Category: Wirenews
NEW ORLEANS — Guard Tyreke Evans scored 15 consecutive fourth-quarter points en route to a season-high 30, and the New Orleans Pelicans ruined Kevin Durant’s season debut with a 112-104 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night at the Smoothie King Center. Pelicans forward Anthony Davis added 25 points, 10 rebounds, six steals […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Jordan Hill powered for 22 points and 13 rebounds and Kobe Bryant overcame a scoreless first half to contribute 12 points and a season-high 13 assists as the Los Angeles Lakers downed the sputtering Detroit Pistons 106-96 on Tuesday at The Palace. Hill, the starting center, scored 14 second-half points. Reserve […]
CLEVELAND — Kevin Love had 27 points and 10 rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers received an unlikely second-half contribution from Mike Miller to win their fourth straight game, a 111-108 victory Tuesday night over the Milwaukee Bucks. Searching for a spark after getting just two points from his bench in the first half, Cavs coach […]
ATLANTA — Their star point guard was off his game. Their coach was ailing, and their opponent couldn’t miss. The Atlanta Hawks overcame it all in a 109-105 win over the struggling Boston Celtics on Tuesday at Philips Arena. Atlanta guard Kyle Korver scored 24 points on 8-of-9 shooting, and backup point guard Dennis Schroder […]
NEW YORK — Center Brook Lopez collected 23 points and eight rebounds and the Brooklyn Nets nearly squandered a 16-point lead before holding on for a 98-93 victory over the New York Knicks Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. Forward Joe Johnson added 19 of his 22 in the second half and point guard Deron […]
Hampton hit its free throws down the stretch to hold off Tennessee State’s comeback attempt and earn a 62-54 victory on the road. Quinton Chievous hit a layup to give the Pirates a 50-43 lead with 4:13 to play. That was the team’s last basket of the game, but that didn’t matter because Hampton (2-5) […]
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A 3-pointer from Spike Albrecht with 26.7 seconds to play and a pair of free-throws from Caris LeVert with 4.5 left remaining helped the 17th-ranked Michigan Wolverines squeak out a 68-65 victory Tuesday over the Syracuse Orange at the Crisler Center. In addition to scoring 12 points, LeVert, a guard, had […]
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, […]
