William & Mary 86, Washington College 46

Senior guard Marcus Thornton scored a game-high 20 points, leading William & Mary to an 86-46 victory over Washington College on Friday night at Kaplan Arena in Williamsburg, Va. Thornton led three players who scored in double figures for William & Mary (6-3), which shot 53.6 percent from the field, made 11 of 23 3-pointers […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Norfolk State 81, Northern Arizona 62

The Norfolk State Spartans won for the fourth time in their last five games on Friday night, pounding long-distance visitor Northern Arizona 81-62 at Echols Hall in Norfolk, Va. In the first-ever meeting between the two schools on opposite sides of the country, the Spartans (8-5) ran out to a quick 38-20 halftime almost solely […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Hampton 66, Tennessee State 54

A scintillating finish to the first half gave Hampton a lead it would not relinquish, as the Pirates topped Tennessee State 66-54 and dealt the Tigers their eighth consecutive loss on Friday at the Convocation Center in Norfolk, Va. Bouncing back from a midweek defeat at Illinois that snapped a three-game win streak, Hampton (5-6) […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Old Dominion shoots poorly, but still wins

NORFOLK, Va. — Old Dominion didn’t make many shots, but because the Monarchs did just about everything else right, in the end it didn’t matter. The Monarchs used defense and rebounding to overcome subpar marksmanship and subdue Maryland-Eastern Shore 60-43 on Friday night at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. Guard Aaron Bacote and forward Jonathan […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
College basketball top 25 roundup: Eastern Kentucky upsets Miami

Eastern Kentucky pulled off a significant upset on Friday when it routed No. 18 Miami 72-44 on the Hurricanes’ home floor in Coral Gables, Fla. Corey Walden scored 18 points for the Colonels (6-4), who had lost four of their past five games before dominating Miami. Eastern Kentucky held a slim two-point lead at halftime, […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Thunders’ Durant expects to be OK injuring ankle

OAKLAND, Calif. — Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant missed the second half of Thursday’s 114-109 loss to the Golden State Warriors with a sprained right ankle, but insisted afterward it’s nothing serious. “I wanted to play, but we want to be cautious,” Durant said after the game. X-rays taken at halftime were negative. “They […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Warriors 114, Thunder 109

OAKLAND, Calif. — Stephen Curry scored six of his game-high 34 points after Oklahoma City took a one-point lead with 2:59 to play, lifting the Golden State Warriors to a 114-109 victory in a game in which Thunder star Kevin Durant missed the second half with an ankle injury. Curry’s jumper with 2:41 to go […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA roundup: Celtics, Mavs close in on Rondo deal

The Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks are close to finalizing a deal that would send point guard Rajon Rondo to the Mavericks, multiple media outlets reported Thursday. The Celtics and the Mavericks reached an agreement in principle to send Rondo to Dallas, although there are conflicting reports on the players involved. ESPN.com reported that the […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Knicks’ Anthony sits out game

New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony did not play in Thursday night’s game against the Chicago Bulls because of soreness in his left knee, and he said that people close to him are advising him to stay off the court for a few weeks. “I have multiple people say kind of just shut it down,” […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021