Category: Wirenews
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The third time was a charm for Villanova point guard Ryan Arcidiacono on Tuesday night. After failing to deliver the win on the final shot of both regulation and the first overtime, the sophomore drove to the basket and converted a three-point play with 3.6 seconds left in the second overtime, giving […]
OXFORD, Miss. — Among Kentucky’s problems this season, starting games without focus was high on the list. It happened several times, and starting slowly on the road in Southeastern Conference play cost the Wildcats a few games. That was not the case Tuesday. No. 18 Kentucky played one of its most dominant games of the […]
AMES, Iowa — A trio of Iowa State players scored 20 points to fuel the 17th-ranked Cyclones to an 85-76 win over the No. 19 Texas Longhorns on Tuesday at James H. Hilton Coliseum. Iowa State ran away with the game in the final minutes by turning to forward Melvin Ejim, guard DeAndre Kane and […]
LUBBOCK, Texas — There is a reason Kansas owns nine consecutive Big 12 championships. The Jayhawks survive where other conference teams fall. No. 8 Kansas escaped the Texas Tech trap, pulling out a 64-63 victory over the Red Raiders on Tuesday night at the United Spirit Arena. Jayhawks center Joel Embiid, apparently trapped at the […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The beards are safe. Not so the noses. The No. 11 Louisville Cardinals, playing their third game since taking a vow not to shave until they lose, got 19 points from senior All-American guard Russ Smith and beat South Florida 80-54 in a sloppy game on Tuesday night at the KFC Yum! […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Center Al Jefferson collected 32 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists, and the Charlotte Bobcats won the first game of a home-and-home series with the Detroit Pistons 108-96 Tuesday night at The Palace. Point guard Kemba Walker had 22 points and six assists, and forward Josh McRoberts added 14 points and […]
WASHINGTON — Point guard Kyle Lowry keyed a decisive third quarter and finished with 24 points and 10 assists as the Toronto Raptors returned from the All-Star break with a 103-93 win over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night. Guards DeMar DeRozen and Greivis Vasquez each scored 14 points for the Raptors (29-24), who won […]
PHILADELPHIA — Center/forward Tyler Zeller recorded a season-high 18 points and a career-high 15 rebounds Tuesday night, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 114-85 rout of the Philadelphia 76ers. The Cavaliers, who earned their fifth consecutive victory, received a 14-point contribution from guard Kyrie Irving, the MVP of Sunday’s All-Star Game. Forward Luol Deng and […]
INDIANAPOLIS — All-Star forward Paul George scored 26 points on 8-of-18 shooting from the field and forward David West had 17 points and six rebounds as the Indiana Pacers downed the Atlanta Hawks 108-98 on Tuesday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Indiana (41-12) got off to a quick start in the second half of the […]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The ninth-ranked Villanova Wildcats fought off an upset bid by Providence and beat the Friars 82-79 in double overtime on Tuesday night. Point guard Ryan Arcidiacono converted a three-point play with 3.6 seconds left in the second OT to allow Villanova, down by nine points in the first half, to escape with […]
