Category: Wirenews
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 […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — John Loyer didn’t see it coming. Neither did the players. The Detroit Pistons are in the midst of a colossally disappointing season, but no one expected Mo Cheeks to be fired 50 games into his first season as head coach, especially after two blowout victories over the weekend. Loyer, who was […]
Senior guard Chris Dixon and sophomore Dylan Sherwood tallied 14 points apiece as UNC-Wilmington defeated the visiting Towson Tigers 66-53 on Monday and snapped a 14-game losing streak, the longest skid in Seahawks history. Guard Freddie Jackson added 11 points for the Seahawks (6-20, 0-11), who had not won a game since Dec. 3 when […]
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia put the clamps on Iowa State forward Melvin Ejim, while their own candidate for Big 12 Player of the Year, guard Juwan Staten, strung together a dazzling all-around game Monday, leading the Mountaineers to a 102-77 victory over the 11th-ranked Cyclones. As the West Virginia student section chanted “MVP,” Staten […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Forward David West scored 21 of his 25 points in the first half, and the Indiana Pacers crushed the Denver Nuggets 119-80 for their biggest win of the season Monday night. The Pacers shot 57.5 percent from the field, sinking 46 of 80 shots. Indiana (40-11) won for the 14th time in its […]
TORONTO — Forward Patrick Patterson scored a season-best 22 points and guard DeMar DeRozan also scored 22 as the Toronto Raptors defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 108-101 on Monday. The victory snapped a two-game losing streak by the Raptors (27-24), who also got 19 points and 12 assists from guard Kyle Lowry. Guard/forward Terrence Ross […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Point guard Brandon Jennings led Detroit with 21 points and six assists, and interim Pistons coach John Loyer won his debut 109-100 over the short-handed San Antonio Spurs on Monday night at The Palace. Loyer replaced Mo Cheeks, who was fired Sunday after just 50 games as the head coach. Pistons […]
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Guards Marcus Foster and Will Spradling each scored five points in overtime as the Kansas State Wildcats upset the No. 7 Kansas Jayhawks 85-82 on Monday at Bramlage Coliseum. It was the Wildcats’ third win in the last seven games in Manhattan against Kansas after losing 25 straight from 1983-07. The Wildcats […]
MILWAUKEE — With two losses already this season to the Bucks and clinging to a slim halftime lead over Milwaukee, the Boston Celtics received a simple message from coach Brad Stevens: shoot the ball. The message was received, as the Celtics made 23 of 40 shots after the break to seal a 102-86 victory Monday […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Up 37-35 with 10:40 to go, Virginia Cavaliers guard Malcolm Brogdon missed a layup, giving the Maryland Terrapins and guard Roddy Peters a breakaway layup opportunity to potentially tie the game. There was only one problem. Virginia swingman Justin Anderson, known for his highlight reel plays, made another one as he pinned […]
