Category: Wirenews
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State went to a smaller lineup the past three games but is playing bigger. Facing a taller Maryland team, the Buckeyes outrebounded the 16th-ranked Terrapins by wide margin and rode another all-around sterling performance from freshman guard D’Angelo Russell to an 80-56 win Thursday. Russell finished with 18 points, 14 rebounds […]
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Oft the bearers of the guillotine this season, top-ranked Kentucky instead relied on a slow bleed to beat Missouri 69-53 Thursday. The Wildcats (20-0, 7-0 Southeastern Conference) extended their perfect start, while the Tigers (7-13, 1-6) absorbed their sixth SEC defeat. Sophomore guard Andrew Harrison led Kentucky with 15 points. He attempted […]
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Often the bearers of the guillotine this season, the top-ranked Kentucky Wildcats instead relied on a slow bleed to send the Missouri Tigers to their sixth straight conference loss with a 69-53 defeat. Kentucky (20-0, 7-0 Southeastern Conference) led Missouri (7-13, 1-6) by nine at halftime and the final 20 minutes of […]
LOS ANGELES — Guard Norman Powell scored a game-high 23 points and guard Isaac Hamilton scored eight straight points during a key stretch of the second half as the UCLA Bruins defeated the No. 11 Utah Utes 69-59 in a Pac-12 game Thursday at Pauley Pavilion. The Bruins (12-9, 4-4 Pac-12) used what could be […]
PHOENIX — Forward P.J. Tucker scored 10 of his 12 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Phoenix Suns avoid a collapse and post a 106-98 win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday. Suns guard Goran Dragic had 20 points, and guard Isaiah Thomas scored 18. Forward Markieff Morris added 16 for the Suns, including […]
CLEVELAND — Kyrie Irving missed his first seven shots Wednesday night and still went on to the finest night of his career. The Cleveland Cavaliers guard scored a career-high 55 points, the highest scoring output in the NBA this season, to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 99-94 in a thriller despite not having LeBron James. […]
ATLANTA — Atlanta Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer was familiar with Paul Millsap from the years both spent in the NBA’s Western Conference, Budenholzer as an assistant coach at San Antonio and Millsap as a player for the Utah Jazz. But Budenholzer didn’t realize the depth of Millsap’s abilities until he was named head coach at […]
MINNEAPOLIS — If there is one thing Kevin Martin is good at, it’s making baskets. Martin returned from a fractured wrist Wednesday and scored a game-high 21 points, leading the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 110-98 win over the Boston Celtics at Target Center. “I’m just a scorer,” martin said. “At the end of the day, […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Chris Paul and Jamal Crawford each scored 21 points and the Los Angeles Clippers began a long road trip with a 94-89 win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday at EnergySolutions Arena. The Clippers outscored the Jazz 26-17 in the fourth quarter to improve to 32-14. Power forward Blake Griffin had […]
NEW ORLEANS — The crowd at the Smoothie King Center instantly hushed Wednesday night, which told the story. New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis vaulted down the lane late in the third quarter in search of an alley-oop feed, attempting to complete another of his trademark dunks. However, after the 21-year-old All-Star stretched for a […]
