Category: NCAA News Wire
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Villanova head coach Jay Wright called forward Daniel Ochefu “probably our best defensive player” after the Wildcats beat Georgetown 65-60 Monday in a physical Big East Conference game. And Wright said Ochefu, from nearby Baltimore, is also a standout passer. But Ochefu is adding another weapon to his arsenal, as he made […]
PITTSBURGH — Freshman forward Jabari Parker scored a game-high 21 points and senior guard Andre Dawkins came off the bench to score 20 points and spark a decisive second-half run as the No. 17 Duke Blue Devils beat the No. 18 Pittsburgh Panthers 80-65 on Monday night. Dawkins made seven of nine shots from the […]
Guard Malcolm Hawkins scored 16 points and guard Pendarvis Williams added 13 as Norfolk State rallied for a 56-49 victory over Savannah State on Monday night in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game at Savannah, Ga. The Spartans (12-9, 6-2) knocked the Tigers (11-10, 5-2) out of the MEAC lead and won their fifth straight in […]
PITTSBURGH — Andre Dawkins made the most of his 15 minutes off the bench. The senior guard crammed 20 points into his limited playing time Monday night and sparked a decisive second-half run that helped the 17th-ranked Duke Blue Devils beat the 18th-ranked Pittsburgh Panthers 80-65. Dawkins made seven of nine shots from the field, […]
The North Carolina Central Eagles shook off several double-digit deficits on Monday night and rallied to take over first place in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Junior forward Karamo Jawara’s free throw with .9 of a second left in regulation sent the Eagles to a 53-52 victory over the Morgan State Bears at McDougald-McLendon Gymnasium in […]
Hampton University jumped out to a six-point halftime lead and held on to beat South Carolina State, 67-56, in the key MEAC tilt in Orangeburg, S.C., on Monday night. The Pirates, who were led by forward Jervon Pressley with 14 points and six rebounds, improved to 20-17 all-time in the series, including four straight wins […]
Playing in front of a sparse home crowd because of icy road conditions, forward Johnny O’Bryant scored a game-high 29 points and grabbed nine rebounds and LSU blocked 11 shots to pull off an 87-82 upset of No. 11 Kentucky on Tuesday night at Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La. Attendance was reported […]
WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita State won again, relatively easily, but the atmosphere afterward almost resembled a defeat. The Shockers defeated Loyola-Chicago 57-45 on Tuesday at Koch Arena to remain one of the nation’s three unbeaten teams. But the No. 4 team in the nation expects better. The Shockers didn’t deliver, and they knew it. “The […]
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Virginia scored the first nine points of the second half to extend a double-digit halftime lead and post a 68-53 victory over Notre Dame on Tuesday night. The Cavaliers built a 20-point lead in the first half only to see it trimmed to 10 at the intermission. The Cavaliers, however, used […]
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Two men down and in a hostile environment, Michigan State found a way to win, much like it has been doing for much of the season. Senior guard Keith Appling scored 16 points, including a huge 3-pointer in overtime, sophomore center Matt Costello had career highs in points (11) and rebounds […]
