Category: NCAA News Wire
In the regular-season finale for the No. 2 and 3 teams in the Colonial Athletic Association, guard Mike Burwell’s layup with one second left capped Towson’s from a double-digit halftime deficit to a 70-68 victory over William & Mary, 70-68, on Saturday at SECU Arena in Towson, Md. Behind forward Jerelle Benimon’s NCAA-leading 20th double-double […]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The No. 1 ranked 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 the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. The win brought the Gators (27-2, 16-0) one step closer to the first 18-0 […]
NORMAN, Okla. -— The Oklahoma Sooners felt right at home beyond the 3-point arc as they shot their way two a regular-season sweep of rival Texas. Sooners guard Buddy Hield led the way as Oklahoma drilled 10 3-pointers on the way to a 77-65 victory on Saturday at the Lloyd Noble Center. Oklahoma (21-8, 10-6 […]
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Junior guard Tracy Abrams had 12 points and five steals to lead Illinois to a 53-46 upset of mistake-prone Michigan State on Saturday at the Breslin Center. Junior guard Rayvonte Rice contributed 10 points and five steals and freshman guard Malcolm Hill added 10 points for Illinois (17-12, 6-10), which increased […]
WICHITA, Kan. — The regular season belongs to Wichita State. The second-ranked Shockers completed a historic run to 31-0 on Saturday by handling Missouri State 68-45 at Koch Arena. WSU is the first team to go unbeaten in the regular season since Saint Joseph’s (27-0) in 2003-04 and the first team to reach 31-0 without […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Louisville forward Montrezl Harrell had just slammed home a dunk to give the No. 7 Cardinals an eight-point lead with 4:46 to play. Harrell had a career-high 25 points with almost five minutes to pad his total. The sophomore let his emotions show, yelling and pumping his fist, and the Cardinals had […]
ST. LOUIS — As Saint Louis’ program-record winning streak reached 19 games, its level of play did not always suggest that of the nation’s 10th-ranked team. But almost no one would have thought the Billikens’ first loss since Dec. 1 would happen against a sub-.500 squad on a night when they could have clinched a […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Senior All-America guard Russ Smith scored 24 points, and No. 7 Louisville thumped Temple 88-66 Thursday night at the KFC Yum! Center. The Cardinals (24-4, 13-2 American Athletic Conference) won their seventh straight game. Louisville allowed Temple to take a 2-0 lead, then scored 13 straight points and were never threatened thereafter. […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Arkansas coach Mike Anderson said his team hasn’t been perfect this season, and it wasn’t perfect Thursday night. However, the Razorbacks knew what they needed to play do to well at Rupp Arena against No. 17 Kentucky: play defense and hit free throws. Arkansas went 16-for-16 from the foul line, making six […]
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Guard D.J. Newbill scored 17 of his 23 points in the second half, and Penn State knocked off No. 22 Ohio State for the second time this season, winning 65-63 Thursday in the Bryce Jordan Center. Guard Tim Frazier added 16 points for the Nittany Lions, including a free throw with […]
