Category: Wirenews
CINCINNATI — So much for preseason prognostications, even when it comes to coaches. Villanova was picked to finish fourth in the first year of the reconfigured Big East by the coaches, but the Wildcats claimed the program’s first conference regular-season title in eight years and their first outright league title in 32 years by holding […]
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Junior guard Travis Trice scored 17 points off the bench and No. 22 Michigan State snapped a two-game losing streak by defeating No. 24 Iowa 86-76 on Thursday night at Breslin Center. Forward Adreian Payne had 14 points and point guard Keith Appling supplied 12 to make their Senior Night a […]
CINCINNATI — Throughout this season, Cincinnati relied on guard Sean Kilpatrick and forward Justin Jackson for the bulk of its offensive output. Forward Titus Rubles is emerging as a third weapon just in time for the postseason. On Thursday night, Kilpatrick scored 34 points, and Rubles added a career-high 24, lifting No. 15 Cincinnati to […]
With the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference regular-season title already locked up, North Carolina Central University capped a magical regular season Thursday with a 76-70 win against the conference’s No. 3 team, Norfolk State. Guard Jeremy Ingram led the way for NCCU (25-5 overall, 15-1 in MEAC) with 19 points as the Eagles set a program record […]
NORFOLK, Va. — For Old Dominion, the plan was for defense to set up the offense. The strategy worked perfectly Thursday night. On one end, the Monarchs harassed East Carolina into its worst shooting performance of the season, 29.8 percent. On the other, Old Dominion shot a season-high 59.2 percent. Not surprisingly, the result was […]
SAN ANTONIO – One day after Miami Heat forward LeBron James said he did not believe that the San Antonio Spurs are too old to contend for another spot in the NBA Finals, the Spurs seemed to confirm that assessment. The oldest of the Spurs, 37-year-old forward Tim Duncan, produced 23 points and 11 rebounds […]
Sophomore guard Deron Powers scored 20 points to help Hampton conclude the regular season with an 89-71 victory over North Carolina A&T on Thursday at the Hampton Convocation Center in Hampton, Va. Powers led four players who scored in double figures for Hampton (18-11, 13-3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), which has won seven in a row […]
CINCINNATI — Junior guard Darrun Hilliard scored 19 points and No. 6 Villanova held off a late Xavier rally to beat the Musketeers 77-70 Thursday night at the Cintas Center. The win clinches the Wildcats’ first Big East regular-season title in eight years and their first outright league title in 32 years. Xavier cut a […]
CINCINNATI — Senior guard Sean Kilpatrick scored 34 points, and senior forward Titus Rubles added a career-high 24, lifting No. 15 Cincinnati to a 97-84 victory over No. 20 Memphis on Thursday. The Bearcats kept alive their hopes of winning the American Athletic Conference title in the league’s inaugural season. To earn the top seed […]
BOSTON — After they pulled out a dramatic, last-second win at the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night, the Golden State Warriors could have been excused for being a bit flat Wednesday night. Forget it. “I thought we did a great job against a team that, in all honesty, we are better than,” Golden State coach […]
