Saint Louis 89, George Mason 85 (OT)

FAIRFAX, Va. — Point guard Jordair Jett scored all but one of his 25 points after halftime, and forward Rob Loe hit two 3-pointers in overtime as No. 10 Saint Louis escaped George Mason with an 89-85 victory Wednesday night at Patriot Center. In extending its school-record winning streak to 18 games, Saint Louis (24-2, […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Boston College 62, Syracuse 59 (OT)

SYRACUSE, NY — Boston College guard Lonnie Jackson coolly sank four foul shots in the final 26 seconds of overtime as the Eagles stunned No. 1 and previously unbeaten Syracuse University 62-59 on Wednesday in the Carrier Dome. The Orange dropped to 25-1 overall and 12-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference while Boston College improved […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Cincinnati shuts down Central Florida

ORLANDO, Fla. — The University of Cincinnati has the stats to back claims that it’s one of the best defensive teams in the country, and it padded those Wednesday night against Central Florida. The No. 7 Bearcats limited the Knights to 29.6 percent shooting, forced 16 turnovers and were never threatened in a 77-49 victory. […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Wichita State 88, Loyola-Chicago 74

CHICAGO — Guard Fred VanVleet had a perfect night as he scored 22 points while No. 3 Wichita State ran its season-long winning streak to 28 with a 88-74 Missouri Valley victory over Loyola-Chicago on Wednesday night at Gentile Arena. The Shockers (28-0, 15-0) are now the nation’s sole unbeaten major team and could move […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Creighton 85, Marquette 70

MILWAUKEE — Forward Doug McDermott scored 25 as the No. 11 Creighton Bluejays finished up a season sweep of Marquette with an 85-70 victory over the Golden Eagles on Wednesday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. McDermott went 9 of 12 from the field and scored 19 in the second half to lead the […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
No. 2 Florida scrapes past Auburn

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. “We’ve been in situations like this before,” Young said. […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Boston College stuns previously unbeaten Syracuse

SYRACUSE, NY — Boston College coach Steve Donahue preached to his team all season that it should keep believing in itself, and in a clutch second half and overtime Wednesday, the Eagles turned that sermon into reality. Eagles guard Lonnie Jackson coolly sank four foul shots in the final 26 seconds of overtime as the […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
No. 24 Ohio State wakes up to beat Northwestern

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The No. 24 Ohio State Buckeyes were struggling to find their way in the first 10 minutes against Northwestern on Wednesday night before they dialed up the intensity and left the Northwestern Wildcats in the dust. Defense and rebounding led to offense as the Buckeyes caught fire and never cooled off en […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  26 Jan 2022
Hot-shooting Xavier dumps DePaul 83-64

CINCINNATI — Xavier is used to winning basketball games. DePaul isn’t. It didn’t take long to figure out how Wednesday night’s game was going to finish. 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 at Cintas […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021