Category: NCAA News Wire
ATLANTA — With his team struggling on offense in the first half, Louisville coach Rick Pitino grabbed the arm of his best player and told him to keep shooting. In the end it was the big baskets by guard Terry Rozier that made the difference. The sophomore scored 22 points, including the go-ahead basket with […]
Chris Jones, the former starting point guard for 12th-ranked Louisville, was dismissed from the team because he allegedly threatened his girlfriend in a text message last week, according to a report by university police released Monday. The woman had “messed up” his room in his apartment, and he sent her a text saying he would […]
MANHATTAN, Kan. — No. 8 Kansas saw its Big 12 Conference lead slip to a half-game over Iowa State with a loss in an unlikely place. Kansas State got a career-high 20 points from guard Nigel Johnson and beat the Jayhawks 70-63 Monday night in Bramlage Coliseum. It was the Wildcats’ second consecutive home win […]
EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon not only got its 20th win on Sunday, the Ducks also got the kind of win they were missing all season. The Ducks boosted their NCAA Tournament hopes with a 69-58 upset of ninth-ranked Utah in Pac-12 play at Matthew Knight Arena. It was the Ducks’ first win this season over […]
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan, a team ravaged by injuries and one that appeared to be in freefall after losing five straight games, rode an explosive start to a 64-57 Big Ten victory over 24th-ranked Ohio State on Sunday. Michigan (14-13, 7-8 Big Ten) was led by guard Spike Albrecht with 16 points, and his […]
EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon got the win it needed to boost its NCAA Tournament hopes with a 69-58 upset of No. 9 Utah Sunday afternoon in Pac-12 Conference men’s basketball at Matthew Knight Arena. Freshman forward Dillon Brooks led Oregon with 19 points and scored 11 straight Oregon points down the stretch to lead the […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — On a night when Oscars are handed out to the best of cinematic achievements at the 87th Academy Awards, the second-ranked Virginia Cavaliers tussled with the Florida State Seminoles in a game that would have been more suited for the Razzies. After three physical meetings last season where Virginia went 3-0 against […]
WICHITA, Kan. — The Evansville Purple Aces can make a case for the best offense in the Missouri Valley Conference since they lead the conference in shooting accuracy and assists and are tied with the Wichita State Shockers for the scoring lead. The Aces, usually, put on an exhibition of passing and cutting in coach […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Before taking the court Saturday against Auburn, Kentucky head coach John Calipari was in familiar territory. This year’s top-ranked Wildcats team joined Calipari’s 1996 UMass team and his 2008 Memphis squad having reeled off 26 straight wins to open a season. Neither the Minutemen nor the Tigers won No. 27. On Saturday, […]
Albuquerque, N.M – Freshman guard Patrick McCaw scored 22 points as UNLV staved off several rallies en route to a 76-68 Mountain West Conference win over host New Mexico on Saturday afternoon. New Mexico (14-13, 6-9) climbed within three points on eight different occasions in the second half, even bridging the gap to one-point twice, […]
