Category: Wirenews
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Center Zaza Pachulia knocked down one of two free throws with 6.5 seconds left, lifting the Milwaukee Bucks to a 108-107 victory over Sacramento and spoiling the return of center DeMarcus Cousins to the Kings’ lineup Thursday at Sleep Train Arena. Pachulia grabbed the offensive rebound on guard Jerryd Bayless’ missed 3-pointer, […]
CHICAGO — Jimmy Butler’s words agree with Charles Barkley’s assessment that he’s merely a good role player. His play this season has proven both of them wrong. Aided by increased playing time and responsibility, Butler is becoming a star this season. He showed it showed again Thursday at the United Center in the Chicago Bulls’ […]
CHICAGO — Jimmy Butler scored a career-high 35 points and added seven assists to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 103-97 win against the New York Knicks on Thursday at the United Center. Chicago (16-9) played without star guard Derrick Rose, who was sick, and the Knicks (5-23) were without star forward Carmelo Anthony because […]
The LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds blew a 15-point first-half lead but managed to regain command in the second half to post a 69-58 victory over the Florida International Golden Panthers on Thursday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. After leading 29-14 with just over five minutes left in the first half and 30-25 at […]
Forward Terry Allen scored all 17 of his points in the second half, and Richmond survived a cold night from beyond the arc to earn a 65-54 victory over South Alabama in a Gotham Classic game Thursday in Richmond, Va. The Spiders (5-4) took 23 of their 58 shots from 3-point range, thanks to a […]
Guard Teddy Okereafor scored 21 points as host Rider continued its recent surge with a dominant 62-48 victory over Morgan State in a nonconference game Thursday. Center Matt Lopez added 12 point and 10 rebounds for the Broncs (6-6), who have won four of their past five games. Guard Jimmie Taylor scored 13 point for […]
Quinnipiac senior forwards Ousmane Drame and Justin Harris combined for 30 points and 21 rebounds in the Bobcats’ 80-65 victory over visiting Lehigh in a nonconference game Thursday night. Drame had 19 points and 11 rebounds and Harris added 11 points and 10 rebounds as Quinnipiac (4-5) outrebounded Lehigh 53-30. The Mountain Hawks’ leading rebounders […]
The five Duke starters scored all of the team’s points, but that was enough for the second-ranked Blue Devils to post a 66-56 win over Connecticut in a nonconference game in East Rutherford, N.J., on Thursday. Guard Tyus Jones scored 21 points to lead Duke (10-0). Center Jahlil Okafor added 12 points and 10 rebounds, […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Sixth-ranked Virginia entered its Thursday matchup with Cleveland State coming off of a 12-day exam break. The Cavaliers shook off the rust and downed the Vikings 70-54 at John Paul Jones Arena in front of 11,812 fans. “I think Cleveland State is a scrappy team, we talked about that,” Virginia coach Tony […]
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Forward Victor Robbins scored a career-high 27 points, and forward Olaf Schaftenaar added a career-high 21 points in Oregon State’s 90-59 rout of DePaul on Thursday night at Gill Coliseum. Guard Gary Payton II contributed 15 points, seven rebounds, five assists and five steals for the Beavers, who never trailed and led […]
