Category: Wirenews
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina coach Frank Martin snared the best win of his two-year tenure with the Gamecocks on Saturday, holding off Kentucky for a 72-67 home win. Kentucky coach John Calipari, who was ejected with just over 10 minutes to play after getting his second technical foul, wasn’t courtside for the final quarter […]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The No. 1 Florida Gators won their 21st straight game and 31st in a row at home, extending both school records, while handing the LSU Tigers a 79-61 defeat on Saturday at Stephen C. O’Connell Center. The win brought the Gators (27-2, 16-0) one step closer to the first 18-0 finish in […]
DALLAS — Forward Markus Kennedy had 18 points and eight rebounds to power the No. 23 Southern Methodist Mustangs to a 70-55 win over the Central Florida Golden Knights at Moody Coliseum on Saturday. Point guard Nic Moore also had 13 points, six assists and four steals to help set SMU up for a big […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — In 1981, gas was $1.38 a gallon, the president of the United States was Ronald Reagan and Virginia had a kid named Ralph Sampson leading its basketball team. That was also the last time the Cavaliers won the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title, finishing 13-1 in the conference. On Saturday, in front […]
DALLAS — Forward Markus Kennedy had 18 points and eight rebounds to power No. 23 SMU to a 70-55 win over Central Florida on Saturday. Point guard Nic Moore also had 13 points, six assists and four steals to help set SMU up for a big final week of the regular season. SMU hosts No. […]
In the regular-season finale for the No. 2 and 3 teams in the Colonial Athletic Association, guard Mike Burwell’s layup with one second left capped Towson’s from a double-digit halftime deficit to a 70-68 victory over William & Mary, 70-68, on Saturday at SECU Arena in Towson, Md. Behind forward Jerelle Benimon’s NCAA-leading 20th double-double […]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The No. 1 ranked Florida Gators won their 21st straight game and 31st in a row at home, extending both school records, while handing the LSU Tigers a 79-61 defeat on Saturday at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. The win brought the Gators (27-2, 16-0) one step closer to the first 18-0 […]
NORMAN, Okla. -— The Oklahoma Sooners felt right at home beyond the 3-point arc as they shot their way two a regular-season sweep of rival Texas. Sooners guard Buddy Hield led the way as Oklahoma drilled 10 3-pointers on the way to a 77-65 victory on Saturday at the Lloyd Noble Center. Oklahoma (21-8, 10-6 […]
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Junior guard Tracy Abrams had 12 points and five steals to lead Illinois to a 53-46 upset of mistake-prone Michigan State on Saturday at the Breslin Center. Junior guard Rayvonte Rice contributed 10 points and five steals and freshman guard Malcolm Hill added 10 points for Illinois (17-12, 6-10), which increased […]
WICHITA, Kan. — The regular season belongs to Wichita State. The second-ranked Shockers completed a historic run to 31-0 on Saturday by handling Missouri State 68-45 at Koch Arena. WSU is the first team to go unbeaten in the regular season since Saint Joseph’s (27-0) in 2003-04 and the first team to reach 31-0 without […]
