Category: Wirenews
VILLANOVA, Pa. — With 4 1/2 minutes to play, Villanova coach Jay Wright cleared his bench. A roaring applause ensued as the crowd cheered guard James Bell, who was one of three Wildcats seniors honored before the game. By that point, the damage was done. It wasn’t pretty early — as Wright noted — but […]
AUSTIN, Texas — After dropping a pair of games on a rough road trip to Iowa State and Kansas last week, the No. 24 Texas Longhorns returned home to wrestle one away from the pesky Baylor Bears. The Longhorns saw an 18-point lead dissolve to one, but Texas held on for a 74-69 victory over […]
TUCSON, Ariz. — Arizona guard Nick Johnson had 22 points, seven rebounds and five assists as the third-ranked Wildcats avenged their first loss of the season by beating Cal 87-59 at McKale Center on Wednesday night. Center Kaleb Tarczewski added 16 points, forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson had 12 points and 10 rebounds, and forward Aaron Gordon […]
AMES, Iowa — No. 15 Iowa State kept attacking the rim. West Virginia couldn’t stop it. It was the perfect recipe for Iowa State’s 83-66 win Wednesday in a heated contest between Big 12 foes. “The difference in the game is they made shots and we didn’t,” West Virginia coach Bob Huggins said. The Cyclones […]
PHILADELPHIA — Jameer Nelson celebrated, of course, with a cheesesteak. Playing just miles from his hometown of Chester, Pa., the Orlando Magic’s veteran guard feasted on the Philadelphia 76ers Wednesday night, too. Nelson, who also played at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, scored 12 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter as the Magic […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — Guard Kyrie Irving posted 31 points and nine assists to lead Cleveland to a 114-104 victory over Oklahoma City on Wednesday at Chesapeake Energy Arena. The loss was the third straight at home for the Thunder (43-15), all since guard Russell Westbrook returned to the lineup. They had not lost that many […]
RALEIGH, N.C. — Guard Marcus Paige scored on a runner down the left side of the lane with 0.9 seconds left to give No. 19 North Carolina an 85-84 overtime victory against North Carolina State on Wednesday night at PNC Arena. Paige, a sophomore, finished with 35 points, including 10 in overtime. He had just […]
DALLAS — Momentum and matchup were both in the Dallas Mavericks’ favor going into Wednesday night’s return home. Riding high off a three-game road sweep, the Mavericks beat New Orleans 108-89 at American Airline Center for Dallas’ seventh consecutive win over the Pelicans. Dallas guard Monta Ellis scored 23, forward Dirk Nowitzki added 18 and […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Grizzlies won their season-high fourth straight home game Wednesday night at FedExForum, defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 108-103. The Grizzlies (32-24) handed out a season-high 28 assists on 45 made baskets. They shot 48.9 percent from the floor. Shooting guard Courtney Lee led Memphis with 18 points and five assists. […]
CHICAGO — Forward Taj Gibson scored 21 points, leading the Chicago Bulls to an easy 103-83 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night at the United Center. Bulls forward Jimmy Butler returned to the lineup after missing two games with a bruised rib, and he added 16 points. Center Joakim Noah piled up […]
