Category: Wirenews
LEXINGTON, Ky. — No. 1-ranked Kentucky, the lone unbeaten team in America, pushed its spotless record to 22-0 with a 69-58 victory over Georgia Tuesday at Rupp Arena. But it didn’t come easy, especially considering the Bulldogs (14-7, 5-4 SEC) were without three players, two reserves and leading scorer and rebounder Marcus Thornton. It was […]
MADISON, Wis. — If anyone still thinks of Wisconsin as a slow, methodical, plodding team that was better suited for short-shorts and peach baskets, he probably was not watching as the fifth-ranked Badgers throttled Indiana 92-78 Tuesday night at the Kohl Center. Wisconsin set a season high for points in a game and shot 60.4 […]
NORMAN, Okla. — The 21st-ranked Oklahoma Sooners figured out how to break through No. 15 West Virginia’s pressure, then dialed up pressure themselves on Tuesday night at home. The Sooners dominated from the start in a 71-52 win in front of an estimated 6,200 at Lloyd Noble Center, building a 20-point first-half lead and coasting […]
Boise State made six 3-pointers in the second half at Utah State on Tuesday, none bigger than a deep shot by Derrick Marks with the shot clock expiring that broke a 60-60 tie and helped the Broncos end their run of futility in Logan with a 68-63 win over the Aggies. Marks, who came into […]
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — This was a working vacation for Louisville — and a successful one at that. The ninth-ranked Cardinals, who got points from just four players, defeated the Miami Hurricanes 63-55 on Tuesday night at the BankUnited Center. Guard Terry Rozier had a game-high 22 points, forward Montrezl Harrell had 18 points, nine […]
NEW YORK — Guards Alan Anderson and Jarrett Jack combined to shoot 4-for-17 over the first 47-plus minutes Monday night. However, the with the game on the line, the Brooklyn Nets got huge baskets from the duo in the final seconds to cap a frantic, come-from-behind, 102-100 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers at the […]
WASHINGTON — The Washington Wizards are in the midst of their roughest stretch of the season. The surging, but shorthanded Charlotte Hornets took advantage. Center Al Jefferson scored 18 points and 12 rebounds, and guard Brian Roberts added 18 points as the Charlotte Hornets defeated the Washington Wizards 92-88 Monday night. Forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist finished […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder have plenty of practice playing without forward Kevin Durant. The NBA’s reigning MVP has missed more games than he has played this season. However, with the Thunder losing four of their past five games, Monday was not a good time for Durant to be sidelined due to a […]
TORONTO — The Milwaukee Bucks found a way. They were reduced to eight players when guard O.J. Mayo was ejected for a double-technical foul with 4:08 to play in the first half. They were outscored 15-2 to open the fourth quarter as an 18-point third-quarter lead disappeared when the Toronto Raptors tied the game with […]
NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis was supposed to be nursing a sore groin. It’s scary to think what might have happened if he were completely healthy. The third-year All-Star brushed aside his aching body to score 29 points and grab 13 rebounds — his 26th 20-point, 10-rebound double-double of the season […]
