Category: NCAA
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The No. 22 Memphis Tigers survived a scare from lowly Temple on Saturday night in an American Athletic Conference game and held on to defeat the Owls 82-79 in overtime. Forward Shaq Goodwin led the Tigers (21-6, 10-4) with 20 points and forward Austin Nichols added 17 points and 12 rebounds. Temple […]
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). “I just went out and played. We […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Sparked by a 28-2 second-half run, the No.14 Virginia Cavaliers cruised to a 70-49 victory over Notre Dame on Saturday at sold out John Paul Jones Arena. It was the Cavaliers’ second win over the Fighting Irish this season and gave Virginia a school-record 14 Atlantic Coast Conference victories. Forwards Akil Mitchell […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Forward T.J. Warren led all scorers with 31 points and lifted North Carolina State to a 71-64 victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday in Cassell Coliseum. Warren, a candidate for the ACC’s Player of the Year award, played his most efficient game of the season. The sophomore finished 12-for-21 from the floor. […]
PHILADELPHIA — It was one of those games that neither team seemed to want to win. It included poor shooting by St. John’s, several turnovers by Villanova and loose balls and missed opportunities on both sides. It was the kind of game where it took a little luck to break things open. In this case, […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Forward T.J. Warren led all scorers with 31 points and lifted North Carolina State to a 71-64 victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday in Cassell Coliseum. Warren, a candidate for the ACC’s Player of the Year award, played his most efficient game of the season. The sophomore finished 12-for-21 from the floor. […]
PHILADELPHIA — It was one of those games that neither team seemed to want to win. It included poor shooting by St. John’s, several turnovers by Villanova, in addition to loose balls and missed opportunities on both sides. It was the kind of game where it took a little luck to break things open. In […]
Colgate’s hot shooting, particularly from 3-point range, was too much for struggling Loyola-Maryland in the Raiders’ 84-60 victory on Saturday in Hamilton, N.Y. Colgate (10-17), which snapped a three-game losing streak, made 60.4 percent (32-of-53) of its shots from the field, including 66.7 percent (12-of- 18) from beyond the 3-point arc. Starting junior center Ethan […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Virginia has had numerous games this season in which it has exploded for big runs, leading to blowout wins. Before Saturday, the Cavaliers had won going away in nine of their 13 ACC victories. And then they did it again Saturday against Notre Dame, with what Irish coach Mike Brey called “a […]
ROSEMONT, Ill. — Forward Davante Garner scored seven of his team-high 22 points in overtime as Marquette held off DePaul for a 96-94 Big East victory on Saturday at Allstate Arena. Gardner’s two free throws with 32 seconds left gave the Golden Eagles the winning points as they opened a 95-89 lead. Blue Demons guard […]
