Boeheim’s ejection helps Duke hold off Syracuse

DURHAM, N.C. — Duke had enough energy to respond from a difficult defeat, while top-ranked Syracuse simply boiled over by the end Saturday night. Forward Jabari Parker scored 19 points and No. 5 Duke held on to beat Syracuse 66-60 after a potential tying basket was waved off with 10.4 seconds remaining at Cameron Indoor […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Wichita State 83, Drake 54

WICHITA, Kan. — Heading into its game against Drake, Wichita State was ranked 17th nationally in team defense. After the Shockers’ defensive performance Saturday night, that ranking is bound to climb. No. 3 Wichita State held Drake to 42.5 percent shooting and forced 20 turnovers in an 83-54 victory at Charles Koch Arena. The Shockers […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Hampton 81, Howard 78

Senior forward Du’Vaughn Maxwell had 19 points and 10 rebounds, leading Hampton to an 81-78 victory over Howard on Saturday night at Burr Arena in Washington, D.C. Maxwell was one of four players who scored in double figures for Hampton (15-11, 10-3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), which has won seven of its last eight. Sophomore guard […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Kansas’ defense comes through in win over Texas

LAWRENCE, Kan. — With Kansas fielding a young team, not everything sinks in quite the way Bill Self would like. Defense, in particular, has troubled the Kansas coach. On Saturday, however, the Jayhawks dug in during the first half and took out Texas by establishing a 28-point lead at the break before winning 85-54 in […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Louisiana Tech hangs on against Old Dominion

NORFOLK, Va. — Lousiana Tech started out shooting poorly and never really got much better. Fortunately for the Bulldogs, there’s more to winning games than good marksmanship and Louisiana Tech got enough of the other things right to hold off Old Dominion 71-66 on Saturday night at the Constant Convocation Center. The Bulldogs shot just […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Arizona 88, Colorado 61

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 […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Feb 2022
Saint Louis keeps on winning

ST. LOUIS — By its recent standards, this was a veritable blowout for No. 10 Saint Louis. After winning its previous three games by a combined eight points, the Billikens made the second-largest crowd in Chaifetz Arena history nervous on Saturday night by blowing a 14-point lead in the second half and missing double-figure free […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Wichita State gets tough in win over Drake

WICHITA, Kan. — Heading into its game against the Drake Bulldogs, the Wichita State Shockers were ranked 17th nationally in team defense. After the Shockers’ defensive performance Saturday night, that ranking is bound to climb. No. 3 Wichita State held Drake to 42 percent shooting and forced 20 turnovers in their 83-54 victory at Charles […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
New Mexico 58, San Diego State 44

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico Lobos used a suffocating defense to overwhelm No. 6-ranked San Diego State 58-44 at The Pit on Saturday night. Forward Cameron Bairstow led all players with 26 points and also pulled down nine rebounds to pace the Lobos (21-5, 12-2 Mountain West). The Aztecs (23-3, 12-2) shot just 32.3 […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021