Category: Wirenews
MINNEAPOLIS — Two days after perhaps their most disappointing loss of the season, the Minnesota Timberwolves rebounded with a run-away 114-101 victory over visiting the Detroit Pistons at Target Center on Friday. Forward Kevin Love had 28 points and 14 rebounds and guard Kevin Martin added 24 points for the Wolves, who used a big […]
NEW YORK — The New York Knicks won their second straight game for only the second time in five weeks, turning back the Utah Jazz 108-81 Friday at Madison Square Garden. New York (23-40) last won back-to-games Jan. 28 and 30 when it defeated Boston and Cleveland, respectively. The Knicks knocked off Minnesota on Wednesday. […]
CHICAGO — Center Marc Gasol scored 18 points and the Memphis Grizzlies defense dominated down the stretch in an 85-77 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Friday night at the United Center. After forward Taj Gibson hit a jumper to make it 77-75, the Bulls managed just two more points over the final 5:54, hitting […]
TORONTO — Guard Terrence Ross showed no ill effects from a sprained left ankle that sidelined him for Sunday’s game, leading the Toronto Raptors to a 99-87 win over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night. Ross, who entered the game having gone 16 of 25 from 3-point range, finished 6 of 8 from beyond the […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Center Al Jefferson continued his stellar play with 28 points and the Charlotte Bobcats beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 101-92 on Friday night. Jefferson, on a tear since being snubbed for an All-Star selection, hit eight of his first nine shots from the field and went on to finish 12 of 18. He […]
South Carolina coach Frank Martin was remorseful on Friday about his actions this week that led to a one-game suspension from the university. Martin will sit out Saturday’s SEC game at Mississippi State as “a result of inappropriate verbal communication as it relates to the well-being of our student-athletes,” South Carolina athletic director Ray Tanner […]
UC Santa Barbara officials issued a statement on Friday apologizing for the odd occurrence during Thursday’s men’s basketball game against Hawaii, when a UCSB student ran onto the court and confronted Hawaii coach Gib Arnold. The statement read as follows: “On behalf of the UCSB student-athletes and staff we are disappointed and saddened by the […]
ST. LOUIS — As far as No. 2 Wichita State is concerned, its 31-0 regular season is ancient history. “As of now, we’re 1-0,” guard Fred VanVleet said following the Shockers’ 80-58 blowout of Evansville on Friday in the Missouri Valley Conference quarterfinals. “We’re going to try to go 1-0 again tomorrow and 1-0 on […]
ST. LOUIS — The Shocker Invitational, a.k.a. the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, got underway Friday with a predictable result. No. 2-ranked Wichita State set a single-game conference tournament record with 11 blocked shots as it notched its third double-figure win of the season over Evansville, an 80-58 decision in the quarterfinals at Scottrade Center. Forward […]
ROSEMONT, Ill. — The last moments of the first half said everything about the Butler Bulldogs’ 79-46 winThursday over the DePaul Blue Demons. With one second left, Butler center Nolan Berry rebounded guard Alex Barlow’s miss and finished with a dunk to give the Bulldogs a 35-18 lead. But Barlow kept an eye on DePaul […]
