We’re now only a month away from March. But before we get to the madness, we have a Saturday full of action to keep everybody busy.
Twenty-one of the AP Top 25 teams play Saturday in a loaded slate. Arkansas’ John Calipari returns to Kentucky as the visiting coach in an intriguing showdown, and in perhaps the marquee game of the day, Cooper Flagg gets his first taste of the Tobacco Road rivalry when No. 2 Duke hosts North Carolina in Durham.
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Meanwhile, Baylor has been on an absolute tear out of halftime and is down just four points with 14:38 left in the game. It’s taken a 19-4 run for the Bears to pull back into the game.
Well the Trojans started off hot and took a 22-7 lead early before the Spartans stemmed the tide. MSU’s bench has accounted for 20 of its 32 points.
Meanwhile, in Waco, the Jayhawks are in complete control early. Hunter Dickinson has 10 early points and Kansas is up 32-15 with over 4 minutes left in the first half.
The Tigers are still undefeated in SEC play and are now 20-1 on the season. What an impressive road win for Auburn; Bruce Pearl’s team has now won 13 straight games.
The Cyclones couldn’t pull off the comeback and drop their second straight game to fall to 17-4.
Kansas State snaps No. 3 Iowa State’s 29-game home winning streak. The consecutive losses could potentially drop them out of the Top 10.
The Tigers are up 6 despite a late charge from the Rebels to make things interesting.
There’s just 1:26 left in the game and Ole Miss is playing the fouling game now to extend it.
The No. 3 Cyclones may be looking at their second straight loss. After falling to Arizona on Monday, the Cyclones are struggling late at home against the Wildcats. They’re down double digits with 5 minutes left in the game.
Ole Miss had made it a one-possession game and could’ve tied things up, but the Tigers have regained their footing and lead by 8 with 6 minutes left.
We are back for the second half in Oxford and the Rebels are still hanging around as the game ticks down toward the 12-minute mark.
Ole Miss guard Sean Pedulla is 7-for-10 with 18 points to lead all scorers.
Love and Freeman were ejected during the final minute of Saturday’s game. Replays showed Freeman headbutted Love and they were both ejected during Arizona’s 81-72 win.
Arizona’s Caleb Love and Arizona State’s BJ Freeman were ejected during the final minute of Saturday’s game.
Love was initially the only one ejected, but after replays showed Freeman headbutted Love, Freeman was ejected as well. pic.twitter.com/x5BuwSrKxI
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) February 1, 2025
Bobby Hurley then pulled his team off the court and didn’t shake Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd’s hand. It could’ve been to avoid further issues between the teams.
The Tigers finished the half strong with Denver Jones and Johni Broome hitting 3-pointers to give them a 7-point lead. The duo have 13 points each.
In another SEC clash of ranked teams, the Tigers just destroyed the Bulldogs in Starkville in a game that was never close. Caleb Grill led the way for Mizzou with 20 points; MSU’s Josh Hubbard scored a game-high 24.
As the first half winds down in Oxford, Ole Miss is keeping pace with Auburn. These are 2 of 10 SEC teams that are ranked as we head into February, and they’ve played a pretty even game thus far.
In a game that’s had no shortage of highlights, the Wildcats and Sun Devils are trading monster dunks.
The Red Storm hold on for the Big East win on a short jumper by Kadary Richmond with seconds left! It comes after Providence stormed back from a 52-34 deficit with 10 minutes left.
St. John’s has now won 14 of its last 15 games.
The Tigers started off hot and have a 17-14 lead as the SEC clash creeps toward the halfway point in the first half. Auburn has four 3-pointers but has also turned the ball over six times already.
Less than a month after Florida delivered a beatdown on Tennessee in Gainesville, the Vols now return the favor by handling the Gators in Knoxville. Chaz Lanier leads the way with 19 points for the Vols.
This sequence pretty well sums up the second half in Knoxville. Tennessee’s defense forces a Florida mistake —> UT ball movement on the break leaves Florida grasping at straws.
Vols up 18 with 3:30 left.