Category: Wirenews
BERKELEY, Calif. — When the Arizona Wildcats were 21-0 and ranked No. 1 at the end of January, it seemed everyone else in the Pac-12 was playing for second place. However, No. 23 UCLA made a race of it since then, and the Bruins’ 86-66 rout of the California Golden Bears on Wednesday at Haas […]
LOS ANGELES — Kevin McHale summed it up best. “As I’ve said a million times, to quote my boy Bill Walton, if they’re cheering you in the opposition’s gym, you’re doing something wrong,” the Houston Rockets coach said. Center Dwight Howard, facing the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center for the first time since he […]
The College of Charleston jumped on top early and took full advantage of a tired William & Mary squad to earn an 87-54 victory Wednesday in Charleston, S.C. Charleston (14-14, 6-7 Colonial Athletic Association) led 36-20 at the half, making six of its 12 3-point attempts and outrebounding the Tribe 23-13. William & Mary missed […]
The Lehigh Mountain Hawks took advantage of a couple Navy Midshipmen mistakes and had success at the free throw line in the final minute to post a 72-65 victory in Patriot League basketball Wednesday night in Bethlehem, Pa. With the win, the Mountain Hawks (14-14, 7-8) maintain a spot among the top six teams in […]
Sophomore forward Jameel Warney came off the bench to post 18 points and eight rebounds, leading Stony Brook to a 72-53 victory over Maryland-Baltimore County on Wednesday at Pritchard Gymnasium in Stony Brook, N.Y. Warney was one of three players who scored in double figures for Stony Brook (19-8, 11-2 American East Conference), which has […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Cincinnati guard Sean Kilpatrick poured in 23 points and forward Justin Jackson added 10 to carry the No. 7-ranked Bearcats to an easy 77-49 victory over Central Florida on Wednesday night. Cincinnati (24-3, 13-1 American Conference) didn’t put another player in double figures, but they rolled to a 40-18 halftime lead and […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The No. 24 Ohio State Buckeyes were struggling early against Northwestern, but caught fire midway through the first half and never cooled off en route to a 76-60 victory over the Wildcats at Value City Arena on Wednesday night. The Buckeyes (21-6, 8-6) won for the fifth time in their last six […]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — After trailing for much of the game, Florida mounted a tense rally that concluded with five foul shots by center Patric Young and guard Scottie Wilbekin in the final 20 seconds, and the Gators held off Auburn’s upset bid, 71-66, on Wednesday night. Second-ranked Florida managed to win its 18th straight game, […]
In one of the Patriot League’s biggest upsets of the season, Lafayette — which came into Wednesday’s game with just four conference wins — toppled third-place Holy Cross 76-64 in Worcester, Mass. Lafayette’s Fran O’Hanlon set the all-time record for Patriot League coaching victories with 127, passing former Bucknell coach Pat Flannery. Guard Seth Hinrichs […]
CINCINNATI — Senior forward Justin Martin scored a career-high 22 points while junior guard Dee Davis added 17 points and seven assists as Xavier blew out reeling DePaul 83-64 on Wednesday night at Cintas Center. Xavier (18-8, 8-5 Big East) shot a season-high 64.3 percent (27 of 42) as it surpassed its win total from […]
