Category: NCAA News Wire
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Duke trailed Virginia 61-55 with 3:41 to play, but the fourth-ranked Blue Devils went on a furious 14-2 run that propelled Duke to a 69-63 upset win over previously undefeated and second-ranked Virginia on Saturday. Duke guard Quinn Cook hit two late-game 3-pointers, including one with1:19 to play, to give the Blue […]
STILLWATER, Okla. — Buddy Hield wouldn’t stay quiet. Not in Bedlam. The Oklahoma guard, after a scuffling first half, came alive after intermission to lead a surge by the 24th-ranked Sooners that provided them with a 64-56 road win over Oklahoma State before a near-capacity crowd at Gallagher-Iba Arena on Saturday. With his team trailing […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Moments after Florida State’s thrilling 55-54 upset of No. 23 Miami on Sunday, Seminoles head coach Leonard Hamilton was asked about the fact that FSU is now 6-0 against the rest of the state this season. “Wow … I didn’t even realize that,” he said, shaking his head before adding: “Of course, […]
SPOKANE, Wash. — Memphis coach Josh Pastner had not been shy about telling people that he considers Gonzaga to be a legitimate contender for the NCAA championship this season. Pastner’s opinion did not change after the third-ranked Bulldogs thrashed Memphis on Saturday night. “That’s a really good team,” Pastner summed up after Gonzaga breezed to […]
LOS ANGELES — Utah used balanced scoring and a suffocating defense to cruise to an easy 67-39 victory against USC, Sunday in the Galen Center. The 11th-ranked Utes (17-4, 7-2 Pac-12) were coming off a lackluster 10-point loss to UCLA on Thursday, a game in which Utah Coach Larry Krystkowiak said his team played hard […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State went to a smaller lineup the past three games but is playing bigger. Facing a taller Maryland team, the Buckeyes outrebounded the 16th-ranked Terrapins by wide margin and rode another all-around sterling performance from freshman guard D’Angelo Russell to an 80-56 win Thursday. Russell finished with 18 points, 14 rebounds […]
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Oft the bearers of the guillotine this season, top-ranked Kentucky instead relied on a slow bleed to beat Missouri 69-53 Thursday. The Wildcats (20-0, 7-0 Southeastern Conference) extended their perfect start, while the Tigers (7-13, 1-6) absorbed their sixth SEC defeat. Sophomore guard Andrew Harrison led Kentucky with 15 points. He attempted […]
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Often the bearers of the guillotine this season, the top-ranked Kentucky Wildcats instead relied on a slow bleed to send the Missouri Tigers to their sixth straight conference loss with a 69-53 defeat. Kentucky (20-0, 7-0 Southeastern Conference) led Missouri (7-13, 1-6) by nine at halftime and the final 20 minutes of […]
LOS ANGELES — Guard Norman Powell scored a game-high 23 points and guard Isaac Hamilton scored eight straight points during a key stretch of the second half as the UCLA Bruins defeated the No. 11 Utah Utes 69-59 in a Pac-12 game Thursday at Pauley Pavilion. The Bruins (12-9, 4-4 Pac-12) used what could be […]
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue Boilermakers used 63 percent first-half field goal shooting and tenacious defense throughout the night to cruise to an 83-67 victory against the No. 22 Indiana Hoosiers at Mackey Arena on Wednesday. Junior guard Rapheal Davis led the Boilermakers with 19 points. Junior guard Yogi Ferrell paced the Hoosiers with […]
