Category: NCAA News Wire
PITTSBURGH — This time, Syracuse didn’t get derailed by Pittsburgh. Freshman point guard Tyler Ennis’ 3-point field goal at the buzzer enabled No. 1 Syracuse to beat No. 25 Pittsburgh 58-56 on Wednesday night as the Orange set a school record with their 24th consecutive victory. Twice in the previous four seasons, Syracuse had double-digit […]
WICHITA, Kan. — The Southern Illinois Salukis are a different team than the one the Wichita State Shockers faced to open Missouri Valley Conference play. Not quite good enough to handle the fourth-ranked Shockers, but good enough to make a game quite stressful. Wichita State held off SIU 78-67 on Tuesday at Koch Arena by […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — John Beilein never experienced the thrill of winning at Value City Arena in his seven seasons as Michigan coach. Until Tuesday night. The No. 15 Wolverines won for the first time in 11 years at Ohio State, recovering from an eight-point deficit early in the second half for a 70-60 victory over […]
ROSEMONT, Ill. — Guard Darrun Hilliard led a balanced attack with a season-high 22 points while No. 6 Villanova ran its winning streak to six with a 87-62 Big East victory over DePaul on Wednesday night at Allstate Arena. The Big East-leading Wildcats (22-2, 10-1) won their 11th in 12 games, a span marred only […]
NORMAN, Okla. — The Texas Tech Red Raiders just keep causing problems for the teams ahead of them in the Big 12 standings, this time holding on for dear life for a road win at the Oklahoma Sooners. The Red Raiders led by 20 in the second half, but saw that margin shrink to three […]
Northern Iowa is in the midst of a disappointing season, but the Panthers know how to score. Loyola (Chicago) found that out the hard way Wednesday night at McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa, as the Panthers made 58.7 percent of their field-goal attempts en route to an 80-58 Missouri Valley Conference victory. Reserve forward […]
AUBURN, Ala. — No. 14 Kentucky was far from its best Wednesday night on the road against Auburn, and in some categories the Wildcats were at their worst. Still, Kentucky’s offense woke up just in time to salvage a 64-56 win. The Wildcats (19-5, 9-2 Southeastern Conference) shot 30.8 percent from the field, their worst […]
HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut coach Kevin Ollie stated the obvious Wednesday night after his 24th-ranked and defensive-minded Huskies defeated South Florida 83-40 in another blowout victory. “I just want an extra bucket; I want more buckets than the other team,” Ollie said. “It could be two points or it could be 40 points. At the […]
PITTSBURGH — Freshman guard Tyler Ennis’ 3-point field goal at the buzzer enabled No. 1 Syracuse to beat No. 25 Pittsburgh 58-56 in dramatic fashion Wednesday night as the Orange set a school record with their 24th consecutive victory. Pitt had gone ahead by one point when senior center Talib Zanna made two free throws […]
The Virginia Commonwealth Rams dominated on defense and from 3-point range in breaking out to a 17-point halftime lead and cruising to a 92-75 victory over the George Washington Colonials in Richmond on Wednesday. The Rams (20-5, 8-2 Atlantic 10) forced 15 turnovers by halftime, and went 8 for 14 from 3-point range in the […]
