Category: Wirenews
COLUMBUS, Ohio — After plummeting from No. 3 to No. 24 in the past month, the Ohio State Buckeyes were looking to claw their way back up in the national polls. Penn State had other ideas. Guard D.J. Newbill nailed a pull-up jumper over Ohio State guard Aaron Craft with three seconds left in overtime […]
STANFORD, Calif. — No. 1 Arizona is still unbeaten, but if it had not been for the clutch play of guard Nick Johnson and strong team defense down the stretch, the Wildcats would have a loss on their record. Johnson scored his team’s final seven points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 49 seconds to go, […]
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Freshman guard Andrew Wiggins scored 29 points and sophomore forward Perry Ellis added 20 as the No. 6 Kansas Jayhawks remained unbeaten in the Big 12 on Wednesday by tripping the No. 16 Iowa State Cyclones 92-81 in Allen Fieldhouse. Although the Cyclones used quick darts to the basket and good shooting […]
MADISON, Wis. — Forward Drew Crawford led Northwestern with 30 points as the Wildcats upset No. 14 Wisconsin 65-56 Wednesday night in a Big Ten game at the Kohl Center. Crawford hit three 3-pointers and went 10-for-15 from the field, pacing a Northwestern offense that shot 48 percent for the game. The senior also had […]
STANFORD, Calif. — No. 1 Arizona came back from a seven-point, second-half deficit on Wednesday to beat Stanford 60-57 and remain unbeaten. Guard Nick Johnson scored 16 points and hit most of the key shots for the Wildcats (21-0, 8-0 Pac-12). He made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 49 seconds to go, then hit two clutch […]
LAWRENCE, Kan. — The emergence of freshman guard Andrew Wiggins is beginning to unfold. With it, Kansas remains undefeated in Big 12 play. Wiggins scored a career-best for the second time in as many games, netting 29 points Wednesday as the No. 6 Jayhawks toppled Iowa State 92-81 at Allen Fieldhouse. “He’s so aggressive right […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Guard Tyler Ennis scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half as No. 2 Syracuse fended off Wake Forest 67-57 on Wednesday night at Joel Coliseum. The Orange (20-0, 7-0 ACC), one of three remaining unbeaten Division I teams in the country, matched the best start in school history. Forward […]
MADISON, Wis. — Few teams know how hard it is to win in the Kohl Center more than Northwestern, which opened the University of Wisconsin’s facility with a one-sided loss to the Badgers on Jan. 17, 1998. Since then, the Wildcats lost their next 12 in the building. They finally put that dubious streak to […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim doesn’t put much stock in freshmen hitting the so-called wall in their first season. But he saw one of his standout players make yet another leap of sorts Wednesday night. Guard Tyler Ennis scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half as No. 2 Syracuse fended […]
ST. LOUIS — Saint Louis has a well-earned reputation for being stingy on defense. If the last two games are any indication, though, the 19th-ranked Billikens might be about to supplement that with a more consistent offense. Using a week between games to identify ways to attack Richmond’s tricky matchup zone, Saint Louis opened up […]
