Category: NCAA
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas was not exactly handed the Big 12 basketball trophy Monday. Nonetheless, the Jayhawks weathered an upset bid by Oklahoma and downed the No. 8 Sooners, 83-75, in Allen Fieldhouse as junior guard Naadir Tharpe scored a team-high 19 points to lead a balanced Kansas attack. The victory assured Kansas at least […]
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Three regular-season games remain for Kansas, yet the Jayhawks already are Big 12 champions. Fifth-ranked Kansas clinched at least a share of the conference title Monday, its 10th in a row, by holding off Oklahoma 83-75 in Allen Fieldhouse. “Our guys have done great,” said Bill Self, who coached Kansas to each […]
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Syracuse guard Tyler Ennis scored 20 points and forward C.J. Fair added 17 as the fourth-ranked Orange beat Maryland 57-55 Monday to get back to its winning ways. Syracuse (26-2, 13-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) lost its previous two games, including a controversial ending Saturday at Duke. Maryland (15-13, 7-8) was paced […]
UCLA’s assistant coach and retired Air Force veteran David Grace is ready to fulfill his goal of becoming a D-I head coach.
DURHAM, N.C. — Forward Jabari Parker scored 19 points and No. 5 Duke held on to beat top-ranked Syracuse 66-60 after a potential tying basket was waved off with 10.4 seconds remaining on Saturday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. With Syracuse trailing 60-58, Orange coach Jim Boeheim was ejected when he was called for two […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — It’s not how you start; it’s how you finish. At least that is what athletes have been told for decades. No. 24 Ohio State found that adage true Saturday night in a 64-46 victory over outmanned Minnesota at Value City Arena. The Buckeyes did not score until nearly four minutes had wound […]
Badly needing a win to stay in the hunt for a spot in the field of the upcoming America East tournament, Binghamton got one Saturday night in a 72-70 upset over Maryland Baltimore County in Baltimore. Bearcats guard Yosef Yacob led the way with 20 points and four assists as Binghamton (7-20, 4-10 America East) […]
NORFOLK, Va. — Louisiana Tech guard Jaron Johnson scored seven points down the stretch to help the Bulldogs pull away from the Old Dominion Monarchs 71-66 on Saturday night at the Constant Center. With the game tied at 51 and 5:18 left, Johnson made one of two free throws to give the Bulldogs the lead […]
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Freshman guard Andrew Wiggins scored 21 points Saturday to help No. 8 Kansas avenge its first Big 12 defeat as the Jayhawks drilled Texas 85-54 at Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas (21-6) gained a three-game lead in the conference chase by improving to 12-2 in the Big 12. The Jayhawks can clinch at least […]
STANFORD, Calif. — UCLA’s chance of winning a second straight Pac-12 regular-season title may have been shot down by Stanford on Saturday. Guard Chasson Randle went 7-for-10 from 3-point range and collected 26 points for Stanford, which shot 62.2 percent from the field and beat the No. 23 Bruins 83-74 at Maples Pavilion. Forward Josh […]
