Category: Wirenews
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Iowa guard Devyn Marble scored 26 points to lead No. 17 Iowa in a rout past No. 10 Michigan 85-67 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday. Marble, a 6-foot-6 senior, scored Iowa’s first nine points and had 22 by halftime on 8-of-13 shooting. Marble, a 6-foot-6 Southfield, Mich., native scored Iowa’s first […]
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — North Carolina grabbed a four-point lead at halftime, then pulled away with a spurt to start the second half in a 73-62 victory over host Notre Dame Saturday. Forward James McAdoo (18 points), guard Marcus Paige (16), forward J.P. Tokoto (13) and forward Brice Johnson (10) teamed up to give the […]
ATLANTA — Virginia guard Malcolm Brogdon had 14 points and 11 rebounds in the return to his hometown to help the No. 20 Cavaliers defeat host Georgia Tech 64-45 Saturday for their seventh straight win. Brogdon, a redshirt-sophomore from suburban Norcross, was only 3-for-12 from the field, but his steal and slam midway in the […]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida let a 10-point first half lead slip away, but opened the second half with a big run to put away Alabama, 78-69, in a Southeastern Conference game on Saturday. The third-ranked Gators extended their home winning streak to 29 games, including 14 SEC wins in a row at the O’Connell Center […]
PITTSBURGH — Junior guard Cameron Wright scored a game-high 18 points, including four decisive free throws in the second overtime, and the No. 25 Pittsburgh escaped with a 62-57 victory over ACC cellar-dwelling Virginia Tech. Pitt (20-4, 8-3 in the ACC) barely avoided its third consecutive home loss by upstart Virginia Tech (8-15, 1-10), which […]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida let a 10-point first half lead slip away, but opened the second half with a big run to put away Alabama, 78-69, in a Southeastern Conference game on Saturday. The third-ranked Gators extended their home winning streak to 29 games, including 14 SEC wins in a row at the O’Connell Center […]
ATLANTA — On the next visit to town, Virginia coach Tony Bennett may take the entire team to Malcolm Brogdon’s house for a meal. The redshirt-sophomore guard, who grew up in the northern suburbs, hosted several of his teammates at his house on Friday for a little home-cooked meal. And on Saturday Brogdon posted his […]
PITTSBURGH — Cameron Wright feigned ignorance when asked if his No. 25 Pittsburgh Panthers might have been looking ahead. “I’m not very good with the schedule,” the junior guard said. “Who do we play next?” That would be No. 1 Syracuse, which visits the Petersen Events Center on Wednesday night. It certainly seemed that Pitt […]
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State used an early 18-2 run to open a comfortable lead, then coasted to a 74-57 victory over No. 15 Texas on Saturday at Bramlage Coliseum. Marcus Foster led K-State (16-7, 6-4 in the Big 12) with a career-high 34 points, 17 in each half. The 34 points was the most […]
LOS ANGELES — Toronto coach Dwane Casey said before Friday night’s game that to beat the Los Angeles Clippers the Raptors needed to take away the easy baskets and “slow (Blake) Griffin down as much as we can.” The plan was sound, but the execution was not. Griffin scored his team’s first 5 points, had […]
