Hampton 62, Morgan State 58

Guard Deron Powers scored 17 points and Hampton held off a late charge by Morgan State to earn a 62-58 victory in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game in Norfolk, Va., on Monday. The visiting Bears (1-8, 0-2 MEAC) trailed most of the second half, but pulled to within 51-50 on forward Kyle Thomas’ three-pointer with […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Radford 68, Virginia Tech 66

BLACKSBURG, Va. — The Radford Highlanders traveled across Montgomery County to Blacksburg and beat the Virginia Tech Hokies for the first time since 1999. Nearly 15 years to the day since the Highlanders last won in Cassell Coliseum, coach Mike Jones’ veteran team delivered an 8-0 run in the final 1:37 to seal a 68-66 […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Radford 68, Virginia Tech 66

BLACKSBURG, Va. — The Radford Highlanders traveled across Montgomery County to Blacksburg and beat the Virginia Tech Hokies for the first time since 1999. Nearly 15 years to the day since the Highlanders last won in Cassell Coliseum, coach Mike Jones’ veteran team delivered an 8-0 run in the final 1:37 to seal a 68-66 […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Florida Gulf Coast 84, UMass 75

Florida Gulf Coast University, off to its best start since joining Division I, extended that record by a game Sunday when it downed UMass 84-75 in Springfield, Mass., during the opening game of the Basketball Hall of Fame Holiday Classic. The Eagles (8-1) have now won three in a row and also extended another impressive […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Sleep-deprived DePaul routs Milwaukee

ROSEMONT, Ill. — DePaul was short on sleep but not on performance Sunday. An early morning chlorine leak rousted the team and other guests from a nearby hotel and forced the Blue Demons to another site for a few hours of sleep. But DePaul was quite energized a few hours later as Billy Garrett Jr. […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Radford upsets Virginia Tech, 68-66

BLACKSBURG, Va. — The Radford Highlanders traveled across Montgomery County to Blacksburg and beat the Virginia Tech Hokies for the first time since 1999. Nearly 15 years to the day since the Highlanders (5-3) last won in Cassell Coliseum, coach Mike Jones’ veteran team delivered an 8-0 run in the final 1:37 to seal a […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
North Carolina Central 61, Howard 39

Anthony McDonald scored six of his game-high 21 points during a second-half run that helped North Carolina Central take command en route to a 61-39 victory over Howard in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game played Sunday night in the Big Apple Classic at the Barclays Center in New York. McDonald seven of 15 3-point attempts. […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Fairfield 67, Manhattan 54

Two struggling opponents squared off Friday night in Bridgeport, Conn., in their Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference opener and the Fairfield Stags picked up a 67-54 win over the Manhattan Jaspers. The Stags, who improved to 3-5 overall and 2-2 at home, jumped out to a 27-22 halftime lead and led the rest of the way. […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
No. 5 Louisville 82, Florida International 57

Junior forward Montrezl Harrell posted his third consecutive double-double, leading fifth-ranked Louisville to an 82-57 victory over Florida International on Friday night at KFC Yumi Center in Louisville, Ky. Harrell had 13 points and 12 rebounds for Louisville (7-0), which shot 57.1 percent from the field. Sophomore guard Anton Gill scored a team-high 15 points […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021