Category: Wirenews
WASHINGTON — Guard Kobe Bryant scored 29 points, but the Los Angeles Lakers’ modest winning streak ended as Bradley Beal’s scoring, John Wall’s passing and Kris Humphries’ rebounding carried the Washington Wizards to a 111-95 victory on Wednesday night. Beal had 27 points and backcourt partner Wall finished with 17 points and a season-high 15 […]
BOSTON — Jared Sullinger caught fire at the right time on Wednesday night. The forward, who had four points in regulation, scored 10 in overtime as his Boston Celtics ended a pair of their own losing streaks and handed the Detroit Pistons their 10th loss in a row — a 109-102 victory. The Celtics, as […]
Tony Hicks scored a game-high 14 points and Darien Nelson-Henry added 11 points and 10 rebounds as visiting Penn posted its first win of the season with a 57-46 victory over Navy on Wednesday night at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Md. Penn (1-5) snapped a six-game losing streak dating to last year. Navy (2-6) has […]
Forward John Davis recorded his fourth double-double of the season with a career-high 23 points and 14 rebounds as Towson extended its winning streak to seven games with an 84-76 victory over Coppin State on Wednesday in Towson, Md. The Tigers (7-1) are off to their best start since becoming a Division I program in […]
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Guard Mike Gesell scored on a three-point play with 1:16 remaining to break a tie, and Iowa upset No. 12 North Carolina 60-55 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Wednesday night at the Smith Center. After Gesell’s go-ahead play, North Carolina guard Marcus Paige was assessed an offensive foul with 50 […]
Lehigh racked up a third consecutive win Wednesday, holding off Saint Francis (Pa.) 61-59 in Bethlehem, Pa. The Mountain Hawks (3-4) earned their first home win of the season after two defeats. Lehigh started the season 0-4 before downing Penn State and DePaul in its past two games prior to Wednesday’s victory. Lehigh, which jumped […]
The Florida Atlantic Owls went on a 10-0 run to break a 14-14 tie in the first half and rode that cushion to a 72-63 victory over the East Carolina Pirates on Wednesday night in a matchup of former conference colleagues in Boca Raton, Floa. The Owls led 35-23 at the halftime break and pushed […]
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — D.J. Newbill bounced back from a quiet first half to lead Penn State to a 61-58 win over Virginia Tech on Wednesday night in the ACC/ Big Ten Challenge. Newbill, the nation’s third-leading scorer, was held to just five points on 1-of-5 shooting in the first half. The senior guard added […]
Reserve guard Ambrose Mosley helped Old Dominion avoid a letdown from its big weekend win over then-No. 14 Virginia Commonwealth. Hitting for eight straight points in a 1:50 span late in Wednesday night’s non-conference game at George Mason, Mosley enabled the Monarchs to escape the Patriot Center with a 75-69 win in Fairfax, Va. Mosley’s […]
DENVER — LaMarcus Aldridge had a monster night, so with the game on the line, he was the natural go-to guy. The Denver Nuggets expected it, so the Portland Trail Blazers threw them a curve. Aldridge got the ball near the foul line with time running out but instead of shooting, he passed it to […]
