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Wyoming senior forward Larry Nance Jr. recorded his sixth double-double of the season with 19 points and 10 rebounds, leading the host Cowboys over cold-shooting Colorado State 59-48 in a Mountain West game Wednesday night. The Cowboys (19-4, 8-2 MWC) maintained their lead in the conference standings with the victory. Colorado State, led by senior […]
WACO, Texas — Last month, Baylor traveled to TCU and scratched out an ugly win in overtime. In the rematch Wednesday, the 19th-ranked Bears gave their home crowd a much crisper, flashier show as they raced past the Horned Frogs 77-57 at the Ferrell Center. Baylor’s inside-outside game clicked. Forward Rico Gathers scored 14 points […]
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue got 20 points from guard Rapheal Davis and 14 from guard Jon Octeus and used a key 10-0 run in the second half to upset 20th-ranked Ohio State 60-58 Wednesday night in Mackey Arena. The Boilermakers posted their third consecutive victory against a ranked opponent for the first time since […]
RENO, Nev. — Forward JJ O’Brien scored 18 points and guard Aqeel Quinn added 11 to lead San Diego State to a closer-than-expected 65-63 win over Nevada on Wednesday night at Lawlor Events Center. The Wolf Pack went on an 11-0 surge early in the game and had several runs in the second half to […]
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Dez Wells led Maryland on offense, but it was the play of Jon Graham against his former team that gave the Terrapins a big lift against the Penn State Nittany Lions on Wednesday night. Wells, a forward, finished with a game-high 23 points, and Graham pitched in with a career-high 16 […]
Junior guard Cezar Guerrero had 14 points and eight rebounds, leading Fresno State to an 81-63 victory over San Jose State on Wednesday evening at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif. Guerrero led five players who scored in double figures for Fresno State (11-12, 6-4 Mountain West Conference). Sophomore forward Karachi Edo scored 12 […]
WASHINGTON — The Providence Friars went over a decade without defeating a ranked team on the road. It appeared the unwanted steak would continue midway through the second half against the Georgetown Hoyas. That is until the Friars found a winning formula even with their injured floor leader in foul trouble while the Hoyas faded […]
AUSTIN, Texas — Oklahoma State built a lead, blew the lead, then battled in overtime to beat No. 25 Texas 65-63 Wednesday night at the Frank Erwin Center. The Cowboys won it where they nearly lost it — at the foul line. Guard Phil Forte made two free throws with 2.1 seconds remaining in the […]
Kevin Love is struggling lately with his shooting and Cleveland Cavaliers teammate LeBron James believes he know why. “I think Kev had some shots that he passed up on,” James said. “Maybe he felt that he just wasn’t in a good rhythm, but I know I hit him with a few (potential) shots after the […]
PHILADELPHIA — Guard/forward Hollis Thompson scored a career-high 23 points off the bench, and the Philadelphia 76ers held on to beat the struggling Denver Nuggets 105-98 Tuesday night. Thompson made his first eight shots, including four 3-pointers, and finished 8-for-12 from the floor, 4-for-6 from the arc. Forward Robert Covington added 17 points for the […]
