Category: NCAA News Wire
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In a radio interview Monday afternoon, Maryland coach Mark Turgeon was asked for the keys to success for freshman point guard Melo Trimble. “He just needs to stay calm and be Melo,” Turgeon said. Melo stayed mellow Monday night. Trimble poured in 31 points and directed Maryland to a 78-73 victory […]
Georgia Southern stretched a four-point halftime lead into a 13-point advantage 10 minutes into the second half, then rode that cushion to a 78-72 victory over Florida International on Monday night in Statesboro, Ga. After trailing 60-47 at the midpoint of the second period, the visiting Panthers managed to close the gap to 72-70 on […]
Trey Freeman led all scorers with 22 points Monday night as Old Dominion took third place in the 15th Paradise Jam, knocking off Gardner-Webb 58-46 at the UVI Sports and Fitness Center in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. But it might have been what Freeman did defensively that made the difference between the Monarchs heading back […]
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — VCU prides itself on wreaking havoc, but it was the Villanova Wildcats who played a helter-skelter brand of basketball in the semifinals of the Progressive Legends Classic Monday at the Barclays Center. Villanova used a massive second-half blitz to turn back VCU 77-53 The loss was the worst for VCU since a […]
NEW YORK — Sophomore guard Caris LeVert was clutch down the stretch for Michigan, helping the Wolverines secure a 70-63 win over Oregon on Monday in the semifinals of the Progressive Legends Classic at the Barclays Center. With the Wolverines (4-0) holding onto a 56-53 lead with 4:51 to play, Levert scored the next five […]
NEW YORK — It was not the havoc the VCU Rams are accustomed to. Coach Shaka Smart has built the Rams into a fast-paced get-after-it team, but in Monday’s semifinal of the Progressive Legends Classic at the Barclays Center it was the Villanova Wildcats who created the mayhem. No. 12 Villanova (4-0) overwhelmed No. 14 […]
Forward Amadou Sidibe scored six of his 14 points in overtime to lead the Fairfield Stags to an 80-72 victory over the South Dakota Coyotes in the final game of the Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn., on Sunday. Freshman guard Tyler Nelson had a season-high 24 points, while forward […]
The Hofstra Pride remained undefeated at home and improved to 3-1 overall with a 93-71 win over the rival Wagner Seahawks on Sunday at the Mack Sports Complex in Hempstead, New York. The Pride were led by junior guard Juan’ya Green, who hit his first five shots from the field and first six from the […]
Senior guard Cam Griffin recorded a double-double to lead Denver to an 80-54 victory over Coppin State on Sunday afternoon at Magness Arena in Denver. Griffin had 13 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for Denver (2-1), which shot 57.1 percent from the field. Senior guard Brett Olson scored 14 points to lead five players […]
Senior guard Brandon Venturini scored a season-high 26 points to lead Navy to its first victory of the young season, 70-68 over Binghamton on Sunday evening in the consolation game of the Springfield Bracket of the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament in Uncasville, Conn. Navy (1-4) trailed 53-42 with just over 13 minutes left in […]
