Category: NCAA News Wire
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Freshman forward Justin Jackson scored 22 points and No. 19 North Carolina held off No. 3 Virginia, winning 71-67 in an Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament semifinal upset on Friday night at Greensboro Coliseum. Guard Marcus Paige’s 14 points and forward Brice Johnson’s 13 points aided the Tar Heels, who avenged a regular-season […]
ATLANTA — With his team struggling on offense in the first half, Louisville coach Rick Pitino grabbed the arm of his best player and told him to keep shooting. In the end it was the big baskets by guard Terry Rozier that made the difference. The sophomore scored 22 points, including the go-ahead basket with […]
Chris Jones, the former starting point guard for 12th-ranked Louisville, was dismissed from the team because he allegedly threatened his girlfriend in a text message last week, according to a report by university police released Monday. The woman had “messed up” his room in his apartment, and he sent her a text saying he would […]
MANHATTAN, Kan. — No. 8 Kansas saw its Big 12 Conference lead slip to a half-game over Iowa State with a loss in an unlikely place. Kansas State got a career-high 20 points from guard Nigel Johnson and beat the Jayhawks 70-63 Monday night in Bramlage Coliseum. It was the Wildcats’ second consecutive home win […]
EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon not only got its 20th win on Sunday, the Ducks also got the kind of win they were missing all season. The Ducks boosted their NCAA Tournament hopes with a 69-58 upset of ninth-ranked Utah in Pac-12 play at Matthew Knight Arena. It was the Ducks’ first win this season over […]
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan, a team ravaged by injuries and one that appeared to be in freefall after losing five straight games, rode an explosive start to a 64-57 Big Ten victory over 24th-ranked Ohio State on Sunday. Michigan (14-13, 7-8 Big Ten) was led by guard Spike Albrecht with 16 points, and his […]
EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon got the win it needed to boost its NCAA Tournament hopes with a 69-58 upset of No. 9 Utah Sunday afternoon in Pac-12 Conference men’s basketball at Matthew Knight Arena. Freshman forward Dillon Brooks led Oregon with 19 points and scored 11 straight Oregon points down the stretch to lead the […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — On a night when Oscars are handed out to the best of cinematic achievements at the 87th Academy Awards, the second-ranked Virginia Cavaliers tussled with the Florida State Seminoles in a game that would have been more suited for the Razzies. After three physical meetings last season where Virginia went 3-0 against […]
WICHITA, Kan. — The Evansville Purple Aces can make a case for the best offense in the Missouri Valley Conference since they lead the conference in shooting accuracy and assists and are tied with the Wichita State Shockers for the scoring lead. The Aces, usually, put on an exhibition of passing and cutting in coach […]
Colorado State’s senior tandem of guard Daniel Bejarano and forward J.J. Avila combined for 38 points in the Rams’ 66-53 victory over Air Force on Saturday in a Mountain West Conference game in Fort Collins, Colo. Bejarano and Avila teamed up to make 14 of 23 shots from the field for Colorado State (23-5, 10-5 […]
