Category: Wirenews
OAKLAND, Calif. — Shooting guard Klay Thompson scored 11 of his 14 points in the first quarter, and the Golden State Warriors built a double-digit lead within eight minutes en route to a 126-86 demolition of the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night. A 10th consecutive win at Oracle Arena, their longest home streak in 25 […]
DENVER — Kobe Bryant recently conceded to time, but for one night, the aging star looked like the Bryant of old. The Lakers shooting guard had 23 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, and Los Angeles held on to beat the Denver Nuggets 111-103 Tuesday night. It was the second triple-double of the season for […]
ATLANTA — Forward Paul Milsap scored 10 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter to help the Atlanta Hawks to a 109-101 win over the LeBron James-less Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday. James missed the game with soreness in his left knee. That left guard Kyrie Irving to pick up the slack. Irving, who had […]
PORTLAND — Guard Damian Lillard scored 25 points and dished out nine assists as the Portland Trail Blazers rallied from a 13-point second-half deficit to beat the Toronto Raptors 102-97 in overtime Tuesday night at the Moda Center. Forward LaMarcus Aldridge collected 23 points and 13 rebounds for the Trail Blazers (26-7), who won for […]
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Every time the Maryland Terrapins needed a big play in their Big Ten debut, Dez Wells answered the call. Wells hit a game-tying 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds remaining in regulation. He made two free throws in the final minute of the first overtime session to tie it again. He then punctuated […]
Florida Atlantic took command in the second half to post a 68-50 victory over Jacksonville in an intrastate nonconference matchup Tuesday night in Jacksonville. The Owls led 28-27 at the intermission but began to pull away early in the second half, building their first double-digit lead at 41-31 just over six minutes into the period. […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — You know that pesky fly that keeps irritating you, yet you can’t seem to swat it in time? Davidson represented that pest to Virginia on Tuesday night at John Paul Jones Arena. In the end, the Cavaliers would smack aside the annoyance. Third-ranked Virginia fought off Davidson’s valiant effort to move to […]
Senior forward Royce O’Neale caught fire to open the second half and No. 22 Baylor ran away from Norfolk State on Tuesday night at the Ferrell Center. O’Neale buried five 3-pointers in the first 4:34 of the second half to break open a close game in the Bears’ 92-51 victory. O’Neale’s flurry gave Baylor a […]
Devon Walker scored 16 points as Maryland-Eastern Shore extended its winning streak to four games with a 63-60 victory over host Tennessee-Martin at the Elam Center in Martin, Tennessee. Mike Myers went 6 of 9 from the floor and scored 14 points for the Hawks, who evened their season record at 8-8. Deville Smith had […]
Guard Daniel Dixon scored 20 points, but the William & Mary Tribe couldn’t overcome the defense of the No. 19 North Carolina Tar Heels in an 86-64 loss Tuesday at the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. The Tar Heels (10-3) scored the first eight points of the game and never looked back […]
