Category: Wirenews
ORLANDO, Fla. — Scottie Wilbekin scored 13 of his 21 points in the last eight minutes to help the top-seeded Florida Gators pull away to a 61-45 victory over Pittsburgh in the third round of the NCAA Tournament at Amway Arena. Guard Michael Frazier II added 10 points for the Gators, who advance to the […]
PHOENIX — The Detroit Pistons had not won a road game in two months, had not won a game in Arizona in six years and missed free throws at an almost historic rate against the Phoenix Suns on Friday night. But the struggling Suns still had to work down the stretch to secure their 40th […]
LOS ANGELES — Guard John Wall, the Washington Wizard’s floor leader, came away not only relieved by Friday night’s slump-busting victory at Staples Center, but with an enhanced appreciation of the point guard he played against who is more than 16 years his senior. “No matter how old Steve Nash is, he’s still efficient running […]
LOS ANGELES — Washington point guard John Wall had 28 points and 14 assists Friday night as the Wizards held on to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 117-107 at Staples Center. A scuffle broke out with 2:14 left between Lakers swingman Nick Young and Wizards forward Drew Gooden, as they locked arms going for a […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The San Antonio Spurs are winning methodically the way they always seem to do this time of year, even when they’re far from their offensive best. The Spurs moved their longest winning streak in three seasons to 12 on Friday, as guard Marco Belinelli scored 17 points and guard Kawhi Leonard scored […]
SAN DIEGO — UCLA is playing its best basketball at the best possible time. Fresh off winning the Pac-12 tournament, the Bruins handled Tulsa 76-59 in Friday night’s second-round NCAA South Regional game. For the surging Bruins (27-8), seeded No. 4, it was their fourth straight victory and sixth in seven games. Tulsa (21-13) saw […]
ST. LOUIS — Back in November, “40-0” T-shirts were selling at a brisk clip in Kentucky, so convinced were its fans that its star-laden freshman class would accomplish something that has never been done in NCAA Division I men’s college basketball. Now, the Wildcats will play Sunday to advance to the Midwest Regional semifinals — […]
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Iowa State put to rest any threat of a North Carolina Central upset with a heavy dose of forward Georges Niang. The No. 3-seeded Cyclones rode Niang’s hot hand in the second half to a 93-75 victory over the No. 14-seeded Eagles in the East Region of the NCAA Tournament on […]
PHOENIX — Guard Eric Bledsoe scored eight of his team-high 23 points in the final 3:21 and backcourt mate Goran Dragic added 20 as the Phoenix Suns sent the Detroit Pistons to their 12th straight road loss, 98-92 on Friday. The Pistons missed 16 of 26 free throws — forward Josh Smith went 0-for-8 — […]
RALEIGH, N.C. — Virginia turned to its reserves in clutch situations and they provided enough to prevent history. Anthony Gill and Evan Nolte combined for 18 second-half points off the bench and top-seeded Virginia avoided a part of history it wanted no part of, overcoming 16th-seeded Coastal Carolina 70-59 in an NCAA Tournament East Regional […]
