Category: NCAA News Wire
Colgate cooled off the hottest team in the Patriot League with an 83-66 victory over Lafayette on Wednesday night at Cotterell Court in Hamilton, N.Y. The Raiders (11-17, 5-12 Patriot) earned their second consecutive win, while the Leopards (10-18, 6-11) saw their four-game winning streak end. Colgate was led by senior forward Murphy Burnatowski, who […]
Guard John Schoof hit back-to-back 3-pointers, the last with 48.2 seconds remaining in the game, to lead the American University Eagles to a key 64-55 victory over the Navy Midshipmen in Patriot League basketball Wednesday night in Annapolis, Md. The visiting Eagles were up only three points when guard Jesse Reed’s desperation, long 3-pointer as […]
Senior forward Jerrelle Benimon posted his 19th double-double of the season, and a fantastic display of free-throw shooting propelled Towson to a momentous 69-66 win at James Madison on Wednesday night. Towson (21-9, 12-3 Colonial Athletic Association) tied the team record for single-season wins at the Division I level. The Tigers posted their fifth consecutive […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Paced by a career-high 15 points from freshman guard London Perrantes, the No. 12 Virginia Cavaliers dismantled Miami 65-40 Wednesday night at John Paul Jones Arena. It was Virginia coach Tony Bennett’s 100th victory with the team. Perrantes was a perfect 5 of 5 from the field, including four from long distance. […]
Richmond’s second-half surge could not overcome its worst opening 20 minutes of the season, as the Spiders fell to the George Mason Patriots 69-60 at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va., on Wednesday. The loss is a huge setback for the Spiders and their chances at qualifying for the postseason. The Spiders’ largest halftime deficit […]
Bucknell exacted revenge on Patriot League rival Lehigh and kept alive its chances for a top-four seed in the upcoming conference tournament with a 65-61 victory on Wednesday night at Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pa. The Bison, who dropped a 66-63 contest at the Mountain Hawks on Jan. 29, led 29-28 at halftime, and they […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Because Minnesota Gophers guard Austin Hollins is reluctant to talk about himself, the rest of his teammates went to great lengths to speak for him Tuesday night. “Hardest worker on the team, period,” guard DeAndre Mathieu said. “He deserves it,” guard Andre Hollins said. “He’s been in a slump, but we believed in […]
The University of Illinois-Chicago had just two chances left to finish the regular season with a Horizon League victory, and Tuesday night the Flames got just that with an 80-58 stunner at the Milwaukee Panthers. In the process, the Flames — who came into the game as the lone Horizon League team without a win […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico Lobos almost played their way out of the Associated Press Top 25 just one day after getting back into the poll. Forward Cameron Bairstow had 14 points and 11 rebounds as the No. 25-ranked Lobos rallied in the second half to defeat Utah State 67-58 on Tuesday night at […]
MADISON, Wis. — Forward Sam Dekker scored 16 points as No. 14 Wisconsin beat Indiana, 69-58, Tuesday night at the Kohl Center. Wisconsin won its sixth in a row by shooting the lights out in the second half, especially from distance. The Badgers made one of 10 3-point attempts in the first half, but hit […]
