Towson 79, Northeastern 70

Forward Rafriel Guthrie scored a game-high 21 points, and Towson posted a 79-70 win over Northeastern on Thursday in a Colonial Athletic Association game at Matthews Arena in Boston. Guard Mike Burwell added 19 points for the Tigers (19-9, 10-3 CAA), helping Towson earn its seventh win in eight games. Towson forwards Marcus Damas and […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
ODU squeaks past Rice

NORFOLK, Va. — What’s a team to do when it needs 3-pointers to fall but is experiencing a night when they are just not falling? If you are the Old Dominion Monarchs, you just keep pulling the trigger. Monarchs guard Ambrose Mosley made his team’s only 3-pointer of the second half at just the right […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Connecticut 68, Temple 55

PHILADELPHIA — The first time Connecticut and the Temple Owls played this year, the Huskies put on an offensive show. Take two featured an impressive performance on the other end of the court. UConn flirted with holding Temple under 30 percent from the floor, overcoming a rough night of its own on the offensive end […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Memphis depth evident in win over Rutgers

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — With their top scorer, guard Joe Jackson, having an off night, the Memphis Tigers turned to a reserve for some much-needed offense against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on Thursday. Guard Michael Dixon Jr. recorded 15 points, 13 coming in the second half, to help No. 22 Memphis turn back Rutgers 64-59 at […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Michigan State rides 17 3-pointers to rout of Purdue

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Michigan State sophomore guard Gary Harris led the 13th-ranked Spartans’ 3-point shooting barrage Thursday night in a 94-79 victory against the Purdue Boilermakers. Harris made a career-best six 3-pointers — his previous best was five last season against the Boilermakers — and he finished with 25 points on a night when […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
North Carolina 74, Duke 66

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Guard Marcus Paige scored two baskets down the stretch and two clinching free throws as North Carolina overcame a double-digit deficit in the second half to knock off No. 5 Duke 74-66 Thursday night at the Smith Center. Guard Leslie McDonald scored 21 points for North Carolina (19-7, 9-4 Atlantic Coast […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Second-half rally pushes UNC past Duke

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina was forced to wait an extra eight days for its matchup with rival Duke, and then the Tar Heels waited until the second half to make their move. Guard Marcus Paige scored two baskets down the stretch and added two clinching free throws as North Carolina overcame a double-digit […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Connecticut’s defense stifles Temple

PHILADELPHIA — The first time Connecticut and Temple played this season, the Huskies put on an offensive show. The rematch featured an impressive performance on the other end of the court. Connecticut held Temple to 33.9 percent shooting from the floor, and the Huskies overcame their own offensive struggles to record a 68-55 victory Thursday […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
College of Charleston 87, William & Mary 54

The College of Charleston jumped on top early and took full advantage of a tired William & Mary squad to earn an 87-54 victory Wednesday in Charleston, S.C. Charleston (14-14, 6-7 Colonial Athletic Association) led 36-20 at the half, making six of its 12 3-point attempts and outrebounding the Tribe 23-13. William & Mary missed […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021