Category: NCAA News Wire
MILWAUKEE — Point guard Traevon Jackson scored 18 points as Wisconsin beat American, 75-35, Thursday in a second round NCAA Tournament game played at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Riding a 19-3 run into intermission, the second-seeded Badgers (27-7), playing just under an hour from their Madison, Wis. home arena, shot 57.7 percent in the […]
Louisville, the defending national champions who shredded the American Athletic Conference tournament competition, will not bellyache about being a No. 4 seed in the Midwest Region. After all, three of the 2013 Final Four are in the packed bracket. But coach Rick Pitino is less than thrilled with the second-round matchup against his former ballboy […]
DAYTON, Ohio — Senior guard Jordan McRae scored 20 points, and junior forward Jarnell Stokes added 18, lifting Tennessee to a 78-65 overtime win over Iowa in a first-round NCAA Tournament game between two No. 11 seeds on Wednesday night at University of Dayton Arena. The Volunteers (22-12) overcame a cold shooting start, then outscored […]
DAYTON, Ohio — Earlier this week, Cal Poly coach Joe Callero surmised that his Mustangs would finish with a winning record if they won the national championship. “We need to win seven straight,” Callero quipped. Well, only six more to go. Senior forward Chris Eversley scored 19 points, and sophomore guard David Nwaba added 17 […]
Penn State blew a 10-point, second-half lead but still managed to defeat Hampton 69-65 in the opening round of the College Basketball Invitational on Wednesday night at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pa. Junior guard D.J. Newbill led the Nittany Lions (16-17) with 19 points. Forward Brandon Taylor added 14 points and nine […]
Towson guard Four McGlynn hit a 3-pointer from just beyond halfcourt as time expired to give Towson a stunning 63-60 victory at South Carolina Upstate in the first round of the College Insider Tournament and cap off a wild final seven seconds. Tigers forward Jerrelle Benimon hit a layup with 6.7 seconds remaining to give […]
DAYTON, Ohio — Senior forward Chris Eversley scored 19 points, and sophomore guard David Nwaba added 17 points to lift Cal Poly past Texas Southern 81-69 in a first-round NCAA Tournament game between two No. 16 seeds on Tuesday night at University of Dayton Arena. Cal Poly (14-19) advances to face No. 1 seed Wichita […]
Iowa coach Fran McCaffery returned to Dayton on Wednesday for the Hawkeyes’ first NCAA Tournament game in eight years after his son’s surgery in Iowa City, Iowa, to remove a thyroid tumor. McCaffrey flew to Dayton with the team on Monday and then left Tuesday evening to be with his 13-year-old son, Patrick. After Wednesday […]
DAYTON, Ohio — Nobody doubts that sophomore guard T.J. Warren is North Carolina State’s star player. However, if the Wolfpack are to advance in the NCAA Tournament, additional players need to contribute. “When other guys step up and score and everybody’s chipping in, we’re a much better team,” coach Mark Gottfried said. Warren scored 25 […]
DAYTON, Ohio — Sophomore guard T.J. Warren scored 25 points and guard Ralston Turner added 17, lifting North Carolina State to a 74-59 victory over Xavier in a first-round NCAA Tournament game between No. 12 seeds on Tuesday night at the University of Dayton Arena. North Carolina State (22-13) advances to face No. 5 seed […]
