Category: NCAA News Wire
After dropping out of the top 25 earlier in the week, Virginia Commonwealth picked up an enormous road victory Tuesday, coming from behind to defeat Illinois State 66-62 at Redbird Arena in Normal, Ill. The game began in an ugly fashion for VCU, as Illinois State knocked down three of its first four 3-pointers and […]
Devon Walker scored nine of his game-high 16 points during an early 18-point run, and Maryland-Eastern Shore rolled to a 65-52 victory over Maryland-Baltimore County at Hytche Arena in Princess Anne, Md., on Tuesday night. The Hawks, who won earned their second win in a row and third in four games, held a 9-7 lead […]
Junior guard Josh Gray scored 25 points to lead LSU to an 82-60 victory over visiting Massachusetts on Tuesday at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La. Gray made 11 of 15 field-goal attempts to lead four players who scored in double figures for LSU (5-2). Sophomore forward Jordan Mickey had 16 points, […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Senior guard Andre Hollins scored 27 points, hitting a career-high seven 3-point shots, as Minnesota defeated Wake Forest 84-69 in Tuesday night’s ACC/Big Ten Challenge game at Lawrence Joel Coliseum. The Golden Gophers used perimeter shooting to help offset 20 turnovers and second-half foul trouble. Hollins made 7 of 10 shots from […]
Hofstra junior guard Ameen Tanksley made all of his nine field-goal attempts and scored a career-high 30 points to lead the Pride over visiting Norfolk State 88-74 Tuesday night in a nonconference game. Tanksley, who also made all five of his 3-pointers, topped his previous high of 29 points when he was with Niagara two […]
The Duquesne Dukes, one of the highest-scoring teams in the country, kept up that trend Tuesday night and ended the three-game win streak of the Howard Bison in the process, 81-63, at the AJ Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh, Pa. The Dukes, who came in averaging 91.3 points a game, were led by a 17 points […]
Florida International took advantage of Kennesaw State’s cold shooting to pull out to a double-digit lead in the first half, then coasted for a 59-38 victory Tuesday night in Miami. The Owls jumped out to an 11-6 lead in the opening minutes but then hit a dry spell that saw them go more than 11 […]
Guard Eric Laster made a jumper with one second left in regulation and the Loyola (Md.) Greyhounds snapped a three-game losing streak with a 64-62 victory over the Columbia Lions at Levien Gym in New York, N.Y., on Tuesday. Forward Franz Rassman led Loyola (3-4) with a career-high 16 points, while guard Andre Walker added […]
Bucknell dominated a high-scoring overtime to complete a come-from-behind, 72-66 victory over Fairfield on Monday in Bridgeport, Conn. The Bison (3-5) trailed for much of the game, but they closed to within three on a 3-pointer by guard Chris Hass with 1:57 to play. After Fairfield guard K.J. Rose missed two free throws, Bucknell guard […]
Taariq Cephas and Shomari Triggs each scored 15 points as Coppin State won its home opener beating Division II Goldey-Beacom 103-50 on Monday night. Arnold Fripp matched his season average with 14 points for the Eagles (1-4), who open the season with 13 of their first 16 games on the road. Coppin State was 34 […]
