College Basketball

No. 3 Michigan went into Champaign on Friday night and had its way with No. 10 Illinois, and Fighting Illini head coach Brad Underwood knows it. "Demand it in practice. This group wants to win. They care a lot, and, so, that's not going to be a problem. But the lesson was learned. They [Michigan] took the belt off and beat our behinds [Illinois] with it," Underwood said about Illinois' […]

Meet the most effective finisher in the Big Ten: Morez Johnson Jr. The men's college basketball season is ramping up with high-stakes games every night and the NCAA Tournament just around the corner. In those key regular-season games, March Madness stars introduce themselves to the nation with magical moments and Cinderella runs. We're teaching you about them before they become national heroes. Ahead of No. 3 Michigan at No. 10 […]

You know all about the Power 5 conferences in college basketball. You hear about those more than any other, and those groups often dominate the March Madness conversation. There are 26 other conferences out there, however, and our goal is to get you up to speed on the teams, players and fights in the standings to know before the conference tournaments, Selection Sunday and the official start of March Madness. […]

We’ve got a big one on FOX Friday night. The No. 3 Michigan Wolverines head to beautiful Champaign, Ill. to face the No. 10 Illinois Fighting Illini in what has all the makings of a sensational Big Ten college basketball game. Las Vegas says the game is a coin flip. Saturday’s slate is solid, too, with Duke-Virginia, Arizona-Kansas, Iowa State-Texas Tech, Alabama-Tennessee and Arkansas-Florida to name a few. Here are […]

The Big East regular-season title is up for grabs. The potential No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft is trying to lift his injury-riddled team. The UCLA women's basketball team can secure an undefeated Big Ten record. The big college basketball games this weekend will impact conference standings and NCAA Tournament seeding. There are top teams in men's and women's hoops going at it, and we're here to help […]

Men's college basketball, women's college basketball – there's no shortage of college ball, every night. Don't worry, we're here to help you figure out what you missed but shouldn't have. Here are all the best moments from last night in college basketball. Vanderbilt sets program record(s), Blakes passes Clark Vanderbilt women’s basketball has never posted a 16-0 record at home. Or at least, it had not prior to Thursday. The […]

Braden Smith is one of the best players to ever suit up for the Purdue Boilermakers and among the best guards in the history of the Big Ten Conference. And, on Thursday night, he reached a new milestone, surpassing 1,000 career assists in No. 8 Purdue's 76-74 loss at home to No. 13 Michigan State. Smith's head coach, Matt Painter, has a boatload of praise for his senior guard. "He's […]

Another premier college basketball game is on tap for Friday night, as the Michigan Wolverines visit the Illinois Fighting Illini in this clash of top-10 teams. Michigan is a 2-point road favorite with a high total of 157.5, an indication of the fireworks expected. Michigan would clinch the Big Ten title outright with a win Friday night and is looking to snap a nine-game losing streak to Illinois. For the […]

Carson Cooper scored 15 points, Kur Teng had 13 and No. 13 Michigan State survived Braden Smith's missed 3-point attempt with a second to play for a 76-74 victory over No. 8 Purdue on Thursday night. Jeremy Fears Jr. added 12 and Coen Carr had 11 for the Spartans (23-5, 13-4 Big Ten), who snapped a seven-game losing streak at Purdue. Smith, who became the fifth player in Division I […]