Category: Wirenews
Junior forward Christian Kirk came off the bench to score 16 points, leading Missouri State to a 72-56 victory over visiting Loyola-Chicago on Tuesday night at JQH Arena in Springfield, Mo. Kirk led three players who scored in double figures for Missouri State (19-10, 9-8 Missouri Valley Conference), which has won two in a row […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Shortly after No. 1 Florida escaped with a 57-54 win over Vanderbilt, veteran UF coach Billy Donovan was asked how his resilient team has won so many close games this season. “Our margin for error is very, very small,” Donovan said. In its first game as No. 1 this season, Florida handled […]
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Forward Paul George scored 20 points and guard George Hill added 14, leading the Indiana Pacers to a 118-98 victory Tuesday night over the Los Angeles Lakers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The victory was the first for the Pacers (43-13) over the Lakers at home since 2008 and it was their NBA-best […]
WASHINGTON — Guard John Wall scored 27 points and forward Trevor Ariza had 22 as the Washington Wizards downed the Orlando Magic 115-106 on Tuesday night for their season-high fourth straight victory. Playing without injured forward Nene, the Wizards (29-28) had four starters score at least 21 points, including center Marcin Gortat, who had 21 […]
CLEVELAND — All-Star guard DeMar DeRozan fired in a game-high 33 points in the Toronto Raptors’ 99-93 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night at Quicken Loans Arena. DeRozan had 16 points in the fourth quarter. He added four rebounds and six assists, as the Raptors won their third consecutive game, and second over […]
ATLANTA — Chicago guard Kirk 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 Tuesday at Philips Arena. Hinrich, who scored 14 points, made three free throws with 43.2 seconds remaining to put Chicago ahead to stay. It was the […]
Junior center Kendall Gray made the go-ahead basket with just over a minute remaining, helping host Delaware State hold on for a 59-56 victory over Morgan State on Monday at Memorial Hall in Dover, Del. Gray had 16 points, 13 rebounds and six blocked shots for Delaware State (9-18, 5-9 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), which has […]
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — This time Syracuse got a favorable call — in fact, no call at all — from the referees at the end of the game. Less than 48 hours after a controversial loss at Duke, the fourth-ranked Orange beat Maryland 57-55 Monday in an Atlantic Coast Conference game before a sellout crowd […]
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas was not exactly handed the Big 12 basketball trophy Monday. Nonetheless, the Jayhawks weathered an upset bid by Oklahoma and downed the No. 8 Sooners, 83-75, in Allen Fieldhouse as junior guard Naadir Tharpe scored a team-high 19 points to lead a balanced Kansas attack. The victory assured Kansas at least […]
Norfolk State remained a half-game out of second place in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, rallying in the second half to beat Howard 66-60 on Monday at Burr Arena in Washington. Howard, which lost for the seventh time in eight games, surprisingly led 32-24 at halftime thanks to a hot hand by reigning the MEAC Rookie […]
