Category: NCAA News Wire
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Guard Monte Morris hit a fade-away jumper at the buzzer to give Iowa State a come-from-behind 69-67 victory over Texas in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament on Thursday night at the Sprint Center. The 13th-ranked Cyclones (23-8) scored the final 12 points of the game, and the final score […]
NEW YORK — The rivalry between Xavier and Butler just became a little more intense after the Musketeers upset the No. 22 Bulldogs 67-61 in overtime in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament on Thursday at Madison Square Garden. Third-seeded Xavier (20-12) will meet 23rd-ranked Georgetown on Friday. Fourth-ranked Villanova, the No. 1 seed […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Having beaten Florida on March 7 to complete a perfect 31-0 regular season, Kentucky found itself facing the Gators again just six days later to open the 2015 Southeastern Conference Tournament at Bridgestone Arena. Top-ranked Kentucky won the third meeting this season between the teams, too, eliminating Florida 64-49 and advancing to […]
HARTFORD, Conn. — East Carolina came out firing, knocking down 3-pointer after 3-pointer to surprise American Athletic Conference regular-season champion Southern Methodist in the conference tournament quarterfinals Friday. But with help from junior guard Nic Moore, the Mustangs managed to find their footing, overcoming a long-distance barrage by the Pirates to hold on for a […]
LAS VEGAS — Literally and figuratively, it was all about rebounding for No. 17 Utah on Thursday night. Bouncing back from a sluggish ending to the regular season, and recovering from being outrebounded by nearly a 2-1 margin in the first half, the Utes turned a 39-34 halftime deficit into an 80-56 rout of Stanford […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo.– The Kansas Jayhawks got 20 points and eight rebounds from guard Wayne Selden and defeated the Baylor Bears 62-52 in the semifinals of the Big 12 Championship on Friday night at Sprint Center. The Jayhawks reached the title game for the 11th time in the 18-year history of the postseason tournament. Forward […]
CHICAGO — Forward Dez Wells scored a game-high 22 points and guard Melo Trimble added 17 as No. 8 Maryland used late free-throw shooting to secure a 75-69 Big Ten tournament victory over Indiana on Friday night at the United Center. The second-seeded Terrapins (27-5) went 11 of 13 from the line in the final […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Having beaten Florida on March 7 to complete a perfect 31-0 regular season, Kentucky found itself facing the Gators again just six days later to open the 2015 Southeastern Conference Tournament at Bridgestone Arena. Top-ranked Kentucky won again Friday, eliminating Florida 64-49 and advancing to Saturday’s semifinals. The teams’ third meeting of […]
CHICAGO — Frank Kaminsky didn’t let any rough patches distract him in Wisconsin’s Big Ten Tournament opener on Friday — especially in front of a lot of the home folks. The 7-foot senior forward collected 16 points and 12 rebounds — his 11th double-double of the season — as sixth-ranked Wisconsin beat Michigan 71-60 in […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Freshman forward Justin Jackson scored 22 points and No. 19 North Carolina held off No. 3 Virginia, winning 71-67 in an Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament semifinal upset on Friday night at Greensboro Coliseum. Guard Marcus Paige’s 14 points and forward Brice Johnson’s 13 points aided the Tar Heels, who avenged a regular-season […]
