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NEW YORK — Center Brook Lopez collected 23 points and eight rebounds and the Brooklyn Nets nearly squandered a 16-point lead before holding on for a 98-93 victory over the New York Knicks Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. Forward Joe Johnson added 19 of his 22 in the second half and point guard Deron […]
CLEVELAND — Kevin Love had 27 points and 10 rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers received an unlikely second-half contribution from Mike Miller to win their fourth straight game, a 111-108 victory Tuesday night over the Milwaukee Bucks. Searching for a spark after getting just two points from his bench in the first half, Cavs coach […]
ATLANTA — Their star point guard was off his game. Their coach was ailing, and their opponent couldn’t miss. The Atlanta Hawks overcame it all in a 109-105 win over the struggling Boston Celtics on Tuesday at Philips Arena. Atlanta guard Kyle Korver scored 24 points on 8-of-9 shooting, and backup point guard Dennis Schroder […]
Hampton hit its free throws down the stretch to hold off Tennessee State’s comeback attempt and earn a 62-54 victory on the road. Quinton Chievous hit a layup to give the Pirates a 50-43 lead with 4:13 to play. That was the team’s last basket of the game, but that didn’t matter because Hampton (2-5) […]
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A 3-pointer from Spike Albrecht with 26.7 seconds to play and a pair of free-throws from Caris LeVert with 4.5 left remaining helped the 17th-ranked Michigan Wolverines squeak out a 68-65 victory Tuesday over the Syracuse Orange at the Crisler Center. In addition to scoring 12 points, LeVert, a guard, had […]
After dropping out of the top 25 earlier in the week, Virginia Commonwealth picked up an enormous road victory Tuesday, coming from behind to defeat Illinois State 66-62 at Redbird Arena in Normal, Ill. The game began in an ugly fashion for VCU, as Illinois State knocked down three of its first four 3-pointers and […]
Devon Walker scored nine of his game-high 16 points during an early 18-point run, and Maryland-Eastern Shore rolled to a 65-52 victory over Maryland-Baltimore County at Hytche Arena in Princess Anne, Md., on Tuesday night. The Hawks, who won earned their second win in a row and third in four games, held a 9-7 lead […]
Junior guard Josh Gray scored 25 points to lead LSU to an 82-60 victory over visiting Massachusetts on Tuesday at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La. Gray made 11 of 15 field-goal attempts to lead four players who scored in double figures for LSU (5-2). Sophomore forward Jordan Mickey had 16 points, […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Senior guard Andre Hollins scored 27 points, hitting a career-high seven 3-point shots, as Minnesota defeated Wake Forest 84-69 in Tuesday night’s ACC/Big Ten Challenge game at Lawrence Joel Coliseum. The Golden Gophers used perimeter shooting to help offset 20 turnovers and second-half foul trouble. Hollins made 7 of 10 shots from […]
Hofstra junior guard Ameen Tanksley made all of his nine field-goal attempts and scored a career-high 30 points to lead the Pride over visiting Norfolk State 88-74 Tuesday night in a nonconference game. Tanksley, who also made all five of his 3-pointers, topped his previous high of 29 points when he was with Niagara two […]
