Category: Wirenews
PHILADELPHIA — To beat Southern Methodist, all Temple had to do was outrebound the top rebounding team in the American Athletic Conference. And they had to do so without the conference’s top rebounder. Easier done than said. It was Temple that looked like the dominant rebounding team on Sunday afternoon at the Liacouras Center, crushing […]
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The Nebraska Cornhuskers were written off early in the Big Ten season after losing their first four conference games. But following a signature victory over No. 9 Michigan State, the Cornhuskers are dreaming of an NCAA Tournament bid. Sophomore guard Terran Petteway scored 23 points, including 16 in the second half, […]
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Wichita State became the 21st team in Division I history to open a season 27-0 on Sunday, but not without some anxiety. Guard Ron Baker scored 15 of his team-high 26 points in the first half and the No. 4 Shockers held off a second-half charge by Evansville for an 84-68 Missouri […]
No. 6 Villanova went to Omaha, Neb., with revenge on its mind. Last time these teams met, Creighton poured in a Big East record 21 3-pointers and cruised to a 28-point victory in Philadelphia. Bluejays forward Doug McDermott let the Wildcats know right off the bat on Sunday night that no revenge would be achieved […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The beards grew longer Sunday. A week after making a vow not to shave until they lose, the No. 13 Louisville Cardinals made short work of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, winning 102-54 Sunday night at the KFC Yum! Center. Louisville jumped in front 10-2 en route to a 43-24 halftime lead, then […]
BOSTON — It wasn’t easy, but Notre Dame pulled out its first road victory of the season Sunday. Guard Pat Connaughton, one of two Fighting Irish starters who hail from the Boston area, scored six consecutive points for his team late and finished with 17, helping Notre Dame to a 73-69 Atlantic Coast Conference victory […]
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall never likes to see an opponent shoot 51 percent from the field. However, if his team compensates by creating a slew of turnovers and converting most of them into points, it is a tradeoff he can accept. The fourth-ranked Shockers turned 18 Evansville turnovers into 23 points, […]
Villanova coach Jay Wright said it was like a broken record. Same matchup, same result — practically. The last time Creighton met Villanova, the Bluejays poured in a Big East-record 21 3-pointers and cruised to a 28-point victory in Philadelphia. Bluejays forward Doug McDermott let the Wildcats know immediately Sunday night that no revenge would […]
BOSTON — Notre Dame guard Paul Connaughton and forward Zach Auguste both heard loud applause from a road crowd when they were introduced before Sunday’s game. With good reason. They are both local products — and they both helped the Fighting Irish to their first road victory of the season, a 73-69 Atlantic Coast Conference […]
NEW ORLEANS — Defense in an NBA All-Star Game is such a missing commodity it probably belongs on a milk carton, but this was video-game scoring gone wild. Behind 31 points and 14 assists by Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving and 30 points on a record eight 3-pointers by New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony, […]
