Austin, TX – On a chilly Saturday in Austin, multiple players caught fire inside the Frank Erwin Center as the Texas Longhorns outlasted the Purdue Boilermakers by a score of 72-68. Although Texas led for the majority of Saturday’s game, the Longhorns could not put any space between themselves and the Boilermakers due to the […]
Marquette Wins State Rivalry Over Wisconsin in OT
Milwaukee, WI – Marquette big Ed Morrow does not start. He rarely plays half the minutes of a game. And he entered Marquette’s game against rival Wisconsin on Saturday afternoon in Milwaukee averaging five points per game, sixth best on the Golden Eagles. But with 35 seconds left in the second half and the score […]
Northeastern Holds Off Oakland Rally in Close Win
Boston, MA – The Northeastern Huskies defeated the Oakland Golden Grizzlies 92-83 at Matthews Arena. The Huskies jumped out to a double-digit lead in the first half, ending the half up by 16 points. They made a big emphasis on denying Oakland three pointers and stayed down consistently on shot fakes. Their game plan broke […]
Oregon Gets Back Into the Win Column
Eugene, OR – An Oregon three game losing streak has not occurred often in the Dana Altman era. The Ducks didn’t head in that direction as they returned home on a two-game losing streak to coast to a 84-61 win over Nebraska-Omaha (3-7) before 8,052 at Matthew Knight Arena. Oregon (5-3) was buoyed by the […]
Drake Wins at Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI – With most of the college basketball fans in the state of Iowa focused on the Iowa State-Iowa game on Thursday night, the Drake Bulldogs left their Des Moines, Iowa home to travel to Milwaukee to take on the Panthers for a non-conference game hoping to build on their 5-1 start to the […]
Providence Escapes with OT Win at Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA – The Providence College Friars survived overtime and held off the Boston College Eagles for an important non-conference victory 100-95 in front of packed house at the Conte Forum. The game was very competitive throughout and included several highlights, none bigger than the Friars’ A.J. Reeves’ game-tying triple with 2.6 seconds left […]
Happ Leads Wisconsin to Close Win Over Rutgers
Madison, WI – Wisconsin center Ethan Happ is the definition of a one-level scorer who does nearly all of his work deep in the paint. That’s nothing opposing defenses do not know. But it’s also something opposing defenses can rarely stop, and that was the case on Monday night when Happ scored 20 points in […]
Beavers Set 3-Point Record in Romp over Missouri State
Corvallis, OR – The veteran Oregon State starting lineup was impressive in their 101-77 victory over Missouri State. Both teams played a competitive game, especially in the first half, however the Beavers aggressive defense, and 62.5 percent 3-point shooting broke the game wide open. OSU set a new single game season record with 16 made […]
Howard’s 45 Points Lead Marquette to Upset of Kansas State
Milwaukee, WI – If Marquette was going to upset #10 ranked Kansas State on Saturday afternoon at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, the Golden Eagles were going to have to do with their star player, junior guard Markus Howard, coming off a mid-week bout with a flu that left him operating on less than full […]
