Category: Wirenews
LOS ANGELES — Forward Blake Griffin scored 29 points, and the Los Angeles Clippers held off the Washington Wizards for 110-103 victory Wednesday night at Staples Center. The Clippers, who played their first game at home after a seven-game road trip, captured their fourth win in a row. Guards Jamal Crawford and J.J. Redick scored […]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Old Dominion guard Aaron Bacote and UAB guard Chad Frazier had strikingly similar numbers heading into Thursday night’s Conference USA matchup at Bartow Arena. But Frazier was decidedly better in the Blazers’ 75-66 victory. Frazier led UAB with 27 points, nearly 10 more than his season average of 17.7 per game. He […]
Florida senior center Patric Young said the Gators were challenged to play harder after a lackluster first half against the Mississippi State Bulldogs. The Gators responded with more intensity the final 20 minutes to avoid an embarrassing upset on the road. Behind a team-high 16 points from senior forward Casey Prather, No. 3 Florida pulled […]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Old Dominion guard Aaron Bacote and UAB guard Chad Frazier had strikingly similar numbers heading into Thursday night’s Conference USA matchup at Bartow Arena. On Thursday, however, Frazier was decidedly better in the Blazers’ 75-66 victory over the Monarchs. Frazier led UAB with 27 points, which was considerably more than his season […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In a game of runs, No. 13 Cincinnati had the last one and beat No. 12 Louisville 69-66 Thursday night at the KFC Yum! Center. Cincinnati (20-2, 9-0 American Athletic Conference) closed the game with an 8-2 run to maintain its lead atop the conference. It was Cincinnati’s 13th straight victory. “Whenever […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In a game of runs, No. 13 Cincinnati had the last one and beat No. 12 Louisville 69-66 Thursday night at the KFC Yum! Center. Cincinnati (20-2, 9-0 American Athletic Conference) closed the game with an 8-2 run to stay atop the conference. It was Cincinnati’s 13th straight victory. Louisville fell to […]
NEW YORK — Carmelo Anthony poured in 29 points and became the 50th player in NBA history to accumulate 19,000 career points, leading the New York Knicks to a 117-86 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks forward accomplished the feat in the first quarter with his 15th point. […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Point guard Goran Dragic had 28 points and seven assists to lead the high-flying Phoenix Suns to a 102-94 win over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night. Phoenix (28-18) swept a four-game road trip against the Eastern Conference and beat the league-leading Pacers for the second time in eight days. Indiana (35-10) fell […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Goran Dragic and the Phoenix Suns don’t mind skeptics who wait for the clock to strike midnight on a Cinderella season. After their latest win, it’s getting more and more difficult to cast the Suns’ stunning success as a mirage. Left off the All-Star team, Dragic, a dynamic point guard playing the best […]
Senior forward Casey Prather scored 16 points, lifting No. 3 Florida to a 62-51 win over Mississippi State on Thursday night in Starkville, Miss. Florida (18-2, 7-0 SEC) won its 12th straight game, continuing its longest in-season winning streak since running off 17 victories in a row to start the 2005-06 season. Senior center Patric […]
