Category: NCAA News Wire
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Arkansas was 16 of 16 from the foul line, making six in overtime, and the Razorbacks swept the season series with a 71-67 overtime road win over No. 17 Kentucky on Thursday night. It was the first time in John Calipari’s five years as Wildcats coach that he has lost both regular-season […]
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Guard D.J. Newbill scored 17 of his 23 points in the second half, and Penn State knocked off No. 22 Ohio State for the second time this season, winning 65-63 Thursday in the Bryce Jordan Center. Guard Tim Frazier added 16 points for the Nittany Lions, including a free throw with […]
Fordham nearly caught Virginia Commonwealth napping, but VCU woke up in time to survive a sluggish first half and overcome Fordham 85-66 on Thursday in New York. Virginia Commonwealth (21-7, 9-4 Atlantic 10) plays first-place St. Louis on Saturday, and said all the right things this week about not looking ahead. But when the game […]
NORFOLK, Va. — Old Dominion connected on 10 of its first 13 second-half field-goal attempts and roared past Marshall 70-63 Thursday night at the Constant Convocation Center. With the victory, the Monarchs (14-15, 8-6) assured themselves of finishing no worse than ninth in Conference USA. The top nine teams receive first-round byes in the conference […]
AUSTIN, Texas — After dropping two games on a rough road trip to Iowa State and Kansas last week, No. 24 Texas returned home to wrestle one away from pesky Baylor. The Longhorns saw an 18-point lead dissolve to one point, but Texas held on for a 74-69 victory over the Bears on Wednesday at […]
TUCSON, Ariz. –The Arizona Wildcats found their groove again after playing a series of tight games and falling from an eight-week run at No. 1. Getting 22 points, seven rebounds and five assists from guard Nick Johnson, the third-ranked Wildcats avenged their first loss of the season by beating the Cal Golden Bears 87-59 at […]
RALEIGH, N.C. — Add overtime to Marcus Paige’s area of expertise. After a series of games with second-half offensive bursts, the North Carolina Tar Heels guard did even more damage in overtime against a bitter in-state rival. Paige scored on a runner down the left side of the lane with 0.9 seconds left to give […]
AMES, Iowa — No. 15 Iowa State kept attacking the rim. West Virginia couldn’t stop it. It was the perfect recipe for Iowa State’s 83-66 win Wednesday in a heated contest between Big 12 foes. “The difference in the game is they made shots and we didn’t,” West Virginia coach Bob Huggins said. The Cyclones […]
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The son of Purdue basketball legend Glenn “Big Dog” Robinson came to Mackey Arena on Wednesday night and broke the heart of his father’s former team. Sophomore forward Glenn Robinson III’s layup at the overtime buzzer lifted the Big Ten Conference leading and 16th-ranked Wolverines to a 77-76 victory over the […]
VILLANOVA, Pa. — With 4 1/2 minutes to play, Villanova coach Jay Wright cleared his bench. A roaring applause ensued as the crowd cheered guard James Bell, who was one of three Wildcats seniors honored before the game. By that point, the damage was done. It wasn’t pretty early — as Wright noted — but […]
