Category: NCAA News Wire
NEW YORK — The rivalry between Xavier and Butler just became a little more intense after the Musketeers upset the No. 22 Bulldogs 67-61 in overtime in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament on Thursday at Madison Square Garden. Third-seeded Xavier (20-12) will meet 23rd-ranked Georgetown on Friday. Fourth-ranked Villanova, the No. 1 seed […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Having beaten Florida on March 7 to complete a perfect 31-0 regular season, Kentucky found itself facing the Gators again just six days later to open the 2015 Southeastern Conference Tournament at Bridgestone Arena. Top-ranked Kentucky won the third meeting this season between the teams, too, eliminating Florida 64-49 and advancing to […]
HARTFORD, Conn. — East Carolina came out firing, knocking down 3-pointer after 3-pointer to surprise American Athletic Conference regular-season champion Southern Methodist in the conference tournament quarterfinals Friday. But with help from junior guard Nic Moore, the Mustangs managed to find their footing, overcoming a long-distance barrage by the Pirates to hold on for a […]
LAS VEGAS — Literally and figuratively, it was all about rebounding for No. 17 Utah on Thursday night. Bouncing back from a sluggish ending to the regular season, and recovering from being outrebounded by nearly a 2-1 margin in the first half, the Utes turned a 39-34 halftime deficit into an 80-56 rout of Stanford […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo.– The Kansas Jayhawks got 20 points and eight rebounds from guard Wayne Selden and defeated the Baylor Bears 62-52 in the semifinals of the Big 12 Championship on Friday night at Sprint Center. The Jayhawks reached the title game for the 11th time in the 18-year history of the postseason tournament. Forward […]
CHICAGO — Forward Dez Wells scored a game-high 22 points and guard Melo Trimble added 17 as No. 8 Maryland used late free-throw shooting to secure a 75-69 Big Ten tournament victory over Indiana on Friday night at the United Center. The second-seeded Terrapins (27-5) went 11 of 13 from the line in the final […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Having beaten Florida on March 7 to complete a perfect 31-0 regular season, Kentucky found itself facing the Gators again just six days later to open the 2015 Southeastern Conference Tournament at Bridgestone Arena. Top-ranked Kentucky won again Friday, eliminating Florida 64-49 and advancing to Saturday’s semifinals. The teams’ third meeting of […]
CHICAGO — Frank Kaminsky didn’t let any rough patches distract him in Wisconsin’s Big Ten Tournament opener on Friday — especially in front of a lot of the home folks. The 7-foot senior forward collected 16 points and 12 rebounds — his 11th double-double of the season — as sixth-ranked Wisconsin beat Michigan 71-60 in […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Freshman forward Justin Jackson scored 22 points and No. 19 North Carolina held off No. 3 Virginia, winning 71-67 in an Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament semifinal upset on Friday night at Greensboro Coliseum. Guard Marcus Paige’s 14 points and forward Brice Johnson’s 13 points aided the Tar Heels, who avenged a regular-season […]
ATLANTA — With his team struggling on offense in the first half, Louisville coach Rick Pitino grabbed the arm of his best player and told him to keep shooting. In the end it was the big baskets by guard Terry Rozier that made the difference. The sophomore scored 22 points, including the go-ahead basket with […]
