Category: NCAA News Wire
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — Forward Seth Tuttle scored a game-high 23 points, including 18 in the first half, to lead No. 13 Northern Iowa past Illinois State 83-64 on Wednesday night for its 12th consecutive Missouri Valley Conference victory. The Panthers jumped out to an early lead and were up 50-33 at halftime behind 58 […]
WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita State won its 30th straight home game and stayed tied atop the Missouri Valley Conference with a 74-57 win over Indiana State on Wednesday night at Koch Arena. The 15th-ranked Shockers (22-3, 12-1 MVC) led 38-24 at halftime before a slow start to the second half allowed the Sycamores cut the […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Junior forward Montrezl Harrell picked up his 21st double-double and the University of Louisville starters had some help from the bench for the first time in a few weeks as the Cardinals rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Panthers 69-56 in an Atlantic Coast Conference clash at the KFC Yum Center on Wednesday […]
RALEIGH, N.C. — Guard Malcolm Brodgon scored 15 points, including four free throws in the final minute, and second-ranked Virginia, playing without one of its top players, defeated North Carolina State 51-47 on Wednesday night at PNC Arena. N.C. State guard Trevor Lacey hit a 3-pointer with 37 seconds left but missed a potential tying […]
RICHMOND, Va. — The third installment of a budding Atlantic-10 rivalry featured a familiar finish Wednesday night at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. After the La Salle Explorers and the No. 20 Virginia Commonwealth Rams traded thrilling victories in 2013 and 2014, they turned in another hard-nosed double overtime classic Wednesday. Led by guard Jordan […]
Amid apparent friction between players on the Seton Hall basketball team, sophomore guard Jaren Sina is leaving the program. The school did not state the reason for his departure in its announcement Wednesday, but tension among teammates is thought to be at the heart of his decision. “I tried my best. I think I was […]
Hall of Fame basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian, who led the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels to a national title, died Wednesday. He was 84. His son, Danny Tarkanian, said on Twitter: “Coach Tark, my father, the greatest man I have ever known, passed today, to take his place in heaven. I will miss him every day of […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sam Thompson scored 22 points and D’Angelo Russell had 17 as No. 23 Ohio State defeated Penn State 75-55 on Wednesday night. Thompson, a senior guard, was 6 of 11 from the floor and made 3 of 5 3-pointers. Russell, a freshman, had seven assists and six rebounds. The Buckeyes (19-6, 7-4 […]
Hall of Fame basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian, who led the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels to a national title, died Wednesday. He was 84. Tarkanian had been in a Las Vegas hospital since Monday night after experiencing breathing difficulties and an infection. The Naismith Hall of Famer was transported by ambulance to Valley Hospital Medical Center from […]
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — No. 21 West Virginia squandered a late 10-point lead before regaining its poise in the final minutes for a 76-72 win over Kansas State on Wednesday night. Reserve forward Brandon Watkins scored a career-high 14 points and point guard Juwan Staten added 11 despite missing four late free throws for West Virginia […]
