Oklahoma State’s Smart shoves fan

LUBBOCK, Texas — Oklahoma State guard Marcus Smart’s frustration over the Cowboys’ current four-game losing streak apparently boiled over on Saturday night when he pushed a Texas Tech fan. In the waning seconds of Texas Tech’s 65-61 victory over Oklahoma State, Smart fouled Red Raiders forward Jaye Crockett as Crockett was attempting a dunk. Smart […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
SMU ends Cincinnati’s 15-game win streak

UNIVERSITY PARK, Texas — SMU snapped No. 7 Cincinnati’s 15-game winning streak and handed the Bearcats their first conference loss, 76-55, on Saturday. SMU fans stormed the court to celebrate the Mustangs’ first on-campus win over a Top 10 team since SMU beat No. 3 Indiana in 1967. “It was crazy, man,” SMU center Cannen […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Memphis 60, Gonzaga 54

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — They had trailed the entire second half and by as many as 12 points, but the No. 24 Memphis Tigers rallied to defeat No. 23 Gonzaga 60-54 on Saturday night at FedExForum. A jumper by guard Kevin Pangos gave the Zags a 54-50 lead with 3:20 to play. From there, the Memphis […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Hampton 63, Howard 47

Former Hampton University Pirates coach Kevin Nickelberry still hasn’t figured out a way to beat his former team. Nickelberry, who coached Hampton from 2006-09, dropped to 0-7 against the Pirates following the Howard University Bison’s 63-47 setback Saturday at the HU Convocation Center in Hampton, Va. Nickelberry, though, isn’t the only Howard head coach to […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Duke 89, Boston College 68

BOSTON — Duke forward Jabari Parker set career highs with 29 points and 16 rebounds to power the No. 11 Blue Devils to an 89-68 victory over the Boston College Eagles on Saturday. Parker scored 19 points on 7-of-8 shooting in the second half, propelling him to his 14th game of at least 20 points […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Saint Louis, Jett fly by La Salle at the end

PHILADELPHIA — With the shot clock off in a tie game, it wasn’t a surprise as to who had the ball in their hands. Saint Louis guard Jordair Jett dribbled out the clock with seven seconds left, drove left past a defender and hit the winning layup with 3.7 seconds left as the Billikens were […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Kansas answers West Virginia challenge in win

LAWRENCE, Kan. — West Virginia guard Eron Harris had just made two free throws to trim Kansas’ once double-digit lead to four and flapped his arms toward the crowd as if to call for more noise. At that moment, with 5:14 to play, the once-deafening roar inside Allen Fieldhouse was more of a nervous rumble […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Iowa State 89, TCU 84

AMES, Iowa — Iowa State forward Melvin Ejim put on quite a show Saturday. Ejim scored a career-high 48 points and grabbed 18 rebounds as the 16th-ranked Cyclones defeated TCU 84-69 in a Big 12 game. Ejim was ruthlessly efficient on offense, going 20 of 24 from the field. His 20 field goals were a […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Navy 79, Army 57

Navy opened the second half with a 20-6 run to build a quick 20-point lead and never relinquished command after that in a 79-57 upset of Army on Saturday afternoon in a Patriot League game in West Point, N.Y. Navy forward Worth Smith scored a game-high 23 points as the Midshipmen (8-15, 3-9) snapped a […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021