NCAA Basketball
- Syracuse runs away from No. 6 North Carolina
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AP Basketball Writer
Updated: 11/21/09 8:01 AM Jim Boeheim has always made a point of telling the media not to get too caught up in runs because basketball, especially on the college level, is a game of runs. (Updated: 11/21/09 8:01 AM )
- Niagara answers wake-up call, beats Howard
- Special to The News
Updated: 11/20/09 10:37 PM DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Clearly these morning starts agree with the Niagara men's basketball team. (Updated: 11/20/09 10:37 PM )
- No. 11 Butler cruises past Northwestern 67-54
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AP National Writer
Updated: 11/18/09 10:23 PM Shelvin Mack had 15 points, Gordon Hayward added 14 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 11 Butler showed off its depth with a 67-54 victory over Northwestern on Wednesday night. (Updated: 11/18/09 10:23 PM )
- Wednesday's College Basketball
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/19/09 3:23 AM EAST (Updated: 11/19/09 3:23 AM )
- Barney's 21 spark Loyola, Md. over UMBC 69-66
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/18/09 11:38 PM Junior guard Jamal Barney scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half, including a basket with 11.7 seconds left, as Loyola University Maryland held off Maryland-Baltimore County 69-66 on Wednesday night. (Updated: 11/18/09 11:38 PM )
- Cincinnati beats Toledo 92-68 behind Bishop
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 11/18/09 9:38 PM Rashad Bishop scored a career-high 20 points Wednesday night and Cincinnati had more defensive lapses before pulling away to a 92-68 victory over Toledo. (Updated: 11/18/09 9:38 PM )
- Evans leads Kent State over Youngstown State 70-61
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/19/09 12:03 AM Tyree Evans scored 18 points to lead four players in double figures as Kent State defeated Youngstown State 70-61 on Wednesday night. (Updated: 11/19/09 12:03 AM )
- Dale helps Cornell hold off Massachusetts 74-61
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/18/09 11:18 PM Louis Dale tied a career high with 24 points to lead Cornell to a 74-61 victory over Massachusetts on Wednesday night. (Updated: 11/18/09 11:18 PM )
- Rhode Island beats Brown 78-57
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/18/09 11:28 PM Keith Cothran scored 16 points, leading four Rhode Island players in double-figure scoring as the Rams ran past Brown to win their season opener 78-57 on Wednesday night. (Updated: 11/18/09 11:28 PM )
- No. 2 Michigan State rallies to beat Gonzaga 75-71
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 11/17/09 10:48 PM Durrell Summers hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 3:02 left, made two at the line with 5.7 seconds to go and finished with 21 points to help No. 2 Michigan State rally for a 75-71 win over Gonzaga on Tuesday night. (Updated: 11/17/09 10:48 PM )
- Saint Joseph's holds off Holy Cross 69-67
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/17/09 10:58 PM Carl Jones scored 18 points and hit two key free throws to lift Saint Joseph's to a 69-67 win over Holy Cross on Tuesday night. (Updated: 11/17/09 10:58 PM )
- Wofford holds off Georgia 60-57
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/17/09 9:38 PM Cameron Rundles made both ends of a 1-and-1 with 3.1 seconds remaining to give Wofford a 60-57 victory over Georgia on Tuesday. (Updated: 11/17/09 9:38 PM )
- Top-rank Jayhawks hold off Memphis 57-55
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 11/18/09 12:48 AM Cole Aldrich had 18 points, 11 rebounds and blocked five shots, helping top-ranked Kansas overcome a sloppy night to hold off Memphis 57-55 in a rematch of the 2008 national championship game Tuesday. (Updated: 11/18/09 12:48 AM )
- Moore leads No. 1 UConn in rout of No. 10 Texas
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Associated Press Writer
Updated: 11/18/09 2:58 AM Defending champion Connecticut arrived in San Antonio five months before the Final Four begins here. (Updated: 11/18/09 2:58 AM )
- Bona's rally foiled by late St. John's free throws
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News Sports Reporter
Updated: 11/18/09 10:18 AM ROCHESTER — It was not that St. Bonaventure was lacking for opportunities to knock off St. John’s on Tuesday night. (Updated: 11/18/09 10:18 AM )
- No. 23 Illinois beats Northern Illinois 80-61
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/17/09 11:38 PM Brandon Paul scored all 20 of his points in the first half, leading No. 23 Illinois to a 80-61 victory over Northern Illinois on Tuesday night. (Updated: 11/17/09 11:38 PM )
- Men's Top 25: The road to the NCAA championship will go through Kansas
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News Sports Reporter
Updated: 11/18/09 12:08 PM 1. Kansas. (Updated: 11/18/09 12:08 PM )
- Niagara dumps Drexel, 76-69
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NEWS SPORTS REPORTER
Updated: 11/18/09 10:18 AM LEWISTON - Everyone suffers through it, don't they, when they have to rise early in the morning, earlier than usual? When there's something meaningful on the day's agenda and oversleeping becomes a paranoia? Under those conditions does anybody ever get a lick of quality rest before the alarm mercifully sounds, bringing the ordeal to a close? (Updated: 11/18/09 10:18 AM )
- No. 8 West Virginia outlasts Loyola, Md., 83-60
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 11/15/09 6:44 PM Da'Sean Butler scored 26 points and No. 8 West Virginia used two second-half runs to pull away to an 83-60 victory over Loyola, Md., on Sunday. (Updated: 11/15/09 6:44 PM )
- No. 6 Tar Heels beat Valparaiso 88-77
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AP Basketball Writer
Updated: 11/15/09 6:54 PM Deon Thompson scored 16 of his 20 points after halftime to help No. 6 North Carolina hold off Valparaiso 88-77 on Sunday. (Updated: 11/15/09 6:54 PM )
- Griffs fall in basketball opener
- SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Updated: 11/18/09 10:18 AM CHICAGO — The Canisius men's basketball team opened its season with an 89-69 loss Tuesday night to Loyola of Chicago in the Gentile Center — its sixth straight defeat in a season opener. (Updated: 11/18/09 10:18 AM )
- George Washington defeats UNC-Wilmington 76-71
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/15/09 8:24 PM Aaron Ware scored 16 points and George Washington rallied for a season-opening 76-71 win over UNC-Wilmington on Sunday. (Updated: 11/15/09 8:24 PM )
- Wisconsin-Green Bay edges Kent State 87-86 in OT
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/15/09 7:39 PM Bryquis Perine hit a 3-pointer with a second left in overtime to give Wisconsin-Green Bay an 87-86 win over Kent State on Sunday. (Updated: 11/15/09 7:39 PM )
- Fairfield rallies to beat Fordham 63-55
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/15/09 9:54 PM Freshman Derek Needham scored a career-high 19 points and Fairfield rallied to beat Fordham 63-55 on Sunday night. (Updated: 11/15/09 9:54 PM )
- James and Pittman lead No. 3 Texas in 89-42 win
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 11/15/09 4:29 PM Damion James had 21 points and 15 rebounds to lead No. 3 Texas to a season-opening 89-42 victory over UC-Irvine on Sunday. (Updated: 11/15/09 4:29 PM )
- Cold-shooting UB runs into brick wall
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News Sports Reporter
Updated: 11/16/09 8:02 AM Some of the issues that plagued the University at Buffalo's basketball team last season — namely its inability to score in crucial moments — might be a problem again this year. (Updated: 11/16/09 8:02 AM )
- Ohio defeats Middle Tennessee 81-68
- The Associated Press
Updated: 11/15/09 7:19 PM Steven Coleman scored 21 points, including 14 in the second half, to lead Ohio past Middle Tennessee 81-68 on Sunday. (Updated: 11/15/09 7:19 PM )
- Local college basketball report
Updated: 11/13/09 12:49 AMToday's Big 4 men's games
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- Rautins scores 22, Syracuse routs Robert Morris
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AP Sports Writer
Updated: 11/11/09 9:35 PM Andy Rautins made seven 3-pointers and scored 22 points, leading Syracuse past Robert Morris 100-60 on Wednesday night in the 2K Sports Classic. (Updated: 11/11/09 9:35 PM )
- In Big 4, verbal deals rule
Updated: 11/12/09 8:50 AMFor the Big 4 men's basketball programs Wednesday, the first day for signing national letters of intent was about playing the waiting game. (Updated: 11/12/09 8:50 AM )