Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9824)
BOULDER, Colo. — Forward Aaron Gordon scored 23 points, guard Nick Johnson had 20 and No. 4 Arizona routed Colorado 88-61 on Saturday night. Center Kaleb Tarczewski added 13 points for Arizona (25-2, 12-2 Pac-12), which shot a blistering 60.3 percent from the field, nearly double Colorado’s shooting percentage of 32.7 percent. Forward Josh Scott […]
Former Louisville forward Chane Behanan transferred to Colorado State. Behanan, a 6-foot-6 junior forward, was dismissed from Louisville in December. Colorado State announced Monday that Behanan is enrolled in classes for the spring semester. “I am extremely excited to have Chane enrolled at Colorado State,” coach Larry Eustachy said in a statement. “It is a […]
LUBBOCK, Texas — The Texas Tech Red Raiders’ struggles in Big 12 play during Tubby Smith’s first two seasons as head coach have been well documented, but on their home floor they have been a snare for ranked opponents. The eighth-ranked Kansas Jayhawks avoided that trap as they distanced themselves from Texas Tech in the […]
WACO, Texas — The Texas Longhorns kept an historic streak going at the expense of wilting Baylor. Texas guard Isaiah Taylor pushed the Longhorns past No. 24 Baylor, 74-60, on Saturday at the Ferrell Center and the Longhorns won their third straight game against a ranked opponent. It is the first time in program history […]
North Carolina A&T got the go-ahead basket from guard Richard Pauk with five seconds left to knock off Morgan State 68-67 in overtime on Saturday night and send the Bears to their first loss in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The Aggies (7-13, 3-2 MEAC) trailed 11-2 early in the game but got back into it […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Forward Rob Loe scored 22 points and pulled down 15 rebounds to lead the Saint Louis Billikens to a stunning 83-80 overtime win over the North Carolina State Wolfpack in the second round NCAA Tournament game at Amway Arena on Thursday. Guard Jordair Jett added 18 points and guard Mike McCall Jr., […]
WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita State found its outside shooting touch just in time to remain unbeaten. The fourth-ranked Shockers made six of 13 3-pointers in the second half, closed the game with a 14-6 run and held off Southern Illinois 78-67 Tuesday at Koch Arena. Wichita State (26-0, 13-0 Missouri Valley Conference) and No. 1 […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Forward Jordan Morgan banked home a game-winning shot with 8.9 seconds left to lift top-seed Michigan to a 64-63 come-from-behind victory over Illinois in a Big Ten tournament quarterfinal on Friday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. A driving Morgan took a feed from guard Nik Stauskas and pushed the ball off the glass for […]
Junior forward Jake Wiegand recorded a double-double to lead Illinois-Chicago to a 67-64 victory over visiting Western Illinois on Monday night at UIC Pavilion. Wiegand had 28 points and 11 rebounds for Illinois-Chicago (1-1). Junior guard Paris Burns added 13 points and five rebounds. Junior guard J.C. Fuller came off the bench to score a […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — As snow fell and the conditions began to deteriorate outside, the second-ranked Virginia Cavaliers looked to improve on one of the best starts in school history inside the warm, friendly confines of John Paul Jones Arena. Pittsburgh entered as one of the hottest teams in the conference and had played the role […]