Category: Wirenews
CHARLOTTESVILLE, — Guard Malcolm Brogdon knocked down a career-high four 3-pointers and scored a game-high 18 points as Virginia cruised past in-state rival Virginia Tech 65-45 on Saturday at John Paul Jones Arena. With the win, the Cavaliers moved to 6-1 in the ACC, which is their best start in conference play since the 1982-1983 […]
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — What started out as a Syracuse romp turned into a gritty, grind-it-out affair for the second-ranked Orange in a 64-52 victory over Miami in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup Saturday. Up by double digits in the first half, the Orange (19-0, 6-0 in the ACC) broke from a 49-49 tie to […]
MILWAUKEE — Guard James Bell scored 30 points and junior guard Darrun Hilliard added 20 as No. 4 Villanova snapped Marquette’s 20-game home conference winning streak with a 94-85 overtime victory over the Golden Eagles Saturday at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. The Wildcats (17-2, 6-1 Big East) had led by as many as nine […]
STILLWATER, Okla. — Forward Le’Bryan Nash scored a career-high 29 points, carrying No. 11 Oklahoma State with star guard Marcus Smart in foul trouble and leading the Cowboys past West Virginia, 81-75, on Saturday before an estimated 10,000 at Gallagher-Iba Arena. Nash made 10-of-13 shots from the floor and 9-of-14 free throws, also adding nine […]
WACO, Texas — The Texas Longhorns kept an historic streak going at the expense of wilting Baylor. Texas guard Isaiah Taylor pushed the Longhorns past No. 24 Baylor, 74-60, on Saturday at the Ferrell Center and the Longhorns won their third straight game against a ranked opponent. It is the first time in program history […]
Guard Duke Mondy hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer as time expired to lift Oakland to a 76-75 Horizon League victory over Illinois-Chicago on Saturday at the O’Rena in Rochester, Mich. The successful shot erased a 75-73 Flames lead secured by a pair of guard Pat Birt free throws with four seconds left in regulation and sent […]
AMES, Iowa — It was the offense that put No. 16 Iowa State in position to beat No. 22 Kansas State. It was the defense that sealed the deal. Iowa State forward Georges Niang came up with a steal and forward Melvin Ejim blocked a shot in the final two minutes to cap the Cyclones’ […]
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Two teams heading in opposite directions, in more ways than one, tangled in Comcast Center, and 20th ranked Pittsburgh came away with an 83-79 victory over Maryland in the second and probably last meeting of the two teams as ACC rivals. Guard Lamar Patterson scored 28 points for the Panthers (18-2, […]
NEWARK, N.J. — When healthy, the DePaul Blue Demons have found it difficult to win on the road in the Big East Conference this season. Securing a victory against Seton Hall on Saturday night at the Prudential Center without three of its key players proved to be an impossible task. DePaul slipped to 1-4 away […]
North Carolina A&T got the go-ahead basket from guard Richard Pauk with five seconds left to knock off Morgan State 68-67 in overtime on Saturday night and send the Bears to their first loss in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The Aggies (7-13, 3-2 MEAC) trailed 11-2 early in the game but got back into it […]
