(Player of the Game in Bold) Game 1 – Heritage Academy (SC) 56 vs. Redemption Christian (NY) 72 Heritage Academy (56) – #1 Nic Black (0), #2 Zach John (4), #3 Sam Norton (6), #4 Tijmon Boon (2), #5 Jakobe Dill (17), #20 Dameisho Borden (15), #23 Daimar D’Richards (0), #31 Benjamin Fakira (12) Redemption […]
Rhode Island Escapes With Win Over UMass
Amherst, MA – Point guard Jeff Dowtin played close to a perfect game in helping No. 22 Rhode Island hold off UMass 85-83 tonight at the Mullins Center in front of 4,194 excited but ultimately disappointed fans. The win was URI’s 13th in row and it was their 18th straight Atlantic 10 win, dating back […]
Mykhailiuk, Wallace NetScouts Basketball International Players of Week
University of Kansas wing Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk has been named Netscouts Basketball International Player of the Week for games through January 28th. The Jayhawks went 1-1 in two games this week and Mykhailiuk averaged 24 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists. In an 85-80 against a tough Oklahoma team Mykhailiuk scored 24 points including six three […]
Bamba Leads Texas Past Ole Miss
Austin, TX – On a Saturday afternoon that saw career individual performances for both teams, the Texas Longhorns used a strong second half performance to earn an 85-72 victory over the visiting Ole Miss Rebels. The Rebels and Longhorns traded baskets for much of the opening half before Texas’ size inside became too much to […]
Syracuse Overcomes Slow Start to Top Pitt
Pittsburgh, PA- The Syracuse Orange overcame an ice cold first half and a poor shooting performance to outlast the Pitt Panthers 60-55 Saturday afternoon at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh. Freshman reserve big Bourama Sidibe had a breakout performance for Syracuse, as he scored a career-high 18 points and pulled down 16 rebounds. Sophomore […]
No. 15 Gonzaga Easily Wins At Portland
Portland, OR – The No. 15-ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs marched into the Chiles Center contest to do battle with conference foe Portland. The Bulldogs took care of business in methodical fashion, not expending anymore extra energy than needed to win the game 95-79. Gonzaga’s size, strength, speed, athleticism, and length prove to be huge tasks for […]
No. 1 Villanova Steamrolls Providence
Philadelphia, PA – It’s tough to blame Villanova for their sluggish start in an 89-69 win over Big East foe Providence. Most of the city is still hungover from the Philadelphia Eagles’ NFC Championship win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. And while a mid-week loss at home to an unranked team would usually be […]
Bradley Takes Down Missouri State
Peoria, IL – Bradley Coach Brian Wardle did not like what he saw from his team as the last five minutes of the first half of its game with Missouri State on Tuesday night played out. The Braves’ first-half lead that had expanded to 12 points at one time was down to one at 29-28 […]
Yurtseven, Nurse NetScouts Basketball International Players of Week
Omer Yurtseven of NC State is the NetScouts Basketball International Men’s Player of the Week for games through January 21st. The 7-footer from Turkey contributed heavily in both games last week in a win over Wake Forest (72-63) and in a loss to Miami (86-81). The sophomore big man started the week strong with 22 […]
