Category: Wirenews
PHOENIX — The Atlanta Hawks didn’t do much to slow the Phoenix Suns’ usual racehorse pace Sunday night. The result was an offensive explosion for the Suns, who gradually ran away en route to a 129-120 win. The Suns led 79-65 at halftime after putting up an NBA season-high point total before the break. The […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — With Indiana star freshman Noah Vonleh out of the lineup, two other Hoosiers stars elevated their game Sunday at Assembly Hall. Guard Yogi Ferrell scored 20 points and forward Will Sheehey added another 19 points to propel Indiana past No. 22 Ohio State 72-64. It is the fourth ranked team Indiana has […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — With Indiana star freshman Noah Vonleh out of the lineup, two other Hoosiers stars elevated their game Sunday at Assembly Hall. Guard Yogi Ferrell scored 20 points and forward Will Sheehey added another 19 points to propel Indiana past No. 22 Ohio State 72-64. It is the fourth ranked team Indiana has […]
IOWA CITY, Iowa — No. 20 Iowa ended a three-game losing streak to outlast Purdue 83-76 on Sunday afternoon at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes (20-9, 9-7 Big Ten) sank seven of their final eight free throws inside of the final 50 seconds to secure the victory. It was almost a relief for the players after […]
RENO, Nev. – New Mexico remains on a collision course with San Diego State for the Mountain West title. Fighting off a sluggish start for the second straight game, No. 25 New Mexico powered past Nevada 72-58 on Sunday afternoon at Lawlor Events Center behind the usual suspects. The win, the Lobos’ 11th in the […]
RENO, Nev. – Fighting off a sluggish start for the second straight game, No. 25 New Mexico powered past Nevada 72-58 on Sunday afternoon at Lawlor Events Center behind the usual suspects. Forward Cameron Bairstow scored 22 points, guard Kendall Williams added 11 points and 10 assists and center Alek Kirk chipped in with 10 […]
TUCSON, Ariz. — Arizona freshman forward Aaron Gordon had 19 points and a career-high 15 rebounds as the No. 3 Wildcats never trailed and clinched the outright Pac-12 regular-season title with a 79-66 victory over Stanford on Sunday night. The Wildcats (27-2, 14-2 Pac-12) ended their home season with an 18-0 record at McKale Center. […]
TUCSON, Ariz. — If this was Aaron Gordon’s last game at Arizona’s McKale Center, he went out in style. The Wildcats’ freshman forward, who is widely expected to enter the NBA draft after this season, had 19 points and a career-high 15 rebounds as No. 3 Arizona never trailed and clinched the outright Pac-12 regular-season […]
PHILADELPHIA — When two of their top scorers went to the bench early with foul trouble, the No. 8 Villanova Wildcats needed someone to step up. Junior guard Darrun Hilliard was more than happy to oblige, scoring a career-high 26 points in the Wildcats’ 73-56 win over the Marquette Golden Eagles. Hilliard’s scoring outburst tops […]
CHICAGO — Center Joakim Noah thinks the Chicago Bulls are the hungriest team in the NBA. If that’s the case, he certainly did a nice job of filling the plate on Sunday afternoon against New York. Noah recorded his fifth career triple-double and set a franchise record for assists by a center, leading the Chicago […]
