Palmer leads Nebraska to 66-57 win over Indiana Nebraska had the finishing kick against Indiana that it lacked at Illinois, and it got the Huskers running in the right direction again Tuesday night. Nebraska outscored Indiana 13-6 over the final 5:32 for a 66-57 victory, overcoming some missed free throws […]
Men’s college basketball
Travis, Da Silva lead Stanford past No. 16 Arizona St. 86-77 Stanford coach Jarod Haase went to Plan C late in the game — and that involved Oscar Da Silva guarding the perimeter. The freshman forward gave his coach something extra. Da Silva scored eight of his 14 points in […]
Fort Wayne’s 3-point barrage shoots down Indiana 92-72 Fort Wayne coach John Coffman simply told his players to be themselves Monday night at Indiana. He wanted them to use their 3-point shooters to attack Indiana’s defense. He wanted them to stick to the defensive game plan. And after 40 minutes […]
USC dunks its way to 82-59 win over Santa Clara Nick Rakocevic took advantage of his first start of the season, helping USC dominate as part of a new-look trio of big men in the starting lineup. Rakocevic, Bennie Boatwright and Chimezie Metu all had double-doubles to lead USC to […]
Evans leads No. 24 Texas Tech over Kennesaw State 82-53 Texas Tech took advantage of another chance to get the school’s first win as a ranked team in almost eight years. Coach Chris Beard is looking for more after Keenan Evans scored 16 points in an 82-53 victory over Kennesaw […]
Abdur-Rahkman leads Michigan over Texas 59-52 Abdur-Rahkman leads Michigan over Texas 59-52:- Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman averages a fairly modest 10 points a game for Michigan, but Wolverines coach John Beilein said, “he’s better than his stats would say.” On Tuesday night, Abdur-Rahkman’s stats were more than sufficient. The senior guard matched […]
Notre Dame, Villanova shine in early season hoops tourneys Notre Dame, Villanova and Wichita State have serious potential for deep March runs. Duke’s freshmen are fast learners. And Arizona is in an early funk. Three Thanksgiving-week tournaments — the Maui Invitational, the Battle 4 Atlantis and the PK80 Invitational’s two […]
Top-ranked Gonzaga has no trouble staying perfect Top-ranked Gonzaga has no trouble staying perfect:- These blowouts never get old for No. 1 Gonzaga. The Bulldogs had their biggest yet on Thursday night, overwhelming San Diego 96-38 to improve to 29-0 and clinch the West Coast Conference title. Josh Perkins and […]
