Category: Wirenews
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. 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 to […]
WASHINGTON — Forward Trevor Ariza scored 26 points and guard Bradley Beal had 22 as the Washington Wizards won for the seventh time in eight games with a 104-91 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. Guard John Wall had 14 points, 10 assists and two blocks as the Wizards (32-29) snapped a four-game […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Forward Tyler Cavanaugh scored six points during Wake Forest’s 17-0 run late in the game and the Demon Deacons shocked No. 4 Duke 82-72 on Wednesday night at Lawrence Joel Coliseum. Five players scored in double figures for Wake Forest, which topped a ranked team at home for the second time this […]
The Holy Cross Crusaders are headed to the Patriot League Tournament semifinals after downing the Lehigh Mountain Hawks for the third time this season Wednesday night, this time 54-48 in the conference quarterfinals at Hart International in Worchester, Mass. Holy Cross, which improved to 6-0 all-time against Lehigh in the Patriot League Tournament, grabbed a […]
STORRS, Conn. — Playing his final home game in a Connecticut uniform, senior guard Shabazz Napier gave the sellout crowd at Gampel Pavilion one final, special memory on Wednesday night. Napier hit a career high seven 3-pointers and missed only five shots from the field on the way to a 26-point effort that led No. […]
Boston University shot the lights out in the first half to end any notion of an upset by Lafayette, earning a 91-54 victory Wednesday in the Patriot League tournament quarterfinals at Case Gym in Boston. The top-seeded Terriers (23-9) shot 68 percent over the first 20 minutes, going 17-for-25 from the field and making seven […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Georgia Tech guard Trae Golden looked at the Carrier Dome rim from the foul line six crucial times in Tuesday night’s 67-62 Yellow Jackets’ win over the No. 7 Syracuse Orangemen and saw a place and time many miles and years away. He locked in on how his dad, Robert, practiced pressure […]
WASHINGTON — Don’t count Georgetown out this year’s NCAA Tournament just yet. Guards D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera and Markel Starks each posted double-doubles, and a hot-shooting first half propelled the Hoyas to a 75-63 victory over No. 13 Creighton on Tuesday night. Creighton forward Doug McDermott led all scorers with 22 points, but Georgetown had more weapons […]
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — If the Maryland Terrapins were to still have a shot at postseason play, they had to find their shooting touch in a hurry. Maryland did just that in the second half of a 64-47 Atlantic Coast Conference win over the Virginia Tech Hockies on Tuesday night at the Comcast Center, snapping […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Power forward Julius Randle had his 17th double-double of the season and No. 25 Kentucky survived its poorest offensive half of the season to top Alabama 55-48 at Rupp Arena on Tuesday night. Randle finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds. His two free throws with 3:10 to play gave Kentucky a […]
