New Mexico rallies to beat Nevada

RENO, Nev. – New Mexico remains on a collision course with San Diego State for the Mountain West title. Fighting off a sluggish start for the second straight game, No. 25 New Mexico powered past Nevada 72-58 on Sunday afternoon at Lawlor Events Center behind the usual suspects. The win, the Lobos’ 11th in the […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Arizona 79, Stanford 66

TUCSON, Ariz. — Arizona freshman forward Aaron Gordon had 19 points and a career-high 15 rebounds as the No. 3 Wildcats never trailed and clinched the outright Pac-12 regular-season title with a 79-66 victory over Stanford on Sunday night. The Wildcats (27-2, 14-2 Pac-12) ended their home season with an 18-0 record at McKale Center. […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Arizona clinches outright Pac-12 title

TUCSON, Ariz. — If this was Aaron Gordon’s last game at Arizona’s McKale Center, he went out in style. The Wildcats’ freshman forward, who is widely expected to enter the NBA draft after this season, had 19 points and a career-high 15 rebounds as No. 3 Arizona never trailed and clinched the outright Pac-12 regular-season […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Hilliard leads Villanova past Marquette

PHILADELPHIA — When two of their top scorers went to the bench early with foul trouble, the No. 8 Villanova Wildcats needed someone to step up. Junior guard Darrun Hilliard was more than happy to oblige, scoring a career-high 26 points in the Wildcats’ 73-56 win over the Marquette Golden Eagles. Hilliard’s scoring outburst tops […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
St. John’s 72, DePaul 64

NEW YORK — Guard Brandon Young and DePaul came alive in the second half, but it was not enough to knock off St. John’s as the Red Storm held on for a 72-64 win Sunday at Madison Square Garden. DePaul trailed by as many as 20 points in the second half, but battled back to […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Wisconsin 71, Penn State 66

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Wisconsin’s 3-point snipers led the way Sunday as the No. 14 Badgers defeated Penn State 71-66 in the Bryce Jordan Center. Guard Josh Gasser had 15 points and was three of six from the 3-point line and guard Ben Brust added 14 and was four of seven from 3-point range. Guard […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
St. John’s holds on to defeat DePaul

NEW YORK — Guard Brandon Young and DePaul came alive in the second half, but it was not enough to knock off St. John’s as the Red Storm held on for a 72-64 win Sunday before 10,670 at Madison Square Garden. DePaul trailed by as many as 20 points in the second half, but battled […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Wisconsin holds off Penn State for seventh straight win

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Wisconsin’s 3-point shooters led the way Sunday as the No. 14 Badgers held off Penn State 71-66 in the Bryce Jordan Center. Guard Josh Gasser had 15 points and was 3 of 6 from the 3-point line and guard Ben Brust added 14 and was 4 of 7 from 3-point range […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Hartford 67, Maryland-Baltimore County 56

Junior guard Corban Wroe scored 21 points, helping Hartford conclude the regular season with a 67-56 victory over Maryland-Baltimore County on Sunday at Chase Family Arena in West Hartford, Conn. Wroe made 7 of 9 field-goal attempts and 4 of 5 from 3-point range for Hartford (16-15, 10-6 America East Conference), which won six of […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021