Category: Wirenews
CHICAGO — Tommy Hamilton IV was double, even triple-teamed by Chicago State on Thursday but it hardly mattered as the DePaul center poured in a career-high 25 points in an 84-60 nonconference victory. “I just let the game come to me,” said Hamilton, who had already matched his career best with 17 first-half points. “I […]
LOS ANGELES — Forward Blake Griffin had 21 points, eight rebounds and six assists, leading the Los Angeles Clippers to a 114-86 rout of the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night at Staples Center. Shooting guard J.J. Redick scored 20 points and point guard Chris Paul added 19 points, 10 assists and five rebounds for the […]
SALT LAKE CITY — The Toronto Raptors began their three-game Western trip with a rough loss against the Los Angeles Lakers. Guard Kyle Lowry made certain the road swing didn’t end with another unpleasant result. Lowry led the Raptors to their second win in as many nights, scoring a career-high 39 points in a 123-104 […]
MINNEAPOLIS — The Philadelphia 76ers avoided a dubious place in the NBA record books on Wednesday, as they snapped a 17-game losing streak with their first victory of the season in an 85-77 defeat of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Philadelphia entered the night one loss away from tying the 2009-10 Nets for the worst start to […]
Sophomore guard Matt MacDonald scored a career-high 29 points, and Fairleigh Dickinson rallied for an 89-85 victory over visiting Princeton on Wednesday at Rothman Center in Teaneck, N.J. MacDonald made eight of 12 field-goal attempts and easily surpassed his previous career high of 21 points, set last season against Hofstra. Senior guard Mustafaa Jones scored […]
MADISON, Wis. — Freshman guard Tyus Jones scored a team-high 22 points to pace the fourth-ranked Duke Blue Devils to a 80-70 win against the No. 2 Wisconsin Badgers in a Big Ten/ACC Challenge game. The Blue Devils (8-0) shot a blistering 65 percent (30 of 46) from the field at the Kohl Center to […]
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The seventh-ranked Virginia Cavaliers passed their first big test of the season Wednesday, beating 21st-ranked Maryland 76-65 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge before 15,371 rowdy fans at the Xfinity Center. However, another challenge for coach Tony Bennett and his team will take place in the coming days, as the Cavaliers (8-0) […]
HOUSTON — With all five members of their revamped starting lineup scoring in double figures, the Houston Rockets ran past the league-leading Memphis Grizzlies 105-96 Wednesday night at Toyota Center. Guard James Harden scored a game-high 21 points while rookie center Tarik Black recorded his first career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds as […]
MILWAUKEE — Monta Ellis scored on a 10-foot fadeaway jumper as time expired, giving the Dallas Mavericks a 107-105 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Ellis scored 10 of his team-leading 23 points in the final quarter as the Mavericks rallied from an eight-point deficit. Milwaukee tied […]
MINNEAPOLIS — The Philadelphia 76ers avoided a dubious place in the NBA record books on Wednesday, as they snapped a 17-game losing streak with their first victory of the season in an 85-77 defeat of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Philadelphia entered the night one loss away from tying the 2009-10 Nets for the worst start to […]
