Category: NCAA News Wire
James Daniel scored a game-high 19 points, and teammate James Miller added 18 as the visiting Howard Bison defeated the Maryland-Baltimore County Retrievers 68-54 at the RAC Arena Tuesday night in Catonsville, Md. The combination of Daniel (sophomore guard) and Miller (sophomore guard/forward) was too much for UMBC (0-4) to overcome as Howard (3-3) won […]
Sophomore guard Milton Doyle scored 27 points, leading visiting the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers to a 71-57 victory over the Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners on Tuesday night at UTSA Convocation Center in San Antonio, Texas. Doyle led three players who scored in double figures for Loyola (3-1), which shot 46.9 percent while holding UTSA to 37-percent shooting. Senior […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Virginia coach Tony Bennett was concerned about how his team started against George Washington on Friday, as the Cavaliers trailed at halftime for the first time this season despite winning a fourth game in a row. A fast start was not a problem Tuesday. The eighth-ranked Cavaliers led 17-2 in the first […]
LAHAINA, Maui — In a battle of two scrappy Wildcat squads, the team boasting three Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 prospects and a veteran big man in the middle emerged victorious. No. 3 Arizona overcame a sluggish start and held on for a 72-68 victory over Kansas State to claim a berth in the semifinals […]
Northern Iowa Panthers coach Ben Jacobson may have a serious Missouri Valley Conference contender on his hands. After upsetting Stephen F. Austin on the road a week ago, the Panthers team cruised past the Virginia Tech Hokies 73-54 on Tuesday Night in the Riviera Division of the Cancun Challenge. Northern Iowa finished with four players […]
Norfolk State’s second road game of the 2014-15 season ended up similar to its first. It wasn’t quite the 28-point humbling received from Virginia nine days ago, but the Spartans were defeated 63-53 by Vanderbilt on Tuesday at Memorial Gym in Nashville. After Norfolk State (2-3) jumped out to an early 9-5 lead, Vanderbilt (4-0) […]
LAHAINA, Hawaii — The Pittsburgh Panthers’ early-season trip to paradise was anything but fun in the sun, and facing a versatile San Diego State Aztecs squad did not make matters any more enjoyable. Four days after losing to the University of Hawaii as a double-digit favorite in what was supposed to be a tune-up for […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo.. — Maryland’s Mark Turgeon knows how to beat Iowa State. Turgeon improved to 6-0 all-time against the Cyclones as a head coach, guiding the Terrapins to a 72-63 victory over 13th-ranked Iowa State in the championship game of the CBE Hall of Fame Classic on Tuesday at Sprint Center. The Terrapins are […]
NEW YORK — Villanova forward JayVaughn Pinkston’s return to Brooklyn was a memorable one. Playing at the Barclays Center, just 15 minutes from Bishop Loughlin High School where he was named New York’s Mr. Basketball as a senior, Pinkston played a pivotal role in Villanova’s 60-55 win over Michigan in the finals of the Progressive […]
Appalachian State scored the first nine points of the game and never trailed in knocking off a tired Hampton squad 82-74 on Monday in Boone, N.C. Guard Frank Eaves went 12-for-12 at the free throw line on his way to leading Appalachian State (2-2) with 25 points. Guard Chris Burgess added 20, while forward Griffin […]