Category: Wirenews
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State used a 38-2 advantage in bench scoring to defeat No. 15 Iowa State 80-73 on Saturday and forge a four-way tie for second place in the Big 12 Conference. K-State’s win enabled Kansas to win the conference title. K-State is tied with Iowa State, Oklahoma and Texas but holds tiebreakers […]
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is not a fan of the NCAA and the rule that requires players to be one year removed from high school and at least 19 years old before entering the NBA. Cuban thinks the NBA Development League is preferable to a year in college, saying the one-and-done players are not […]
CINCINNATI — Moments after Xavier defeated No. 9 Creighton to bolster its NCAA Tournament hopes on Saturday, the Musketeers weren’t in a celebratory mood, not after chasing national player of the year candidate Doug McDermott for 40 minutes. “We’re tired,” said XU guard Semaj Christon. But despite their melancholy demeanor, there’s little question it was […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina coach Frank Martin snared the best win of his two-year tenure with the Gamecocks on Saturday, holding off Kentucky for a 72-67 home win. Kentucky coach John Calipari, who was ejected with just over 10 minutes to play after getting his second technical foul, wasn’t courtside for the final quarter […]
DALLAS — Forward Markus Kennedy had 18 points and eight rebounds to power the No. 23 Southern Methodist Mustangs to a 70-55 win over the Central Florida Golden Knights at Moody Coliseum on Saturday. Point guard Nic Moore also had 13 points, six assists and four steals to help set SMU up for a big […]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The No. 1 Florida Gators won their 21st straight game and 31st in a row at home, extending both school records, while handing the LSU Tigers a 79-61 defeat on Saturday at Stephen C. O’Connell Center. The win brought the Gators (27-2, 16-0) one step closer to the first 18-0 finish in […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — In 1981, gas was $1.38 a gallon, the president of the United States was Ronald Reagan and Virginia had a kid named Ralph Sampson leading its basketball team. That was also the last time the Cavaliers won the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title, finishing 13-1 in the conference. On Saturday, in front […]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The No. 1 ranked Florida Gators won their 21st straight game and 31st in a row at home, extending both school records, while handing the LSU Tigers a 79-61 defeat on Saturday at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. The win brought the Gators (27-2, 16-0) one step closer to the first 18-0 […]
NORMAN, Okla. -— The Oklahoma Sooners felt right at home beyond the 3-point arc as they shot their way two a regular-season sweep of rival Texas. Sooners guard Buddy Hield led the way as Oklahoma drilled 10 3-pointers on the way to a 77-65 victory on Saturday at the Lloyd Noble Center. Oklahoma (21-8, 10-6 […]
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Junior guard Tracy Abrams had 12 points and five steals to lead Illinois to a 53-46 upset of mistake-prone Michigan State on Saturday at the Breslin Center. Junior guard Rayvonte Rice contributed 10 points and five steals and freshman guard Malcolm Hill added 10 points for Illinois (17-12, 6-10), which increased […]
