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The same guy who scored 37 points in Tennessee’s loss to North Carolina on Nov. 29 has totaled just 15 in his last three games. Dalton Knecht is in a slump and coach Rick Barnes wants to help him get out of it, starting Tuesday night when the fifth-ranked Volunteers host Norfolk State in a non-conference game in Knoxville, Tenn. “They did what we’ve told him all along people are going to do,” Barnes said

Any team that visited Maryland’s Xfinity Center in 2023 left with a loss. The Terrapins will look to continue that trend in 2024 on Tuesday night when they welcome No. 1 Purdue to College Park, Md. Maryland (9-4, 1-1 Big Ten) has won 19 straight home games, the fourth-longest active streak in Division I. The Terrapins won all 17 of their home contests spanning parts of two seasons in 2023, including a 75-53 victory over

Reigning national champion UConn will come off a pronounced layoff on Tuesday evening when Big East rival DePaul visits Storrs, Conn. The No. 4 Huskies likely appreciated the chance to regroup after a 69-65 home win against St. John’s on Dec. 23. “I think we showed a little bit of fatigue,” Huskies coach Dan Hurley said then. “These guys have earned the … days off, and we’ll have some time to rest and work on

TCU and Texas A&M-Commerce will open 2024 on the basketball court with a New Year’s Day matchup on Monday in Fort Worth, Texas. Host TCU (10-2) comes off a 2-1 performance at the Diamond Head Classic, where the Horned Frogs bounced back from an 88-75 loss to Nevada by defeating Hawaii in the third-place game, 65-51. Texas A&M-Commerce (6-6) holds a two-game win streak entering Monday’s nonconference tilt but has not played since Dec. 18,

Texas Tech rings in the new year on Monday with a visit from a non-conference opponent with some miles on its tires and the confidence to be a potential problem. North Alabama heads to Lubbock after a 10-day break and figures to be a different kind of test than the Red Raiders have encountered during a five-game winning streak. This is the fourth road game against a high-major program this season for the Lions (6-7),

No. 21 Texas has turned up its defense and will aim to continue to build momentum for the Big 12 Conference gauntlet when it hosts Texas-Arlington on Monday afternoon in Austin. The Longhorns will wrap up their non-conference schedule looking to stay perfect at home, where Texas (10-2) has been formidable in winning all eight times. The latest victory was a 72-37 home walloping of UNC Greensboro on Friday. The Longhorns received a season-high 23

The New York Knicks haven’t won a championship since the calendar said 1973. The Minnesota Timberwolves have never won a title in their 35-season existence. The first two teams to tip off in 2024 will each take the court on Monday in New York with hopes that this might finally be their year. The new-look Knicks closed out a winless three-game road trip Saturday with a 140-126 loss to the Indiana Pacers. The Timberwolves concluded

Mississippi State looks to close out 2023 with a win when it plays host to Bethune-Cookman on Sunday in Starkville, Miss. It will be just the second meeting ever between the Bulldogs (10-2) and Wildcats (5-7), who last played each other during the 2009-10 campaign. Mississippi State has won four in a row and is playing well thanks to 91 made 3-pointers through the first 12 games. The Bulldogs are allowing only 62.8 points per

Colorado coach Tad Boyle admitted he didn’t sleep well the night before the Buffaloes’ Pac-12 Conference opener. But he was able to rest easier after his short-handed team rallied to beat visiting Washington 73-69 on Friday night. The Buffaloes (10-2, 1-0 Pac-12) will go after their sixth straight victory when they play host to Washington State (9-3, 0-1) on Sunday afternoon in Boulder, Colo. Boyle’s restless night came after Tristan da Silva, who averages 15.7

Oklahoma State can only hope its return from a lengthy break goes better than that of its next opponent, South Carolina State, when the teams meet Sunday in Stillwater, Okla. Oklahoma State (6-5) has not played since eking out a 76-70 win over Wofford on Dec. 20. The Cowboys won their third straight game in what has been a disappointing season. Coach Mike Boynton Jr. gave the team five days away from the practice court.