Wednesday night’s college basketball action had it all: great games, huge upsets and memorable individual performances. However, one particular game stood above the rest and the SEC may have given us the game of the season. Alabama and Arkansas took 50 minutes to settle things, with the Tide ultimately pulling out a 117-115 victory despite […]
Thoughts about A 71-51 loss to the Illini: Indiana put together a solid first half and did what it could against this talented Illini team. But in the end, the Hoosiers once again fell victim to an opponent with superior size and physicality. They also had to rely heavily on Lamar Wilkerson to generate offense […]
Quick thoughts on a 71-51 loss at Illinois: How it happened Indiana played well in the first 20 minutes at the State Farm Center. The Hoosiers made four 3-pointers, turned the ball over just twice and Lamar Wilkerson had 14 points on 6-for-9 shooting. At 1.1 points per possession, it was a strong offensive performance […]
Arizona remained No. 1 in the CBS Sports Bracketology model after its second straight loss on Saturday, but fell in the overall hierarchy. The Wildcats (23-2, 10-2 Big 12) are now the third No. 1 seed behind Michigan and Duke after a 78-75 overtime loss to Texas Tech. From a stats-based standpoint, the Blue Devils […]
Old Big Ten rivals meet Sunday on CBS and Biggest+ when the Indiana Hoosiers visit the Illinois Fighting Illini. The Hoosiers (17-8, 8-6 Big Ten) have won five of their last six, including a 92-74 win over Oregon the last time they took court Monday. The No. 8 Illini (20-5, 11-3 Big Ten) have dropped […]
The Sunday’s college basketball game of the day takes place on CBS with a pivotal Big Ten showdown as Indiana travels to Illinois to take on the No. 8 Fighting Illini at the State Farm Center. The Illini are looking to get even after two straight OT losses this week snapped a 12-game winning streak, […]
If college basketball had an NBA-style all-star game, what would the rosters look like? We divided the country along the Mississippi River and created East and West rosters of college basketball’s very best players. With most of the ACC, Big East, Big Ten and SEC, the East region is overcrowded with options, forcing us to […]
CBS Sports graphic The Jeremy Fears Show will make its next stop at the Kohl Center on Friday. Will Michigan State’s point guard go big again and get something like the 26 points and 15 assists he posted last time? Will he get another technique for something basketball players aren’t allowed to do in basketball […]
Michigan overtook Arizona as the No. 1 overall seed in CBS Sports Bracketology after the Wildcats’ first loss Monday night at Kansas. The Wolverines, who also have one loss, claim the top spot with a profile that includes the No. 1 ranking in most team sheet metrics used by the selection committee. The Wildcats are […]
Editor’s note: This article is part of the Bracket Central series, a look at the lead-up to the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments, along with analysis and picks during the tournaments. In his top 25 this week, CJ Moore talked about Arizona and Michigan, a top tier all their own, and the prospect of “one […]