Marquette 81, Morgan State 53

In their non-conference finale, the Marquette Golden Eagles soared to their fourth straight win with an 81-53 victory over the Morgan State Bears on Sunday at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee. This was a game Marquette (8-4) controlled from the start. The Golden Eagles made 10 of their first 16 shots from the […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Loyola-Maryland 61, Fairfield 59

Junior forward Franz Rassman scored with one second remaining in overtime to lift Loyola-Maryland to a 61-59 victory over Fairfield on Sunday evening at the Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Junior guard Tyler Hubbard scored 21 points to lead Loyola (4-7), which had lost three in a row. Freshman guard […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Lehigh 58, UMBC 55

Justin Goldsborough scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and teammate Tim Kempton nearly matched him, adding 12 points and 11 boards as Lehigh rallied for a 58-55 victory over Maryland-Baltimore County on Sunday at the RAC Arena in Catonsville, Md. UMBC, again playing with a short bench, became even more short-handed when forward Will […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Fordham 74, Howard 59

Forward Christian Sengfelder scored all 19 of his points in the second half as Fordham pulled away for a 74-59 victory over Howard Sunday night at Rose Hill Gymnasium in the Bronx, N.Y. Guard Mandell Thomas had 17 points, seven assists, six rebounds and three steals for Fordham (4-6) which never trailed and stretched its […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Top 25 roundup: Stony Brook stuns No. 13 Washington

Stony Brook scored the final 10 points of the game and handed No. 13 Washington its first loss of the season, 62-57 Sunday in Seattle. The Huskies (11-1) led 49-34 with 12:37 to play, and Washington was still in front 57-52 with 3:41 left. After a layup by forward Rayshaun McGrew, and a 3-pointer guard […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Pelicans 97, Spurs 90

NEW ORLEANS — Forwards Anthony Davis and Ryan Anderson scored 22 points each, and David added 12 rebounds and five blocked shots to power the New Orleans Pelicans to a 97-90 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night at the Smoothie King Center. In handing the defending NBA champions their sixth loss in […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Westbrook, Thunder dismantle Hornets

OKLAHOMA CITY — Charlotte Hornets coach Steve Clifford was looking for the right words to describe Russell Westbrook. It took him a few seconds, but Clifford may have coined the phrase “power one” when talking about the Oklahoma City Thunder point guard. Westbrook dismantled the Hornets backcourt for 29 points, leading the Thunder to a […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
James’ ignites Cavs in win vs. Magic

ORLANDO, Fla. — Even the great ones need a wake-up call sometimes. LeBron James used a heated exchange in the third period with unheralded forward Tobias Harris — and the subsequent double technical foul — to ignite his game and lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 98-89 victory over the Orlando Magic on Friday night. […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Dudley, Bucks pitch near ‘no-hitter’, beat Hawks

ATLANTA — Forward Jared Dudley had one of those dream games for the Milwaukee Bucks. The eight-year veteran from Boston College came off the bench to score a season-high 24 points and spark the Milwaukee Bucks to a 107-77 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night ending the Hawks’ five-game winning streak. Dudley was […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021