Category: Wirenews
INDIANAPOLIS — Center Roy Hibbert scored a game-high 24 points and had 12 rebounds on Thursday night, powering the Indiana Pacers to a hard-fought 101-96 win over the Milwaukee Bucks at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. If the Central Division-leading Pacers were expecting an easy night from the team with the worst record in the NBA, they […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Arkansas was 16 of 16 from the foul line, making six in overtime, and the Razorbacks swept the season series with a 71-67 overtime road win over No. 17 Kentucky on Thursday night. It was the first time in John Calipari’s five years as Wildcats coach that he has lost both regular-season […]
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Guard D.J. Newbill scored 17 of his 23 points in the second half, and Penn State knocked off No. 22 Ohio State for the second time this season, winning 65-63 Thursday in the Bryce Jordan Center. Guard Tim Frazier added 16 points for the Nittany Lions, including a free throw with […]
Fordham nearly caught Virginia Commonwealth napping, but VCU woke up in time to survive a sluggish first half and overcome Fordham 85-66 on Thursday in New York. Virginia Commonwealth (21-7, 9-4 Atlantic 10) plays first-place St. Louis on Saturday, and said all the right things this week about not looking ahead. But when the game […]
NORFOLK, Va. — Old Dominion connected on 10 of its first 13 second-half field-goal attempts and roared past Marshall 70-63 Thursday night at the Constant Convocation Center. With the victory, the Monarchs (14-15, 8-6) assured themselves of finishing no worse than ninth in Conference USA. The top nine teams receive first-round byes in the conference […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Brooklyn Nets experienced an energy crisis. The Portland Trail Blazers enjoyed a surplus. The result was the most one-sided victory for the Trail Blazers in more than two years. Guard Mo Williams came off the bench for season highs in points (21) and rebounds (six) to go with seven assists as […]
LOS ANGELES — Forward Blake Griffin scored 23 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Houston Rockets 101-93 Wednesday night at Staples Center. The Clippers (40-20) beat the Rockets for the third straight time this season and made it five in a row over Houston in Los Angeles. The Rockets […]
SALT LAKE CITY — During the first three seasons of his NBA career, Utah Jazz shooting guard Gordon Hayward developed a great relationship with Jeff Hornacek. Hornacek is now the Phoenix Suns’ head coach, no longer a Jazz assistant, but his presence at EnergySolutions Arena on Wednesday coincided with one of Hayward’s best performances in […]
AUSTIN, Texas — After dropping two games on a rough road trip to Iowa State and Kansas last week, No. 24 Texas returned home to wrestle one away from pesky Baylor. The Longhorns saw an 18-point lead dissolve to one point, but Texas held on for a 74-69 victory over the Bears on Wednesday at […]
TUCSON, Ariz. –The Arizona Wildcats found their groove again after playing a series of tight games and falling from an eight-week run at No. 1. Getting 22 points, seven rebounds and five assists from guard Nick Johnson, the third-ranked Wildcats avenged their first loss of the season by beating the Cal Golden Bears 87-59 at […]
