Category: NCAA News Wire
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 […]
Fordham nearly caught Virginia Commonwealth napping, but VCU woke up in time to survive a sluggish first half and overcome Fordham 85-66 on Thursday in New York. Virginia Commonwealth (21-7, 9-4 Atlantic 10) plays first-place St. Louis on Saturday, and said all the right things this week about not looking ahead. But when the game […]
NORFOLK, Va. — Old Dominion connected on 10 of its first 13 second-half field-goal attempts and roared past Marshall 70-63 Thursday night at the Constant Convocation Center. With the victory, the Monarchs (14-15, 8-6) assured themselves of finishing no worse than ninth in Conference USA. The top nine teams receive first-round byes in the conference […]
AUSTIN, Texas — After dropping two games on a rough road trip to Iowa State and Kansas last week, No. 24 Texas returned home to wrestle one away from pesky Baylor. The Longhorns saw an 18-point lead dissolve to one point, but Texas held on for a 74-69 victory over the Bears on Wednesday at […]
TUCSON, Ariz. –The Arizona Wildcats found their groove again after playing a series of tight games and falling from an eight-week run at No. 1. Getting 22 points, seven rebounds and five assists from guard Nick Johnson, the third-ranked Wildcats avenged their first loss of the season by beating the Cal Golden Bears 87-59 at […]
RALEIGH, N.C. — Add overtime to Marcus Paige’s area of expertise. After a series of games with second-half offensive bursts, the North Carolina Tar Heels guard did even more damage in overtime against a bitter in-state rival. Paige scored on a runner down the left side of the lane with 0.9 seconds left to give […]
VILLANOVA, Pa. — With 4 1/2 minutes to play, Villanova coach Jay Wright cleared his bench. A roaring applause ensued as the crowd cheered guard James Bell, who was one of three Wildcats seniors honored before the game. By that point, the damage was done. It wasn’t pretty early — as Wright noted — but […]
AUSTIN, Texas — After dropping a pair of games on a rough road trip to Iowa State and Kansas last week, the No. 24 Texas Longhorns returned home to wrestle one away from the pesky Baylor Bears. The Longhorns saw an 18-point lead dissolve to one, but Texas held on for a 74-69 victory over […]
TUCSON, Ariz. — Arizona guard Nick Johnson had 22 points, seven rebounds and five assists as the third-ranked Wildcats avenged their first loss of the season by beating Cal 87-59 at McKale Center on Wednesday night. Center Kaleb Tarczewski added 16 points, forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson had 12 points and 10 rebounds, and forward Aaron Gordon […]
AMES, Iowa — No. 15 Iowa State kept attacking the rim. West Virginia couldn’t stop it. It was the perfect recipe for Iowa State’s 83-66 win Wednesday in a heated contest between Big 12 foes. “The difference in the game is they made shots and we didn’t,” West Virginia coach Bob Huggins said. The Cyclones […]
