Category: Wirenews
Junior guard Jabarie Hinds came off the bench to score 14 points, leading Massachusetts to a 79-54 victory over Northeastern on Wednesday in the opening round of the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament at William D. Mullins Memorial Center in Amherst, Mass. Hinds led four players who scored in double figures for UMass (5-1). Junior […]
ROSEMONT, Ill. — Lehigh finally found the missing piece as it snapped a season-opening four-game skid with an 86-74 victory over DePaul on Wednesday. “It was our mental approach,” said guard Corey Schaefer, who scored a team-high 17 points. “We came in ready to play and be the aggressor tonight. We knew that was the […]
LAHAINA, Hawaii — After starting the EA Sports Maui Invitational on a sensational scoring run, Kansas State’s heralded sophomore guard Marcus Foster hit a cold spell that his team could not overcome. Foster began play as the tournament’s leading scorer — notching 47 points combined in the first two games of the event — but […]
NEW YORK — The St. John’s Red Storm are off to their best start in six years after Wednesday’s 70-61 win over the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off at Madison Square Garden. The Red Storm (4-0), who received 19 points from guard D’Angelo Harrison and 18 points from guard […]
The team that lost by double figures at home to an Ivy League team in its previous game won by double figures on the road against a Big East opponent Wednesday night. Shooting nearly 57 percent from the field and placing four players in double figures, Lehigh captured its first victory of the season, an […]
LAHAINA, Hawaii — In a defensive battle between two undefeated college basketball powers, tournament-tested Arizona survived the challenge. The third-ranked Wildcats claimed the EA Sports Maui Invitational championship with a gutsy 61-59 win over 15th-ranked San Diego State on Wednesday evening at the Lahaina Civic Center. Arizona (6-0) employed consistent defensive pressure and held the […]
NEW YORK — Georgia coach Mark Fox gambled that if his Bulldogs took away Gonzaga’s ability to hit 3-pointers, he might have a chance against the No. 10 team in the country in the semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off on Wednesday. The risky decision worked as Gonzaga hit only four 3-pointers, well below its […]
Guards Adam Smith and Justin Bibbs combined for 48 points and 10 3-pointers, propelling Virginia Tech to a 78-63 victory over Miami (Ohio) in the consolation game of the Cancun Challenge in Cancun, Mexico. Smith, who shot 5-for-7 from the 3-point arc, finished with 26 points. Bibbs, a true freshman, contributed 22 points and made […]
WASHINGTON — Forward Mike Scott and guard Shelvin Mack don’t start for the Atlanta Hawks. In a matchup with the Washington Wizards, however, the reserve pair finished off the Southeast Division leaders. Scott and Mack sparked a 22-5 fourth-quarter run and guard Jeff Teague scored 28 points for the second straight game as the Hawks […]
MILWAUKEE — Detroit Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy didn’t need too much time to think when asked what went wrong for his team Tuesday night in a 98-86 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. “We gave them 19 offensive rebounds, we had 19 turnovers and we were 7 for 17 […]
