Starkville, MS – Ben Howland got his No. 22 Mississippi State Bulldogs back on track against No. 16 Auburn, following a blowout loss against Kentucky, defeating Bruce Pearl’s Tigers 92-84. State got out to an early lead before Auburn came back to make it a two-point deficit at halftime, with State leading 47-45. The Tigers […]
Oklahoma Overpowers Vanderbilt in Big 12/SEC Challenge
Norman, OK – The Oklahoma Sooners hosted the Vanderbilt Commodores this afternoon in a battle in the Big 12 – SEC Challenge. Vanderbilt, coming off six straight losses since the beginning of SEC play, needed a win desperately, but the 14-5 Sooners proved too much to handle, easily running away with an 86-55 win. Jamal […]
Oregon State Easily Tops Washington State
Corvallis, OR – With both Oregon State and Washington State coming off loses in their previous Pac-12 contest they were each looking to get back into the win column. The Beavers prevailed 90-77. The Cougars opened in a 2-3 zone which the Beavers appeared to have the answer for. Midway through the first half they […]
Washington Hands Oregon Another Devastating Defeat
Eugene, OR – The Oregon Ducks found another exasperating way to lose a game as Payton Pritchard was called for a foul on a desperation three-pointer from 35-feet by Jaylen Nowell with 1.6 seconds remaining. Nowell made all free throws, breaking a 56-all tie, to help the Washington Huskies to a 61-56 win in front […]
Theo John Leads Marquette Past DePaul
Milwaukee, WI— DePaul blitzed high-scoring Marquette guard Markus Howard in ball screen defensive coverages and ran him off the three-point line when he did find space behind the arc. The Golden Eagles were forced to look elsewhere for points if they were going to defeat DePaul in a Big East Conference match-up in Milwaukee on […]
Bucknell Wins Fifth Straight
Lewisburg, PA—Jimmy Sotos drained three free throws with five seconds left to help Bucknell to a 71-68 win over Loyola (MD). This was the fifth game for Bucknell in conference that has been decided by five or less points. They are 5-0 in those games. Bucknell (6-1) leads the Patriot League while Loyola drops to […]
Marquette Uses Strong Second Half to Get Past Providence
Newark, NJ – Hidden away in a Fiserv Forum locker room at halftime with his Marquette team trailing Providence 33-25, Sam Hauser and his teammates missed out on the on-court ceremony honoring former Marquette star Dwyane Wade, who announced in the fall that he will end his 16-year run through the NBA upon the conclusion […]
Kentucky Escapes From Auburn With Win
Auburn, AL – The No.14 Auburn Tigers trailed the No.12 Kentucky Wildcats by as much as 17 points early in the second half, but still had a shot as time expired to tie the game. Jared Harper’s floater with 3.3 seconds left bounced off the backboard and around the rim, before falling to the floor […]
Texas Wins Close One Over Oklahoma
Austin, TX – After dropping the previous three games by a combined 11 points, the Texas Longhorns were finally able to win a close game as they defeated the Oklahoma Sooners by a score of 75-72. The Longhorns are now 7-1 on the year when scoring 70 points or more. Both teams got off to […]
