Syracuse 77, Western Michigan 53

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 […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Pittsburgh 77, Colorado 48

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 […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Dayton upsets Ohio State, 60-59

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 […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Badgers clamp down, bury American 75-35

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 […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Dayton 60, Ohio State 59

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 […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Wisconsin 75, American 35

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 […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Rick Pitino miffed by NCAA pairings

Louisville, the defending national champions who shredded the American Athletic Conference tournament competition, will not bellyache about being a No. 4 seed in the Midwest Region. After all, three of the 2013 Final Four are in the packed bracket. But coach Rick Pitino is less than thrilled with the second-round matchup against his former ballboy […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Brooks, Foye lead Nuggets to win over Pistons

DENVER — Guard Aaron Brooks was expecting to come off the bench as usual, but minutes before the starting lineups were announced, the Denver Nuggets guard found out his name would be called. Turns out it was called a lot Wednesday night. Brooks scored a season-high 27 points and dished out a career-high 17 assists, […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Suns 109, Magic 93

PHOENIX — Guard Goran Dragic scored 18 points, and guard Gerald Green hit three 3-pointers during a 15-2 run to open the fourth quarter as the Phoenix Suns finally ran away from the Orlando Magic 109-93 Wednesday. Green finished with 14 points, and forwards Markieff Morris and Channing Frye each added 12 points for the […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021