Category: Wirenews
AMES, Iowa — Iowa State forward Melvin Ejim put on quite a show Saturday. Ejim scored a career-high 48 points and grabbed 18 rebounds as the 16th-ranked Cyclones defeated TCU 84-69 in a Big 12 game. Ejim was ruthlessly efficient on offense, going 20 of 24 from the field. His 20 field goals were a […]
Navy opened the second half with a 20-6 run to build a quick 20-point lead and never relinquished command after that in a 79-57 upset of Army on Saturday afternoon in a Patriot League game in West Point, N.Y. Navy forward Worth Smith scored a game-high 23 points as the Midshipmen (8-15, 3-9) snapped a […]
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Andrew Wiggins scored 19 points and Kansas’ stable of forwards pummeled West Virginia’s interior defense in an 83-69 victory on Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse. Wayne Selden finished with 17 points, Joel Embiid collected 11 points, 12 rebounds and three blocked shots, and Tarik Black chipped in 11 points off the bench as […]
Still fuming from its 17-point blowout loss three weeks at home to Morgan State, Norfolk State took out its frustrations in the rematch with a 64-53 win Saturday in Baltimore. The two teams came into the game tied for second place in the MEAC standings, but the victory by the Spartans (13-10 overall, 7-2) moved […]
AMES, Iowa — Iowa State forward Melvin Ejim put on quite a show Saturday. Ejim set a Big 12 record by scoring 48 points as the 16th-ranked Cyclones defeated TCU 84-69 in a Big 12 game. “This will get a lot of national attention obviously because it’s a Big 12 record and there have been […]
PHILADELPHIA — The Saint Louis Billikens were able to get the most out of their trip to Philadelphia. After topping the Saint Joseph’s Hawks by 16 points on Wednesday, the Billikens defeated the La Salle Explorers 65-63 Saturday night. Billikens guard Jordair Jett scored 19 of his 25 points in the second half, including the […]
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Iowa guard Devyn Marble wanted to prove he’s worthy of discussion as a Big Ten player of the year candidate. By scoring 26 points to lead No. 17 Iowa in a rout past No. 10 Michigan 85-67 on Saturday, he may have put his name in the discussion. A 6-foot-6 senior, […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There might be some argument, especially 90 miles to the east in Lawrence, Kan., but Kansas State coach Bruce Weber believes he has the most valuable freshman in the Big 12 Conference — Marcus Foster. “If he plays like that he is,” Weber said after Foster scored a career-high 34 points […]
STARKVILLE, Miss. — No. 18 Kentucky topped Mississippi State 69-59 on Saturday at Humphrey Coliseum, but that was almost beside the point to Wildcats coach John Calipari. The young Wildcats (18-5, 8-2 Southeastern Conference) seem to be squarely in the NCAA tournament field, so with about a month until Selection Sunday, Calipari doesn’t care much […]
Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul will return to action Sunday against the Philadelphia 76ers, coach Doc Rivers said after practice Saturday. Paul has been out since Jan. 3 with a separated right shoulder. After Paul made it through his first practice with the team since the injury, Rivers declared he was ready. “He […]
