Category: Wirenews
PORTLAND — Guard Damian Lillard scored 25 points and dished out nine assists as the Portland Trail Blazers rallied from a 13-point second-half deficit to beat the Toronto Raptors 102-97 in overtime Tuesday night at the Moda Center. Forward LaMarcus Aldridge collected 23 points and 13 rebounds for the Trail Blazers (26-7), who won for […]
Florida Atlantic took command in the second half to post a 68-50 victory over Jacksonville in an intrastate nonconference matchup Tuesday night in Jacksonville. The Owls led 28-27 at the intermission but began to pull away early in the second half, building their first double-digit lead at 41-31 just over six minutes into the period. […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — You know that pesky fly that keeps irritating you, yet you can’t seem to swat it in time? Davidson represented that pest to Virginia on Tuesday night at John Paul Jones Arena. In the end, the Cavaliers would smack aside the annoyance. Third-ranked Virginia fought off Davidson’s valiant effort to move to […]
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Every time the Maryland Terrapins needed a big play in their Big Ten debut, Dez Wells answered the call. Wells hit a game-tying 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds remaining in regulation. He made two free throws in the final minute of the first overtime session to tie it again. He then punctuated […]
Devon Walker scored 16 points as Maryland-Eastern Shore extended its winning streak to four games with a 63-60 victory over host Tennessee-Martin at the Elam Center in Martin, Tennessee. Mike Myers went 6 of 9 from the floor and scored 14 points for the Hawks, who evened their season record at 8-8. Deville Smith had […]
Guard Daniel Dixon scored 20 points, but the William & Mary Tribe couldn’t overcome the defense of the No. 19 North Carolina Tar Heels in an 86-64 loss Tuesday at the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. The Tar Heels (10-3) scored the first eight points of the game and never looked back […]
Completing a difficult month on a positive note, Massachusetts closed out nonconference play with an 87-82 victory over Iona on Tuesday at the Mullins Center in Amherst, Mass. After a hot start to the season, Massachusetts (7-6) went 2-4 in December. The backcourt led the Minutemen to Tuesday’s win. Junior guards Trey Davis and Derrick […]
Senior forward Royce O’Neale caught fire to open the second half and No. 22 Baylor ran away from Norfolk State on Tuesday night at the Ferrell Center. O’Neale buried five 3-pointers in the first 4:34 of the second half to break open a close game in the Bears’ 92-51 victory. O’Neale’s flurry gave Baylor a […]
Forwards Jarrod Uthoff and Aaron White each scored 18 points to carry Iowa to a 71-65 victory over No. 20 Ohio State in the Big Ten opener for both teams on Tuesday afternoon in Columbus, Ohio. The Hawkeyes (10-4, 1-0) took an early 17-5 lead and held off Ohio State at the end to beat […]
Junior forward Taylor Johns had a career-high-tying 31 points and 13 rebounds, leading UC Riverside to a 68-63 victory over visiting Morgan State on Tuesday at SRC Arena in Riverside, Calif. Junior guard Jaylen Bland had 18 points, six rebounds and five assists for UC Riverside (7-5). Senior forward Steve Thornton scored 12 points. Senior […]
