Category: NCAA
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Baylor jumped out to an early lead and kept No. 17 Oklahoma at bay the rest of the way in a 78-73 victory Thursday in the Big 12 tournament quarterfinals at Sprint Center. Center Isaiah Austin led Baylor (23-10) with 18 points, and forward Cory Jefferson scored 14. All five Baylor […]
NEW YORK — Appearing in their first game in the Big East tournament at Madison Square Garden, the Creighton Bluejays looked quite comfortable in their 84-62 win over the DePaul Blue Demons in the quarterfinals on Thursday. No. 4 Creighton (25-6), the second seed, received 35 points from forward Doug McDermott, the Big East’s Player […]
The Wichita State Shockers have been a juggernaut this season, and they enter the NCAA tournament 34-0. Can they win it all?
Seton Hall’s Fuquan Edwin may not have a tournament appearance on his resume, but he’s worth a look in the NBA Draft.
WASHINGTON — Don’t count Georgetown out this year’s NCAA Tournament just yet. Guards D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera and Markel Starks each posted double-doubles, and a hot-shooting first half propelled the Hoyas to a 75-63 victory over No. 13 Creighton on Tuesday night. Creighton forward Doug McDermott led all scorers with 22 points, but Georgetown had more weapons […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Georgia Tech guard Trae Golden looked at the Carrier Dome rim from the foul line six crucial times in Tuesday night’s 67-62 Yellow Jackets’ win over the No. 7 Syracuse Orangemen and saw a place and time many miles and years away. He locked in on how his dad, Robert, practiced pressure […]
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — If the Maryland Terrapins were to still have a shot at postseason play, they had to find their shooting touch in a hurry. Maryland did just that in the second half of a 64-47 Atlantic Coast Conference win over the Virginia Tech Hockies on Tuesday night at the Comcast Center, snapping […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Power forward Julius Randle had his 17th double-double of the season and No. 25 Kentucky survived its poorest offensive half of the season to top Alabama 55-48 at Rupp Arena on Tuesday night. Randle finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds. His two free throws with 3:10 to play gave Kentucky a […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky coach John Calipari said the No. 25 Wildcats were tentative in their return to the court following Saturday’s upset loss to South Carolina, and it showed. Their offense was sluggish to create open looks, and those they stumbled into weren’t falling. Still, Calipari was thrilled his team topped Alabama 55-48 on […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — With Indiana star freshman Noah Vonleh out of the lineup, two other Hoosiers stars elevated their game Sunday at Assembly Hall. Guard Yogi Ferrell scored 20 points and forward Will Sheehey added another 19 points to propel Indiana past No. 22 Ohio State 72-64. It is the fourth ranked team Indiana has […]
