Category: NCAA News Wire
ORLANDO, Fla. — Forwards Dorian Finney-Smith and Casey Prather scored 16 points apiece as top-seeded Florida avoided an upset with a strong finish, defeating 16th-seeded Albany 67-55 Thursday in an NCAA Tournament second-round game at the Amway Center. Guard Scottie Wilbekin added 10 points for Florida, which needed a 3-pointer from Wilbekin and 3-of-4 shooting […]
MILWAUKEE — It was a happy homecoming for Elgin Cook, who scored a season-high 23 points as Oregon beat BYU 87-68 on Thursday afternoon in an NCAA Tournament second-round West Regional game at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Cook, a Milwaukee native who was a City Conference player of the year as a junior at […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Guard Trevor Cooney scored 18 points, making 4-of-8 shots from 3-point range, as third-seeded Syracuse pummeled 14th-seeded Western Michigan, 77-53, on Thursday in the NCAA Tournament second round at First Niagara Center. The Orange (28-5) advance to a third-round game on Saturday against 11th-seeded Dayton, which upset sixth-seeded, Ohio State, 60-59 in […]
MILWAUKEE — It was a happy homecoming for Elgin Cook, who scored a season-high 23 points as Oregon beat BYU, 87-68, Thursday afternoon in an NCAA Tournament second round West Regional game at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Cook, a Milwaukee native who was a City Conference player of the year as a junior at […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Guard Trevor Cooney scored 18 points and made 4 of 8 shots from 3-point range as third-seeded Syracuse pummeled 14th-seeded Western Michigan 77-53 on Thursday in an NCAA Tournament game at First Niagara Center. The Orange (28-5) advance to a third-round game on Saturday against 11th-seeded Dayton, which upset sixth-seeded Ohio State […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Talib Zanna scored 18 points and Cameron Wright added 11 as Pittsburgh coasted to a 77-48 victory over Colorado in the NCAA Tournament second round. The ninth-seeded Panthers (26-9) got 11 points from Cameron Wright and 10 from Lamar Patterson to advance to Saturday’s third round against the winner of the Florida-Albany […]
Wake Forest fired coach Jeff Bzdelik after four seasons, multiple media outlets reported Thursday. Bzdelik, 61, leaves with a 51-76 record since being hired in 2010. He was hired after three losing seasons at Colorado by longtime friend and Wake athletic director Ron Wellman. Bzdelik was also the head coach for the Denver Nuggets from […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Senior guard Vee Sanford’s layup with 3.8 seconds remaining lifted the Dayton Flyers, the No. 11 seed in the South Region, to a 60-59 victory over No. 6 Ohio State at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo. Dayton (24-10) emerges from the Battle of Ohio second round victory to face No. 3 […]
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 […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Dayton guard Vee Sanford banked in a running right-handed game winner with 3.8 seconds left as the Flyers upset sixth-seeded Ohio State 60-59 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday afternoon. Coming out of a Dayton timeout, Sanford, who was 3-of-10 shooting before his final field goal, answered Aaron […]
