Category: NCAA News Wire
MANHATTAN, Kan. — “Next man up” is more than a slogan for Kansas State. On Saturday night, it was the recipe for success. The Wildcats used a 38-2 advantage in bench scoring to defeat No. 15 Iowa State 80-73 at Bramlage Coliseum and forge a four-way tie for second place in the Big 12 Conference. […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. — No lead is safe in college basketball, and that was almost proven in the final seconds of the South Carolina Gamecocks’ upset over the No. 17 Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday. Instead, South Carolina coach Frank Martin snared the best win of his two-year tenure with the Gamecocks, holding off Kentucky in the […]
RICHMOND — If No. 10 Saint Louis needed any reminder of the identity of Virginia Commonwealth, all it had to do was scan the sellout crowd at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. With nearly all 7,741 fans adorned in gold T-shirts reading “Havoc,” there was little doubt about the Rams’ intent against the first-place team […]
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State used a 38-2 advantage in bench scoring to defeat No. 15 Iowa State 80-73 on Saturday and forge a four-way tie for second place in the Big 12 Conference. K-State’s win enabled Kansas to win the conference title. K-State is tied with Iowa State, Oklahoma and Texas but holds tiebreakers […]
CINCINNATI — Moments after Xavier defeated No. 9 Creighton to bolster its NCAA Tournament hopes on Saturday, the Musketeers weren’t in a celebratory mood, not after chasing national player of the year candidate Doug McDermott for 40 minutes. “We’re tired,” said XU guard Semaj Christon. But despite their melancholy demeanor, there’s little question it was […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina coach Frank Martin snared the best win of his two-year tenure with the Gamecocks on Saturday, holding off Kentucky for a 72-67 home win. Kentucky coach John Calipari, who was ejected with just over 10 minutes to play after getting his second technical foul, wasn’t courtside for the final quarter […]
DALLAS — Forward Markus Kennedy had 18 points and eight rebounds to power the No. 23 Southern Methodist Mustangs to a 70-55 win over the Central Florida Golden Knights at Moody Coliseum on Saturday. Point guard Nic Moore also had 13 points, six assists and four steals to help set SMU up for a big […]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The No. 1 Florida Gators won their 21st straight game and 31st in a row at home, extending both school records, while handing the LSU Tigers a 79-61 defeat on Saturday at Stephen C. O’Connell Center. The win brought the Gators (27-2, 16-0) one step closer to the first 18-0 finish in […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — In 1981, gas was $1.38 a gallon, the president of the United States was Ronald Reagan and Virginia had a kid named Ralph Sampson leading its basketball team. That was also the last time the Cavaliers won the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title, finishing 13-1 in the conference. On Saturday, in front […]
DALLAS — Forward Markus Kennedy had 18 points and eight rebounds to power No. 23 SMU to a 70-55 win over Central Florida on Saturday. Point guard Nic Moore also had 13 points, six assists and four steals to help set SMU up for a big final week of the regular season. SMU hosts No. […]
