Auburn, AL – Senior guards Samir Doughty (6-4) and J’Von McCormick (6-0) had career nights as No. 22-ranked Auburn returned home after two games on the road to face Cal State Northridge. The Tigers defeated the Matadors 116–70 in a campus game as part of the Roman Legends Classic tournament. Doughty scored 33 points with […]
VCU Halts LSU Comeback in Thriller
Richmond, VA – It was a game of runs with VCU’s pressure defense providing a NCAA quality win for Coach Mike Rhodes and the Rams. Led by the play of 6-7 senior forward Marcus Santos-Silva who totaled 17 points and 11 rebounds VCU picked up an impressive 84-82 victory against a Will Wade led LSU […]
Auburn Escapes South Alabama with One-Point Win
Mobile, Alabama – Richie Riley’s South Alabama Jaguars had Auburn on the ropes with 2.9 seconds to play. Andre Fox made a 3 pointer with 28 seconds to go, giving South Alabama its first lead of the second half. Auburn, having only scored nine points during the previous ten minutes of game clock, didn’t seem […]
Charlotte Tops Davidson in Home Opener
Charlotte, NC – The Charlotte 49ers outlasted the Davidson Wildcats 71-58. It was an energetic crowd at Halton Arena for the 49ers first home game of the season. Right at the tip 49ers guard Jordan Shepherd shot a beautiful floater to start the game and for the rest of the first half Davidson got attacked […]
Oregon Tops Memphis in Phil Knight Invitational Opener
Portland, OR – The No. 14-ranked Oregon Ducks pulled out a gritty 82-74 win over the No.13-ranked Memphis Tigers in the opener of the Phil Knight Invitational before 6.976 fans at the Moda Center in Portland. Shakur Juiston led Oregon with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Lester Quinones, one of Memphis’s talented freshman, led the […]
Oregon Routs Boise State Behind Hot Shooting
Eugene, OR – The Oregon Ducks shot an arena record 70 percent from the field as they rolled to a 106-75 win over what will be a good Boise State team at Matthew Knight Arena on Saturday night. Grad transfer Anthony Mathis was red-hot, leading Oregon with 30 points. Mathis connected on 9-of-11 three-pointers, also […]
Ionescu Leads Oregon Past USA National Team
Eugene, OR – For 20 years the USA Women’s National Basketball team had not lost to a college team. That streak is now over as the No. 1-rated Oregon Ducks rocked Matthew Knight Arena and 11.530 fans in a 93-86 upset victory. The last time the USAWNT lost to a college team was to Pat […]
Creek Leads South East Melbourne to Win Over New Zealand Breakers
Melbourne, Australia – The South East Melbourne Phoenix took on the New Zealand Breakers at Melbourne Arena in front of 3,772 fans. The Phoenix (5-2) ran away with a 103-78 victory as the Breakers fell to 2-6. Mitch Creek was a standout for Melbourne scoring 21 points and picking up 11 rebounds, despite being in […]
Auburn Tops Georgia Southern in Opener
Auburn, Alabama – The Auburn Tigers defeated the Georgia Southern Eagles 83-74 to open the 2019-2020 NCAA basketball season. The Tigers survived 22 turnovers and several lead changes to win a game that was closer than the final score indicates. Head Coach Bruce Pearl led his Auburn Tigers into their first game following a Final […]
