Category: NCAA
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. “We’ve been in situations like this before,” Young said. […]
SYRACUSE, NY — Boston College coach Steve Donahue preached to his team all season that it should keep believing in itself, and in a clutch second half and overtime Wednesday, the Eagles turned that sermon into reality. Eagles guard Lonnie Jackson coolly sank four foul shots in the final 26 seconds of overtime as the […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The No. 24 Ohio State Buckeyes were struggling to find their way in the first 10 minutes against Northwestern on Wednesday night before they dialed up the intensity and left the Northwestern Wildcats in the dust. Defense and rebounding led to offense as the Buckeyes caught fire and never cooled off en […]
CINCINNATI — Xavier is used to winning basketball games. DePaul isn’t. It didn’t take long to figure out how Wednesday night’s game was going to finish. 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 at Cintas […]
FAIRFAX, Va. — No. 10 Saint Louis will have little reason to overlook any opponent in next month’s Atlantic 10 tournament. For a dose of humility, the first-place Billikens can look back to an overtime escape act against the last-place George Mason Patriots. Wednesday night at George Mason, Saint Louis needed heroic work from guard […]
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — The Miami Hurricanes won their first Atlantic Coast Conference home game of the season, defeating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 71-64 Wednesday night at the BankUnited Center. The Hurricanes, who were led by guard Rion Brown’s 21 points and 11 rebounds, went eight for eight from the foul line in the […]
CHICAGO — Fred VanVleet put on a perfect show for at least some of the home folks Wednesday. The Wichita State sophomore guard did not miss a shot while leading the No. 3 Shockers to an 88-74 Missouri Valley Conference victory over the Loyola Ramblers at Gentile Arena. “I had a lot of family and […]
MILWAUKEE — In their first season in the new-look Big East Conference, the Creighton Bluejays were picked to finish second behind defending league champion Marquette. The Bluejays made an early statement, knocking off the Golden Eagles in their Big East debut — a 67-49 thumping in Omaha on New Year’s Eve. On Wednesday, No. 11 […]
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — The seniors have come to the rescue for the Miami Hurricanes — again. Last season, the Hurricanes rode six seniors to the ACC regular season and postseason championships. Miami doesn’t have anywhere near that talent this year. But ever since Miami coach Jim Larranaga went to his all-senior starting lineup, the […]
LUBBOCK, Texas — There is a reason the eighth ranked Kansas Jayhawks own nine consecutive Big 12 championships. The Jayhawks survive where other conference teams fall. Kansas escaped the Texas Tech trap, pulling out a 64-63 victory over the Red Raiders on Tuesday night at the United Spirit Arena. Texas Tech notched wins earlier in […]
