Category: NCAA News Wire
VILLANOVA, Pa. — With No. 5 Villanova bombing 3-pointer after 3-pointer early on, Xavier coach Chris Mack could only sit and watch. “I’d like them to miss,” he said of his thought process at the time. “You just tip your hat.” Villanova used its best long-distance shooting effort of the season to jump out to […]
WACO, Texas — Baylor guard Kenny Chery hit a jumper from just outside the lane with four seconds left to lift the 22nd-ranked Bears to a thrilling, 74-73 win over the 11th-ranked Iowa State Cyclones on Wednesday night at the Ferrell Center. Seconds earlier, Cyclones guard Bryce Dejean-Jones nailed a 3-pointer from the left side […]
WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita State won its 23rd straight regular-season Missouri Valley Conference game to set a modern-era record. No other team since World War II can claim such a dominant stretch. Sounds like a big deal. “Cool,” Wichita State junior guard Ron Baker said. “Coach didn’t mention that to us.” Well, maybe not such […]
WACO, Texas — Baylor flashed the look of a Big 12 contender for the first time this season as the 22nd-ranked Bears claimed a thrilling 74-73 victory over 11th-ranked Iowa State on Wednesday night at the Ferrell Center. Bears guard Kenny Chery hit a jumper from just outside the lane with four seconds left to […]
DURHAM, N.C. — Miami guard Angel Rodriguez scored 24 points as the Hurricanes used a sterling second half to stun fourth-ranked Duke 90-74 in an Atlantic Coast Conference game Tuesday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Duke lost consecutive regular-season games for the first time since February 2009. The Blue Devils’ home-court winning streak ended at […]
DURHAM, N.C. — Miami guard Angel Rodriguez scored 24 points as the Hurricanes used a sterling second half to stun fourth-ranked Duke 90-74 in an Atlantic Coast Conference game Tuesday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Duke has lost consecutive regular-season games for the first time since February 2009. Duke’s homecourt winning streak ended at 41 […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. — No. 1-ranked and undefeated Kentucky made sure the third time was not the charm for Southeastern Conference teams as the Wildcats dismantled Missouri 86-37 Tuesday night at Rupp Arena. After having been pushed to overtime by Ole Miss and to double overtime at Texas A&M, winning by three and six points, respectively, […]
KINGSTON, R.I. — Virginia Commonwealth had only trailed for 36 seconds in its last 315 minutes of play, but on Tuesday night it spent most of the night playing from behind. Thanks to a second-half outburst by Treveon Graham VCU wasn’t it behind when it counted the most — at the end of the game. […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Guard Malcolm Brogdon had 13 of his 16 points in the second half and guard Justin Anderson had 11 of his 15 points in the first half as No. 2 Virginia pulled away from Clemson 65-42 on Tuesday to remain unbeaten. Virginia, who led by just six at halftime, went on a […]
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Arkansas freshman guard Anton Beard missed three free throws with 5.1 second left and Tennessee used a much-improved offense to upset the No. 19 Razorbacks 74-69 Tuesday night at Thompson-Boling Arena. Arkansas hit three three-pointers in the final 45 seconds of the game to help it rally from a big deficit to […]
