Auburn, AL – The Auburn Tigers never trailed against Patriot League favorite Colgate, defeating the Raiders by a score of 91-62. Auburn led by as much as 36 points early in the second half. Five Tiger players finished in double figures. Samir Doughty (6-4) led all scorers with 20 points, including 4-of-9 shooting from three-point […]
Louisville Runs Away From NC Central
Louisville, KY – Louisville ran away from NC Central 87-58 on Sunday afternoon. The Cardinals established a comfortable lead after outscoring the Eagles by 24 in the first half, and coasted to the win, holding their opponents to a 33 percent field goal percentage for the game. Louisville’s efficiency on offense throughout led to their […]
Oregon Cranks Up Defense In Win Over UT Arlington
Eugene, OR – The No. 14-ranked Oregon Ducks leaned on their defense to hold the visiting UT Arlington Mavericks to just 20 percent (6-of -30) shooting from beyond the arc in a 67-47 victory at Matt Knight Arena. Coming into the game the Mavericks averaged 35 3-point shots a game, making 12, though tonight was […]
Auburn Rolls Over Cal State Northridge
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 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 […]
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 […]