Category: NCAA News Wire
Jordan Parks scored a game-high 20 points as the visiting North Carolina Central Eagles held off the Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks 68-63 on Friday in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opener for both teams at Hytche Arena in Princess Anne, Md. North Carolina Central (5-3) is the defending MEAC champion, but the Hawks stayed close throughout. The […]
Patricio Garino scored a game-high 23 points as the George Washington Colonials took command early and rolled to an 83-60 victory over the visiting Maryland-Baltimore County Retrievers on Thursday at the Smith Center in Washington. The Colonials jumped out to an early 22-9 lead and never trailed. But UMBC (0-7) rallied and cut the lead […]
CHICAGO — Tommy Hamilton IV was double, even triple-teamed by Chicago State on Thursday but it hardly mattered as the DePaul center poured in a career-high 25 points in an 84-60 nonconference victory. “I just let the game come to me,” said Hamilton, who had already matched his career best with 17 first-half points. “I […]
Sophomore guard Matt MacDonald scored a career-high 29 points, and Fairleigh Dickinson rallied for an 89-85 victory over visiting Princeton on Wednesday at Rothman Center in Teaneck, N.J. MacDonald made eight of 12 field-goal attempts and easily surpassed his previous career high of 21 points, set last season against Hofstra. Senior guard Mustafaa Jones scored […]
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The seventh-ranked Virginia Cavaliers passed their first big test of the season Wednesday, beating 21st-ranked Maryland 76-65 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge before 15,371 rowdy fans at the Xfinity Center. However, another challenge for coach Tony Bennett and his team will take place in the coming days, as the Cavaliers (8-0) […]
MADISON, Wis. — Freshman guard Tyus Jones scored a team-high 22 points to pace the fourth-ranked Duke Blue Devils to a 80-70 win against the No. 2 Wisconsin Badgers in a Big Ten/ACC Challenge game. The Blue Devils (8-0) shot a blistering 65 percent (30 of 46) from the field at the Kohl Center to […]
Tony Hicks scored a game-high 14 points and Darien Nelson-Henry added 11 points and 10 rebounds as visiting Penn posted its first win of the season with a 57-46 victory over Navy on Wednesday night at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Md. Penn (1-5) snapped a six-game losing streak dating to last year. Navy (2-6) has […]
Forward John Davis recorded his fourth double-double of the season with a career-high 23 points and 14 rebounds as Towson extended its winning streak to seven games with an 84-76 victory over Coppin State on Wednesday in Towson, Md. The Tigers (7-1) are off to their best start since becoming a Division I program in […]
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Guard Mike Gesell scored on a three-point play with 1:16 remaining to break a tie, and Iowa upset No. 12 North Carolina 60-55 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Wednesday night at the Smith Center. After Gesell’s go-ahead play, North Carolina guard Marcus Paige was assessed an offensive foul with 50 […]
Lehigh racked up a third consecutive win Wednesday, holding off Saint Francis (Pa.) 61-59 in Bethlehem, Pa. The Mountain Hawks (3-4) earned their first home win of the season after two defeats. Lehigh started the season 0-4 before downing Penn State and DePaul in its past two games prior to Wednesday’s victory. Lehigh, which jumped […]
