College basketball live updates, scores: Auburn vs. Tennessee, Michigan State vs. Wisconsin and more
We are one just one day away from Selection Sunday and the action is getting better all the time.
With most favorites delivering earlier in the week, we have plenty of marquee showdowns on Saturday as the majority of conference tournaments wrap up.
Top-ranked Duke will again be without star Cooper Flagg as it tries to finish off its ACC season with a tourney title to go along with its regular-season title. Auburn, Florida, Houston and Michigan State are all in action as well as contenders vie for the top seed line in the NCAA tournament.
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Here are all the games we'll be keeping a close eye on Saturday. (Scroll for live updates.)
SEC semifinal: No. 3 Auburn vs. No. 8 Tennessee, 1 p.m. | ESPN
AAC semifinal: No. 16 Memphis vs. Tulane, 3 p.m. | ESPN2
Big Ten semifinal: No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 18 Wisconsin, 1 p.m. | CBS
SEC semifinal: No. 4 Florida vs. No. 5 Alabama, 3:30 p.m. | ESPN
Big Ten semifinal: No. 22 Michigan vs. Maryland, 3:30 p.m. | CBS
Big 12 championship game: No. 2 Houston vs. Arizona, 6 p.m. | ESPN
Big East championship game: No. 6 St. John's vs. Creighton, 6:30 p.m. | Fox
ACC championship: No. 1 Duke vs. No. 13 Louisville, 8:30 p.m. | ESPN
Tennessee's Chaz Lanier is a perfect 4-for-4 from the floor and has 10 points in the first 10 minutes of action. The Vols hold a five-point lead as the first half hits the midway point.
Chaz Lanier from DEEP 🎯 pic.twitter.com/nthLG1E0DP
— Vol Report (@AllVolReport) March 15, 2025
The Spartans are picking up right where they left off yesterday.
Tre Holloman buries it and @MSU_Basketball starts the game 4/6 from three 🔥 pic.twitter.com/NzL2lGmUXu
— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) March 15, 2025
The Badgers and Spartans have also tipped, with Michigan State taking an early 13-4 lead. Tom Izzo's bunch could find themselves on the No. 1 seed line if they finish the Big Ten tournament strong.
Back-to-back buckets from @JaseRich4 for @MSU_Basketball 🔥 pic.twitter.com/8TRrPRRJdX
— FOX College Hoops (@CBBonFOX) March 15, 2025
Auburn-Tennessee is underway and off to a fast-paced start. The two teams only met once this season, in Auburn, and the Tigers won a 53-51 dogfight in that one.
Today, the teams combined for a perfect 8-for-8 from the field to start the game.
Via BetMGM, here's what people are betting on for today's slate:
Most bet games – (tickets)
Wisconsin vs. Michigan State
Tennessee vs. Auburn
Michigan vs. Maryland
Most bet teams – Moneyline (tickets)
Michigan State -145
Tennessee +170
Michigan +170
Most bet teams – Spread (tickets)
Michigan State -2.5
Tennessee +3.5
Maryland -4.5
The Bulldogs are dancing! Bryant dominated the America East title game from start to finish to lock up a spot in the NCAA tournament.
Trailing by one to Princeton with just over a minute left, John Poulakidas drilled what ended up being the game-winner. The Bulldogs will play the winner of Dartmouth-Cornell in the Ivy title game Sunday.
Poulakidas hits the game winner for @YaleMBasketball 👀🔥pic.twitter.com/yYRHnW72mm
— The Field of 68 (@TheFieldOf68) March 15, 2025
Coming up at the top of the hour (odds via BetMGM):
Big Ten: Wisconsin vs. Michigan State (-2), Over/Under 145.5
SEC: Tennessee vs. Auburn (-4.5), Over/Under 140.5
A10: Loyola Chicago vs. VCU (-9.5), Over/Under 136.5
With an NCAA tournament bid on the line, the Bulldogs are firmly in control in the America East final. Their lead is now up to 18 points with just over 15 minutes left.
March Madness remains America's biggest betting event.
More than $3 billion is expected to be legally wagered on this year's men's and women's NCAA tournaments. That's a 12% year-over-year increase and more than double the $1.39 billion the AGA estimated would be bet on this year's Super Bowl.
Read more from Jeff Eisenberg right here.
The MAC tournament title game will be a sibling showdown.
Akron coach John Groce and Miami Ohio's Travis Steele will face off Saturday in Cleveland with an NCAA tournament bid at stake.
Groce and Steele are half brothers, born 10 years apart. Steele credits Groce for instilling a passion for basketball in him at an early age and for inspiring him to get into coaching.
More from Jeff Eisenberg here
Good morning folks and welcome to our live tracker for Saturday's conference tournament action! There's one NCAA tournament bid on the line this morning and that's in the America East final between Maine and Bryant.
While we wait for action to get rolling, here's some light reading from around the sport with Selection Sunday nearing here.
Tennessee's Chaz Lanier is a perfect 4-for-4 from the floor and has 10 points in the first 10 minutes of action. The Vols hold a five-point lead as the first half hits the midway point.
Chaz Lanier from DEEP 🎯 pic.twitter.com/nthLG1E0DP
— Vol Report (@AllVolReport) March 15, 2025
The Spartans are picking up right where they left off yesterday.
Tre Holloman buries it and @MSU_Basketball starts the game 4/6 from three 🔥 pic.twitter.com/NzL2lGmUXu
— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) March 15, 2025
The Badgers and Spartans have also tipped, with Michigan State taking an early 13-4 lead. Tom Izzo's bunch could find themselves on the No. 1 seed line if they finish the Big Ten tournament strong.
Back-to-back buckets from @JaseRich4 for @MSU_Basketball 🔥 pic.twitter.com/8TRrPRRJdX
— FOX College Hoops (@CBBonFOX) March 15, 2025
Auburn-Tennessee is underway and off to a fast-paced start. The two teams only met once this season, in Auburn, and the Tigers won a 53-51 dogfight in that one.
Today, the teams combined for a perfect 8-for-8 from the field to start the game.
Via BetMGM, here's what people are betting on for today's slate:
Most bet games – (tickets)
Wisconsin vs. Michigan State
Tennessee vs. Auburn
Michigan vs. Maryland
Most bet teams – Moneyline (tickets)
Michigan State -145
Tennessee +170
Michigan +170
Most bet teams – Spread (tickets)
Michigan State -2.5
Tennessee +3.5
Maryland -4.5
The Bulldogs are dancing! Bryant dominated the America East title game from start to finish to lock up a spot in the NCAA tournament.
Trailing by one to Princeton with just over a minute left, John Poulakidas drilled what ended up being the game-winner. The Bulldogs will play the winner of Dartmouth-Cornell in the Ivy title game Sunday.
Poulakidas hits the game winner for @YaleMBasketball 👀🔥pic.twitter.com/yYRHnW72mm
— The Field of 68 (@TheFieldOf68) March 15, 2025
Coming up at the top of the hour (odds via BetMGM):
Big Ten: Wisconsin vs. Michigan State (-2), Over/Under 145.5
SEC: Tennessee vs. Auburn (-4.5), Over/Under 140.5
A10: Loyola Chicago vs. VCU (-9.5), Over/Under 136.5
With an NCAA tournament bid on the line, the Bulldogs are firmly in control in the America East final. Their lead is now up to 18 points with just over 15 minutes left.
March Madness remains America's biggest betting event.
More than $3 billion is expected to be legally wagered on this year's men's and women's NCAA tournaments. That's a 12% year-over-year increase and more than double the $1.39 billion the AGA estimated would be bet on this year's Super Bowl.
Read more from Jeff Eisenberg right here.
The MAC tournament title game will be a sibling showdown.
Akron coach John Groce and Miami Ohio's Travis Steele will face off Saturday in Cleveland with an NCAA tournament bid at stake.
Groce and Steele are half brothers, born 10 years apart. Steele credits Groce for instilling a passion for basketball in him at an early age and for inspiring him to get into coaching.
More from Jeff Eisenberg here
Good morning folks and welcome to our live tracker for Saturday's conference tournament action! There's one NCAA tournament bid on the line this morning and that's in the America East final between Maine and Bryant.
While we wait for action to get rolling, here's some light reading from around the sport with Selection Sunday nearing here.
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