Category: Wirenews
NORFOLK, Va. — So much for the Coppin State Eagle’s opening round blues. The seventh-seeded Eagles sped off on a 7-0 run inside the final two minutes to snap a 68-68 tie and defeat the No. 10 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 75-68 in the first round of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament on Tuesday night at the […]
With the end of the college basketball season comes the annual rite of firing coaches. Four Division I coaches lost their jobs on Tuesday. Travis Williams was dismissed after two seasons at Tennessee Tech, Bowling Green did not renew the contract of Louis Orr, North Carolina Wilmington ousted Buzz Peterson and South Dakota interim coach […]
LAS VEGAS — Diminutive Gonzaga guard David Stockton describes Bulldogs forward/center Sam Dower Jr. as the enforcer in the house they share. “If we hear anything late at night,” Stockton said, “I know he’s going to handle it.” Stockton is similarly confident in Dower’s ability to handle matters on the basketball court. Dower led Gonzaga […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Forward David West scored a game-high 24 points to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 94-83 win over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night and halt the Pacers’ season-worst losing streak. Pacers forward Paul George and guard George Hill each added 12 points for the Pacers (47-17), who avoided their first five-game losing […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — Forward Kevin Durant scored 42 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 106-98 victory over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night at Chesapeake Energy Arena. It was Durant’s 11th 40-point game of the season. After the Rockets trailed by 18 at one point, guard James Harden led Houston (44-20) on […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Until Tuesday night, the Minnesota Timberwolves only had won once this season when they trailed by double digits. Now they have done it twice by beating the Milwaukee Bucks 112-101 at Target Center on a night when the Bucks for so long looked little like one of the NBA’s worst scoring and shooting […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Forward Josh Smith had 24 points and eight rebounds and the Detroit Pistons snapped a three-game losing streak with a 99-89 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night at The Palace. Guard Rodney Stuckey scored 23 points off the bench for Detroit (25-39). Center Andre Drummond added 15 points and […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Andrew Bynum, a 7-foot center who had never previously played for the Indiana Pacers, put on his size 18 sneakers and dominated the night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The first time he got the ball, he rose above the masses for a thunderous dunk. By the time he was through, Bynum, who won […]
CHICAGO — Guard Tony Parker scored 16 of his 20 points in the first quarter and the San Antonio Spurs parlayed a fast start into a 104-96 win over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night at the United Center. Guard Manu Ginobili led the Spurs with 22 points and forward Kawhi Leonard added 16. Spurs […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Center Marc Gasol scored 19 points with nine rebounds and seven assists and power forward Zach Randolph scored 18 points with 12 rebounds as the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 109-99 Tuesday night at FedExForum. The Grizzlies (37-26) won their third straight and have won eight off 11 games since […]
