Category: NCAA News Wire
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The last time the Michigan Wolverines set foot in the Breslin Center, they were overwhelmed by the atmosphere. They showed a lot more poise in their annual visit on Saturday night and left with sole possession of first place in the Big Ten. Freshman guard Derrick Walton Jr. and sophomore guard […]
NORFOLK, Va. — On a night when the offense came in fits and starts, Old Dominion relied on a defensive sequence to separate from pesky Tulane. Spurred by a lineup featuring three reserves, the Monarchs clamped down on the Green Wave during a pivotal 9-2 second-half run and held on for a 70-64 victory on […]
Old Dominion guard Aaron Bacote led a balanced attack with 16 points as the Monarchs held off Tulane 70-64 Saturday night at the Constant Center. Guard Dimitri Batten added 15 points, guard Keenan Palmore 14 and forward Richard Ross 10 for the Monarchs (10-10, 4-1 Conference USA), who won for the fifth time in six […]
FORT WORTH, Texas — Andrew Wiggins wasn’t part of the Kansas team that endured one of the school’s most shocking upset losses a year ago. On Saturday, he made sure the Jayhawks redeemed themselves. Kansas’ star freshman guard scored a game-high 25 points for eighth-ranked Kansas, which never gave TCU a chance in a 91-69 […]
DES MOINES, Iowa — Road game, home game — it doesn’t seem to matter much to the No. 5 Wichita State Shockers. The Shockers handled the Drake Bulldogs 78-61 on Saturday at the Knapp Center in front of a season-high crowd of 6,127. The WSU fans, outnumbered by at least 5,000 or so, made more […]
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Freshman guard Derrick Walton Jr. and sophomore guard Nik Stauskas scored 19 points apiece to lead No. 21 Michigan to an 80-75 upset of No. 3 Michigan State on Saturday night at the Breslin Center. Walton’s point total was a career high. Sophomore guard Caris LeVert supplied 17 points for Michigan […]
Georgetown center Josh Smith will not play again this season because of academic issues, Hoyas coach John Thompson III announced Friday, according to CBSSports.com. The 6-10 Smith was benched for the Hoyas’ Jan. 8 game at Providence. Now he is officially out for the rest of the season. It is unclear whether Smith might play […]
