Category: Wirenews
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Who needs blowouts? Iowa State stormed back from a big second-half deficit to defeat Kansas 70-66 in the Big 12 Tournament title game on Saturday at the Sprint Center. The four-point margin was the Cyclones’ largest of the tournament. Iowa State hit 5 of 6 free throws in the final 48 […]
NEW YORK — Villanova won the Big East Tournament for the first time in 20 years, turning back Xavier 69-52 on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. The No. 4 Wildcats’ only other Big East Tournament title was against former member Connecticut in 1995. Villanova (32-2), which also won the conference regular-season title at 16-2, […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. — No. 11 Notre Dame scored 15 consecutive points during a huge second-half run, allowing the Irish to go on to win a conference tournament for the first time in their history in a 90-82 victory over No. 19 North Carolina on Saturday night. Guard Jerian Grants poured in 24 points as third-seeded […]
PHOENIX — Paul Millsap had 23 points and nine rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks held the Phoenix Suns to six points in the first eight-plus minutes of the fourth quarter to pull out a 96-87 win Friday. Kyle Korver had 14 points and didn’t have his first 3-pointer — extending his consecutive games streak with […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Guard Damian Lillard scored 28 points and dished out nine assists to lead the Portland Trail Blazers past the Detroit Pistons 118-99 Friday night at the Moda Center. Forward LaMarcus Aldridge had 22 points despite not playing in the fourth quarter for the Trail Blazers (43-20), who won for the seventh time […]
NEW YORK – For the second straight game in the Big East tournament, Xavier knocked off a Top 25 team, eliminating 23rd-ranked Georgetown 65-63 in the semifinals Friday at Madison Square Garden. The Musketeers (21-12) face No. 4 Villanova, the top seed, in Saturday’s final. On Thursday, Xavier turned back No. 22 Butler 67-61 in […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Forward Bonzie Colson scored 17 points and guard Demetrius Jackson had 15 points as 11th-ranked Notre Dame led for most of the game in a 74-64 upset of second-ranked Duke in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament semifinals Friday night at the Greensboro Coliseum. Guard Jerian Grant added 13 points for the Irish, […]
DENVER — Forward Kenneth Faried had 24 points and 17 rebounds, forward Danilo Gallinari also scored 24 and the Denver Nuggets beat the self-depleted Golden State Warriors 114-103 on Friday night. Guards Randy Foye (20 points) and Jameer Nelson (17 points) also scored in double figures as the Nuggets won their third straight. Guard Justin […]
LAS VEGAS — Guard Josh Adams scored 27 points and had three steals and forward Larry Nance Jr. added 20 points as No. 4 seed Wyoming upset 25th-ranked and top-seeded Boise State 71-66 in overtime in the semifinals of the Mountain West tournament on Friday night at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Cowboys (24-9), […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — No. 13 Iowa State escaped with a 67-65 victory over No. 15 Oklahoma in the second semifinal of the Big 12 Championship Friday at Sprint Center. Iowa State (24-8) will face Kansas in the title game Saturday. Kansas defeated Baylor 62-52 earlier Friday. Iowa State was led by forward Georges Niang […]
