Category: NCAA News Wire
STILLWATER, Okla. — Georges Niang scuffled around for much of the game Wednesday night. However, in crunch time, the Iowa State forward found his form, sinking two big buckets in the closing minutes to lift the 14th-ranked Cyclones to a 70-65 win over 22nd-ranked Oklahoma State. Iowa State (19-6, 9-4 Big 12) ended a four-game […]
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas made the most of its misses Wednesday night. The No. 18 Razorbacks shot 47 percent and scored 22 second-chance points, beating the Missouri Tigers 84-69 in a Southeastern Conference clash at Bud Walton Arena. Arkansas (21-5, 10-3 SEC) turned 20 Missouri turnovers into 18 points, hit 10 3-pointers and used a […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Center Rakeem Christmas scored 29 points, including 18 in the second half, to lead Syracuse to a 69-59 win over No. 12 Louisville on Wednesday night in an Atlantic Coast Conference game at the Carrier Dome. The Orange (17-9, 8-5 ACC) trailed 35-28 at the half but outscored the Cardinals 41-27 in […]
NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma couldn’t do much inside all night. But in the final 2:30 against Texas on Tuesday night, the No. 17 Sooners drove the lane, made plays on the offensive boards and got to the free-throw line to pull out a 71-69 win over the Longhorns at Lloyd Noble Center. “Our guys kept […]
After falling behind by 15 points while playing without its star forward, Wyoming rallied to an improbable 64-58 win over Nevada on Tuesday night at Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nev. Wyoming (21-6, 10-4 Mountain West) scored just 13 points in the first half and was down by 14 at intermission. However, the Cowboys dominated […]
Penn State’s top player had the Nittany Lions on the verge of a big upset Wednesday before Wisconsin’s top player stepped up and helped deliver the fifth-ranked Badgers their ninth straight victory. Forward Frank Kaminsky had four crucial points to answer a big Penn State run and forward Sam Dekker scored a career-high 22 points […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Center Rakeem Christmas scored 29 points, including 18 in the second half, to lead Syracuse to a 69-59 win over No. 12 Louisville on Wednesday night in an Atlantic Coast Conference game at the Carrier Dome. The Orange (17-9, 8-5 ACC) trailed 35-28 at the half but outscored the Cardinals 41-27 in […]
CHICAGO — Forwards Seth Tuttle and Nate Buss each scored 10 points to lead the No. 11 Northern Iowa Panthers to a 58-39 Missouri Valley Conference victory over the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers on Wednesday at Gentile Arena. The Panthers (25-2, 14-1 MVC) broke a two-game Gentile Arena losing streak, extended their current winning run to 14 […]
How does one explain perfection? Northern Iowa forward Seth Tuttle gave it a try after his big first half set the tone in the Panthers’ 68-57 Missouri Valley Conference win Sunday over the Missouri State Bears at JQH Arena in Springfield, Mo. “We talk about how every game, it’s important that we get off to […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah isn’t used to seeing many opponents put up a fight these days. When California did exactly that in the first half and held a lead with five minutes remaining before halftime, it served as a wake-up call. The Utes knew forcing the Bears into second-half hibernation would require a greater […]
