Category: NCAA News Wire
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky coach John Calipari is sure of one thing after his top-ranked Wildcats opened Southeastern Conference play with a battle against Ole Miss: They want to win. And badly. Kentucky found a way to keep its undefeated mark intact thanks to a hard-fought 89-86 overtime win over Mississippi on Tuesday night at […]
ATHENS, Ga. — The message Arkansas head coach Mike Anderson gave his Razorbacks at halftime of Tuesday night’s SEC opener at Georgia was a simple one — get back to what they do best.It was a point well taken. After scuffling the first half, 23rd-ranked Arkansas picked up its defensive intensity in the second to […]
AMES, Iowa — The 17th-ranked Iowa State Cyclones overcame a slow start thanks to a strong finish from forward Dustin Hogue to beat Oklahoma State 63-61 in Hilton Coliseum on Tuesday. Hogue put together one of his best performances as a Cyclone in Iowa State’s Big 12 opener. He scored all of his 17 points […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky’s perfect record remains intact. Just barely. Mississippi shot better than it had all season long but came up short in an 89-86 overtime loss to the top-ranked Wildcats. Guard Jarvis Summers had a chance to win the game for the Rebels (9-5), but the shot didn’t fall with four seconds left […]
NEW YORK — Villanova coach Jay Wright considers himself a “Philly guy,” but New York City has always been good to him. On Tuesday, Wright earned his 300th win at Villanova, guiding the eighth-ranked Wildcats to a 90-72 win over No. 24 St. John’s in a battle of two original Big East Conference teams at […]
MINNEAPOLIS — With the way he played in the first half Tuesday against Minnesota, Ohio State freshman guard D’Angelo Williams was the favorite to hit a big shot late. Instead, it was his teammate, forward Marc Loving, who knocked down the biggest shot of the game. Loving hit a go-ahead jumper with five seconds to […]
LUBBOCK, Texas — How did Juwan Staten celebrate No. 14 West Virginia’s 78-67 win at Texas Tech? By spilling his guts. “I walk in the locker room and Wannie’s throwing up in a trash can,” said coach Bob Huggins, who actually relished the scene that had Staten’s teammates cringing. “I said, ‘Good. That’s what men […]
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — For all the high marks Notre Dame’s offense is receiving, the 13th-ranked Irish got it done in the clutch at the defensive end for a breakthrough victory Monday night. The Irish withstood North Carolina’s last eight shots to hold off the 18th-ranked Tar Heels 71-70 in an Atlantic Coast Conference game […]
When the votes were tallied Monday, to no one’s surprise, Kentucky remained atop the AP Top 25 poll. The Wildcats, off to a 13-0 start, received all 64 first-place votes. They last were in action on Dec. 27 when they defeated Louisville, 58-50. Kentucky returns to the hardcourt on Tuesday against Mississippi. Duke, Virginia, Wisconsin […]
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Notre Dame forward Zach Auguste scored a go-ahead basket off an offensive rebound for the game’s final points with slightly more than a minute to play, and the 13th-ranked Irish held off 18th-ranked North Carolina 71-70 in an Atlantic Coast Conference game Monday night at the Smith Center. Auguste finished with […]
