Category: NCAA News Wire
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The Baylor Bears stayed cool as Nebraska went from ice cold, to warmer to melting down in the West Regional second round. Baylor’s front court duo of center Isaiah Austin and forward Cory Jefferson combined for 29 points and 13 rebounds as the Bears knocked out the Cornhuskers, 74-60, on Friday […]
RALEIGH, N.C. — In the first game of NCAA Tournament play Friday, the Atlantic Sun rose again, with conference champion Mercer shocking third-seeded Duke 78-71 in a second round Midwest Regional game. Mercer follows Florida Gulf Coast, the darling of the 2013 NCAA Tournament from the Atlantic Sun, in advancing to a third round game […]
Former Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun is interested in the vacant Boston College coaching job, ESPN reported Friday. Calhoun, 71, stepped down from coaching the Huskies before the 2012-13 season after sustaining a broken hip in a bike-riding accident. Calhoun has ties to the Boston area. He is from Braintree, Mass., attended American International College in […]
SPOKANE, Wash. — San Diego State’s overtime win over New Mexico State was not always a thing of beauty, but Aztecs coach Steve Fisher had little to complain about after his team advanced to the third round of the NCAA Tournament. “I told our players after the game, ‘It doesn’t matter how, it just matters, […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Louisville took a look in the mirror Thursday night and didn’t like what it saw for 38 minutes against Manhattan. The Jaspers, coached by former Cardinals assistant Steve Masiello, were using Louisville’s defensive schemes, and Manhattan was within two minutes of a stunning upset. However, fourth-seeded Louisville woke up in time, riding […]
SPOKANE, Wash. — Senior point guard Xavier Thames scored five of his 23 points in overtime, leading San Diego State to a 73-69 triumph over New Mexico State late Thursday night in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Forward Dwayne Polee II sank three of four free throws in the final 6.8 seconds for […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Louisville senior forward Luke Hancock scored eight straight points in the final two minutes to rally the No. 4 Cardinals to a 71-64 win over No. 13-seed Manhattan Jaspers. Hancock finished with 16 points, guard Russ Smith added 18 and forward Montrezl Harrell contributed 12 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks. Defending […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Guard Darrun Hilliard scored 16 points, and No. 2-seeded Villanova overcame a first-half to rout No. 15 seed Milwaukee 73-53 in a second-round East Region NCAA tournament game Thursday night at First Niagara Center. Forward JayVaughn Pinkston finished with 13 points for the Wildcats (29-4). Guard James Bell had 12, and guard […]
MILWAUKEE — Texas center Cameron Ridley tapped in a missed 3-point attempt by forward Jonathan Holmes as time expired, giving the seventh-seeded Longhorns an 87-85 victory over 10th-seeded Arizona State on Thursday night in an NCAA West Regional second-round game at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Ridley’s basket bailed out seventh-seeded Texas, which saw a […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Guard Darrun Hilliard scored 16 points, and second-seeded Villanova overcame a late-first-half deficit and routed 15th-seeded Milwaukee 73-53 in an NCAA Tournament second-round game Thursday night at First Niagara Center. Forward JayVaughn Pinkston finished with 13 points for the Wildcats (29-4). Guard James Bell had 12, and guard Josh Hart and forward […]
