William & Mary 56, Howard 49

William & Mary dominated the first half, then held off a late charge from Howard to earn a 56-49 victory Tuesday in Williamsburg, Va. Guard Daniel Dixon’s 3-pointer in the final seconds of the first half gave the Tribe a 33-16 lead, and William & Mary extended the margin to 20 after the break. The […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Old Dominion 63, Richmond 57

Guard Trey Freeman scored 13 points, and three of his Old Dominion teammates also finished in double figures as the Monarchs beat Richmond 63-57 Tuesday night in Norfolk, Va. Forward Richard Ross and guard Jordan Baker each scored 12 points for Old Dominion (2-0), which snapped a three-game losing streak to the Spiders. Forward Denzell […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Freshmen help Duke beat Michigan State

INDIANAPOLIS — The addition of freshman center Jahlil Okafor — he of the NBA-ready body and footwork — has some thinking that Duke has a chance to make its best NCAA Tournament run in a while. But it was another freshman who supplied the right answers Tuesday night when Okafor hit the bench just past […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Virginia (3-0) cruises to 20-point win

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. – Virginia used its tested recipe of balanced scoring and stifling defense to take out South Carolina State in a 20-point victory that sets the table for a visit from George Washington. The No. 9 Cavaliers were outscored 35-34 in the second half but placed four players in double figures to cruise to […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
No. 1 Kentucky crushes Kansas

INDIANAPOLIS — Bill Self walked into the interview room and took a long pull from a water bottle. “I was hoping it was vodka,” the Kansas coach cracked. Couldn’t blame him, not after Kentucky put his No. 5 Jayhawks through a night that would make most any coach want to imbibe in some strong libations. […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Old Dominion holds off Richmond

NORFOLK, Va. — Two games into the season, Old Dominion coach Jeff Jones likes that his team was challenged. He loved the way the Monarchs responded. Old Dominion answered a late Richmond surge with a 9-1 run of its own and held off the Spiders 63-57 Tuesday night at the Constant Center. Guard Trey Freeman […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
No suspense in DePaul win this time

ROSEMONT, Ill. — DePaul skipped the thrills and instead concentrated on playing 40 consistent minutes of basketball Tuesday. Blue Demons guard Billy Garrett said there were a few problematic minutes, but it is hard to quibble as DePaul claimed an 80-62 non-conference victory over Drake in its Allstate Arena home opener. “We wanted to come […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Bulls 105, Clippers 89

LOS ANGELES — Guard Jimmy Butler scored 22 points and forward Taj Gibson added 20, and the Chicago Bulls defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 105-89 Monday night at Staples Center. Despite playing without injured forward/center Pau Gasol (left calf strain) and point guard Derrick Rose (hamstring), Chicago (8-3) dictated in the second half and snapped […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Magic race past Van Gundy’s Pistons

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Tobias Harris tossed around compliments after the Orlando Magic passed the ball better than they had all season. The Magic collected a season-high 33 assists, seven more than they had in any of their first 11 games, as they defeated the Detroit Pistons and their former coach Stan Van Gundy 107-93 […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021