Category: Wirenews
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Led by two seniors playing their final home game, No. 21 New Mexico obliterated Air Force 80-52 at The Pit on Wednesday night. Senior forward Cameron Bairstow had 21 points and seven rebounds for the Lobos (24-5, 15-2 Mountain West), while senior guard Kendall Williams chipped in 13 points, including three 3-pointers. […]
DALLAS — Louisville guard Russ Smith was a perfect 6-for-6 from 3-point range in an 84-71 win over No. 18 SMU on Wednesday night. Smith led a barrage of 3-pointers in the second half as Louisville (No. 11 AP/No. 9 USA Today) handed SMU its first loss at home this season. Smith scored 26 points, […]
STORRS, Conn. — After guard Shabazz Napier had his final glorious moment in a Connecticut home uniform, and after the No. 19 Huskies won for the seventh time in eight games, UConn coach Kevin Ollie grabbed a microphone and thanked the crowd at Gampel Pavilion. Ollie then went one step further, saying the Huskies would […]
NEW YORK — Guard Marcus Thornton came off the bench to score a game-high 20 points to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 103-94 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night at Barclays Center. It was the seventh wire-to-wire victory of the season and second straight for the Nets, who became the first team […]
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Texas Tech became the latest Big 12 team with the misfortune of getting scheduled for Senior Night at Kansas. The Jayhawks extended their string of consecutive Senior Night victories to 30 by drilling the Red Raiders 82-57 Wednesday in Allen Fieldhouse. No. 8 Kansas, which clinched the Big 12 title outright before […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The Wake Forest Demon Deacons kept missing on chances to produce a breakthrough season. But they made their home finale count. Forward Tyler Cavanaugh scored six points during Wake Forest’s 17-0 run late in the game and the Demon Deacons shocked the No. 4 Duke Blue Devils 82-72 on Wednesday night at […]
BOSTON — After they pulled out a dramatic, last-second win at Indiana on Tuesday night, the Golden State Warriors could have been excused for being a bit flat Wednesday night. Forget it. Putting on a clinic against a weak opponent, the Warriors never trailed, and they capped a 4-2 road trip with a clinic-like 108-88 […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Guard D.J. Augustin scored 26 points off the bench and center Joakim Noah recorded his second triple-double in three games, leading the Chicago Bulls to a 105-94 win over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night at The Palace. Noah had 10 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for his sixth career […]
ORLANDO — Guard James Harden scored 31 points and center Dwight Howard had 19 points and 13 rebounds, leading the Houston Rockets to a 101-89 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night. The Rockets have the best record (21-6) in the NBA since Jan. 1, determined to secure home court for the first round […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Center Al Jefferson scored 34 points, including 20 in the first half, and the Charlotte Bobcats snapped a three-game losing streak with a 109-87 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night. The Bobcats raced to a 28-8 lead after one quarter and never trailed the rest of the way, although the […]
