Category: Wirenews
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Duke trailed Virginia 61-55 with 3:41 to play, but the fourth-ranked Blue Devils went on a furious 14-2 run that propelled Duke to a 69-63 upset win over previously undefeated and second-ranked Virginia on Saturday. Duke guard Quinn Cook hit two late-game 3-pointers, including one with1:19 to play, to give the Blue […]
STILLWATER, Okla. — Buddy Hield wouldn’t stay quiet. Not in Bedlam. The Oklahoma guard, after a scuffling first half, came alive after intermission to lead a surge by the 24th-ranked Sooners that provided them with a 64-56 road win over Oklahoma State before a near-capacity crowd at Gallagher-Iba Arena on Saturday. With his team trailing […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Moments after Florida State’s thrilling 55-54 upset of No. 23 Miami on Sunday, Seminoles head coach Leonard Hamilton was asked about the fact that FSU is now 6-0 against the rest of the state this season. “Wow … I didn’t even realize that,” he said, shaking his head before adding: “Of course, […]
SPOKANE, Wash. — Memphis coach Josh Pastner had not been shy about telling people that he considers Gonzaga to be a legitimate contender for the NCAA championship this season. Pastner’s opinion did not change after the third-ranked Bulldogs thrashed Memphis on Saturday night. “That’s a really good team,” Pastner summed up after Gonzaga breezed to […]
LOS ANGELES — Utah used balanced scoring and a suffocating defense to cruise to an easy 67-39 victory against USC, Sunday in the Galen Center. The 11th-ranked Utes (17-4, 7-2 Pac-12) were coming off a lackluster 10-point loss to UCLA on Thursday, a game in which Utah Coach Larry Krystkowiak said his team played hard […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Small forward Gordon Hayward had a huge game and the Utah Jazz snapped a six-game losing streak to the Golden State Warriors with a 110-100 win on Friday night at EnergySolutions Arena. Some believed Hayward deserved All-Star consideration, and he sure looked like it against the Warriors, racking up 24 points, […]
NEW ORLEANS — Guard Eric Gordon scored a season-high 28 points and forward Ryan Anderson, playing for injured Anthony Davis, added 24 to lift the New Orleans Pelicans to a 108-103 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers Friday night at the Smoothie King Center. The Clippers (32-15) trailed 95-82 before running off the next 12 […]
MIAMI — The Dallas Mavericks went on a 23-0 second-half run and snapped their four-game losing streak, defeating the Miami Heat 93-72 on Friday night at AmericanAirlines Arena. The Mavericks overshadowed another impressive performance by young Heat center Hassan Whiteside, who had 16 points and a career-high 23 rebounds in 29 minutes. Whiteside, who was […]
ATLANTA — All-Star forward Paul Millsap led six Atlanta Hawks players in double-figures, fueling Atlanta’s 18th straight win, a 105-99 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday. The Hawks survived a 37-point performance from Portland forward LaMarcus Aldridge to notch their ninth straight win at home and 12th straight over a Western Conference foe. […]
ATLANTA — A giant number 18 flashed on the scoreboard. Fans were dancing in the stands. The red-hot Atlanta Hawks have turned Philips Arena into an all-out party. All-Star forward Paul Millsap led six Hawks in double-figures, fueling Atlanta’s 18th straight win, a 105-99 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday. The Hawks survived […]
