Category: NCAA News Wire
Junior guard Josh Gray scored 25 points to lead LSU to an 82-60 victory over visiting Massachusetts on Tuesday at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La. Gray made 11 of 15 field-goal attempts to lead four players who scored in double figures for LSU (5-2). Sophomore forward Jordan Mickey had 16 points, […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Senior guard Andre Hollins scored 27 points, hitting a career-high seven 3-point shots, as Minnesota defeated Wake Forest 84-69 in Tuesday night’s ACC/Big Ten Challenge game at Lawrence Joel Coliseum. The Golden Gophers used perimeter shooting to help offset 20 turnovers and second-half foul trouble. Hollins made 7 of 10 shots from […]
Hofstra junior guard Ameen Tanksley made all of his nine field-goal attempts and scored a career-high 30 points to lead the Pride over visiting Norfolk State 88-74 Tuesday night in a nonconference game. Tanksley, who also made all five of his 3-pointers, topped his previous high of 29 points when he was with Niagara two […]
The Duquesne Dukes, one of the highest-scoring teams in the country, kept up that trend Tuesday night and ended the three-game win streak of the Howard Bison in the process, 81-63, at the AJ Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh, Pa. The Dukes, who came in averaging 91.3 points a game, were led by a 17 points […]
Florida International took advantage of Kennesaw State’s cold shooting to pull out to a double-digit lead in the first half, then coasted for a 59-38 victory Tuesday night in Miami. The Owls jumped out to an 11-6 lead in the opening minutes but then hit a dry spell that saw them go more than 11 […]
Guard Eric Laster made a jumper with one second left in regulation and the Loyola (Md.) Greyhounds snapped a three-game losing streak with a 64-62 victory over the Columbia Lions at Levien Gym in New York, N.Y., on Tuesday. Forward Franz Rassman led Loyola (3-4) with a career-high 16 points, while guard Andre Walker added […]
Bucknell dominated a high-scoring overtime to complete a come-from-behind, 72-66 victory over Fairfield on Monday in Bridgeport, Conn. The Bison (3-5) trailed for much of the game, but they closed to within three on a 3-pointer by guard Chris Hass with 1:57 to play. After Fairfield guard K.J. Rose missed two free throws, Bucknell guard […]
Taariq Cephas and Shomari Triggs each scored 15 points as Coppin State won its home opener beating Division II Goldey-Beacom 103-50 on Monday night. Arnold Fripp matched his season average with 14 points for the Eagles (1-4), who open the season with 13 of their first 16 games on the road. Coppin State was 34 […]
Forward Jalen Jenkins hit a buzzer-beating, desperation 3-point heave from about 75 feet away to give George Mason a stunning 64-63 victory over Manhattan on Saturday afternoon in Fairfax, Va. Jenkins’ shot came after a free-throw miss by Manhattan forward Shane Richards. The 6-foot-7 Jenkins grabbed the rebound and flung a Hail Mary that swished […]
Mike Myers scored 20 points and helped the visiting Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks to a 72-66 victory over the Fordham Rams on Saturday at Rose Hill Gymnasium in New York. Maryland-Eastern Shore (2-6) never trailed in the game, but the Hawks needed to hold off late charges from Fordham. The Rams cut the lead to two […]
