Category: NCAA
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — All Marc Loving apparently needed was one successful shot. The Ohio State freshman forward hit a baseline jumper with 9:58 left in the second half to launch a personal 8-0 run and lead the No. 22 Buckeyes to a 48-39 Big Ten victory over the host Illinois Fighting Illini at the State […]
SAN DIEGO — It’s a winning run of one, a far cry from San Diego State’s 20-game stretch of consecutive victories at the beginning of the week. But the Aztecs collected a rebound against Air Force on Saturday night and this one did not come off a wayward shot. No. 5 San Diego State beat […]
TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona State guard Jermaine Marshall had gone scoreless for about 20 minutes, but he came to the rescue to deliver the biggest home victory ever for the Sun Devils. Marshall hit two 3-pointers and drove to the hoop for the go-ahead basket with 14.7 seconds left in the second overtime as Arizona […]
Seventh-ranked Kansas ruled out freshman standout Joel Embiid for Saturday’s home game against TCU because of knee and back injuries. Coach Bill Self said after Friday’s practice that the 7-foot center from Cameroon would rest this weekend in hopes of returning to the court on Tuesday night when the Jayhawks play at Texas Tech. “He […]
PHILADELPHIA — By the time the second half between Louisville and Temple started, the seats at the Liacouras Center were most empty and the end result was all but a formality. Temple had no answer for No. 13 Louisville on Friday night on the offensive or defensive ends of the floor. The Cardinals rushed out […]
PHILADELPHIA — By the time the second half between Louisville and Temple started, the seats at the Liacouras Center were most empty and the end result was all but a formality. Temple had no answer for No. 13 Louisville on Friday night on the offensive or defensive ends of the floor. The Cardinals rushed out […]
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — SMU’s first appearance as a member of the AP Top 25 in almost 30 years resulted in a 77-65 win over Rutgers on Friday night at the Rutgers Athletic Center. No. 23 SMU (20-5, 9-4 American Athletic Conference) received 21 points from guard Nic Moore in winning its fourth game in a […]
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — SMU’s first appearance in the AP Top 25 in almost 30 years resulted in a 77-65 win over Rutgers on Friday night at the Rutgers Athletic Center. No. 23 SMU (20-5, 9-4 American Athletic Conference) received 21 points from guard Nic Moore in winning its fourth game in a row and ninth […]
TEMPE, Ariz. — Guard Jermaine Marshall scored 29 points, including the go-ahead basket with 14.7 seconds in the second overtime, and Arizona State bolstered its NCAA Tournament resume with a 69-66 victory over second-ranked Arizona at Wells Fargo Arena. Marshall poured in eight points in the second overtime, including two 3-pointers in the final minute […]
PITTSBURGH — This time, Syracuse didn’t get derailed by Pittsburgh. Freshman point guard Tyler Ennis’ 3-point field goal at the buzzer enabled No. 1 Syracuse to beat No. 25 Pittsburgh 58-56 on Wednesday night as the Orange set a school record with their 24th consecutive victory. Twice in the previous four seasons, Syracuse had double-digit […]
