No. 3 Gonzaga squeaks past Pepperdine

MALIBU, Calif. — Gonzaga used a decided and sometimes overwhelming height advantage to overcome its own poor foul shooting Thursday. Thanks in part to effective shooting from the floor, the third-ranked Bulldogs outlasted Pepperdine 78-76 Thursday in a West Coast Conference game at Firestone Fieldhouse. Gonzaga, starting a front line of 7-foot center Przemek Karnowski, […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Utah 76, Arizona State 59

TEMPE, Ariz. — Guard Delon Wright scored 21 points and the No. 8 Utes rolled into their Top 10 meeting with Arizona on Saturday with a 76-59 Pac-12 victory over the Arizona State Sun Devils at Wells Fargo Arena on Thursday. Forward Jordan Loveridge had 14 points and eight rebounds and guard Brandon Taylor added […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Arizona 68, Colorado 54

TUCSON, Ariz. — Arizona took advantage of two Colorado starters out with injury and beat the visiting Buffaloes 68-54 despite a career night from Colorado guard Askia Booker on Thursday. With teammates Josh Scott and Xavier Johnson in street clothes, Booker scored 30 points, hitting 6 of 9 3-pointers. Arizona got 20 points from freshman […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Wisconsin 70, Nebraska 55

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin got back on the winning track with senior forward Frank Kaminksy’s return to the lineup. Kaminsky scored 22 points to lead No. 7 Wisconsin to a 70-55 Big Ten Conference win on Thursday against Nebraska at the Kohl Center. With Kaminsky on the bench after suffering a concussion last week at […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Maryland rallies against Rutgers

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Maryland forward Jake Layman caught a pass at the top of the lane from freshman point guard Melo Trimble, gave a head fake to his opponent and then drove into the lane and slammed down a dunk late in the first half Wednesday. Once he landed on the ground. Layman gave […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Freshman steps up as Irish edge Georgia Tech

ATLANTA — Not only did Notre Dame pick up an important conference road win Wednesday, but it also may have found another contributor for the rest of the season. The 12th-ranked Fighting Irish played without forward Zach Auguste, who was back in South Bend dealing with an undisclosed academic issue. However, freshman Bonzie Colson stepped […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Top 25 roundup: North Carolina holds off North Carolina State

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina failed to pull off a second straight victory over a ranked team as guard Marcus Paige scored 23 points to help 15th-ranked North Carolina beat the Wolfpack 81-79 victory Wednesday night at PNC Arena. North Carolina State (12-5, 3-2 ACC) had knocked off then-No. 2 Duke on the same court […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
North Carolina wins another tight one

RALEIGH, N.C. — These close-game situations are becoming mighty familiar to North Carolina. The 15th-ranked Tar Heels made enough plays down the stretch Wednesday night to turn away rival North Carolina State 81-79. “We’re learning and we have a lot of experience playing in games like this,” North Carolina forward J.P. Tokoto said. “We’re learning […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Wichita State extends MVC streak to 23

WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita State won its 23rd straight regular-season Missouri Valley Conference game to set a modern-era record. No other team since World War II can claim such a dominant stretch. Sounds like a big deal. “Cool,” Wichita State junior guard Ron Baker said. “Coach didn’t mention that to us.” Well, maybe not such […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021