Category: Wirenews
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia sent a message to the NCAA selection committee by rushing to 25-point lead and then hanging on to beat No. 8 Kansas 92-86 Saturday at the Coliseum. The Mountaineers withstood a furious comeback by the Jayhawks, led by freshman guard Andrew Wiggins, who scored a career-high 41 points before fouling […]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — No. 1 Florida finished its undefeated run through the Southeastern Conference on Saturday, dominating on Senior Day on both sides of the court in a 84-65 victory over No. 25 Kentucky at the O’Connell Center. Florida (29-2, 18-0 in the SEC) is the fourth team to finish undefeated in the SEC since […]
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Not much was expected from the Cincinnati Bearcats in their first season in the American Athletic Conference. Coach Mick Cronin’s team received only one vote in a preseason poll and was picked to finish fourth in the conference. However, a 70-66 victory over Rutgers on Saturday before 6,650 at the Rutgers Athletic […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — No. 20 Memphis defeated No. 18 SMU 67-58 Saturday at FedExForum in the American Athletic Conference finale for both teams. Memphis (23-8, 12-6 AAC) used a 20-5 run to go from trailing by a point to taking a 58-44 lead with nine minutes to play. Tigers senior guard Chris Crawford (nine points) […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors were so concerned about a lack of offensive production from their bench earlier this season, they made deals to bring in a new set of reserve guards — Jordan Crawford and Steve Blake. The newcomers contributed 15 points to Golden State’s 111-97 win over the Atlanta Hawks on […]
HOUSTON — In the aftermath of an eruptive stretch that had Houston guard James Harden stomping and shouting in delight, he worked to steer the conversation toward subdued analysis of the Rockets’ 112-86 drubbing of the Indiana Pacers on Friday night. The Rockets extended their home-court winning streak to seven games and improved to 14-0 […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — Reserve guard Steve Blake opened the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer and the Golden State Warriors held the Atlanta Hawks scoreless for the first 6:52 of the period en route to a runaway, 111-97 victory Friday night. The win was the Warriors’ eighth in 10 games since the All-Star break and allowed […]
DENVER – Ty Lawson was sidelined by a fractured rib, but he wasn’t idle. The Denver Nuggets guard studied his game while recovering for nearly a month, and it has paid dividends. Lawson had 30 points and tied a career high with 17 assists, forward Kenneth Faried scored a career-high 32 points and grabbed 13 […]
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks blew some big leads this season, but nothing would have compared with the feeling of coughing up a 30-point bulge to the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night. Fortunately for Dallas, they will not have deal with such angst after closing out a 103-98 victory when it looked almost […]
HOUSTON — If the Houston Rockets left any doubt of their status as championship contenders with their white-knuckle victory over the two-time champion Miami Heat on Wednesday night, they silenced them by drubbing the Indiana Pacers 112-86 on Friday night at the Toyota Center. Rockets guard James Harden scored 16 of his 28 points during […]
