Category: NCAA News Wire
The Florida Atlantic Owls went on a 10-0 run to break a 14-14 tie in the first half and rode that cushion to a 72-63 victory over the East Carolina Pirates on Wednesday night in a matchup of former conference colleagues in Boca Raton, Floa. The Owls led 35-23 at the halftime break and pushed […]
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — D.J. Newbill bounced back from a quiet first half to lead Penn State to a 61-58 win over Virginia Tech on Wednesday night in the ACC/ Big Ten Challenge. Newbill, the nation’s third-leading scorer, was held to just five points on 1-of-5 shooting in the first half. The senior guard added […]
Reserve guard Ambrose Mosley helped Old Dominion avoid a letdown from its big weekend win over then-No. 14 Virginia Commonwealth. Hitting for eight straight points in a 1:50 span late in Wednesday night’s non-conference game at George Mason, Mosley enabled the Monarchs to escape the Patriot Center with a 75-69 win in Fairfax, Va. Mosley’s […]
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Illinois cracked the Top 25 rankings on Monday. By late Tuesday night, the Illini appeared to be on their way out. Their perfect record, although very early in the season, was gone. Those were the repercussions for No. 24 Illinois after a 70-61 loss to No. 15 Miami (Fla.) in an […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Terry Rozier missed his first seven shots but scored nine points in the final 3:49 to help the No. 5 Louisville Cardinals hold on for a 64-55 victory over No. 14 Ohio State in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Tuesday at the KFC Yum! Center. Rozier, a guard, hit a 3-pointer with […]
ROSEMONT, Ill. — It is still too early to proclaim it a turnaround season, but DePaul is feeling decidedly upbeat after earning four wins in its first five games. Forward Myke Henry and guard Billy Garrett Jr. led a balanced attack with 15 points apiece, and the Blue Demons brushed off a late Northern Illinois […]
Hampton hit its free throws down the stretch to hold off Tennessee State’s comeback attempt and earn a 62-54 victory on the road. Quinton Chievous hit a layup to give the Pirates a 50-43 lead with 4:13 to play. That was the team’s last basket of the game, but that didn’t matter because Hampton (2-5) […]
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A 3-pointer from Spike Albrecht with 26.7 seconds to play and a pair of free-throws from Caris LeVert with 4.5 left remaining helped the 17th-ranked Michigan Wolverines squeak out a 68-65 victory Tuesday over the Syracuse Orange at the Crisler Center. In addition to scoring 12 points, LeVert, a guard, had […]
After dropping out of the top 25 earlier in the week, Virginia Commonwealth picked up an enormous road victory Tuesday, coming from behind to defeat Illinois State 66-62 at Redbird Arena in Normal, Ill. The game began in an ugly fashion for VCU, as Illinois State knocked down three of its first four 3-pointers and […]
Devon Walker scored nine of his game-high 16 points during an early 18-point run, and Maryland-Eastern Shore rolled to a 65-52 victory over Maryland-Baltimore County at Hytche Arena in Princess Anne, Md., on Tuesday night. The Hawks, who won earned their second win in a row and third in four games, held a 9-7 lead […]
