Category: NCAA News Wire
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky coach John Calipari said the No. 25 Wildcats were tentative in their return to the court following Saturday’s upset loss to South Carolina, and it showed. Their offense was sluggish to create open looks, and those they stumbled into weren’t falling. Still, Calipari was thrilled his team topped Alabama 55-48 on […]
WACO, Texas — The Baylor Bears can sleep a little easier. Baylor, on the NCAA Tournament bubble, scored the game’s final 13 points and notched a 74-61 victory over the 16th-ranked Iowa State Cyclones on Tuesday night at the Ferrell Center. With just over two minutes remaining in a tie game, Baylor guard Brady Heslip […]
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — If the Maryland Terrapins were to still have a shot at postseason play, they had to find their shooting touch in a hurry. Maryland did just that in the second half of a 64-47 ACC win over Virginia Tech on Tuesday night at the Comcast Center, snapping a two-game losing streak […]
Forward Alec Peters scored 29 points, and fourth-seeded Valparaiso held off a late charge by ninth-seeded Illinois-Chicago for a 73-63 opening-round Horizon League tournament victory on Tuesday at the Athletics-Recreation Center in Valparaiso, Ind. Guard LaVonte Dority added 12 for the defending league champion Crusaders (18-14). Valparaiso saw a 14-point, second-half advantage shrink to 59-56 […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Sophomore guard Michael Frazier II scored a career-high 37 points, lifting the No. 1 Florida Gators to a 72-46 win over the South Carolina Gamecocks at Colonial Life Arena. Frazier made a school-record 11 3-pointers for the Gators, passing the previous school mark of nine 3-pointers of the game set by Joe […]
WACO, Texas — The Baylor Bears can sleep a little easier. Baylor, on the NCAA Tournament bubble, scored the game’s final 13 points and notched a 74-61 victory over the 16th-ranked Iowa State Cyclones on Tuesday night at the Ferrell Center. With just over two minutes remaining in a tie game, Baylor guard Brady Heslip […]
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Michigan clinched its first outright Big Ten regular-season championship since 1986 on Tuesday night with a dominant performance. Guard Nik Stauskas drilled seven 3-pointers and scored a game-high 24 points as the 12th-ranked Wolverines never trailed en route to an 84-53 blowout of Illinois at the State Farm Center. Guard Caris LeVert […]
WASHINGTON — Guard D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera had 18 points and 12 rebounds and a hot-shooting first half propelled the Georgetown Hoyas to a stunning 75-63 victory over No. 13 Creighton Bluejays on Tuesday night. Creighton forward Doug McDermott, the nation’s leading scorer, had 16 of his 22 points in the second half. The Bluejays (23-6, 13-4) […]
Point guard Jamie Adams hit two key shots in the final 1:35 on his way to a game-high 23 points, and Florida A&M ruined the Senior Night celebration at Morgan State with a 78-73 victory Monday night in Baltimore. Adams also handed out eight assists. Rattlers senior guard Reggie Lewis contributed 17 points and hit […]
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina coach Roy Williams said his team was the lucky one Monday night. The 14th-ranked Tar Heels found an uptick in offense at just the right time, then benefitted from the sixth blocked shot of the season from point guard Marcus Paige to foil Notre Dame’s upset bid. North Carolina […]
