Category: Wirenews
MINNEAPOLIS — If this is what a road-weary Golden State Warriors team looks like, they’re likely to be unstoppable after the All-Star break rest period. Guard Stephen Curry had 25 points on Wednesday as the Warriors, playing their fourth road game in six nights, beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 94-91 for their third consecutive win. Guard […]
NEW ORLEANS — Forward David West and guard George Hill scored 17 points each as the Indiana Pacers won for the fourth time in five games with a 106-93 victory over the injury-riddled New Orleans Pelicans Wednesday night at the Smoothie King Center. The Pacers (21-33) led by as many 33 points in the fourth […]
MILWAUKEE — O.J. Mayo had 21 points, Brandon Knight scored 20 and the Milwaukee Bucks doubled their victory total from last season, earning their 30th of the season with a 111-103 decision over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night at the Bradley Center. Knight started the game 2-for-6 from the field but knocked down five […]
CLEVELAND — Cavaliers forward LeBron James had 18 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists against his former team, guard Kyrie Irving had 15 points and six assists and Cleveland erased a Christmas Day loss to the Miami Heat with a 113-93 victory Wednesday night. Forward Kevin Love had 12 points and six rebounds — one […]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Daniel Ochefu was a bully in the low post, piling up 19 points and nine rebounds to help No. 6 Villanova pick up its fifth straight win and stave off feisty Providence for a 74-68 win Wednesday night at the Dunkin Donuts Center. The junior forward’s big night on both ends gave […]
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — Forward Seth Tuttle scored a game-high 23 points, including 18 in the first half, to lead No. 13 Northern Iowa past Illinois State 83-64 on Wednesday night for its 12th consecutive Missouri Valley Conference victory. The Panthers jumped out to an early lead and were up 50-33 at halftime behind 58 […]
TORONTO — Guard DeMar DeRozan snapped a tie with 12.9 seconds left and scored 23 points Wednesday as the Toronto Raptors defeated the Washington Wizards 95-93 to extend their winning streak to three games. Guard John Wall scored 21 points for the Wizards, who won their previous two games. Guard Lou Williams led the Raptors […]
BOSTON — Guard Evan Turner capped a furious Boston comeback with a floater in the lane with two-tenths of a second remaining, giving the Celtics an 89-88 victory over the Eastern Conference-leading Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night. After his team called a timeout with 6.4 seconds left, Turner got the ball off the inbounds and […]
WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita State won its 30th straight home game and stayed tied atop the Missouri Valley Conference with a 74-57 win over Indiana State on Wednesday night at Koch Arena. The 15th-ranked Shockers (22-3, 12-1 MVC) led 38-24 at halftime before a slow start to the second half allowed the Sycamores cut the […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Junior forward Montrezl Harrell picked up his 21st double-double and the University of Louisville starters had some help from the bench for the first time in a few weeks as the Cardinals rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Panthers 69-56 in an Atlantic Coast Conference clash at the KFC Yum Center on Wednesday […]
