Category: Wirenews
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — To get past top-seeded Saint Louis in the Atlantic 10 quarterfinals, St. Bonaventure just needed a little bit of the Wright stuff. Senior guard Matthew Wright hit a key 3-pointer with under a minute left and junior guard Jordan Gathers nailed the game-winner as the Bonnies pulled off a big upset with […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Guard Joe Harris broke out of a shooting slump to match his season high with 20 points as sixth-ranked Virginia beat Florida State 64-51 in Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinal play Friday afternoon at Greensboro Coliseum. Reserve forward Anthony Gill scored 12 of his 16 points in the first half for top-seeded […]
MEMPHIS — Central Florida pushed top seed and 13th-ranked Cincinnati to the brink of an upset, but the Bearcats held on Thursday for a 61-58 victory in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference. Guard Sean Kilpatrick led Cincinnati with 21 points and forward Justin Jackson added 14, although he was 0-for-5 from the free-throw […]
NORFOLK, Va. — The Morgan State Golden Bears have come to finish the job. Guard Justin Black said the memory of last season’s Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship game loss fueled the Bears all season and they are determined to make it over the final hurdle this year. Black took matters into his own hands in […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It’s amazing what a 21-point lead will do. Baylor built the huge lead in the early stages of the second half against No. 17 Oklahoma, then scored enough down the stretch to advance to the Big 12 tournament semifinals with a 78-73 victory Thursday at Sprint Center. “I thought the first […]
NEW YORK — As a kid growing up in Ames, Iowa, far from the bright lights of New York City, Doug McDermott dreamed of playing in big games at Madison Square Garden. On Thursday night, the Creighton senior forward etched his name in the Garden and Big East tournament record books with a sterling first-half […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Central Florida pushed top-seeded and 13th-ranked Cincinnati to the brink of an upset, but Bearcats freshman guard Kevin Johnson would not allow his team to exit early. Behind a late 3-pointer from Johnson, the Bearcats held on Thursday for a 61-58 victory in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference. Johnson’s 3-pointer […]
LAS VEGAS — No. 20 New Mexico began its quest for a Mountain West tournament three-peat with a convincing 93-77 quarterfinal victory over Fresno State on Thursday night at the Thomas & Mack Center. Senior forward Cameron Bairstow recorded his eighth double-double of the season, scoring 21 points and grabbing 10 rebounds, while senior center […]
The Norfolk State Spartans, the host of this year’s Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament, are two wins from the conference title in front of home fans after downing the Savannah State Tigers 57-47 Thursday in the quarterfinals in Norfolk, Va. Next up for the No. 4-seeded Spartans will be a rematch Friday in the tourney semifinals […]
ATLANTA — Guard Kyle Korver scored seven of his 15 points in the final two minutes to help the Atlanta Hawks earn a 102-97 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday. Korver made a 3-pointer to give Atlanta a 90-89 lead, then hit an off-balance baseline jumper with 1:11 left to give the Hawks a […]
