Win on the road at Illinois, hold home-court advantage over Purdue. The next one for No. 13 Michigan State basketball will be to reclaim first place in the Big Ten. In a rivalry game. On the road.

Where fans can watch, listen to and follow Friday’s game between Mark Pope and the Wildcats and Nate Oats and the Crimson Tide.

It did. And Food City Center erupted in celebration. No. 5 Tennessee basketball beat No. 6 Alabama 79-76 on Saturday in a game the Vols had to pull out for a shot at a No. 1 seed in the NCAA ...

Tennessee guard Zakai Zeigler relishes the challenge of playing against top competition, particularly Alabama basketball star Mark Sears. Zeigler recognizes the high stakes of the game, especially ...

It’s been just over two weeks since USC (25-2, 15-1 Big 10) handed UCLA (27-1, 16-1 Big 10) its first and only loss of the season thus far. The Trojans won 71-60, led by Juju Watkins' 38 points.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — At the beginning, things were going OK for Kentucky in its battle with No. 1 Auburn on Saturday. But that didn’t last long. The top-ranked Tigers unleashed a 12-0 run in less ...

El-Anita Joe-Samuel led all scorers with 20 points as top-seeded Lenape, No. 16 in the NJ.com Top 20, opened defense of its sectional and state titles from last year with an 83-17 win over 16th ...

Mia Pauldo drained six 3-pointers on the way to 29 points, as Morris Catholic, No. 1 in the NJ.com statewide Top 20, defeated No. 10 Montclair Immaculate, 79-69, in Denville. The Crusaders ...

The USA TODAY Sports Network has released its Tennessee high school girls basketball statewide rankings ... Last week: Ranked No. 1. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

The No. 19 University of Arizona men’s basketball team (18-9, 12- in Big 12) suffered a nail-biting 96-95 loss against the BYU Cougars (19-8, 10-6 in Big 12) on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 8 p.m. in ...