Category: Wirenews
FORT WORTH, Texas — The Iowa State Cyclones did not earn any style points on the road against the TCU Horned Frogs on Saturday. Just another much-needed Big 12 road win. No. 19 Iowa State struggled to distance itself from Big 12-cellar-dwelling TCU, but finally emerged with a 71-60 victory at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. Iowa State […]
ROSEMONT, Ill. — Forward Davante Gardner scored seven of his team-high 22 points in overtime on Saturday, but Marquette’s unsung hero was center Chris Otule. Scoreless after 20 minutes, Otule collected 12 points and four rebounds in the second half and overtime as Marquette held off DePaul for a 96-94 Big East victory at Allstate […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — It’s not how you start; it’s how you finish. At least that’s what athletes have been told for decades. No. 24 Ohio State found that adage true Saturday night in a 64-46 victory over outmanned Minnesota at Value City Arena. The Buckeyes didn’t score until nearly four minutes had wound off the […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. — After a game-long dispute with the basketball gods, Kentucky Wildcats forward Julius Randle said he was rewarded. A loose ball off an errant attempt appeared in front of Randle right at the basket, and he went up with the ball and scored with 3.9 seconds left to give No. 18 Kentucky a […]
STANFORD, Calif. — Guard Chasson Randle scored 26 points to lead Stanford to an 83-74 victory over No. 23 UCLA Saturday afternoon at Maples Pavilion. Stanford shot 73.7 percent (14 of 19) in the second half and 62.2 percent (28 of 45) for the game. Forward Josh Huestis had a career-high 22 points and five […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Guard Kemba Walker had 31 points, eight rebounds and five assists as the Charlotte Bobcats won their fourth straight game with a 92-89 victory over the previously red-hot Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night. The Bobcats went on a 15-1 run early in the fourth quarter to pull out to a 13-point lead, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Forward Nene scored 30 points, including the game-winning dunk with 0.9 seconds remaining as the Washington Wizards made guard Andre Miller’s debut a winning one with a 94-93 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night. Guard John Wall had 10 points and 12 assists with the final one setting up […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Power forward Dirk Nowitzki scored 24 points and forward Vince Carter added 18 off the bench to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 113-102 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night at The Palace. Dallas (34-23), which has defeated Detroit five straight times, also received double-doubles from three other players. […]
ATLANTA — The New York Knicks melted down again despite another big game from forward Carmelo Anthony. Atlanta forward Mike Scott came off the bench to score 30 points and guard Lou Williams hit two big 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to help the Hawks come back from 17 down and beat the Knicks 107-98 […]
MILWAUKEE — Forward Paul George scored 32 and forward David West finished with 30 as the Indiana Pacers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 110-100 on Saturday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. The Pacers avoided losing three consecutive road games for the first time this season and consecutive games for the first time since Dec. […]
