Category: NCAA News Wire
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Who needs blowouts? Iowa State stormed back from a big second-half deficit to defeat Kansas 70-66 in the Big 12 Tournament title game on Saturday at the Sprint Center. The four-point margin was the Cyclones’ largest of the tournament. Iowa State hit 5 of 6 free throws in the final 48 […]
NEW YORK — Villanova won the Big East Tournament for the first time in 20 years, turning back Xavier 69-52 on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. The No. 4 Wildcats’ only other Big East Tournament title was against former member Connecticut in 1995. Villanova (32-2), which also won the conference regular-season title at 16-2, […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. — No. 11 Notre Dame scored 15 consecutive points during a huge second-half run, allowing the Irish to go on to win a conference tournament for the first time in their history in a 90-82 victory over No. 19 North Carolina on Saturday night. Guard Jerian Grants poured in 24 points as third-seeded […]
NEW YORK – For the second straight game in the Big East tournament, Xavier knocked off a Top 25 team, eliminating 23rd-ranked Georgetown 65-63 in the semifinals Friday at Madison Square Garden. The Musketeers (21-12) face No. 4 Villanova, the top seed, in Saturday’s final. On Thursday, Xavier turned back No. 22 Butler 67-61 in […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Forward Bonzie Colson scored 17 points and guard Demetrius Jackson had 15 points as 11th-ranked Notre Dame led for most of the game in a 74-64 upset of second-ranked Duke in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament semifinals Friday night at the Greensboro Coliseum. Guard Jerian Grant added 13 points for the Irish, […]
LAS VEGAS — Guard Josh Adams scored 27 points and had three steals and forward Larry Nance Jr. added 20 points as No. 4 seed Wyoming upset 25th-ranked and top-seeded Boise State 71-66 in overtime in the semifinals of the Mountain West tournament on Friday night at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Cowboys (24-9), […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — No. 13 Iowa State escaped with a 67-65 victory over No. 15 Oklahoma in the second semifinal of the Big 12 Championship Friday at Sprint Center. Iowa State (24-8) will face Kansas in the title game Saturday. Kansas defeated Baylor 62-52 earlier Friday. Iowa State was led by forward Georges Niang […]
LAS VEGAS — While fifth-ranked Arizona bolstered its hopes for a No. 1 seed in next week’s NCAA Tournament, UCLA’s at-large hopes might have taken a final, fatal hit. Forward Brandon Ashley scored a game-high 24 points to lead the Wildcats back from a seven-point second-half deficit as they reached the Pac-12 championship game with […]
NEW YORK – Guard Ryan Arcidiacono’s two free throws with 3.1 seconds remaining gave No. 4 Villanova a thrilling 63-61 win over Providence in the semifinals of the Big East Tournament Friday at Madison Square Garden. The Wildcats (31-2) will meet the winner of Georgetown-Xavier in the championship game on Saturday. This is Villanova’s first […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Arkansas proclaims itself the fastest 40 minutes in basketball, and the Razorbacks lived up to that billing in the first half, then held on for an 80-72 victory over Tennessee on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament. SEC player of the year Bobby Portis, a 6-foot-11 sophomore forward, […]
