Category: Wirenews
NEW YORK — Guard Brandon Young and DePaul came alive in the second half, but it was not enough to knock off St. John’s as the Red Storm held on for a 72-64 win Sunday at Madison Square Garden. DePaul trailed by as many as 20 points in the second half, but battled back to […]
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Wisconsin’s 3-point snipers led the way Sunday as the No. 14 Badgers defeated Penn State 71-66 in the Bryce Jordan Center. Guard Josh Gasser had 15 points and was three of six from the 3-point line and guard Ben Brust added 14 and was four of seven from 3-point range. Guard […]
NEW YORK — Guard Brandon Young and DePaul came alive in the second half, but it was not enough to knock off St. John’s as the Red Storm held on for a 72-64 win Sunday before 10,670 at Madison Square Garden. DePaul trailed by as many as 20 points in the second half, but battled […]
Junior guard Corban Wroe scored 21 points, helping Hartford conclude the regular season with a 67-56 victory over Maryland-Baltimore County on Sunday at Chase Family Arena in West Hartford, Conn. Wroe made 7 of 9 field-goal attempts and 4 of 5 from 3-point range for Hartford (16-15, 10-6 America East Conference), which won six of […]
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Wisconsin’s 3-point shooters led the way Sunday as the No. 14 Badgers held off Penn State 71-66 in the Bryce Jordan Center. Guard Josh Gasser had 15 points and was 3 of 6 from the 3-point line and guard Ben Brust added 14 and was 4 of 7 from 3-point range […]
PHILADELPHIA — Junior guard Darrun Hilliard scored 18 first-half points as No. 8 Villanova defeated Marquette 73-56. Hilliard finished with a career-high 26 points, topping his former mark of 25 points set against Syracuse in an overtime win last year. The junior hit five of his eight attempts from beyond the arc and added four […]
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 50 seconds to secure the victory. Guard Devyn Marble led the Hawkeyes with 21 points and five […]
CHICAGO — Center Joakim Noah recorded his fifth career triple-double, leading the Chciago Bulls to a 109-90 victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday afternoon at the United Center. Noah finished with 13 points, 14 assists and 12 rebounds. Guard D.J. Augustin led the Bulls with 23 points, while guard Jimmy Butler added 19. […]
LOS ANGELES — After the New Orleans Pelicans suffered a seventh straight loss, coach Monty Williams said the team hit rock bottom. “This is the worst loss we’ve had this year,” Williams said after the Los Angeles Clippers pounded the Pelicans 108-76 on Saturday night at the Staples Center. “And the character of our locker […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — It was a “welcome back, LaMarcus Aldridge” Saturday night at the Moda Center and the Portland Trail Blazers celebrated with a 102-96 victory over the Denver Nuggets. Aldridge, who had missed the previous five games with a groin strain, scored 16 points, grabbed seven rebounds and played 30 minutes as the Blazers […]