Category: Wirenews
HARTFORD, Conn. — Southern Methodist is back in a place it hasn’t been in quite some time. Next week, the Mustangs will return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 22 years. Southern Methodist used stellar defense against Temple on Saturday to advance to the American Athletic Conference championship game with a 69-56 […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The 2015 Southeastern Conference Tournament held true to form as No. 2-seeded Arkansas defeated No. 3-seeded Georgia, 60-49, in Saturday’s semifinals. The Razorbacks advanced to meet No. 1-seeded Kentucky on Sunday. Arkansas (26-7) won the game, but it was hardly in its “Fastest 40” fashion of an up-tempo, high-scoring affair. The Razorbacks […]
LAS VEGAS – – It wasn’t pretty, but that’s just the way the Wyoming Cowboys liked it. The fourth-seeded Cowboys (25-9), who rank ninth nationally in scoring defense (56.4) and frequently run the clock down before attempting a shot, made the key shots and got the defensive stops they needed down the stretch to grind […]
CLEVELAND — Forward Xavier Ford and guard Shannon Evans each scored 18 points and Buffalo advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history after defeating Central Michigan 89-84 in the Mid-American Conference title game on Saturday night. Bulls coach Bobby Hurley also guided his team to its first outright MAC East […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Who needs blowouts? Iowa State stormed back from a big second-half deficit to defeat Kansas 70-66 in the Big 12 Tournament title game on Saturday at the Sprint Center. The four-point margin was the Cyclones’ largest of the tournament. Iowa State hit 5 of 6 free throws in the final 48 […]
NEW YORK — Villanova won the Big East Tournament for the first time in 20 years, turning back Xavier 69-52 on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. The No. 4 Wildcats’ only other Big East Tournament title was against former member Connecticut in 1995. Villanova (32-2), which also won the conference regular-season title at 16-2, […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. — No. 11 Notre Dame scored 15 consecutive points during a huge second-half run, allowing the Irish to go on to win a conference tournament for the first time in their history in a 90-82 victory over No. 19 North Carolina on Saturday night. Guard Jerian Grants poured in 24 points as third-seeded […]
PHOENIX — Paul Millsap had 23 points and nine rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks held the Phoenix Suns to six points in the first eight-plus minutes of the fourth quarter to pull out a 96-87 win Friday. Kyle Korver had 14 points and didn’t have his first 3-pointer — extending his consecutive games streak with […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Guard Damian Lillard scored 28 points and dished out nine assists to lead the Portland Trail Blazers past the Detroit Pistons 118-99 Friday night at the Moda Center. Forward LaMarcus Aldridge had 22 points despite not playing in the fourth quarter for the Trail Blazers (43-20), who won for the seventh time […]
NEW YORK – For the second straight game in the Big East tournament, Xavier knocked off a Top 25 team, eliminating 23rd-ranked Georgetown 65-63 in the semifinals Friday at Madison Square Garden. The Musketeers (21-12) face No. 4 Villanova, the top seed, in Saturday’s final. On Thursday, Xavier turned back No. 22 Butler 67-61 in […]
