Category: Wirenews
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The son of Purdue basketball legend Glenn “Big Dog” Robinson came to Mackey Arena on Wednesday night and broke his father’s former team’s heart. Sophomore forward Glenn Robinson III’s layup at the overtime buzzer lifted the Big Ten Conference leading and 16th-ranked Wolverines to a 77-76 victory over the Boilermakers. Michigan, […]
PHILADELPHIA — Veteran guard Jameer Nelson scored 12 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter Wednesday night as the Orlando Magic beat the Philadelphia 76ers 101-90 to snap a 16-game road losing streak. Center Nikola Vucevic, an ex-Sixer, had 21 points and 13 rebounds to pace the Magic (18-42), who improved to 4-27 on […]
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Center Garrick Sherman scored 21 points and Notre Dame survived a pair of potential game-tying 3-point attempts in the final seconds to post a 65-62 victory over Georgia Tech on Wednesday night at Purcell Pavilion. Forward Robert Carter Jr. missed a pair of 3-point attempts in the closing seconds that would […]
The Colonial Athletic Association schedule makers didn’t do any favors for the Hofstra Pride. Coming off back-to-back losses — by a combined 10 points — to the conference’s top two teams, the Pride traveled to Williamsburg, Va., on Wednesday night to face the third-place William & Mary Tribe. Much like they did against the top […]
Colgate cooled off the hottest team in the Patriot League with an 83-66 victory over Lafayette on Wednesday night at Cotterell Court in Hamilton, N.Y. The Raiders (11-17, 5-12 Patriot) earned their second consecutive win, while the Leopards (10-18, 6-11) saw their four-game winning streak end. Colgate was led by senior forward Murphy Burnatowski, who […]
Guard John Schoof hit back-to-back 3-pointers, the last with 48.2 seconds remaining in the game, to lead the American University Eagles to a key 64-55 victory over the Navy Midshipmen in Patriot League basketball Wednesday night in Annapolis, Md. The visiting Eagles were up only three points when guard Jesse Reed’s desperation, long 3-pointer as […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Paced by a career-high 15 points from freshman guard London Perrantes, the No. 12 Virginia Cavaliers dismantled Miami 65-40 Wednesday night at John Paul Jones Arena. It was Virginia coach Tony Bennett’s 100th victory with the team. Perrantes was a perfect 5 of 5 from the field, including four from long distance. […]
Richmond’s second-half surge could not overcome its worst opening 20 minutes of the season, as the Spiders fell to the George Mason Patriots 69-60 at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va., on Wednesday. The loss is a huge setback for the Spiders and their chances at qualifying for the postseason. The Spiders’ largest halftime deficit […]
Bucknell exacted revenge on Patriot League rival Lehigh and kept alive its chances for a top-four seed in the upcoming conference tournament with a 65-61 victory on Wednesday night at Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pa. The Bison, who dropped a 66-63 contest at the Mountain Hawks on Jan. 29, led 29-28 at halftime, and they […]
Senior forward Jerrelle Benimon posted his 19th double-double of the season, and a fantastic display of free-throw shooting propelled Towson to a momentous 69-66 win at James Madison on Wednesday night. Towson (21-9, 12-3 Colonial Athletic Association) tied the team record for single-season wins at the Division I level. The Tigers posted their fifth consecutive […]
