Archive for the 'NCAA basketball news' Category

26 Jan

Sundays Top 25 Capsules

(12) LOUISVILLE 67, (8) SYRACUSE 57
SYRACUSE, New York Earl Clark and Louisville continued their recent hot stretch with an unprecedented win in the Carrier Dome.
Clark scored five pivotal late points and finished with 16, leading 12th-ranked Louisville to a 67-57 victory over No. 8 Syracuse.
It was the seventh consecutive win for the Cardinals (15-3, 6-0 [...]

26 Jan

Houston guard Aubrey Coleman issued an apology Sunday after stepping on the face of Arizona player Chase Budinger during a game the previous day.

Houston guard Aubrey Coleman issued an apology Sunday after stepping on the face of Arizona player Chase Budinger during a game the previous day.
Coleman, a junior and the team’s second-leading scorer, was ejected after stepping on Budinger’s face following a charge call with 9:51 left in the second half. Arizona rallied for a 96-90 win [...]

26 Jan

Sunday’s Top 25 Boxes

At Morgantown, W Va.
No. 4 PITTSBURGH 79, WEST VIRGINIA 67
PITTSBURGH (18-1)
Biggs 1-3 2-2 4, Young 9-14 4-4 22, Blair 6-12 4-8 16, Fields 4-7 5-5 13, Dixon 4-8 0-0 11, G.Brown 2-5 0-1 4, Gibbs 1-2 0-0 3, Tiesi 0-0 0-0 0, Wanamaker 1-1 0-0 2, Frye 0-1 0-0 0, Robinson 2-2 0-0 4, McGhee [...]

21 Dec

Montana State beats Long Beach State

Will Bynum scored 15 points, and Danny Piepoli added 12 in Montana State’s 75-61 victory over Long Beach State on Saturday.
Bynum made six of 10 shots, had five rebounds and four steals to help the Bobcats (5-4) win for the fourth time in their last six games.
Cody Anderson added 11 points, and Bobby Howard and [...]

21 Dec

Top 25 Capsules

SEATTLE - Price scored a season-high 24 points - including the 3-pointer that sent the game into overtime - and Jerome Dyson scored six of his 21 points in the extra period to rally No. 2 Connecticut to a wild, 88-83 victory over eighth-ranked Gonzaga on Saturday.
Dyson and Price rallied the Huskies (10-0) from 11 [...]

30 Nov

Top 25 Capsules for Saturday.

(2) CONNECTICUT 88, BRYANT 58
HARTFORD, Connecticut Leaving Paradise did not slow down second-ranked Connecticut.
Hasheem Thabeet led five players in double figures with 16 points and 12 rebounds to help the Huskies to an 88-58 romp over Bryant University.
UConn (6-0), which is coming off a victory in the Paradise Jam tournament, continued its scorching start against [...]

30 Nov

Harangody out indefinitely for Notre Dame.

Notre Dame forward Luke Harangody is out indefinitely with pneumonia.
Harangody, the Big East player of the year last season, became ill after scoring 29 points and grabbing 13 rebounds in No. 8 Notre Dame’s 81-80 victory over No. 6 Texas on Tuesday in the semifinals of the Maui Invitational.
Despite feeling ill, he had 13 points [...]

30 Oct

After spurning Arizona, Washington top basketball recruit has decided to stay home.

After spurning Arizona, Washington top basketball recruit has decided to stay home.
Abdul Gaddy, a guard for Bellarmine Prep in Tacoma, announced Tuesday night that he will sign a letter of intent next month to play at Washington.
Gaddy originally had committed to Arizona, but backed out when Wildcats coach Lute Olson retired on Thursday. The early [...]

30 Oct

Nevada G Fields criminal case dismissed.

Nevada G Fields criminal case dismissed.
Brandon Fields, Nevada’s leading returning scorer, has been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing in an alleged shoplifting incident at a sporting goods store, his lawyer said Wednesday.
A school spokesman said that coach Mark Fox indicated Fields was still under suspension
Fields, a 6-foot-5 junior guard, was one of three Wolf Pack [...]

30 Oct

FSU routs LCC in exhibition opener.

FSU routs LCC in exhibition opener. Senior guard Toney Douglas led all scorers with 20 points in a 101-43 exhibition victory for Florida State over LCC International University on Wednesday night at the Donald L. Tucker Center. While the Lithuanian-based team didnt present much of a challenge, it did give a chance for Leonard Hamilton [...]