Category: Wirenews
LOS ANGELES — Guards Gary Bell Jr. and Kevin Pangos combined for 33 points, including seven 3-pointers, to lead No. 3 Gonzaga to a 72-55 win over Loyola Marymount on Saturday in a West Coast Conference game at Gersten Pavilion. Bell led Gonzaga (18-1, 7-0) with 17 points and Pangos had 16 points and six […]
TUCSON, Ariz. — The No. 10 Arizona Wildcats had gone 3-2 in their last five games, but on Saturday against the streaking No. 8 Utah Utes, they showed few signs of what recently had ailed them. Despite falling behind by eight points early, the Wildcats methodically made up the deficit and then some by halftime […]
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas had a week off to contemplate the direction of its season after consecutive double-digit losses in Big 12 play. The Longhorns must have put the time to good use as they defeated 16th-ranked West Virginia, 77-50, on Saturday at the Frank Erwin Center. In Texas’ previous home game, rival Oklahoma ran […]
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — There were some exciting stretches but never an uncomfortable moment for No. 1 Kentucky. The Wildcats steamrolled Alabama 70-48 on Saturday at sold-out Coleman Coliseum. The 48 points were a season low for Alabama. The Wildcats had three players score in double figures, but none of them were starters. Freshman guard Devin […]
AMES, Iowa — The Big 12 champion will not be determined for several weeks. Still, every league team is always chasing Kansas. The Jayhawks have captured 10 consecutive conference titles, but Iowa State took a preliminary step Saturday toward ending that streak. All five of the Iowa State starters scored in double figures as the […]
NORMAN, Okla. — Buddy Hield flexed and broke out in one of his wide smiles after a steal and a dunk late in No. 18 Oklahoma’s 82-65 win over No. 24 Oklahoma State on Saturday night. The junior guard was the strength of the Sooners, turning in a perfect night from the field to lead […]
PHILADELPHIA — Jay Wright was quick to remind everyone after the game that he knew what Saturday night would be like. The 14-year coach has been around the Big 5 long enough, having grown up in the Philadelphia suburbs. When it’s a Big 5 matchup, all records get thrown out the window. That’s why it […]
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A raucous Bud Walton Arena crowd and Arkansas’ 16-game home winning streak didn’t faze the Ole Miss Rebels on Saturday night. The Rebels used a hot-shooting first half to build a big lead and won on the road against a ranked team for the first time since 2003, beating the 19th-ranked Razorbacks […]
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State outscored Baylor, 26-10, in the final 11:27 of the game to defeat the No. 22 Bears, 63-61, on Saturday at Bramlage Coliseum. Guard Marcus Foster, K-State’s leading scorer, was saddled with four fouls and did not score during the Wildcats’ run. K-State had a 61-58 lead with 16 seconds left […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Fourth-ranked Duke bounced back from a two-game losing streak to overpower No. 6 Louisville 63-52 in Atlantic Coast Conference game on Saturday. The Blue Devils (15-2, 3-2 ACC) gave coach Mike Krzyzewski the 998th victory of his career. “Obviously we are ecstatic about the win,” Krzyzewski said. “They missed shots and we […]
