12:17 AM ET The officials in Saturday’s Duke–Virginia game made an “incorrect adjudication” on the final play of regulation, the ACC announced Saturday night. With 1.2 seconds left in a 58-58 game, Duke’s Tyrese Proctor inbounded the ball to a cutting Kyle Filipowski. Filipowski drove to the rim and attempted a contested finish over Virginia’s
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10:00 PM ET ESPN News Services KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — DeAndre Gholston hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Missouri a stunning 86-85 victory over No. 6 Tennessee on Saturday night. With 4.2 seconds left in the game and the Volunteers (19-6, 8-4 Southeastern Conference) leading 85-83, Santiago Vescovi missed a free throw. His second
8:38 PM ET Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Portland State threw a desperation, floor-length pass, and Isaiah Johnson, falling backward and off-balance, caught and released the game-winning shot as time expired and the Vikings escaped with an 88-87 win over Northern Arizona on Saturday. The improbable buzzer-beater came after Liam Lloyd hit a 3-pointer to
12:11 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Touted Duke freshman Dariq Whitehead is set to return for Saturday’s game at No. 8 Virginia (3 p.m. ET, ESPN) after missing four games with an injury. The 6-foot-7, 220-pound wing had suffered a sprain in his lower left leg in a loss at Virginia Tech in
9:31 PM ET New Mexico State men’s basketball has canceled Saturday’s game at Cal Baptist and suspended its season indefinitely following “new allegations” within the program, according to a statement from the school. The new allegations have prompted an investigation by the school and led to the coaching staff being put on paid administrative leave,
9:50 PM ET Projected top-10 pick Nick Smith is expected to return from a knee injury Saturday for Arkansas matchup with the Mississippi State Bulldogs, a source told ESPN. Smith, one of the top freshmen in college basketball and a preseason First Team All-SEC selection, has been out of action since Dec. 17 and has
10:52 PM ET Associated Press GREENVILLE, N.C. — East Carolina says it won’t play its men’s basketball at Tulane on Saturday after the death of Pirates radio announcer Jeff Charles while with the team Friday in New Orleans. In a statement Friday, East Carolina said any rescheduling decision was yet to be determined. Tulane listed
6:21 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Southeastern Conference is fining Vanderbilt $250,000 for fans rushing the court after the Commodores upset No. 6 Tennessee in men’s basketball on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer. The league announced the fine Friday for violating the SEC policy limiting access to the competition area. This is Vanderbilt’s fourth
4:49 PM ET UT Arlington fired men’s basketball coach Greg Young on Friday after he had less than two years at the helm. The Mavericks enter the weekend at 9-16 overall and 4-8 in their first season in the WAC. They went 11-18 in Young’s first season. “Following a holistic evaluation of our program, the
8:00 AM ET This weekend’s men’s college basketball slate features multiple games every fan should watch. Brandon Miller and Alabama will go to rival Auburn in a major SEC matchup. Baylor and TCU will battle in Fort Worth, Texas, in a game with Big 12 title implications. And UConn will travel to Omaha, Nebraska, to
8:22 PM ET Oklahoma and Texas have agreed in principle to pay the Big 12 conference a total of $100 million to join the SEC in 2024, a year earlier than they had originally intended, the Big 12 conference announced on Thursday evening. The agreement is subject to the final approval from the Oklahoma and
6:32 PM ET Associated Press The Southeastern Conference says it distributed an average of $49.9 million to its 14 member schools for the fiscal year that ended last August. Commissioner Greg Sankey said Thursday the league divided $721.8 million of total revenue among its members. That included $698.5 million distributed by the league office and
12:57 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Texas officials have more than doubled interim coach Rodney Terry’s salary to $1.2 million this season as he leads the No. 5 Longhorns after the midseason firing of former coach Chris Beard. Terry took over the team as acting head coach when Beard was initially suspended following
7:00 AM ET Around 1 a.m. ET, in the wee hours of Sunday morning, two storylines were emerging out of Moraga, California: Saint Mary’s was officially poised to end Gonzaga‘s reign atop the West Coast Conference, and Aidan Mahaney was ready to become a national name. Saint Mary’s came back in the final minutes to
3:50 PM ET Associated Press PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Junior forward Mawot Mag will miss the rest of the men’s basketball season for No. 24 Rutgers after tearing the ACL in his right knee. Rutgers announced the injury Tuesday, hours before the Scarlet Knights were to play at No. 18 Indiana. Mag was hurt Saturday in
7:00 AM ET John GasawayESPN Insider Close ESPN Insider college basketball contributor First began covering college hoops in 2004 Has written for Basketball Prospectus and the Wall Street Journal The 2022-23 men’s college basketball season has already been a wild ride. North Carolina was everyone’s preseason No. 1. Now you’ll find the Tar Heels rubbing
4:33 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota‘s game at Illinois that was scheduled for Tuesday has been postponed because of COVID-19 health and safety protocols within the Gophers’ program. The announcement was made Monday by Minnesota, which didn’t specify how many players would have been unable to play. The Gophers (7-15, 1-11) had only
12:20 PM ET Associated Press Purdue‘s unquestioned grip on No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll is gone after a weekend loss. That didn’t stop the Boilermakers from remaining at the top anyway. The Boilermakers earned 38 of 62 first-place votes in the poll released Monday to remain at No. 1 for