Category: NCAA News Wire
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Wake Forest forward Devin Thomas made his first 10 shots from the field and guard Codi Miller-McIntyre scored six points in the last two minutes as the Demon Deacons beat Notre Dame 65-58 on Saturday at Joel Coliseum. Thomas finished with 21 points, forward Travis McKie scored 14 and reserve guard Coron […]
AMES, Iowa — It was the offense that put No. 16 Iowa State in position to beat No. 22 Kansas State. It was the defense that sealed the deal. Iowa State forward Georges Niang came up with a steal and forward Melvin Ejim blocked a shot in the final two minutes to cap the Cyclones’ […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Willie Cauley-Stein had not been himself lately, playing uncharacteristically lackadaisical. But the Wildcats’ center responded Saturday against Georgia with his typical high-energy showing, and the No. 14 Wildcats won 79-54 at Rupp Arena. Cauley-Stein finished with eight points, three rebounds, six blocks and six steals in a bounce-back game after one of […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, — Guard Malcolm Brogdon knocked down a career-high four 3-pointers and scored a game-high 18 points as Virginia cruised past in-state rival Virginia Tech 65-45 on Saturday at John Paul Jones Arena. With the win, the Cavaliers moved to 6-1 in the ACC, which is their best start in conference play since the 1982-1983 […]
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — What started out as a Syracuse romp turned into a gritty, grind-it-out affair for the second-ranked Orange in a 64-52 victory over Miami in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup Saturday. Up by double digits in the first half, the Orange (19-0, 6-0 in the ACC) broke from a 49-49 tie to […]
MILWAUKEE — Guard James Bell scored 30 points and junior guard Darrun Hilliard added 20 as No. 4 Villanova snapped Marquette’s 20-game home conference winning streak with a 94-85 overtime victory over the Golden Eagles Saturday at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. The Wildcats (17-2, 6-1 Big East) had led by as many as nine […]
STILLWATER, Okla. — Forward Le’Bryan Nash scored a career-high 29 points, carrying No. 11 Oklahoma State with star guard Marcus Smart in foul trouble and leading the Cowboys past West Virginia, 81-75, on Saturday before an estimated 10,000 at Gallagher-Iba Arena. Nash made 10-of-13 shots from the floor and 9-of-14 free throws, also adding nine […]
WACO, Texas — The Texas Longhorns kept an historic streak going at the expense of wilting Baylor. Texas guard Isaiah Taylor pushed the Longhorns past No. 24 Baylor, 74-60, on Saturday at the Ferrell Center and the Longhorns won their third straight game against a ranked opponent. It is the first time in program history […]
Guard Duke Mondy hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer as time expired to lift Oakland to a 76-75 Horizon League victory over Illinois-Chicago on Saturday at the O’Rena in Rochester, Mich. The successful shot erased a 75-73 Flames lead secured by a pair of guard Pat Birt free throws with four seconds left in regulation and sent […]
AMES, Iowa — It was the offense that put No. 16 Iowa State in position to beat No. 22 Kansas State. It was the defense that sealed the deal. Iowa State forward Georges Niang came up with a steal and forward Melvin Ejim blocked a shot in the final two minutes to cap the Cyclones’ […]
