Milwaukee, WI (SportsNetwork.com) – The second-ranked Wisconsin Badgers will try to get rid of the rancid taste of defeat from their mouths, as they play their first true road game of the season on Saturday at Marquette. Wisconsin had been cruising right along, posting seven straight victories to tip off the 2014-15 campaign and ascending […]

Orlando, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – The 20th-ranked Michigan State Spartans and Marquette Golden Eagles will collide in semifinal action of the Orlando Classic on Friday at the HP Field House. The winner of this game will move into the championship game and take on either Kansas or Tennessee. Tom Izzo’s Spartans have lost just once this […]

Belmont, a member of the OVC East Division, will be the favorite to earn the division’s top spot yet again, although the Bruins lost leading scorer and all-around threat J.J. Mann in the offseason. Belmont finished 14-2 in league play in 2013-14, which was the best mark in the conference. Coach Rick Byrd expects his […]

Last season, four teams tied atop the regular season standings with 13-3 marks in conference play. Tulsa was one of them, and went on to win the league tournament, propelling the Golden Hurricane into the NCAA Tournament via an automatic bid. Southern Miss, Louisiana Tech and Middle Tennessee all finished with identical 13-3 league records, […]

Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Splashy hires don’t always live up to the hype when it comes to bringing in a new head coach. Plenty of big names have taken the reins of college programs only to be sent packing soon after due to a lack of improvement. That didn’t stop two power conference programs from […]

Raleigh, NC (SportsNetwork.com) – Jakob Gollon scored 20 points and Daniel Coursey added 17, as Mercer pulled off a stunning 78-71 upset of Duke in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Bears closed the contest on a 20-8 run to become the second straight Atlantic Sun team to provide an NCAA surprise. Last […]