Category: Wirenews
Guard Kendall Anthony hit five 3-pointers and finished with 19 points to spark Richmond to its fourth straight victory, a 57-53 win over IUPUI on Tuesday afternoon in Richmond, Va. In completing a sweep of four games in the Gotham Classic, Richmond (7-4) also got three 3-pointers off the bench from guard ShawnDre’ Jones (11 […]
A battle between two talented, high-powered teams from different corners of the country lived up to the billing Tuesday afternoon as BYU took down UMass 77-71 in overtime at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah. With BYU ahead 62-61 at the end of regulation, Cougars center Corbin Kaufusi fouled UMass guard Trey Davis with one […]
HONOLULU — Javarez Willis took it upon himself to atone for Monday’s 28-point loss to George Washington. The rest of his Ohio team quickly followed. Willis scored a career-high 31 points to lead five Bobcats in double figures and Ohio set a Diamond Head Classic record for points scored in a 99-78 rout of DePaul […]
The La Salle Explorers continue to flourish on the road this season after picking up an 83-74 victory over Hofstra on Tuesday at the Mack Sports Complex in Hempstead, N.Y. La Salle is now 4-0 in true road games, with three of those wins in December. With the score tied 8-8, the Explorers went on […]
Saint Peter’s senior forward Marvin Dominique had 18 points and nine rebounds as the Peacocks overcame a double-digit deficit in the second half for a 69-60 win over Fairleigh Dickinson on Tuesday at the Yanitelli Center in Jersey City, N.Y. FDU (4-6) took a nine-point lead into halftime and a quick jumper made it 11 […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors welcomed power forward David Lee back into the rotation Monday night while blitzing the Sacramento Kings 128-108 for their eighth consecutive home win. Lee returned from a 21-game absence due to a hamstring injury to contribute six points and seven rebounds off the bench to the Warriors’ 18th […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — For the Charlotte Hornets, it may be a case of addition by subtraction. The Hornets won their third straight without injured guard Lance Stephenson on Monday night as they The Hornets never trailed, leading by as many as 23 points in the first half and by 30 in the second half on […]
The Detroit Pistons waived veteran forward Josh Smith on Monday. Smith, 29, still had two years and at least $26 million remaining on his contract after this season. The 6-foot-9, 225-pound Smith has averaged 13.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 4.7 assists this season. In 105 games with the Pistons, he averaged 15.5 points, 6.9 rebounds […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Utah Jazz guard Alec Burks scored 23 points and forward Gordon Hayward added 21 as the Jazz wrapped up their six-game pre-Christmas road trip with a 97-91 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday at FedExForum. It was the Jazz’s longest annual pre-Christmas road trip since 2003, and Monday’s victory gave Utah […]
SAN ANTONIO — Tony Parker dropped in on the San Antonio Spurs Monday night. He dropped 26 points on the Los Angeles Clippers, leading the Spurs to a 125-118 victory. Parker returned to his spot at point guard after missing eight of the last nine games with a strained left hamstring. Before the game, Spurs […]
