Category: NCAA
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The No. 24 Ohio State Buckeyes were struggling early against Northwestern, but caught fire midway through the first half and never cooled off en route to a 76-60 victory over the Wildcats at Value City Arena on Wednesday night. The Buckeyes (21-6, 8-6) won for the fifth time in their last six […]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — After trailing for much of the game, Florida mounted a tense rally that concluded with five foul shots by center Patric Young and guard Scottie Wilbekin in the final 20 seconds, and the Gators held off Auburn’s upset bid, 71-66, on Wednesday night. Second-ranked Florida managed to win its 18th straight game, […]
In one of the Patriot League’s biggest upsets of the season, Lafayette — which came into Wednesday’s game with just four conference wins — toppled third-place Holy Cross 76-64 in Worcester, Mass. Lafayette’s Fran O’Hanlon set the all-time record for Patriot League coaching victories with 127, passing former Bucknell coach Pat Flannery. Guard Seth Hinrichs […]
CINCINNATI — Senior forward Justin Martin scored a career-high 22 points while junior guard Dee Davis added 17 points and seven assists as Xavier blew out reeling DePaul 83-64 on Wednesday night at Cintas Center. Xavier (18-8, 8-5 Big East) shot a season-high 64.3 percent (27 of 42) as it surpassed its win total from […]
Senior guard Cameron Ayers, who scored a game-high 22 points, hit a 3-pointer with 17 seconds left to give Bucknell a 55-53 win over host Loyola (Maryland) on Wednesday in a Patriot League game at the Reitz Arena in Baltimore. Guard Jarred Jones and forward Jordan Latham each had 13 points for Loyola, which stormed […]
FAIRFAX, Va. — Point guard Jordair Jett scored all but one of his 25 points after halftime, and forward Rob Loe hit two 3-pointers in overtime as No. 10 Saint Louis escaped George Mason with an 89-85 victory Wednesday night at Patriot Center. In extending its school-record winning streak to 18 games, Saint Louis (24-2, […]
SYRACUSE, NY — Boston College guard Lonnie Jackson coolly sank four foul shots in the final 26 seconds of overtime as the Eagles stunned No. 1 and previously unbeaten Syracuse University 62-59 on Wednesday in the Carrier Dome. The Orange dropped to 25-1 overall and 12-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference while Boston College improved […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — The University of Cincinnati has the stats to back claims that it’s one of the best defensive teams in the country, and it padded those Wednesday night against Central Florida. The No. 7 Bearcats limited the Knights to 29.6 percent shooting, forced 16 turnovers and were never threatened in a 77-49 victory. […]
CHICAGO — Guard Fred VanVleet had a perfect night as he scored 22 points while No. 3 Wichita State ran its season-long winning streak to 28 with a 88-74 Missouri Valley victory over Loyola-Chicago on Wednesday night at Gentile Arena. The Shockers (28-0, 15-0) are now the nation’s sole unbeaten major team and could move […]
MILWAUKEE — Forward Doug McDermott scored 25 as the No. 11 Creighton Bluejays finished up a season sweep of Marquette with an 85-70 victory over the Golden Eagles on Wednesday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. McDermott went 9 of 12 from the field and scored 19 in the second half to lead the […]
