Category: Wirenews
MORAGA, Calif. — Gonzaga coach Mark Few suggested Kyle Wiltjer’s 45-point game in Thursday’s victory over Pacific affected him adversely in the early stages of Saturday’s game against St. Mary’s. “He was pressing,” Few said. “I think that 45-pointer messed with his head.” Wiltjer denied that was the case, but whatever the problem, Wiltjer scored […]
The Miami Heat announced Saturday that Chris Bosh will miss the remainder of the season, while being treated for blood clots on one of his lungs. Bosh is receiving care under the guidance of Miami Heat team physicians at a Baptist Health System Hospital. The star forward “is currently resting comfortably. Chris is OK and […]
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Four players scored double digits for No. 18 Arkansas, which tallied 23 points off 23 turnovers as the Razorbacks snuck by Mississippi State 65-61 on Saturday. Mississippi State (12-15, 5-9 SEC) led 51-46 after guard Fred Thomas hit a 3-pointer with about nine minutes left. Arkansas (22-5, 11-3) then turned up the […]
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Junior forward Perry Ellis recorded a game-high 23 points Saturday, including a thunderous dunk off a lob feed with 6:45 remaining, to help No. 8 Kansas hold off TCU 81-72 in Allen Fieldhouse. Ellis, who missed an off-balance layup five days earlier at the final buzzer in a one-point loss at West […]
DURHAM, N.C. — Senior guard Quinn Cook’s 27 points and freshman forward Justise Winslow’s 20 helped make up for the absence of Jahlil Okafor as fourth-ranked Duke, playing without its leading scorer and rebounder, defeated Clemson, 78-56, on Saturday at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Winslow had 17 first-half points and Cook, who made 11-of-18 shots from […]
BOSTON — Bonzie Colson made the most of his homecoming on Saturday. The freshman forward, a New Bedford, Mass. native, finished with a team-high 16 points and six rebounds off the bench as No. 10-ranked Notre Dame swept the hardwood edition of the Holy War with a 87-70 victory over Boston College in front of […]
CINCINNATI — Sophomore guard Myles Davis scored 18 points, helping Xavier strengthen its NCAA Tournament resume with a 73-56 victory over 19th-ranked Butler on Saturday at Cintas Center. Freshman forward Trevon Bluiett added 11 points for the Musketeers (18-10, 8-7 in the Big East Conference), who were coming off an emotional win over crosstown rival […]
LUBBOCK, Texas — Isaiah Cousins admitted 17th-ranked Oklahoma thought Texas Tech would go without much of a fight, just as the Red Raiders did less than a month ago in a 46-point loss in Norman. But the Sooners got all they could handle from the Red Raiders on Saturday before outlasting Tech’s upset bid in […]
MADISON, Wis. — Center Frank Kaminsky scored 21 points on 9-for-13 shooting to lead No. 5 Wisconsin to a 63-53 victory over Minnesota on Saturday for its 10th straight win. Wisconsin guard Bronson Koenig added 17 points for the Badgers (25-2, 13-1 Big Ten), including 6-for-6 shooting from the free-throw line, as the Badgers are […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — After losing two in a row, Louisville didn’t have a lot of momentum heading into Saturday’s ACC game against Miami at the KFC Yum Center. And for the first 20 minutes, it didn’t look like the Cardinals were going to get their swagger back against the Hurricanes. But a 17-3 run to […]
