Category: Wirenews
NEW YORK — The play didn’t go as planned, but the result was stunning. Guard Sterling Gibbs’ jumper from the top of the key at the buzzer gave Seton Hall a 64-63 over No. 3 Villanova in the quarterfinals of the Big East Conference tournament on Thursday at Madison Square Garden. “It ended up being […]
LAS VEGAS — Senior guard Xavier Thames had 15 points and seven assists as No. 8-ranked San Diego State crushed Utah State 73-39 in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament on Thursday afternoon. Forward Winston Shepard scored 13 points and forward Josh Davis added eight points, 13 rebounds and six steals for San Diego […]
MEMPHIS — Despite having lost two regular-season games to 25th-ranked SMU during the regular season, the Houston Cougars were not short on confidence entering Thursday’s quarterfinal game against the Mustangs. In the second half, the Cougars’ lack of intimidation was apparent. Sixth-seeded Houston upset third-seeded SMU 68-64 on Thursday by overcoming an early double-digit deficit […]
LAS VEGAS — Guard Nick Johnson led a balanced scoring effort, and fourth-ranked Arizona dominated defensively as the Wildcats beat Utah 71-39 in the Pac-12 tournament quarterfinals on Thursday afternoon. Arizona, which won the Pac-12 regular-season title, advanced to play the winner of fourth-seeded Cal and No. 5 Colorado later Thursday. That semifinal will be […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Guard Andrew Wiggins scored 30 points as the 10th-ranked Kansas Jayhawks defeated Oklahoma State 77-70 in overtime in quarterfinal action on Thursday at the Big 12 tournament in the Sprint Center. The Jayhawks advanced to a matchup against No. 15 Iowa State in Friday’s first semifinal. Iowa State defeated Kansas State […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The No. 5 Louisville Cardinals cruised to a 92-31 victory over Rutgers on Thursday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference at FedExForum. Louisville (27-5), the tournament’s No. 2 seed, will face No. 6 seed Houston in the semifinals on Friday after the Cougars upset 25th-ranked and No. 3 seed […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Guard Rion Brown scored 15 points, including two free throws with 8 seconds to play, as 10th-seeded Miami finally beat Virginia Tech 57-53 in the ACC Tournament’s first-round game on Wednesday afternoon at the Greensboro Coliseum. Virginia Tech forward Jarell Eddie failed to convert off a rebound of guard Devin Wilson’s missed […]
Sixth-seeded Old Dominion scored the first eight points of the second half and never looked back, roaring past 11th-seeded Marshall 73-58 in the second round of the Conference USA tournament Wednesday at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas. Guard Aaron Bacote scored 25 points and guard Dimitri Batten scored all 13 of his […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Erik Swoope’s big impact for the Miami Hurricanes came just in time. There was more evidence of that Wednesday afternoon as he scored 10 of his 14 points in the second half and made a key defensive play. His efforts allowed the Hurricanes to hold off Virginia Tech 57-53 in an ACC […]
There is something about Marshall that brings out the best in Old Dominion — over the final 20 minutes. The sixth-seeded Monarchs scored the first eight points of the second half and never looked back, roaring past the 11th-seeded Thundering Herd 73-58 Wednesday in the second round of the Conference USA tournament at the Don […]
