Category: NCAA News Wire
NORFOLK, Va. — Lousiana Tech started out shooting poorly and never really got much better. Fortunately for the Bulldogs, there’s more to winning games than good marksmanship and Louisiana Tech got enough of the other things right to hold off Old Dominion 71-66 on Saturday night at the Constant Convocation Center. The Bulldogs shot just […]
BOULDER, Colo. — Forward Aaron Gordon scored 23 points, guard Nick Johnson had 20 and No. 4 Arizona routed Colorado 88-61 on Saturday night. Center Kaleb Tarczewski added 13 points for Arizona (25-2, 12-2 Pac-12), which shot a blistering 60.3 percent from the field, nearly double Colorado’s shooting percentage of 32.7 percent. Forward Josh Scott […]
ST. LOUIS — By its recent standards, this was a veritable blowout for No. 10 Saint Louis. After winning its previous three games by a combined eight points, the Billikens made the second-largest crowd in Chaifetz Arena history nervous on Saturday night by blowing a 14-point lead in the second half and missing double-figure free […]
WICHITA, Kan. — Heading into its game against the Drake Bulldogs, the Wichita State Shockers were ranked 17th nationally in team defense. After the Shockers’ defensive performance Saturday night, that ranking is bound to climb. No. 3 Wichita State held Drake to 42 percent shooting and forced 20 turnovers in their 83-54 victory at Charles […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico Lobos used a suffocating defense to overwhelm No. 6-ranked San Diego State 58-44 at The Pit on Saturday night. Forward Cameron Bairstow led all players with 26 points and also pulled down nine rebounds to pace the Lobos (21-5, 12-2 Mountain West). The Aztecs (23-3, 12-2) shot just 32.3 […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The No. 22 Memphis Tigers survived a scare from lowly Temple on Saturday night in an American Athletic Conference game and held on to defeat the Owls 82-79 in overtime. Forward Shaq Goodwin led the Tigers (21-6, 10-4) with 20 points and forward Austin Nichols added 17 points and 12 rebounds. Temple […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico Lobos used a suffocating defense to overwhelm No. 6-ranked San Diego State 58-44 at The Pit on Saturday night. Forward Cameron Bairstow led all players with 26 points and also pulled down nine rebounds to pace the Lobos (21-5, 12-2 Mountain West). “I just went out and played. We […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Sparked by a 28-2 second-half run, the No.14 Virginia Cavaliers cruised to a 70-49 victory over Notre Dame on Saturday at sold out John Paul Jones Arena. It was the Cavaliers’ second win over the Fighting Irish this season and gave Virginia a school-record 14 Atlantic Coast Conference victories. Forwards Akil Mitchell […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Forward T.J. Warren led all scorers with 31 points and lifted North Carolina State to a 71-64 victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday in Cassell Coliseum. Warren, a candidate for the ACC’s Player of the Year award, played his most efficient game of the season. The sophomore finished 12-for-21 from the floor. […]
PHILADELPHIA — It was one of those games that neither team seemed to want to win. It included poor shooting by St. John’s, several turnovers by Villanova and loose balls and missed opportunities on both sides. It was the kind of game where it took a little luck to break things open. In this case, […]
