Category: Wirenews
Richmond left nothing to chance in its Atlantic 10 tournament opener, scoring the first nine points of the second half to break open a close game and advance past Duquesne 76-64 Thursday at the Barclays Center in New York. The seventh-seeded Spiders (19-13) snapped a four-game losing streak and won for the 17th in the […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Baylor jumped out to an early lead and kept No. 17 Oklahoma at bay the rest of the way in a 78-73 victory Thursday in the Big 12 tournament quarterfinals at Sprint Center. Center Isaiah Austin led Baylor (23-10) with 18 points, and forward Cory Jefferson scored 14. All five Baylor […]
NEW YORK — Appearing in their first game in the Big East tournament at Madison Square Garden, the Creighton Bluejays looked quite comfortable in their 84-62 win over the DePaul Blue Demons in the quarterfinals on Thursday. No. 4 Creighton (25-6), the second seed, received 35 points from forward Doug McDermott, the Big East’s Player […]
NORFOLK, Va. — Longtime Coppin State coach Ron “Fang” Mitchell has seen his share of championship teams. He thinks he may be looking at another one now. Mitchell’s seventh-seeded Eagles got some key defensive stops and made 11 of 12 free throws in the final 1:18 to upset second-seeded Hampton 83-77 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic […]
NEW YORK – For only the second time since joining the Big East Conference, DePaul has advanced to the second round of the Big East tournament after knocking off Georgetown 60-56 Wednesday at Madison Square Garden. The 10th-seeded Blue Demons (12-20) were led by guard Billy Garrett Jr., the Big East’s Rookie of the Year, […]
NEW YORK — For only the second time since joining the Big East, DePaul advanced to the second round of the conference tournament. The 10th-seeded Blue Demons knocked off seventh-seeded Georgetown 60-56 Wednesday in a first-round matchup at Madison Square Garden. After halting a 14-game losing streak to the Hoyas, DePaul will play Thursday night […]
NEW YORK — Guard Sterling Gibbs’ jumper from the top of the key at the buzzer gave Seton Hall a stunning 64-63 over No. 3 Villanova in the quarterfinals of the Big East Conference tournament on Thursday at Madison Square Garden. Guard Darrun Hilliard’s spinning layup in the lane with 11 seconds left had given […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Iowa State survived a physical test to defeat Kansas State 91-85 Thursday in a Big 12 tournament quarterfinal at Sprint Center with 43 fouls called on the two teams. Iowa State (24-7) will face the winner of Oklahoma State-Kansas in the first semifinal Friday. Kansas State (20-12) awaits NCAA Tournament selection. […]
MEMPHIS — Sixth-seeded Houston upset the third-seeded SMU Mustangs 68-64 on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference tournament. The Cougars (17-15) trailed by 10 early in the second half, but rebounded behind strong outside shooting to topple 25th-ranked SMU (23-9). Guard Jherrod Stiggers led Houston with 19 points, while guard L.J. Rose […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Melvin Ejim backed up his newly minted Big 12 Player of the Year trophy, leading his Iowa State Cyclones to a 91-85 victory over Kansas State in a Big 12 tournament quarterfinal Thursday at Sprint Center. Ejim netted 24 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to power Iowa State into the […]
