Category: Wirenews
PHOENIX — Missing newcomer and leading scorer Isaiah Thomas and playing the up-tempo Denver Nuggets, the Phoenix Suns took a step back in time and used the successful formula from last season to race to another win. Guard Gerald Green scored 24 points, hitting six 3-pointers, and point guards Eric Bledsoe and Goran Dragic combined […]
SAN ANTONIO — One of the staples of the San Antonio Spurs’ offense over the years is the corner 3-pointer. The Spurs got one from point guard Tony Parker and another on the next possession from small forward Kawhi Leonard during a 13-0 run in the fourth quarter Wednesday, propelling them to their fifth straight […]
LOS ANGELES — Center Marc Gasol said the Memphis Grizzlies did what they do best: grind out a victory. Gasol and point guard Mike Conley each scored 19 points, leading the Grizzlies to a 99-93 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday at Staples Center. Gasol also grabbed 11 rebounds as the Grizzlies (13-2), […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Wesley Matthews scored a season-high 28 points and the Portland Trail Blazers ran their winning streak to nine with a 105-97 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night. The Trail Blazers rallied from a 13-point deficit in the second half, outscoring the Hornets 34-20 in the third quarter and then pushing […]
Junior guard Jabarie Hinds came off the bench to score 14 points, leading Massachusetts to a 79-54 victory over Northeastern on Wednesday in the opening round of the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament at William D. Mullins Memorial Center in Amherst, Mass. Hinds led four players who scored in double figures for UMass (5-1). Junior […]
A dominant game-closing run propelled Navy to its second consecutive win, as the Midshipmen bested the Penn State-Harrisburg Lions by a 67-42 margin on Wednesday night at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Md. Freshman forward Jace Hogan scored 14 points off the bench to pace Navy (2-4), which had lost its first four games this season […]
North Carolina State broke open a close game late in the second half to remain undefeated with a 84-72 victory over Richmond in Raleigh, N.C. The Spiders (2-2) trailed 45-44 at halftime but came back to take the lead early in the second half. The teams battled back and forth most of the rest of […]
ROSEMONT, Ill. — Lehigh finally found the missing piece as it snapped a season-opening four-game skid with an 86-74 victory over DePaul on Wednesday. “It was our mental approach,” said guard Corey Schaefer, who scored a team-high 17 points. “We came in ready to play and be the aggressor tonight. We knew that was the […]
LAHAINA, Hawaii — After starting the EA Sports Maui Invitational on a sensational scoring run, Kansas State’s heralded sophomore guard Marcus Foster hit a cold spell that his team could not overcome. Foster began play as the tournament’s leading scorer — notching 47 points combined in the first two games of the event — but […]
NEW YORK — The St. John’s Red Storm are off to their best start in six years after Wednesday’s 70-61 win over the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off at Madison Square Garden. The Red Storm (4-0), who received 19 points from guard D’Angelo Harrison and 18 points from guard […]
