San Jose, CA – In a Saturday evening contest between schools from the West Coast and Mountain West conferences, Pepperdine came in riding a four-game winning wave while San Jose State tried to end their eight-game losing streak. SJSU controlled the tempo early in the game, and led for 37:21 of the 40 minutes in […]
Gonzaga, St. Mary’s Head to Another WCC Championship Game
Las Vegas, NV – Gonzaga looks like a No. 1 overall seed in the upcoming NCAA tournament. The Zags (30-2, 17-0) had no problem with Pepperdine (16-18, 6-11) moving out to a 40-point lead before coasting to a 100-74 win in the first semifinal game of the WCC tournament at a packed Orleans Arena. Six […]
Oregon State’s Kelley Swats Away Pepperdine
Corvallis, OR – Kylor Kelley, Oregon State’s 7-foot junior transfer from Lane Community College in Eugene, is rapidly coming into his own as one of the premier shot-blockers in the nation. He took things to another level in helping the Beavers’ 82-67 win over Pepperdine on Monday night, blocking a school-record nine shots to go […]
Injury Riddled USA Team Ends China Tour With Loss
Wuhu, China – An injury depleted NetScouts Basketball USA All-Stars ended their China tour with their fourth straight loss, a tough 92-87 defeat at the hands of China before a tournament high 4,263 fans. The USA only had seven players available for the second straight game. Two of the USA’s players fouled out and two […]
Ukraine Hands USA All-Stars 3rd Straight Loss
Wuhu, China – Ukraine handed the NetScouts Basketball USA All-Stars their third straight loss as they defeated a short-handed American team 76-68 in Wuhu. Ukraine advanced to first place on the tour at 5-3, Lithuania defeated China earlier 79-56 to go to 5-4, the USA is 4-4 while China is 2-6. Ukraine faces Lithuania tonight […]
Lithuania Hands USA Loss in High Scoring Game
Wuhu, China – Lithuania outscored the NetScouts Basketball USA All-Stars 110-103 in the first game in the last stop of the nine-game China tour. The loss dropped the USA to a record of 4-3 in the Four Nations tournament. The USA is tied with Ukraine, who beat China by 15 tonight in the first game. […]
NetScouts Basketball China Tour: Tianjin All-Tournament Team
Tianjin, China – The All-Tournament team has been announced for the tournament held in Tianjin, China between the Tianjin Steel of the CBA (3-1), USA (2-1), Ukraine (1-2) and China (1-2). Tianjin All-Tournament Team MVP: Zhou Yuchen, China In two games the 6’10” Zhou averaged 24 points and 8.5 rebounds and had a 32-point seven […]
China Outlasts USA All-Stars in Overtime
Jiangyin, China – China outlasted the NetScouts Basketball USA All-Stars (4-2) as they escaped with a 99-91 overtime victory. Jamal Wilson sent the game into overtime tying the game for the USA with a three-pointer with 1.7 seconds left in regulation. China (2-4) has now handed the USA both their losses on the tour and […]
USA All-Stars Top Ukraine For Fourth Straight Win
Jiangyin, China – The NetScouts Basketball USA All-Stars (4-1) topped Ukraine 84-69 (3-2) in front of 2,348 fans at the South City Arena in Jiangyin. It was the fourth straight win for the Americans. The USA team was limited to eight players as Robert Thurman (elbow) and Jeff Powers (illness) were unable to play. The […]