semifinals that sent our fair Missouri Tigers to the National Championships and sent the gators packing their suitcases […]
After losing in brutal fashion in both of their Los Angeles road games, the competition will not get any easier for Rutgers men’s basketball as they will try to break their seven game losing streak this Saturday against No.9 Nebraska. After having an undefeated season up until the last week of January, the Cornhuskers will […]
On Wednesday night, Gonzaga did this … As a result, the Bulldogs slipped down to the 3 line, with Houston replacing them as a 2. While I did shuffle things around a bit after analyzing each team’s results-based and predictive metrics a bit more closely, this was the only seed line change among the top […]
Happy Friday. Okay so it was not a good past 7 days for our two basketball programs. Fortunately, the hockey team represented Sparta with a pair of road wins at Penn State. This week, the hockey team has another pair of games away from Munn against a highly rated opponent. And our basketball teams are […]
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Before No. 9 Ohio State women’s basketball and the No. 24 Washington Huskies stepped onto the court on Thursday night, all the talk surrounded the play of Sayvia Sellers, the USBWA Player of the Week for the Huskies. The attention was deserved and Ohio State had its hands full in preparation for Alaska native. In […]
When the Duke Blue Devils arrive in Chapel Hill in the early afternoon on Saturday, the program will be without a loss to an ACC opponent for 364 days. Since a 77-71 loss at Clemson on February 8, 2025, Duke has won 20 straight games. Two of those 20 were against the Tar Heels. In […]
As all know by now, the Mountain West announced its new media package a few months ahead of its transition into a new era, set to begin July 1st. There have been many informative articles this week following the release of the new deal, particularly a few that are providing side-by-side comparisons between what the […]
Zam Jones made sure that NC State would quickly put its frustrating effort against UNC behind it by scoring the Pack’s first 12 points against FSU. She canned two threes, scored a traditional three-point play, and also made three free throws after getting fouled behind the arc. That effort staked the Pack with a healthy […]
RIVERDALE, N.Y. — Saint Peter’s fell out of first place in the MAAC with a loss to then-last place Rider on Sunday. The Peacocks were determined to not let it spiral out of control. Bashir Mason’s team bounced back on Thursday night with an 80-75 win over Manhattan at Draddy Gymnasium, improving to 10-3 in […]
Good Friday morning Dawg fans, it’s Friday and it’s Super Bowl weekend. We’ve got some Dots for you, mostly from the college ranks, so let’s get to it! Football Dots Basketball Dots Retro Dot The game of the week this week is not on the gridiron, but the hardwood, as the 5 seeded Huskies took […]
The Syracuse Orange (13-10, 4-6) have lost four of their last five games and now head to Charlottesville to take on the #18 Virginia Cavaliers (19-3, 8-2). Virginia has won four of their last five games and is looking to stay in position to challenge for the ACC regular season title. The game tips at […]
One is random. Two is a coincidence. Three is a trend. So what does that make four? A pretty talented quartet. Motiejus Krivas has been named to the midseason watch list for the Kareem Abdul Jabbar Award, given to college basketball’s top center. He joins teammates Jaden Bradley (Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year), […]
Coming off their best win of the season, a 25-point showpiece against defending champion Rose, talk of a Unrivaled championship run is not bluster for Breeze. Up to No. 3 in Josh Felton’s latest Unrivaled power rankings, Breeze can build momentum when they meet their fellow Unrivaled newcomer, Hive, on Friday night (7:30 p.m. ET, […]
It’s been an eventful week around Indiana Hoosiers athletics. Darian DeVries’ men’s basketball team fell on the road at USC, Teri Moren’s women’s basketball group picked up its second Big Ten win on the season and Curt Cignetti’s football program keeps making headlines following a national title. Here’s what you need to know about the […]
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