The Nittany Lions return to their longtime home Thursday against Ohio State. Last time they played in Rec Hall, fans stormed the court for a massive ranked win.

Playing 35 minutes off the bench, Alexander-Walker scored a season-high 23 points with four rebounds, one assist, and five 3-pointers. He shot 8-of-14 from the field and 2-of-2 from the line, and the five 3-pointers were one shy of his career-high.

There are hundreds of impactful transfers across college basketball every season, including several dozen just within the power conferences. Whittling it down to only a top 15 is inevitably a fraught endeavor that will end with great players getting snubbed.

Every week throughout the 2024-2025 basketball season, MassLive will release updated boys basketball power rankings for the Bay State Conference. Here’s a look at the top teams in this week’s updated rankings.

Ben Pickman, Sabreena Merchant and Chantel Jennings cast their votes this week to assemble The Athletic ’s midseason All-America team: (Stats are through Jan. 29. Players are listed according to the number of votes received.) Key stats: 21.0 ppg, 9.9 rpg, 3.0 blk, 64.2 FG%

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The game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on SNY. Fans looking to watch this college basketball game can do so by using DirecTV Stream, which offers a free trial. Hulu also offers a free trial and has bundle subscription options with Disney+ and Disney+ and MAX.

Trinity has clinched share of the Capital Division title and already a pair of victories over nearest competitor, Boiling Springs. The Shamrocks completed its season sweep over the Bubblers with Tuesday’s 38-33 win, the Shamrocks’ fourth in a row. Trinity would clinch the outright division title with a victory over Steel-High on Friday.

Atlanta Hawks starting forward and 2020-21 Duke basketball one-and-done Jalen Johnson will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a left shoulder injury, ESPN's Shams Charania reported on Wednesday morning.

The 3-point shot sparked Creighton's offense, connecting on 13-of-25 attempts for a 52% clip in the Jays' road win over Georgetown.

The Nebraska women’s basketball team pushed No. 12 Ohio State to the brink, but four key free throws late by Madison Greene shut down NU’s dream of a major upse

The top performances of the week came from Beverly, Marshfield, Westport, Winchester, St. Mary's, Wilmington, and Newton South.