SMU 77, Rutgers 65

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 […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
SMU lives up to ranking with win at Rutgers

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 […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Arizona State 69, Arizona 66 (2 OT)

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 […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Syracuse avoids upset by Pitt at buzzer

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 […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Wichita State pulls away from SIU late

WICHITA, Kan. — The Southern Illinois Salukis are a different team than the one the Wichita State Shockers faced to open Missouri Valley Conference play. Not quite good enough to handle the fourth-ranked Shockers, but good enough to make a game quite stressful. Wichita State held off SIU 78-67 on Tuesday at Koch Arena by […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Michigan gets elusive win at Ohio State

COLUMBUS, Ohio — John Beilein never experienced the thrill of winning at Value City Arena in his seven seasons as Michigan coach. Until Tuesday night. The No. 15 Wolverines won for the first time in 11 years at Ohio State, recovering from an eight-point deficit early in the second half for a 70-60 victory over […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Villanova 87, DePaul 62

ROSEMONT, Ill. — Guard Darrun Hilliard led a balanced attack with a season-high 22 points while No. 6 Villanova ran its winning streak to six with a 87-62 Big East victory over DePaul on Wednesday night at Allstate Arena. The Big East-leading Wildcats (22-2, 10-1) won their 11th in 12 games, a span marred only […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Texas Tech 68, Oklahoma 60

NORMAN, Okla. — The Texas Tech Red Raiders just keep causing problems for the teams ahead of them in the Big 12 standings, this time holding on for dear life for a road win at the Oklahoma Sooners. The Red Raiders led by 20 in the second half, but saw that margin shrink to three […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Northern Iowa 80, Loyola (Chicago) 58

Northern Iowa is in the midst of a disappointing season, but the Panthers know how to score. Loyola (Chicago) found that out the hard way Wednesday night at McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa, as the Panthers made 58.7 percent of their field-goal attempts en route to an 80-58 Missouri Valley Conference victory. Reserve forward […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021