Category: NCAA News Wire
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue got 20 points from guard Rapheal Davis and 14 from guard Jon Octeus and used a key 10-0 run in the second half to upset 20th-ranked Ohio State 60-58 Wednesday night in Mackey Arena. The Boilermakers posted their third consecutive victory against a ranked opponent for the first time since […]
Wyoming senior forward Larry Nance Jr. recorded his sixth double-double of the season with 19 points and 10 rebounds, leading the host Cowboys over cold-shooting Colorado State 59-48 in a Mountain West game Wednesday night. The Cowboys (19-4, 8-2 MWC) maintained their lead in the conference standings with the victory. Colorado State, led by senior […]
Junior guard Cezar Guerrero had 14 points and eight rebounds, leading Fresno State to an 81-63 victory over San Jose State on Wednesday evening at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif. Guerrero led five players who scored in double figures for Fresno State (11-12, 6-4 Mountain West Conference). Sophomore forward Karachi Edo scored 12 […]
RENO, Nev. — Forward JJ O’Brien scored 18 points and guard Aqeel Quinn added 11 to lead San Diego State to a closer-than-expected 65-63 win over Nevada on Wednesday night at Lawlor Events Center. The Wolf Pack went on an 11-0 surge early in the game and had several runs in the second half to […]
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Dez Wells led Maryland on offense, but it was the play of Jon Graham against his former team that gave the Terrapins a big lift against the Penn State Nittany Lions on Wednesday night. Wells, a forward, finished with a game-high 23 points, and Graham pitched in with a career-high 16 […]
WASHINGTON — The Providence Friars went over a decade without defeating a ranked team on the road. It appeared the unwanted steak would continue midway through the second half against the Georgetown Hoyas. That is until the Friars found a winning formula even with their injured floor leader in foul trouble while the Hoyas faded […]
AUSTIN, Texas — Oklahoma State built a lead, blew the lead, then battled in overtime to beat No. 25 Texas 65-63 Wednesday night at the Frank Erwin Center. The Cowboys won it where they nearly lost it — at the foul line. Guard Phil Forte made two free throws with 2.1 seconds remaining in the […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The No. 1-ranked Kentucky Wildcats, the lone unbeaten team in America, pushed their spotless record to 22-0 with a 69-58 victory over the Georgia Bulldogs on Tuesday at Rupp Arena. But it didn’t come easy, especially considering the Bulldogs (14-7, 5-4 SEC) were without three players, two reserves and leading scorer and […]
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — It was business as usual for Northern Iowa. Coming off their biggest-regular season win in years, a 16-point decision Saturday that ended Wichita State’s 30-game winning streak against Missouri Valley Conference teams, the No. 14 Panthers had little trouble avoiding a letdown Tuesday night. With versatile senior forward Seth Tuttle stuffing […]
INDIANAPOLIS — It is becoming obvious that the Butler Bulldogs found their place in the Big East Conference, making the jump from the Atlantic-10 Conference two years ago after switching from the Horizon League to the A10 three years ago. The 22nd-ranked Bulldogs shot 56.4 percent from the field (31 of 55) and pulled away […]
