Category: NCAA News Wire
DURHAM, N.C. — Forward Jabari Parker scored 19 points and No. 5 Duke held on to beat top-ranked Syracuse 66-60 after a potential tying basket was waved off with 10.4 seconds remaining on Saturday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. With Syracuse trailing 60-58, Orange coach Jim Boeheim was ejected when he was called for two […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — It’s not how you start; it’s how you finish. At least that is what athletes have been told for decades. No. 24 Ohio State found that adage true Saturday night in a 64-46 victory over outmanned Minnesota at Value City Arena. The Buckeyes did not score until nearly four minutes had wound […]
Badly needing a win to stay in the hunt for a spot in the field of the upcoming America East tournament, Binghamton got one Saturday night in a 72-70 upset over Maryland Baltimore County in Baltimore. Bearcats guard Yosef Yacob led the way with 20 points and four assists as Binghamton (7-20, 4-10 America East) […]
NORFOLK, Va. — Louisiana Tech guard Jaron Johnson scored seven points down the stretch to help the Bulldogs pull away from the Old Dominion Monarchs 71-66 on Saturday night at the Constant Center. With the game tied at 51 and 5:18 left, Johnson made one of two free throws to give the Bulldogs the lead […]
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Freshman guard Andrew Wiggins scored 21 points Saturday to help No. 8 Kansas avenge its first Big 12 defeat as the Jayhawks drilled Texas 85-54 at Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas (21-6) gained a three-game lead in the conference chase by improving to 12-2 in the Big 12. The Jayhawks can clinch at least […]
STANFORD, Calif. — UCLA’s chance of winning a second straight Pac-12 regular-season title may have been shot down by Stanford on Saturday. Guard Chasson Randle went 7-for-10 from 3-point range and collected 26 points for Stanford, which shot 62.2 percent from the field and beat the No. 23 Bruins 83-74 at Maples Pavilion. Forward Josh […]
ST. LOUIS — Make it 19 in a row for the Atlantic 10 Conference’s runaway front-runner. Guard Jordair Jett scored 16 points and No. 10 Saint Louis clamped down on George Washington during the last nine minutes on Saturday night for a 66-59 win. Center Rob Loe tacked on 12 points for the Billikens (25-2, […]
DURHAM, N.C. — Duke had enough energy to respond from a difficult defeat, while top-ranked Syracuse simply boiled over by the end Saturday night. Forward Jabari Parker scored 19 points and No. 5 Duke held on to beat Syracuse 66-60 after a potential tying basket was waved off with 10.4 seconds remaining at Cameron Indoor […]
WICHITA, Kan. — Heading into its game against Drake, Wichita State was ranked 17th nationally in team defense. After the Shockers’ defensive performance Saturday night, that ranking is bound to climb. No. 3 Wichita State held Drake to 42.5 percent shooting and forced 20 turnovers in an 83-54 victory at Charles Koch Arena. The Shockers […]
Senior forward Du’Vaughn Maxwell had 19 points and 10 rebounds, leading Hampton to an 81-78 victory over Howard on Saturday night at Burr Arena in Washington, D.C. Maxwell was one of four players who scored in double figures for Hampton (15-11, 10-3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), which has won seven of its last eight. Sophomore guard […]
