Category: Wirenews
LOS ANGELES — What a difference a night made for George Karl and the Sacramento Kings. Guard J.J. Redick scored 18 of his 24 points in the first half and the Los Angeles Clippers pounded the Kings 126-99 on Saturday at the Staples Center. Guard Austin Rivers had his best game as a Clipper, leading […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Before taking the court Saturday against Auburn, Kentucky head coach John Calipari was in familiar territory. This year’s top-ranked Wildcats team joined Calipari’s 1996 UMass team and his 2008 Memphis squad having reeled off 26 straight wins to open a season. Neither the Minutemen nor the Tigers won No. 27. On Saturday, […]
Albuquerque, N.M – Freshman guard Patrick McCaw scored 22 points as UNLV staved off several rallies en route to a 76-68 Mountain West Conference win over host New Mexico on Saturday afternoon. New Mexico (14-13, 6-9) climbed within three points on eight different occasions in the second half, even bridging the gap to one-point twice, […]
Colorado State’s senior tandem of guard Daniel Bejarano and forward J.J. Avila combined for 38 points in the Rams’ 66-53 victory over Air Force on Saturday in a Mountain West Conference game in Fort Collins, Colo. Bejarano and Avila teamed up to make 14 of 23 shots from the field for Colorado State (23-5, 10-5 […]
TUCSON, Ariz. — Arizona coach Sean Miller believes in playing his bench players early and often in the nonconference season. He does it for games like Saturday. Reserve guard Gabe York had 13 points and reserve center Dusan Ristic had 12 when the No. 7 Wildcats blew a 14-point lead but recovered to defeat UCLA […]
Freshman guard Julion Pearre scored a career-high 19 points, helping Utah State beat Fresno State 85-79 on Saturday night at Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah. Junior guard Darius Perkins also scored 19 points for Utah State (16-10, 9-5 Mountain West Conference), which has won four in a row. Freshman forward David Collette had […]
MORAGA, Calif. — Gonzaga coach Mark Few suggested Kyle Wiltjer’s 45-point game in Thursday’s victory over Pacific affected him adversely in the early stages of Saturday’s game against St. Mary’s. “He was pressing,” Few said. “I think that 45-pointer messed with his head.” Wiltjer denied that was the case, but whatever the problem, Wiltjer scored […]
The Miami Heat announced Saturday that Chris Bosh will miss the remainder of the season, while being treated for blood clots on one of his lungs. Bosh is receiving care under the guidance of Miami Heat team physicians at a Baptist Health System Hospital. The star forward “is currently resting comfortably. Chris is OK and […]
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Four players scored double digits for No. 18 Arkansas, which tallied 23 points off 23 turnovers as the Razorbacks snuck by Mississippi State 65-61 on Saturday. Mississippi State (12-15, 5-9 SEC) led 51-46 after guard Fred Thomas hit a 3-pointer with about nine minutes left. Arkansas (22-5, 11-3) then turned up the […]
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Junior forward Perry Ellis recorded a game-high 23 points Saturday, including a thunderous dunk off a lob feed with 6:45 remaining, to help No. 8 Kansas hold off TCU 81-72 in Allen Fieldhouse. Ellis, who missed an off-balance layup five days earlier at the final buzzer in a one-point loss at West […]
