Category: Wirenews
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Guard Rion Brown scored 15 points, including two free throws with 8 seconds to play, as 10th-seeded Miami finally beat Virginia Tech 57-53 in the ACC Tournament’s first-round game on Wednesday afternoon at the Greensboro Coliseum. Virginia Tech forward Jarell Eddie failed to convert off a rebound of guard Devin Wilson’s missed […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Erik Swoope’s big impact for the Miami Hurricanes came just in time. There was more evidence of that Wednesday afternoon as he scored 10 of his 14 points in the second half and made a key defensive play. His efforts allowed the Hurricanes to hold off Virginia Tech 57-53 in an ACC […]
Sixth-seeded Old Dominion scored the first eight points of the second half and never looked back, roaring past 11th-seeded Marshall 73-58 in the second round of the Conference USA tournament Wednesday at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas. Guard Aaron Bacote scored 25 points and guard Dimitri Batten scored all 13 of his […]
There is something about Marshall that brings out the best in Old Dominion — over the final 20 minutes. The sixth-seeded Monarchs scored the first eight points of the second half and never looked back, roaring past the 11th-seeded Thundering Herd 73-58 Wednesday in the second round of the Conference USA tournament at the Don […]
NORFOLK, Va. — Seventh-seeded Coppin State went 11 of 12 from the free throw line in the final 1:18 to upset No. 2 Hampton 81-77 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament quarterfinals Wednesday night at the Scope Arena. The Eagles (12-19) will face top-seeded North Carolina Central on Friday at 6 p.m. in the tournament’s […]
ORLANDO — Forwards Kenneth Faried scored 26 points and Wilson Chandler 21 in leading the Denver Nuggets to a 120-112 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night. Reserve center J.J Hickson had 20 points and nine rebounds in just 22 minutes, giving the Nuggets (28-36) a big spark early in the fourth period. The […]
BOSTON — The short-handed New York Knicks, surrounded by the talk that Phil Jackson is about to start running the organization, continued their belated playoff push with a 116-92 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night. The win, New York’s fifth in a row, moved the Knicks within three games of the idle Atlanta […]
PHILADELPHIA – Guard/forward Rudy Gay scored 27 points Wednesday night as the Sacramento Kings beat the Philadelphia 76ers 115-98, the Sixers’ 18th straight defeat. Guard Isaiah Thomas added 20 points for the Kings (23-42), who snapped a three-game losing streak. Center DeMarcus Cousins contributed 19 points and 12 rebounds, and Sacramento made 40 of 50 […]
TORONTO — Guard DeMar DeRozan led the way with a game-high 25 points as the Toronto Raptors defeated the Detroit Pistons 101-87 Wednesday night at the Air Canada Centre. Guard Kyle Lowry went 3 of 6 from 3-point range for 19 on the night while forward Amir Johnson was 8 of 14 from the field […]
WASHINGTON — Center Al Jefferson scored 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and the surging Charlotte Bobcats pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 98-85 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night. Charlotte went on a decisive 19-3 run in the fourth. Guard Kemba Walker had 16 points and backcourt partner Gerald Henderson […]
