Category: NCAA News Wire
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Center Rakeem Christmas scored 29 points, including 18 in the second half, to lead Syracuse to a 69-59 win over No. 12 Louisville on Wednesday night in an Atlantic Coast Conference game at the Carrier Dome. The Orange (17-9, 8-5 ACC) trailed 35-28 at the half but outscored the Cardinals 41-27 in […]
NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma couldn’t do much inside all night. But in the final 2:30 against Texas on Tuesday night, the No. 17 Sooners drove the lane, made plays on the offensive boards and got to the free-throw line to pull out a 71-69 win over the Longhorns at Lloyd Noble Center. “Our guys kept […]
After falling behind by 15 points while playing without its star forward, Wyoming rallied to an improbable 64-58 win over Nevada on Tuesday night at Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nev. Wyoming (21-6, 10-4 Mountain West) scored just 13 points in the first half and was down by 14 at intermission. However, the Cowboys dominated […]
Penn State’s top player had the Nittany Lions on the verge of a big upset Wednesday before Wisconsin’s top player stepped up and helped deliver the fifth-ranked Badgers their ninth straight victory. Forward Frank Kaminsky had four crucial points to answer a big Penn State run and forward Sam Dekker scored a career-high 22 points […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Center Rakeem Christmas scored 29 points, including 18 in the second half, to lead Syracuse to a 69-59 win over No. 12 Louisville on Wednesday night in an Atlantic Coast Conference game at the Carrier Dome. The Orange (17-9, 8-5 ACC) trailed 35-28 at the half but outscored the Cardinals 41-27 in […]
CHICAGO — Forwards Seth Tuttle and Nate Buss each scored 10 points to lead the No. 11 Northern Iowa Panthers to a 58-39 Missouri Valley Conference victory over the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers on Wednesday at Gentile Arena. The Panthers (25-2, 14-1 MVC) broke a two-game Gentile Arena losing streak, extended their current winning run to 14 […]
How does one explain perfection? Northern Iowa forward Seth Tuttle gave it a try after his big first half set the tone in the Panthers’ 68-57 Missouri Valley Conference win Sunday over the Missouri State Bears at JQH Arena in Springfield, Mo. “We talk about how every game, it’s important that we get off to […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah isn’t used to seeing many opponents put up a fight these days. When California did exactly that in the first half and held a lead with five minutes remaining before halftime, it served as a wake-up call. The Utes knew forcing the Bears into second-half hibernation would require a greater […]
MADISON, Wis. – Center Frank Kaminsky recorded his 10th double-double of the season, finishing with 23 points and 10 rebounds, as fifth-ranked Wisconsin extended its winning streak to eight games with a 68-49 over Illinois Sunday afternoon at the Kohl Center. Kaminsky anchored Wisconsin’s offense in the first half, hitting eight of nine from the […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — The Washington State Cougars, hoping to boost attendance with many students out of town on Presidents’ Day weekend, offered 2-for-1 tickets for Sunday afternoon’s basketball game against the No. 7 Arizona Wildcats. In hindsight, the rebuilding Cougars would have been better served drawing a big crowd for just about any opponent but […]
