Category: Wirenews
Duke freshman forward Jabari Parker, whose college career might have ended in a stunning NCAA Tournament upset Friday, is one of four finalists for the Naismith Trophy, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Sunday. Others up for the award, which goes to the men’s college basketball player of the year, are Creighton senior forward Doug McDermott, […]
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Baylor’s interior defense and outside shooting trumped Creighton’s star and all of the Bluejays’ motivation. No. 6-seeded Baylor drained 11 3-pointers, clamped down on Creighton forward Doug McDermott and bumped the No. 3-seeded Bluejays from NCAA Tournament 85-55 on Sunday in a third-round West Region game at the AT&T Center. Baylor, […]
SAN DIEGO — In the end, there would be no 16-point play for Stephen F. Austin. Instead, it was UCLA securing a spot in the Sweet 16. The Bruins defeated Stephen F. Austin 77-60 in Sunday’s third-round South Region NCAA Tournament game. No. 4-seeded UCLA next faces overall No. 1-seeded Florida on Thursday in Memphis […]
DENVER — The Denver Nuggets might be running out of healthy bodies, but that did not stop them from winning Sunday. Forward Kenneth Faried had 20 points and eight rebounds as the short-handed Nuggets overcame a 14-point deficit in the first quarter to defeat the Washington Wizards 105-102. Denver won its fifth straight home game. […]
RALEIGH, N.C. — Tennessee isn’t an afterthought any more. Uncertain of their postseason status a few days before the NCAA Tournament field was picked and then competing against a tournament darling, maybe now the Volunteers will start receiving their share of attention. “We’re playing with a chip on our shoulder, too,” forward Jarnell Stokes said. […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Kings hardly ever play an entire fourth quarter of garbage time with the lead. Then again, they hardly ever face a team as awful as the Milwaukee Bucks. Center DeMarcus Cousins scored 32 points and pulled 12 rebounds, guard Isaiah Thomas added 30 points and forward Rudy Gay had 24, […]
DENVER — Forward Kenneth Faried had 20 points and eight rebounds as the short-handed Denver Nuggets overcame a 14-point deficit in the first quarter to defeat the Washington Wizards 105-102 on Sunday. Denver, which won its fifth straight home game, had to hold off a late Wizards rally. Washington pulled to two with 10 seconds […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Forward Markieff Morris scored 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns rallied for a 127-120 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday. The Suns trailed after each of the first three quarters, but they outscored the Timberwolves 34-17 in the fourth quarter. Phoenix began the final period with a 14-3 […]
RALEIGH, N.C. — Tennessee overpowered Mercer on the way to its third NCAA Tournament victory in a five-day period, reserving a spot in the Sweet 16 with an 83-63 victory in the third round of the Midwest Regional on Sunday night at PNC Arena. Junior guard Josh Richardson scored a career-high 26 points as the […]
SAN ANTONIO — Iowa State is beaten up, but the Cyclones aren’t going away. Guard DeAndre Kane went into the lane and threw in a floater off the glass for the game-winning basket with 1.6 seconds left, sending third-seeded Iowa State past sixth-seeded North Carolina 85-83 Sunday in the third round of the NCAA Tournament […]
