Category: NCAA News Wire
INDIANAPOLIS — Forward Adreian Payne led a balanced attack with a team-high 18 points as Michigan State held off a Wisconsin comeback in the second half for a 83-75 Big Ten tournament semifinal victory on Saturday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Guards Branden Dawson scored 14 points, Gary Harris and Denzel Valentine 12 apiece, Travis Trice […]
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — VCU coach Shaka Smart lives for March. Smart’s Rams are now in their fourth conference final in the last five seasons after wreaking havoc against George Washington and pulling away in the second half on their way to a 74-55 victory in the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament. Junior guard Treveon Graham’s key […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Forward Jabari Parker scored 20 points on his 19th birthday and seventh-ranked Duke pulled away with a big second-half run to defeat North Carolina State, 75-67, in an Atlantic Coast Conference tournament semifinal on Saturday at the Greensboro Coliseum. Duke made 13-of-19 second-half shots from the field and connected on enough free […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Coach John Beilein said the ball may have bounced Michigan’s way but having players in the right place was the big reason the Wolverines claimed a 72-69 Big Ten tournament semifinal victory over Ohio State on Saturday. No. 1 seed Michigan rallied from a late three-point deficit to overtake the defending tournament champion […]
ATLANTA — Top-ranked Florida showed again Saturday exactly how good a defensive team it is. The Gators held Tennessee to one basket for the final 12 minutes and extended its winning streak to 25 games with a 56-49 victory in the Southeastern Conference semifinals Saturday at the Georgia Dome. Florida (31-2) trailed by 10 points […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. — This was the ideal way for Virginia to step into a place where it has not been in two decades. The sixth-ranked Cavaliers came out ahead in a grind-it-out battle with Pittsburgh, winning 51-48 to head to the ACC tournament championship game for the first time in 20 years. “A blue-collar game, […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Michigan sprinted out of the gate but needed a late comeback to overtake Ohio State in a 72-69 Big Ten tournament semifinal victory on Saturday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The Wolverines (25-7) advanced to Sunday’s Big Ten championship game as guards Nik Stauskas scored 18 points, Caris LeVert had 17 and Glenn Robinson […]
ATLANTA — Top-ranked Florida, down by 10 points in the first half, held Tennessee to 14 points after halftime and extended its winning streak to 25 games with a 56-49 victory in the Southeastern Conference semifinals Saturday at the Georgia Dome. Senior center Patric Young broke a 49-49 tie on a basket with 2:24 remaining […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Guard Joe Harris scored 12 points and sixth-ranked Virginia defeated Pittsburgh, 51-48, on Saturday at the Greensboro Coliseum, earning a spot in the ACC tournament championship game for the first time in 20 years. Virginia guard Justin Anderson blocked guard James Robinson’s 3-point shot in the final second to preserve the outcome. […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Burdened by an 18-point, second-half deficit and seemingly headed for a Big Ten tournament exit, Ohio State players knew they would need to be patient if they were to stage a comeback on Friday against Nebraska. The No. 5 seed Buckeyes shook off lethargy and launched an improbable rally in a 71-67 victory […]
