Category: Wirenews
CLEVELAND — Anthony Bennett was lost in space for much of his rookie season. Suddenly, the Cleveland Cavaliers forward looks like one of the team’s emerging stars. Bennett recorded his first career double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds Tuesday in the Cavaliers ‘109-99 victory over the Sacramento Kings before 14,245 at Quicken Loans Arena. […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The No. 15 Michigan 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 the Buckeyes on Tuesday night. The Wolverines (18-6, 10-2 Big Ten) ended a nine-game losing streak in games played in Columbus […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — For six and a half minutes in the fourth quarter, the Memphis Grizzlies failed to make a shot from the field. A 16-point third-quarter lead went away and the Washington Wizards took a two-point lead and the Grizzlies could not stop guard Bradley Beal, who finished with a career-high 37 points. But […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The All-Star break is coming up, and the Charlotte Bobcats find themselves squarely in the middle of a playoff race. That is something unusual for the 10-year-old franchise, and it was clearly on the team’s collective mind during a 114-89 rout of the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night. The Bobcats were far […]
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma State Cowboys were both missing pieces as they faced off in a mid-week Big 12 game. Texas’ remaining pieces proved far superior. Longhorns guard Javan Felix poured in 27 points to propel No. 19 Texas past Oklahoma State 87-68 on Tuesday night at the Frank Erwin Center. […]
WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita State found its outside shooting touch just in time to remain unbeaten. The fourth-ranked Shockers made six of 13 3-pointers in the second half, closed the game with a 14-6 run and held off Southern Illinois 78-67 Tuesday at Koch Arena. Wichita State (26-0, 13-0 Missouri Valley Conference) and No. 1 […]
CHICAGO — Forward Taj Gibson scored 24 points and center Joakim Noah collected his fourth career triple-double, leading the Chicago Bulls to a 100-85 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday at the United Center. Gibson continued to shine while starting in place of injured forward Carlos Boozer. Gibson hit 12 of 19 shots from […]
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Volunteers Tennessee had a chance for a statement win Tuesday night against the No. 3 Florida Gators. But senior point guard Scottie Wilbekin and the Gators (22-2, 11-0) had other ideas. Behind a terrific performance on both ends of the floor from Wilbekin, Florida won its 16 straight, beating Tennessee 67-58 […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Center Al Jefferson scored 30 points and forward Anthony Tolliver came off the bench to score 22 as the Charlotte Bobcats cooled off the streaking Dallas Mavericks with a 114-89 victory Tuesday night. The Bobcats went on extended runs to open both the second and third quarters, going on a 10-0 spurt […]
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas and Oklahoma State were both missing pieces as they faced off in a mid-week Big 12 game. Texas’ remaining pieces proved far superior. Longhorns guard Javan Felix poured in 27 points to propel No. 19 Texas past a Marcus Smart-less Oklahoma State team, 87-68, on Tuesday night at the Frank Erwin […]
