Category: NCAA News Wire
Lafayette had four players finish in double figures and pulled away late in the second half to beat Loyola-Maryland 84-71 on Monday in Baltimore, Md., and advance to the Patriot League tournament quarterfinals. The Leopards (11-19, 7-12 Patriot League) earned a date with top-seeded Boston University on Wednesday. The Greyhounds (11-19, 6-13) ended their first […]
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — No. 14 North Carolina found an uptick in offense at just the right time to foil Notre Dame’s upset bid. The Tar Heels came away with a 63-61 victory over Notre Dame Monday night at the Smith Center, giving North Carolina its 12th straight win. The victory was not finalized until […]
Colgate overcame a shaky start and hung on at the end to beat cold-shooting Navy 57-51 in a first-round Patriot League tournament game Monday night in Hamilton, N.Y. With the win, the seventh-seeded Raiders (13-17) advance to the quarterfinals, where they will play second-seeded American on Wednesday night. The Midshipmen (9-21) end their season with […]
Looking to close their regular season strong in advance of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament, Norfolk State bullied its way past the conference’s last-place team, Maryland-Eastern Shore, 77-65 on Monday night in Norfolk, Va. The game was originally scheduled to start at 8 p.m., but a massive snow storm closing in on Virginia forced the […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — With Indiana star freshman Noah Vonleh out of the lineup, two other Hoosiers stars elevated their game Sunday at Assembly Hall. Guard Yogi Ferrell scored 20 points and forward Will Sheehey added another 19 points to propel Indiana past No. 22 Ohio State 72-64. It is the fourth ranked team Indiana has […]
IOWA CITY, Iowa — No. 20 Iowa ended a three-game losing streak to outlast Purdue 83-76 on Sunday afternoon at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes (20-9, 9-7 Big Ten) sank seven of their final eight free throws inside of the final 50 seconds to secure the victory. It was almost a relief for the players after […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — With Indiana star freshman Noah Vonleh out of the lineup, two other Hoosiers stars elevated their game Sunday at Assembly Hall. Guard Yogi Ferrell scored 20 points and forward Will Sheehey added another 19 points to propel Indiana past No. 22 Ohio State 72-64. It is the fourth ranked team Indiana has […]
RENO, Nev. – Fighting off a sluggish start for the second straight game, No. 25 New Mexico powered past Nevada 72-58 on Sunday afternoon at Lawlor Events Center behind the usual suspects. Forward Cameron Bairstow scored 22 points, guard Kendall Williams added 11 points and 10 assists and center Alek Kirk chipped in with 10 […]
RENO, Nev. – New Mexico remains on a collision course with San Diego State for the Mountain West title. Fighting off a sluggish start for the second straight game, No. 25 New Mexico powered past Nevada 72-58 on Sunday afternoon at Lawlor Events Center behind the usual suspects. The win, the Lobos’ 11th in the […]
TUCSON, Ariz. — Arizona freshman forward Aaron Gordon had 19 points and a career-high 15 rebounds as the No. 3 Wildcats never trailed and clinched the outright Pac-12 regular-season title with a 79-66 victory over Stanford on Sunday night. The Wildcats (27-2, 14-2 Pac-12) ended their home season with an 18-0 record at McKale Center. […]
