Category: Wirenews
WICHITA, Kan. — The Southern Illinois Salukis are a different team than the one the Wichita State Shockers faced to open Missouri Valley Conference play. Not quite good enough to handle the fourth-ranked Shockers, but good enough to make a game quite stressful. Wichita State held off SIU 78-67 on Tuesday at Koch Arena by […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — John Beilein never experienced the thrill of winning at Value City Arena in his seven seasons as Michigan coach. Until Tuesday night. The No. 15 Wolverines won for the first time in 11 years at Ohio State, recovering from an eight-point deficit early in the second half for a 70-60 victory over […]
BOSTON — Forward Tim Duncan was missing three important teammates, but it didn’t stop him or the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night. The seemingly ageless big man, who will actually be 38 in April, scored 23 of his 25 points in the second half, including eight straight for his team at one point in […]
ROSEMONT, Ill. — Guard Darrun Hilliard led a balanced attack with a season-high 22 points while No. 6 Villanova ran its winning streak to six with a 87-62 Big East victory over DePaul on Wednesday night at Allstate Arena. The Big East-leading Wildcats (22-2, 10-1) won their 11th in 12 games, a span marred only […]
NORMAN, Okla. — The Texas Tech Red Raiders just keep causing problems for the teams ahead of them in the Big 12 standings, this time holding on for dear life for a road win at the Oklahoma Sooners. The Red Raiders led by 20 in the second half, but saw that margin shrink to three […]
Northern Iowa is in the midst of a disappointing season, but the Panthers know how to score. Loyola (Chicago) found that out the hard way Wednesday night at McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa, as the Panthers made 58.7 percent of their field-goal attempts en route to an 80-58 Missouri Valley Conference victory. Reserve forward […]
AUBURN, Ala. — No. 14 Kentucky was far from its best Wednesday night on the road against Auburn, and in some categories the Wildcats were at their worst. Still, Kentucky’s offense woke up just in time to salvage a 64-56 win. The Wildcats (19-5, 9-2 Southeastern Conference) shot 30.8 percent from the field, their worst […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Power forward Tristan Thompson scored a season-high 25 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and the Cleveland Cavaliers extended their winning streak to a season-best four games with a 93-89 triumph over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night at The Palace. Point guard Kyrie Irving had 23 points for the Cavaliers (20-33), […]
NEW YORK — Wednesday night proved to be retro night for Brooklyn Nets forward Paul Pierce as his team earned its fourth win in five games. Pierce did not attempt an overwhelming amount of shots during the Nets’ 105-89 win over the Charlotte Bobcats, but he was efficient. He scored 25 points on 9-of-11 shooting, […]
HOUSTON — Guard James Harden scored on a driving layup with 0:07 seconds left to lift the Houston Rockets to a 113-112 win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night at Toyota Center. Houston (36-17) heads into the All-Star Game break riding a seven-game winning streak thanks largely to Harden, who scored 35 points and […]
