Category: NCAA News Wire
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — After losing two in a row, Louisville didn’t have a lot of momentum heading into Saturday’s ACC game against Miami at the KFC Yum Center. And for the first 20 minutes, it didn’t look like the Cardinals were going to get their swagger back against the Hurricanes. But a 17-3 run to […]
WACO, Texas — It took Baylor a while to find the right combination, but the 20th-ranked Bears finally knocked out wobbly Kansas State. Baylor forward Taurean Prince tallied 14 points and five assists and led the way during the Bears’ key second-half run to put away the Wildcats 69-42 on Saturday at Ferrell Center. Baylor […]
MADISON, Wis. — Center Frank Kaminsky scored 21 points on 9-for-13 shooting to lead No. 5 Wisconsin to a 63-53 victory over Minnesota on Saturday for its 10th straight win. Wisconsin guard Bronson Koenig added 17 points for the Badgers (25-2, 13-1 Big Ten), including 6-for-6 shooting from the free-throw line, as the Badgers are […]
AUSTIN, Texas — Iowa State represents a nearly impossible matchup for opposing coaches. All five average at least 10 points a game. In the Cyclones’ 85-77 victory at Texas on Saturday, three starters and two reserves pulled off double figures. It was a momentous win for No. 14 Iowa State (20-6, 10-4 Big 12), which […]
STILLWATER, Okla. — West Virginia eventually heated up Saturday. On both ends of the floor. The No. 23-ranked Mountaineers scored on 13-of-16 possessions during the decisive stretch of the second half, blowing open a tight game with No. 22 Oklahoma State and winning, 73-63, at Gallagher-Iba Arena. West Virginia shot only 32 percent from the […]
MILWAUKEE — Guard Darrun Hilliard scored 17 points and guard Ryan Arcidiacono had 16 as No. 6 Villanova held off Marquette 87-76 on Saturday at Bradley Center. Winners of seven in a row coming into the game, Villanova (25-2, 12-2 Big East) led by double digits for most of the second half against a Golden […]
Senior guard Daniel Bejarano scored 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds, helping Colorado State beat Fresno State 81-73 Wednesday night at Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif. Senior forward J.J. Avila scored 16 points, junior guard Joe De Ciman had 14 and senior forward Stanton Kidd added 11 for Colorado State (22-5, 9-5 Mountain West). […]
DURHAM, N.C. — Fourth-ranked Duke scored four consecutive points late in overtime to pull out a 92-90 victory over 15th-ranked North Carolina on Wednesday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Center Jahlil Okafor scored on a power move into the lane with 1:44 left to put Duke ahead 90-89. Guard Quinn Cook converted one of two […]
STILLWATER, Okla. — Georges Niang scuffled around for much of the game Wednesday night. However, in crunch time, the Iowa State forward found his form, sinking two big buckets in the closing minutes to lift the 14th-ranked Cyclones to a 70-65 win over 22nd-ranked Oklahoma State. Iowa State (19-6, 9-4 Big 12) ended a four-game […]
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas made the most of its misses Wednesday night. The No. 18 Razorbacks shot 47 percent and scored 22 second-chance points, beating the Missouri Tigers 84-69 in a Southeastern Conference clash at Bud Walton Arena. Arkansas (21-5, 10-3 SEC) turned 20 Missouri turnovers into 18 points, hit 10 3-pointers and used a […]
