Category: NCAA News Wire
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The problem when facing a team with nine McDonald’s All-Americans on its roster is never where lightning might strike next. Vanderbilt learned that lesson Tuesday night when Kentucky sophomore forward Marcus Lee erupted for six consecutive points early in the second half, helping the top-ranked and undefeated Wildcats to a 65-57 victory […]
MADISON, Wis. — This was a chance for the Iowa Hawkeyes to make a statement. With victories in five of its last six games, Iowa had moved back into the top 25 at No. 25, and the Hawkeyes were looking to show they were a legitimate threat in the Big Ten when they rolled into […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky sophomore forward Marcus Lee erupted for six consecutive points early in the second half, helping the top-ranked and undefeated Wildcats to a 65-57 victory over Vanderbilt at Rupp Arena. Lee entered the game as Kentucky’s 11th-best scorer at just 2.7 points per game. But against the Commodores, Lee had seven points […]
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina coach Roy Williams added a practice to the team’s schedule after the way the No. 15 Tar Heels played Sunday night. The way the team went about business in a 68-53 victory against visiting Virginia Tech wasn’t pleasing to the veteran coach. “The first half we shoot 13 3s […]
Michigan star junior guard Caris LeVert is out for the season with a left foot injury, the school announced Sunday. LeVert, who injured his foot during Saturday’s game against Northwestern, will undergo surgery this week. He had surgery on the same foot last May. He will be on a 12-week recovery and rehabilitation program. “Caris […]
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — A middle-aged man walked behind the Maryland bench at halftime of Saturday’s game against Michigan State, the man flashed a big smile on his face and a red T-shirt that read “Stay Melo” By then Melo Trimble, the freshman point guard for Maryland, already scored 21 of his game-high 24 points […]
LOS ANGELES — Guards Gary Bell Jr. and Kevin Pangos combined for 33 points, including seven 3-pointers, to lead No. 3 Gonzaga to a 72-55 win over Loyola Marymount on Saturday in a West Coast Conference game at Gersten Pavilion. Bell led Gonzaga (18-1, 7-0) with 17 points and Pangos had 16 points and six […]
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas had a week off to contemplate the direction of its season after consecutive double-digit losses in Big 12 play. The Longhorns must have put the time to good use as they defeated 16th-ranked West Virginia, 77-50, on Saturday at the Frank Erwin Center. In Texas’ previous home game, rival Oklahoma ran […]
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — There were some exciting stretches but never an uncomfortable moment for No. 1 Kentucky. The Wildcats steamrolled Alabama 70-48 on Saturday at sold-out Coleman Coliseum. The 48 points were a season low for Alabama. The Wildcats had three players score in double figures, but none of them were starters. Freshman guard Devin […]
TUCSON, Ariz. — The No. 10 Arizona Wildcats had gone 3-2 in their last five games, but on Saturday against the streaking No. 8 Utah Utes, they showed few signs of what recently had ailed them. Despite falling behind by eight points early, the Wildcats methodically made up the deficit and then some by halftime […]
