Category: NCAA News Wire
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 […]
STANFORD, Calif. — Stanford guard Chasson Randle scored 24 points, including a layup with 2.2 seconds left in regulation to send the game into overtime, and the Cardinal beat No. 21 Washington 68-60 Sunday night at Maples Pavilion. Stanford (10-3, 2-0 in the Pac-12) never trailed in the overtime, as guard Anthony Brown, who finished […]
CLEMSON, S.C. — North Carolina played its best game of the season. Clemson played its worst. That combination produced a resounding 74-50 North Carolina victory against Clemson Saturday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams at Littlejohn Coliseum. “I told (Clemson coach) Brad Brownell that was the best we’ve played this year,” […]
LAWRENCE, Kan. — There is not much the Kansas Jayhawks can do to reduce minutes for Frank Mason. The sophomore point guard is essential to the No. 13 Jayhawks, considering their other point guard, freshman Devonte Graham, is healing from a foot injury. So against the UNLV Rebels on Sunday, Mason played 38 minutes and […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Strong defense is keying Utah’s success in more sports than just football. The No. 10 Utes are using it to also stifle opponents on the basketball court. The UCLA Bruins became the latest in a long line of teams to learn what combating such a tough defense entails. Utah wasted no […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Neither team was completely satisfied Saturday night after Gonzaga turned away Portland 87-75 in an West Coast Conference game. The seventh-ranked Bulldogs never trailed, but they let a 21-point lead in the second half slip to five with less than two minutes to go at the Chiles Center before pulling out their […]
NEWARK, N.J. — Seton Hall knocked off its second consecutive ranked opponent at home as the Pirates upset previously undefeated and No. 6 Villanova 66-61 in overtime on Saturday. Villanova (13-1, 1-1 Big East) was trying to set a program record for consecutive wins to start a season, but Seton Hall (12-2, 2-0) had other […]
WICHITA, Kan. — Last season’s dream cruise through the Missouri Valley Conference is history for Wichita State. Two games into the conference schedule, things clearly are changed. The Shockers aren’t as talented or as physical. The rest of the conference is stronger. On Sunday, No. 16 Wichita State survived a challenge from Illinois State but […]
TUCSON, Ariz. — Versatile forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson plays many roles for the Arizona Wildcats, guarding point guards to power forwards. He filled another one Sunday, as a first-time starter this season, and made that work, too. Normally the sixth man, sophomore Hollis-Jefferson had 13 points, eight rebounds and four assists to help the No. 8 […]
TUCSON, Ariz. — Versatile forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson plays many roles for the Arizona Wildcats, guarding point guards to power forwards. He filled another one Sunday, as a first-time starter this season, and made that work, too. Normally the sixth man, sophomore Hollis-Jefferson had 13 points, eight rebounds and four assists to help the No. 8 […]
