Category: Wirenews
OAKLAND, Calif. — Center Al Jefferson and shooting guard Gerald Henderson combined for 47 points Tuesday night as the Charlotte Bobcats capped an impressive Western swing with a 91-75 victory over the Golden State Warriors. Winning for the third time on a week-long, four-game trip, the Bobcats (22-28) surpassed their win total for the entire […]
DURHAM, N.C. — It took some time, but No. 11 Duke found the ideal tonic to recover from a tough-to-digest result. Forward Jabari Parker scored 21 points, but the Blue Devils were slow to heat up before routing visiting Wake Forest 83-63 Tuesday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Guard Rasheed Sulaimon added 19 points, and […]
FORT WORTH, Texas – The Texas Longhorns know they have become the hunted now that they have emerged near the top of the Big 12. And the TCU Horned Frogs were almost able to sneak up and bite them on Tuesday night. In the end, though, the No. 15 Longhorns scratched out a seventh consecutive […]
MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love entered Tuesday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers with a sore ankle that has pained him for nearly two weeks, and he left Target Center after the Timberwolves’ 109-99 victory with his back, neck and head aching. Nonetheless, Love delivered his 25th career 30-15 game – one more […]
PHOENIX, Ariz. — The Chicago Bulls won the battle of wills Tuesday night. By doing so, they also won a big road game, 101-92 over the Phoenix Suns. The Bulls slowed things down against fast-breaking Suns, shutting down the Phoenix 3-point game in the process while forcing 21 turnovers. Forward Carlos Boozer led the Bulls […]
ATLANTA –Indiana Pacers forward Paul George was pleased to put an end to another streak of futility, this time in Atlanta. George and forward David West combined for 40 points and helped the Pacers to an 89-85 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday, giving Indiana its first regular-season win in Atlanta since 2006. George […]
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota Timberwolves team that had not defeated the Los Angeles Lakers since 2007 until this season now has beaten them twice in three meetings after Tuesday’s 109-99 victory at Target Center. But the Timberwolves did not make it easy on themselves once again. Leading by 25 points in the second quarter, the […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky forward Willie Cauley-Stein struggled so much lately that he came off the bench and played only seven minutes Saturday against Missouri. He forced his way out of the slump, at least for one game, with a memorable performance Tuesday against Ole Miss. Cauley-Stein had 18 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks […]
WACO, Texas — No. 8 Kansas bounced back to earn a split in its Big 12 two-step through Texas. After the Jayhawks fell to No. 25 Texas on Saturday, guard Naadir Tharpe led a rejuvenated Kansas team to a 69-52 win over Baylor on Tuesday at the Ferrell Center. Tharpe tallied 22 points, four assists […]
Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said before Tuesday night’s game that Ohio State point guard Aaron Craft isn’t hard to scout. “You know where he’s going to be,” McCaffery said. “He’ll be after the ball, and he’s good at it.” Turned out Craft was also good at scoring, too. Craft’s crucial three-point play with 1:17 remaining […]
