Category: NCAA
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall never likes to see an opponent shoot 51 percent from the field. However, if his team compensates by creating a slew of turnovers and converting most of them into points, it is a tradeoff he can accept. The fourth-ranked Shockers turned 18 Evansville turnovers into 23 points, […]
BOSTON — Notre Dame guard Paul Connaughton and forward Zach Auguste both heard loud applause from a road crowd when they were introduced before Sunday’s game. With good reason. They are both local products — and they both helped the Fighting Irish to their first road victory of the season, a 73-69 Atlantic Coast Conference […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Another day, another buzzer-beating finish for the No. 1-ranked Syracuse Orange. A goaltending call on North Carolina State’s Ralston Turner in the final seconds gave undefeated Syracuse a 56-55 victory over the Wolfpack on Saturday night in an Atlantic Coast League game before 31,572 fans — the fourth crowd of more than […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. — After No. 14 Kentucky held Florida to 10-of-30 shooting from the field in the first half, point guard Andrew Harrison said the Wildcats played their best half defensively of the season to date. Florida point guard Scottie Wilbekin figured it out, though, and led the No. 3 Gators through the wilderness and […]
AUSTIN, Texas — In the last 10 games, the Texas Longhorns have evolved from a team hoping to pull out of a recent slump to taking care of business near the top of the Big 12 standings. No. 19 Texas dominated the paint and cooled off the hot West Virginia Mountaineers 88-71 on Saturday night […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
