Scott Wood had season highs of 23 points and six 3-pointers to lead North Carolina State past Wake Forest 87-76 on Saturday. C.J. Leslie and C.J. Williams scored 18 points apiece for the Wolfpack (17-7, 6-3 Atlantic Coast Conference). They shot 52.5 percent – 31 of 59- and never trailed in the second half to [...]
Jeremy Montgomery scored 16 points and Cleveland State shot 68 percent Friday night in a 65-47 victory over Loyola of Chicago. Trevon Harmon, Aaron Pogue and Anton Grady added 10 points apiece for the Vikings (19-4, 9-2 Horizon League), who made 25 of 37 shots, including 5 of 10 from 3-point range. Joe Crismans 14 [...]
Derek Needham scored a career-high 32 points and Rakim Sanders had a double-double as Fairfield rallied for a 77-69 win over Niagara on Friday night, sweeping the season series. Needham made 11 of 16 field goals and was 6 of 11 from long range for the Stags (12-10, 7-4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference), who also [...]
TIME: 04:00 P.M. EST North Carolina coach Roy Williams was instrumental in helping Mark Turgeon get the job at Maryland. Now he has to face his former assistant for the first time when the fifth-ranked Tar Heels travel to College Park for Saturdays ACC matchup. Turgeon was a former player for Larry Brown at Kansas, [...]
Online wire reportsFeb. 2, 2012 BLACKSBURG, Va. — Changes to the starting lineup. A team ban on social media. A bus ride to Blacksburg. Duke made lots of changes coming into its game at Virginia Tech on Thursday night, and the No. 7 Blue Devils put together one of their more complete performances in a [...]
Online wire reportsFeb. 2, 2012 SAN DIEGO — After rallying from a 12-point deficit and seemingly gaining control, Chase Tapley and the No. 17 San Diego State Aztecs watched in horror as Boise States wide-open Thomas Bropleh launched a 3-point shot from the corner as the final seconds ticked off in a two-point game. The [...]