Category: Wirenews
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Virginia scored the first nine points of the second half to extend a double-digit halftime lead and post a 68-53 victory over Notre Dame on Tuesday night. The Cavaliers built a 20-point lead in the first half only to see it trimmed to 10 at the intermission. The Cavaliers, however, used […]
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Two men down and in a hostile environment, Michigan State found a way to win, much like it has been doing for much of the season. Senior guard Keith Appling scored 16 points, including a huge 3-pointer in overtime, sophomore center Matt Costello had career highs in points (11) and rebounds […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — Washington point guard John Wall hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:28 to go, and the Wizards watched as the Golden State Warriors missed three 3-pointers down the stretch, allowing the Eastern Conference visitors to pull out an 88-85 victory Tuesday night. In winning for the second time in three games during an […]
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant’s return to the court will not occur for at least three weeks, the team announced Tuesday night. Bryant recently said he would return from a knee injury by the All-Star Game on Feb. 16 but that he would allow someone more deserving to play for the Western Conference team […]
LOS ANGELES — The Indiana Pacers shook off a sluggish first half to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 104-92 at Staples Center on Tuesday night. Six Indiana players scored in double figures, led by forward David West, who had 19 points and eight rebounds. Guard Lance Stephenson scored 15 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and handed […]
On a bone-chilling night that left most of LSU Tigers’ fans snuggling up to their warm televisions instead of braving icy road conditions to get to the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Kentucky Wildcats coach John Calipari said his team played “passive.” That was all it took for LSU to take the fight to the 11th-ranked […]
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — After watching a 20-point first-half lead evaporate to 10 at halftime, Virginia Cavaliers coach Tony Bennett was, to say the least, pleased with the way his team opened the second half and took control of Tuesday night’s 68-53 road win against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. “I got that feeling that […]
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Michigan State was two men down at Iowa on Tuesday night, but quite frankly, the Spartans have been playing short-handed so much this season it hardly seemed like a big deal. “Next man up,” is the motto they adopted, following the lead of the Michigan State football team that saw a […]
Forward Cleanthony Early scored a game-high 23 points as No. 4 Wichita State beat Loyola (Chicago) 57-45 Tuesday at Koch Arena in Wichita, Kan., to maintain sole possession of the Missouri Valley Conference lead. It was the Ramblers’ inaugural MVC game against the Shockers (22-0, 9-0) and the teams’ first meeting since a 75-59 Wichita […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Washington Wizards didn’t have a victory over a Western Conference team with a winning record when they boarded a plane and headed west last Thursday. Five days later, they have two, and they are gunning for more. Point guard John Wall hit a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 1:28 to go Tuesday night, […]
