Category: NCAA News Wire
GREENSBORO, N.C. — While senior forward Talib Zanna snatched rebound after rebound, Pittsburgh kept building its lead. It was a great combination for the Panthers in Friday afternoon’s Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinal. Zanna’s 19 points and career-high 21 rebounds boosted Pittsburgh to an 80-75 victory over No. 15-ranked North Carolina, which was unable to […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Forward Talib Zanna’s 19 points and 21 rebounds boosted Pittsburgh to an 80-75 victory over No. 15-ranked North Carolina, which was unable to complete a late-game comeback in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinal Friday afternoon at the Greensboro Coliseum. Guard James Robinson added 19 points, forward Lamar Patterson had 12 points […]
ATLANTA – It took Florida more than a half to get going, but once the Gators did, they looked every bit like the No. 1 team in the country. Senior guard Scottie Wilbekin hit two of his five 3-pointers in a game-turning, 12-0 run midway in the second half and Florida defeated Missouri 72-49 in […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Forward LaQuinton Ross collected 26 points and 13 rebounds as No. 24 Ohio State rallied from an 18-point second-half deficit to beat Nebraska 71-67 in a Big Ten tournament quarterfinal on Friday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. After dominating the early stages and then going cold for long stretches, the No. 5 seed Buckeyes […]
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — To get past top-seeded Saint Louis in the Atlantic 10 quarterfinals, St. Bonaventure just needed a little bit of the Wright stuff. Senior guard Matthew Wright hit several big 3-pointers in the second half and junior guard Jordan Gathers nailed the game-winner as the Bonnies pulled off a big upset with a […]
INDIANAPOLIS – The shot was Nik Stauskas’ to take. But the Michigan guard and Big Ten player of the year found himself stuck in traffic in the lane and dished to forward Jordan Morgan. Morgan took it from there with a drive that led to a game-winning layup with 8.9 seconds to play in the […]
ATLANTA — Senior guard Scottie Wilbekin hit two of his five 3-pointers in a game-turning 12-0 run midway through the second half as top-ranked Florida beat Missouri 72-49 in the Southeastern Conference quarterfinals Friday at the Georgia Dome. Florida extended its winning streak to 24 games. The Gators (30-2) made 12 of 21 3-pointers and […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Forward Jordan Morgan banked home a game-winning shot with 8.9 seconds left to lift top-seed Michigan to a 64-63 come-from-behind victory over Illinois in a Big Ten tournament quarterfinal on Friday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. A driving Morgan took a feed from guard Nik Stauskas and pushed the ball off the glass for […]
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — To get past top-seeded Saint Louis in the Atlantic 10 quarterfinals, St. Bonaventure just needed a little bit of the Wright stuff. Senior guard Matthew Wright hit a key 3-pointer with under a minute left and junior guard Jordan Gathers nailed the game-winner as the Bonnies pulled off a big upset with […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Guard Joe Harris broke out of a shooting slump to match his season high with 20 points as sixth-ranked Virginia beat Florida State 64-51 in Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinal play Friday afternoon at Greensboro Coliseum. Reserve forward Anthony Gill scored 12 of his 16 points in the first half for top-seeded […]
