Category: Wirenews
PEORIA, Ill. — The Wichita State Shockers made it 30 for 30 Tuesday night with another two-hour documentary on how to dominate an outmatched opponent. Guard Ron Baker’s 15 points led a balanced attack as the No. 2 Shockers moved within a game of a perfect season with a 69-49 Missouri Valley Conference drumming of […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico Lobos almost played their way out of the Associated Press Top 25 just one day after getting back into the poll. Forward Cameron Bairstow had 14 points and 11 rebounds as the No. 25-ranked Lobos rallied in the second half to defeat Utah State 67-58 on Tuesday night at […]
ROSEMONT, Ill. — Guard Brandon Young led a balanced attack with 19 points as DePaul halted a 10-game skid with a 65-60 Big East victory over Seton Hall on Tuesday at Allstate Arena. The Blue Demons (11-18, 3-13) won for the first time in more than five weeks and escaped going 0-for-February as guard Billy […]
MADISON, Wis. — After a dismal first half of shooting Tuesday night, Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan’s halftime message was simple. “It had nothing to do with threats or violence,” the Badgers coach said. “I just mentioned that if we make some shots, good things would happen. We know what we can do. We just had […]
ROSEMONT, Ill. — It may have been Durrell McDonald’s birthday on Tuesday but the DePaul guard ended up delivering the gift. The Blue Demons sophomore hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:55 to play as DePaul broke a 10-game losing streak with a 65-60 Big East victory over the Seton Hall Pirates at Allstate Arena. McDonald, […]
PEORIA, Ill. — In its undefeated journey through the 2013-14 regular season, No. 2 Wichita State has accomplished one milestone after another. Tuesday night, the Shockers broke new ground with yet another Missouri Valley Conference blowout. Using balanced scoring and outstanding defense, Wichita State became the first team in Division I history to start a […]
ATLANTA — On a night when the Chicago Bulls weren’t playing at their best, they were able to lean on point guard Kirk Hinrich to carry them through to a victory. Hinrich made 6 of 7 free throws in the final 43 seconds to give the Bulls a 107-103 win over the Atlanta Hawks on […]
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — All Indiana Pacers forward Paul George needed was one brilliant quarter to help put away the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night. George scored 12 of his team-high 20 points in the third quarter, more than double any other player, and led the Indiana Pacers to a 118-98 victory over the Lakers […]
DENVER — Guard Damian Lillard tallied 31 points and nine assists, center Robin Lopez had 12 points and 10 rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets 100-95 on Tuesday night. Forward Nicolas Batum had 16 points, including five crucial points down the stretch to help the Blazers extend their win streak to […]
CLEVELAND — For the second time in the last five days, the Toronto Raptors manhandled the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Raptors prevailed on Tuesday night, 99-93, before 13,758 at Quicken Loans Arena, as shooting guard DeMar DeRozan was too much to handle. He fired in 16 of his game-high 33 points in the pivotal fourth quarter. […]
