Category: Wirenews
VILLANOVA, Pa. — With No. 5 Villanova bombing 3-pointer after 3-pointer early on, Xavier coach Chris Mack could only sit and watch. “I’d like them to miss,” he said of his thought process at the time. “You just tip your hat.” Villanova used its best long-distance shooting effort of the season to jump out to […]
WACO, Texas — Baylor guard Kenny Chery hit a jumper from just outside the lane with four seconds left to lift the 22nd-ranked Bears to a thrilling, 74-73 win over the 11th-ranked Iowa State Cyclones on Wednesday night at the Ferrell Center. Seconds earlier, Cyclones guard Bryce Dejean-Jones nailed a 3-pointer from the left side […]
WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita State won its 23rd straight regular-season Missouri Valley Conference game to set a modern-era record. No other team since World War II can claim such a dominant stretch. Sounds like a big deal. “Cool,” Wichita State junior guard Ron Baker said. “Coach didn’t mention that to us.” Well, maybe not such […]
WACO, Texas — Baylor flashed the look of a Big 12 contender for the first time this season as the 22nd-ranked Bears claimed a thrilling 74-73 victory over 11th-ranked Iowa State on Wednesday night at the Ferrell Center. Bears guard Kenny Chery hit a jumper from just outside the lane with four seconds left to […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Steph Curry scored 27 points and the Golden State Warriors used a huge third quarter to defeat the Utah Jazz 116-105 Tuesday at EnergySolutions Arena. Curry hit 10 of 16 shots and dished out a game-high 11 assists to help the Warriors (30-5) become the third NBA team to hit the […]
PHOENIX — Phoenix forward Markieff Morris had a career-high 35 points and the Suns spoiled Cleveland forward LeBron James’ return to action with a 107-100 victory over the Cavaliers at US Airways Center on Tuesday. James had 33 points, seven rebounds and five assists in his first game of 2015 after missing eight games with […]
DURHAM, N.C. — Miami guard Angel Rodriguez scored 24 points as the Hurricanes used a sterling second half to stun fourth-ranked Duke 90-74 in an Atlantic Coast Conference game Tuesday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Duke lost consecutive regular-season games for the first time since February 2009. The Blue Devils’ home-court winning streak ended at […]
DURHAM, N.C. — Miami guard Angel Rodriguez scored 24 points as the Hurricanes used a sterling second half to stun fourth-ranked Duke 90-74 in an Atlantic Coast Conference game Tuesday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Duke has lost consecutive regular-season games for the first time since February 2009. Duke’s homecourt winning streak ended at 41 […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. — No. 1-ranked and undefeated Kentucky made sure the third time was not the charm for Southeastern Conference teams as the Wildcats dismantled Missouri 86-37 Tuesday night at Rupp Arena. After having been pushed to overtime by Ole Miss and to double overtime at Texas A&M, winning by three and six points, respectively, […]
INDIANAPOLIS – Guard Mo Williams scored 52 points, which is a Bankers Life Fieldhouse record for a visiting player, and the Minnesota Timberwolves snapped a 15-game losing streak Tuesday night with a 110-101 victory against the struggling Indiana Pacers. Williams scored 37 second-half points, and the Timberwolves (6-31) scored 41 fourth-quarter points to win for […]
