Category: NCAA News Wire
NORMAN, Okla. — Buddy Hield flexed and broke out in one of his wide smiles after a steal and a dunk late in No. 18 Oklahoma’s 82-65 win over No. 24 Oklahoma State on Saturday night. The junior guard was the strength of the Sooners, turning in a perfect night from the field to lead […]
PHILADELPHIA — Jay Wright was quick to remind everyone after the game that he knew what Saturday night would be like. The 14-year coach has been around the Big 5 long enough, having grown up in the Philadelphia suburbs. When it’s a Big 5 matchup, all records get thrown out the window. That’s why it […]
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A raucous Bud Walton Arena crowd and Arkansas’ 16-game home winning streak didn’t faze the Ole Miss Rebels on Saturday night. The Rebels used a hot-shooting first half to build a big lead and won on the road against a ranked team for the first time since 2003, beating the 19th-ranked Razorbacks […]
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State outscored Baylor, 26-10, in the final 11:27 of the game to defeat the No. 22 Bears, 63-61, on Saturday at Bramlage Coliseum. Guard Marcus Foster, K-State’s leading scorer, was saddled with four fouls and did not score during the Wildcats’ run. K-State had a 61-58 lead with 16 seconds left […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Fourth-ranked Duke bounced back from a two-game losing streak to overpower No. 6 Louisville 63-52 in Atlantic Coast Conference game on Saturday. The Blue Devils (15-2, 3-2 ACC) gave coach Mike Krzyzewski the 998th victory of his career. “Obviously we are ecstatic about the win,” Krzyzewski said. “They missed shots and we […]
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Wichita State’s offense may not be as efficient as it was last season, but its defense is every bit as tough. High-scoring Evansville found out the hard way Saturday as the No. 13 Shockers completely stifled the Purple Aces in their 24th straight Missouri Valley Conference win, a 61-41 decision. Wichita State […]
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — No. 12-ranked Notre Dame, the nation’s top field-goal shooting team, flipped the switch from frigid to torrid and sprinted past Miami (Fla.), 75-70, on Saturday in an Atlantic Coast Conference basketball game. Notre Dame trailed, 43-31, with 15:06 left in the second half, and had hit only 2-of-16 shots from 3-point […]
PITTSBURGH — Virginia Commonwealth were missing leading scorer and rebounder Treveon Graham on Saturday against Duquesne, but the Rams didn’t need him in the long run. With the 6-foot-6 senior guard on the bench nursing an ankle sprain, his teammates picked up the slack. Sophomore guard JeQuan Lewis scored 16 points and junior guard Melvin […]
BOSTON — Junior guard Malcolm Brogdon reached double figures for the 10th time in his last 12 games, scoring a team-leading 20 points to keep No. 2-ranked Virginia perfect this season with a 66-51 win victory over Boston College at Conte Forum on Saturday. Virginia (17-0, 5-0 in the ACC) and top-ranked Kentucky (16-0) were […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Fourth-ranked Duke bounced back from a two-game losing streak to overpower No. 6 Louisville 63-52 in Atlantic Coast Conference game on Saturday at the KFC Yum! Center. The Blue Devils (15-2, 3-2 ACC) gave coach Mike Krzyzewski the 998th victory of his career. “Obviously we are ecstatic about the win,” Krzyzewski said. […]
