Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9824)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Iowa State stormed back from a big second-half deficit to defeat Kansas 70-66 in the Big 12 Tournament championship game on Saturday at the Sprint Center. The Cyclones hit 5 of 6 free throws in the final 48 seconds to open a five-point lead before Jayhawks forward Brannen Greene made a […]
FORT WORTH, Texas — Andrew Wiggins wasn’t part of the Kansas team that endured one of the school’s most shocking upset losses a year ago. On Saturday, he made sure the Jayhawks redeemed themselves. Kansas’ star freshman guard scored a game-high 27 points for the eighth-ranked Jayhawks, who never gave TCU a chance in a […]
FORT WORTH, Texas — Andrew Wiggins wasn’t part of the Kansas team that endured one of the school’s most shocking upset losses a year ago. On Saturday, he made sure the Jayhawks redeemed themselves. Kansas’ star freshman guard scored a game-high 25 points for eighth-ranked Kansas, which never gave TCU a chance in a 91-69 […]
MANHATTAN, Kan. — No. 8 Kansas saw its Big 12 Conference lead slip to a half-game over Iowa State with a loss in an unlikely place. Kansas State got a career-high 20 points from guard Nigel Johnson and beat the Jayhawks 70-63 Monday night in Bramlage Coliseum. It was the Wildcats’ second consecutive home win […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The 2015 Southeastern Conference Tournament held true to form as No. 2-seeded Arkansas defeated No. 3-seeded Georgia, 60-49, in Saturday’s semifinals. The Razorbacks advanced to meet No. 1-seeded Kentucky on Sunday. Arkansas (26-7) won the game, but it was hardly in its “Fastest 40” fashion of an up-tempo, high-scoring affair. The Razorbacks […]
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Arkansas freshman guard Anton Beard missed three free throws with 5.1 second left and Tennessee used a much-improved offense to upset the No. 19 Razorbacks 74-69 Tuesday night at Thompson-Boling Arena. Arkansas hit three three-pointers in the final 45 seconds of the game to help it rally from a big deficit to […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Forward Christian Beyer scored a career-high 13 points and pulled down nine rebounds to lead the Virginia Tech Hokies over the Alabama A&M Bulldogs 65-55 on Sunday in Cassell Coliseum. Beyer, a walk-on and career reserve, averaged 1.3 minutes per game prior to Sunday’s game. He played the first 27 minutes of […]
LAS VEGAS – – It wasn’t pretty, but that’s just the way the Wyoming Cowboys liked it. The fourth-seeded Cowboys (25-9), who rank ninth nationally in scoring defense (56.4) and frequently run the clock down before attempting a shot, made the key shots and got the defensive stops they needed down the stretch to grind […]
Wyoming senior forward Larry Nance Jr. recorded his sixth double-double of the season with 19 points and 10 rebounds, leading the host Cowboys over cold-shooting Colorado State 59-48 in a Mountain West game Wednesday night. The Cowboys (19-4, 8-2 MWC) maintained their lead in the conference standings with the victory. Colorado State, led by senior […]
Senior forward J.J. Avila scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds, leading Colorado State to a 70-59 victory over New Mexico on Tuesday night at Moby Arena in Fort Collins, Colo. Junior guard Joe De Ciman scored 14 points and senior guard Daniel Bejarano added 12 for Colorado State (21-4, 8-4 Mountain West Conference), which […]