Category: Wirenews
RALEIGH, N.C. — Reserves Anthony Gill and Evan Nolte combined for 18 second-half points off the bench and top-seeded Virginia avoided a piece of history it wanted no part of, overcoming 16th-seeded Coastal Carolina 70-59 in an NCAA Tournament East Regional second-round game on Friday night at PNC Arena. Gill finished with 17 points and […]
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Iowa State put to rest any threat of a North Carolina Central upset with a heavy dose of forward Georges Niang. The No. 3-seeded Cyclones rode Niang’s hot hand in the second half to a 93-75 victory over the No. 14-seeded Eagles in the East Region of the NCAA Tournament on […]
ST. LOUIS — Another win, another slice of history for Wichita State. Forward Cleanthony Early poured in a game-high 23 points Friday night as the top-seeded Shockers became the first men’s team in NCAA history to start a season 35-0 with a 64-37 second-round pounding of overmatched Cal Poly in the NCAA Tournament’s Midwest Regional […]
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks got an important rebound victory Friday night over a team that has been a thorn in their side. Guard Monta Ellis scored 14 of his game-high 26 points in the fourth quarter as Dallas beat the Denver Nuggets for the first time in four tries this season, 122-106 at the […]
MIAMI — The stifling Memphis Grizzlies defense held each of the Miami Heat’s Big 3 under 20 points, but the Heat were able overcome that with a late run. With Grizzlies center Marc Gasol making an early exit because of a sprained ankle, the smaller Miami Heat took advantage and pulled out a 91-86 win […]
SAN DIEGO — Stephen F. Austin put a little madness in March with its 77-75 overtime upset of Virginia Commonwealth in Friday night’s NCAA South Regional second-round game in San Diego. “Miracles really do happen,” Stephen F. Austin coach Brad Underwood said. “What a game.” Forward Jacob Parker hit a jumper with a minute let […]
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks got an important rebound victory Friday night over a team that has been a thorn in their side. Guard Monta Ellis scored 14 of his game-high 26 points in the fourth quarter as Dallas beat the Denver Nuggets for the first time in four tries this season, 122-106 at the […]
ATLANTA — New Orleans forward Anthony Davis returned from a one-game absence with another big performance, lifting the Pelicans to a 111-105 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday at Philips Arena. Davis, who missed Wednesday’s game with an upper respiratory infection, scored 34 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to help snap the Hawks’ five-game […]
NEW YORK — For the Brooklyn Nets, the Barclays Center not only is home, but it has developed into a fortress where losing is something of a distant memory. The Nets continued their dominant play at home with a 114-98 victory over the Boston Celtics on Friday night. It was the 11th consecutive home win […]
PHILADELPHIA — The game appeared over. The New York Knicks, leading the Philadelphia 76ers 91-74 with 5:15 left on Friday night, had inserted their reserves. Two streaks — the Knicks’ winning spree and the Sixers’ history-threatening skid — seemed on the verge of continuing. But the Sixers surged and the Knicks sagged. The game remained […]
