Category: Wirenews
CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls beat the Houston Rockets at their own game on Thursday night. The Bulls knocked down 14 of 24 shots from 3-point range and rolled to a 111-87 victory at the United Center. Houston leads the NBA in 3-pointers attempted but made just 5 of 26 from behind the arc. Chicago […]
CHICAGO — Chicago Bulls forward Mike Dunleavy left a trail of blood when he headed off the court and into the locker room in the second quarter. When Dunleavy returned to the game after getting 10 stitches above his right eye, he seemed to have a better view of the basket. Playing with a large […]
ATLANTA — Atlanta Hawks guard Kyle Korver found the ideal time to get his second wind following a two-week road trip. The veteran scored seven of his 15 points in the final two minutes to help the Hawks earn a 102-97 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday. “We’ll take all the wins we can […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Purdue guard Terone Johnson’s bid for a game-winning 3-pointer bounced off the rim as time expired and No. 24 Ohio State escaped with a 63-61 Big Ten tournament victory on Thursday afternoon at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The fifth-seeded Buckeyes (24-8) struggled to put away a pesky Purdue team that trailed by just one […]
LAS VEGAS — Fourth-ranked Arizona began its postseason run with one of the most dominant defensive performances in Pac-12 tournament history. The Wildcats stuffed Utah 71-39 as the Utes set tournament records for fewest points, fewest field goals (12) and worst shooting percentage (25.5). “We got punched in the mouth by a really good basketball […]
LAS VEGAS — Eighth-ranked San Diego State already has a trophy and has cut down the nets after claiming the regular-season Mountain West Conference championship. Now the Aztecs want to add to their collection. “We’re what everybody wants to be,” coach Steve Fisher said after the top-seeded Aztecs crushed No. 8 seed Utah State 73-39 […]
Third-seeded Middle Tennessee State smothered No. 6 Old Dominion with suffocating defense and rolled to a 62-48 victory in the Conference USA quarterfinals on Thursday at the Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas. The Blue Raiders (24-8) will face No. 4 Tulsa in Friday’s first semifinal. Tulsa advanced with a 70-49 victory over No. 7 […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Even as the game’s leading scorer, Louisville guard Chris Jones did not have a lot to say about the No. 5 Cardinals’ 92-31 victory over Rutgers on Thursday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference at FedEx Forum. But there was a lot to be said about coming back to […]
NORFOLK, Va. — Third-seeded Morgan State guard Justin Black made his first six second-half shots as the Golden Bears blitzed the No. 6 Florida A&M Rattlers 81-68 Thursday night in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Association tournament quarterfinals Thursday night at the Scope Arena. The Bears (14-15) will meet No. 7 Coppin State in a “Battle of […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Ohio State does not do things the easy way. The defending Big Ten tournament champions survived another grinder on Thursday, escaping upset-minded Purdue for a 63-61 first-round tournament victory at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Boilermakers guard Terone Johnson’s bid for a game-winning 3-pointer bounced off the rim as time expired and the No. 24 […]
