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Heading into Champ Week, Michigan basketball holds a ton of confidence, and much of it has to do with what Dusty May has brought to the program in the 2024-25 campaign. May has a bright future ahead, but the former Florida Atlantic head coach is wasting no time building his squad up to contention in […]

Many people did’t think that Houston basketball would be able to continue dominating season after season after moving to the Big 12, but Kelvin Sampson and company have proven everybody wrong. Houston secured its second straight Big 12 regular season title this season and capped it off with a gritty 65-61 win over Baylor on […]

In a game that may end up being one of the most consequential of the season in terms of NCAA Tournament bubble prospects, the Oklahoma Sooners went to Austin and came away with a 76-72 win over the Texas Longhorns on Saturday night. The biggest lead either team was able to build all night was […]

After a rocky start to the season, Michigan State basketball has blossomed into the best team in the Big Ten. On Thursday night, Tom Izzo and the Spartans clinched the outright regular season conference title with a win over Iowa and some help from a slumping Michigan team. Winning the Big Ten isn’t the only […]

Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo wants to keep going. Izzo says he’s nowhere near ready to retire from coaching in East Lansing. “The truth of the matter is, I think I’m healthier than I was five years ago,” Izzo said, per CBS Sports. “They say that you’ll know when it’s time. It doesn’t feel […]

Just one year ago, NC State basketball was one of the best stories in all of sports. 12 months later, a disaster of a season has finally come to an end, and a final decision has been made on the future of head coach Kevin Keatts. NC State is firing Keatts less than 24 hours […]

Duke basketball defeated North Carolina on Saturday. Blue Devils coach Jon Scheyer is revealing the short but interesting message he gave his team at halftime. Duke nearly blew a double-digit lead to go into the break up by just one point. “This is great,” Scheyer said to his team at the half, per ESPN. Scheyer […]

Entering the month of March, Missouri basketball looked like a much different team. They had defeated South Carolina by 30 points on February 25, with star players Mark Mitchell, Caleb Grill and senior leader guard Tamar Bates motivated for the toughest stretch of the season. Over the last three appearances, however, the performances have been […]

It’s time to continue our WCC Tournament odds series with a Washington State-San Francisco prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Washington State-San Francisco. The Washington State Cougars have had a rough season, but this is their chance to start fresh and make a run at the NCAA Tournament by getting the automatic bid […]

It’s time to continue our WCC Tournament odds series with a Pepperdine Santa Clara prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Pepperdine Santa Clara. The WCC Tournament has its Cinderella story. Pepperdine is the No. 9 seed at this tournament. The Waves had to play a first-round game on Friday. They trailed No. 8 […]

When Cooper Flagg signed up to play for the Duke basketball program, he surely had these rivalry games against North Carolina in mind. On Saturday, the Blue Devils took care of the Tar Heels, 82-69, although the game was closer than the final score makes it seem. So, how did Copper Flagg play in what […]

Hello friends, and welcome to a fresh update of Bracketology here at ClutchPoints! We’re officially only one week out from Selection Sunday, and we’ve got plenty to cover here today — in addition to four more conference tournament Finals — so I say let’s breeze through this introduction and get to the latest Bracketology projections! […]

Cooper Flagg and Duke basketball continue to roll as the superstar freshman, and the No. 2 team in the country beat their biggest rival, North Carolina, 82-69 on Saturday night. During the game, cameras caught Flagg’s parents, Kelly and Ralph Flagg, savagely taunting the Tar Heels after their son’s monstrous dunk. After a thunderous dunk […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Oregon-Washington prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Oregon-Washington. The Washington Huskies have arrived at the end of their regular season, a deflating journey for first-year head coach Danny Sprinkle. Washington joins Penn State as one of two Big Ten teams guaranteed to […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Minnesota-Rutgers prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Minnesota-Rutgers. This is one of the final Big Ten Conference games of the season, part of an expansive Sunday schedule in college basketball. It has two teams which will not make the NCAA Tournament, but […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Iowa-Nebraska prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Iowa-Nebraska. The Nebraska Cornhuskers are squarely on the bubble. They have struggled over the past two weeks and turned an advantageous bubble situation into a negative one. A home-court loss to Minnesota was a brutal […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Michigan-Michigan State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Michigan-Michigan State. Michigan State has established itself as the best team in the Big Ten. The Spartans are the outright Big Ten champions for 2025. They clinched their outright title this past week with […]

John Calipari probably wanted a smoother ride in his first season with Arkansas basketball, but what matters is making the NCAA Tournament. That’s what the Razorbacks (19-12, 8-10 SEC) are poised to do after escaping with a 93-92 win over Mississippi State on Saturday. Now the key is to not lose to South Carolina in […]

Tennessee basketball head coach Rick Barnes gave an emotional statement on his seniors after his team’s 75-65 win over South Carolina. The Volunteers bounced back on Senior Day from a tough loss on the road to Ole Miss to pick up their twelfth SEC win of the season. The No. 4-ranked team in the country […]

Auburn basketball head coach Bruce Pearl had to make a desperate gesture to fans after the Tigers’ painful 93-91 loss to Alabama. The No. 1 team in the country had a back-and-forth affair against their sworn SEC rival on Senior Day. While the game eventually went into overtime, Alabama star point guard Mark Sears hit […]

Hailey Van Lith took a subtle shot at West Virginia’s guards following the TCU Horned Frogs’ victory over the Mountaineers on Saturday. In 39 minutes of action, Van Lith finished with 19 points, eight assists, six rebounds, and a steal. She shot 5-of-10 from the field, including 2-of-5 from beyond the arc. Her performance proved […]

Bill Self continues to protect his record in Senior Day games alive in the Kansas Jayhawks’ matchup against the No. 24 Arizona Wildcats on Saturday. The Jayhawks were victorious, taking down the Wildcats 83-76 to end the regular season at home. They shot 49% from the field, including 38% from beyond the arc. Kansas won […]

The SEC tournament is heating up in women’s college basketball and fans were treated to a pair of excellent semifinal games on Saturday in Greenville. First, No. 5 South Carolina knocked off No. 10 Oklahoma to advance to the title game and then No. 9 LSU women’s basketball and No. 1 Texas went to battle. […]

Duke basketball and head coach Jon Scheyer will add a new title on campus. But Scheyer dropped a powerful truth bomb after securing the Atlantic Coast Conference championship Saturday. His Blue Devils rolled to the 82-69 romp of rival North Carolina. The game wasn’t easy for Duke, however, as UNC handed the Blue Devils every […]

Cooper Flagg put up another crazy stat line in Saturday’s matchup between the Duke Blue Devils and North Carolina Tar Heels, though he dealt with some early foul trouble that made things a bit interesting. In 29 minutes of action, Flagg finished with 15 points, nine rebounds, six assists, and four blocks. He shot 6-of-15 […]

The Iron Bowl rivalry didn’t disappoint once again on Saturday. Alabama basketball went down to the wire with Auburn in one of the best college basketball games of the season, and the ending didn’t disappoint. Nate Oats and company were able to force overtime, and it looked like the two teams may be headed for […]

The North Carolina basketball and Duke basketball pregame activities were highlighted by an emotional RJ Davis. The fans were emotional as well. Before the game, he was honored by the university on his senior day. Head coach Hubert Davis had a special moment with his senior guard. He finished with 20 points, three rebounds, and […]

Iowa State basketball was supposed to be one of the best teams in the country this season, and that has held true for the most part. The Cyclones have picked up impressive wins both in non-conference play and against Big 12 competition this year and are rolling toward the NCAA Tournament as a result. However, […]

Indiana basketball watched Mike Woodson enter Assembly Hall one last time Saturday. He walked away sharing a heart-wrenching reaction. The Hoosiers knocked off Ohio State in a pivotal Big Ten clash, winning 66-60 at home. Woodson, however, isn’t expected to return as IU head coach in 2025-26. Still, he shared this emotional reaction postgame with […]

Georgetown head coach Ed Cooley has high hopes that the Hoyas are going to be prepared and ready for an impressive performance in the upcoming Big East tournament. However, he was not happy with anything he saw from his team in the team’s regular-season finale against the DePaul Blue Demons in Chicago. The Hoyas came […]

For the second year in a row, Auburn basketball lost a marquee March matchup after Chad Baker-Mazara was ejected for committing an obviously dirty foul. The 25-year-old forward hit Alabama’s Chris Youngblood in the back of the head with his forearm while trying to gain position for a rebound. He was penalized with a flagrant […]

The 2024-25 college basketball season has come to an end for the No. 12 Wisconsin Badgers, but the way it concluded for them was far from satisfactory. Wisconsin basketball closed out its schedule in an embarrassing 86-75 home loss at Kohl Center in Madison on Saturday at the hands of the unranked Penn State Nittany […]

The first season under Mark Pope has been an odd one for Kentucky basketball. The Wildcats have dealt with injuries all while piecing a completely new roster together after the departure of John Calipari, but they are still headed for the NCAA Tournament. While Kentucky doesn’t have the same NBA talent on its roster that […]

The freshman behind the UConn women’s basketball 3-headed attack, Sarah Strong, has caught the attention of head coach Geno Auriemma. While Strong has shown some freshman inconsistencies in her game, her presence in the Big East tournament has been essential. She pulled down 14 rebounds, along with scoring 10 points in the 70-41 win over […]

Days before the Big Ten tournament, USC women’s basketball head coach Lindsay Gottlieb issued a challenge to her team. In the following days, the team has responded to her call. They took down the Michigan Wolverines, 82-70 in Saturday’s contest. As a result, they will await the winner of Ohio State and UCLA basketball. There […]

Grievances can happen at any moment, and unfortunately for LSU women’s basketball head coach Kim Mulkey, that happened earlier this week. After Mulkey explained why LSU women’s basketball lost against Ole Miss, coaching basketball wasn’t her focus. It was about being with her family. She spoke via The Associated Press about her week and how […]

The official start of the opening round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament may still be 12 days away, but March Madness is very much alive on the final Saturday of the 2024-25 college basketball regular season. On a day in which St. John’s forward Zuby Ejiofor ended one top 25 matchup with a game-winning shot […]

With a down-to-the-wire victory over Mississippi State on Saturday afternoon, the Arkansas Razorbacks finish the regular season with a 19-12 overall record and an 8-10 mark in SEC play. And while 8-10 will only be good enough for the 9-seed in the SEC Tournament, considering that the Razorbacks started out 0-5 in conference action this […]

St John’s basketball had a thrilling win against Marquette on Saturday, which revealed a turnaround unlike any other, in part due to head coach Rick Pitino. In his second season, he helped the Red Storm clinch the regular season Big East title. Not to mention, Pitino also made CBB history, by becoming the only head […]