Category: NCAA News Wire
Hampton used a 15-1 second-half run to overcome gritty Maryland-Eastern Shore and earn a 71-65 win Monday in Hampton, Va. Hampton (13-11, 8-3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) won for the fifth time in six games. UMES (3-18, 1-8) lost its third in a row and fell for the 16th time in 17 games. The Hawks looked […]
MADISON, Wis. — Guard Traevon Jackson saved the day for Wisconsin, sinking a short jumper with 2.1 seconds left, giving the Badgers a 60-58 victory over No. 8 Michigan State on Sunday afternoon at the Kohl Center. Jackson’s shot prevented another total late-game collapse for the Badgers, who had lost their previous three home games […]
MADISON, Wis. — As brutal as this winter has been in the Upper Midwest, the last month has been especially painful for the Wisconsin Badgers. After starting the season 16-0 and climbing to No. 3 in the polls, the Badgers fell into a deep freeze, dropping five of six and tumbling out of the Top […]
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — For the second time in two meetings, Illinois’ defense clamped down on Penn State’s offense, leading to a win. Illini guard Kendrick Nunn scored 19 points, and Illinois held Penn State to three points in the last 9:44 of a 60-55 win in the Bryce Jordan Center on Sunday. The Nittany […]
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — For the second time in two meetings this season, Illinois’ defense clamped down on Penn State’s offense, leading to a win. Illini guard Kendrick Nunn scored 19 points, and Illinois held Penn State to three points in the last 9:44 of a 60-55 win in the Bryce Jordan Center on Sunday. […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Forward C.J. Fair scored 19 points, and forward Jerami Grant added 12 points and eight rebounds as No. 1 Syracuse held off pesky Clemson 57-44 Sunday in an Atlantic Coast Conference game in the Carrier Dome. Guard K.J. McDaniels was the only Clemson player in double figures, finishing with 19 points. The […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Connecticut put five players in double figures and withstood a second-half surge by Central Florida to score a 75-55 victory. Guard Shabazz Napier had 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists to lead the 22nd-ranked Huskies (18-5, 6-4 American Athletic Conference). Forward Lasan Kromah added 17 points and seven rebounds, and forward […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Perfection slowed to a drip for Syracuse on Sunday, but the Orange proved their resourcefulness by washing away another opponent. Forward C.J. Fair scored 19 points, and forward Jerami Grant added 12 points and eight rebounds as No. 1 Syracuse held off pesky Clemson 57-44 Sunday in an Atlantic Coast Conference game […]
TUCSON, Ariz. — Freshman forward Aaron Gordon scored a team-high 17 points, and Arizona neutralized the Pac-12’s leading scorer as the No. 2 Wildcats cruised to a 76-54 victory over Oregon State at McKale Center on Sunday. It was arguably the most complete offensive performance of the season for Gordon, who had been 11-of-42 from […]
An Arizona State student spat on Oregon staff members after the Ducks’ 74-72 loss on Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Ariz., but assistant coach Brian Fish and athletic trainer Clay Jamieson decided not to press charges. The incident occurred as the Ducks were walking from the bench to the locker room up a […]