LAS VEGAS — Last season UNLV didn’t get its eighth win until Dec. 31, two games into Mountain West Conference action. Saturday night, the Runnin’ Rebels improved to 8-2 with three games left on their non-conference schedule. Jovan Mooring shot 50 percent from the field and scored 27 points to lead UNLV to an 89-82 victory…
PHOENIX — Shamorie Ponds scored 28 points for his sixth 20-plus game, Justin Simon had 17 points and 11 rebounds, and St. John’s held off Grand Canyon 68-60 on Tuesday night. Ponds’ steal and breakaway dunk made it 58-43 with 5:52 left but Casey Benson‘s 3-point play pulled Grand Canyon within 62-55 at 1:52. The Antelopes made it 66-59 with…
PHOENIX — Arizona faced one challenge on the road over the weekend and had an even bigger one on a neutral court. The Wildcats pulled out tight wins against good teams in both, a sign that they may be back on track. Deandre Ayton had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Arizona held on to beat…
ESTERO, Fla. — Jackie Young and Notre Dame sent a clear message Sunday night. The Irish are a force yet again. Arike Ogunbowale scored 23 points, Young added 22 on her way to tournament MVP honors and No. 6 Notre Dame beat No. 3 South Carolina 92-85 on Sunday night to take the Gulf Coast…
LAS VEGAS — The first time No. 9 Ohio State met No. 14 Stanford, it wasn’t even close. In the season-opener, it was the Buckeyes drubbing Stanford 85-64 on Nov. 10. Though it prevailed, Ohio State didn’t have it as easy in round two against the Cardinal. Kelsey Mitchell scored six of her game-high 37…
LAS VEGAS — With 14 minutes to play in the Heavyweight bracket’s championship game of the MGM Grand Main Event on Wednesday night, UNLV’s Jovan Mooring drained a 3-point shot and teammate Jordan Johnsontook a lap around the court while pumping his fist, revving up the crowd at T Mobile Arena. It’s the type of jubilation that was…
ESTERO, Fla. – While hearts raced 1,000 miles per hour and palms persistently perspired during the frenzied final seconds of a sweetheart of a men’s basketball game between Towson and Georgia Southern, senior guard Deshaun Morman was as cool as a scoop of ice cream. With the game lathered in sweat and suspense and fans nervously sitting on…
LAS VEGAS – Prairie View A&M men’s basketball won the ‘Battle Of The Panthers’, defeating Georgia State 71-56 in the Middleweight Bracket final of the MGM Resorts Main Events Tournament at T-Mobile Arena. Gary Blackston posted his first double-double with game highs of 21 points and 10 rebounds along with four assists. Zachary Hamilton scored 17 points and…
NASSAU, The Bahamas – For the second time in the tournament, UVM senior guard Trae Bell-Haynes scored the game-winning shot in the final seconds as the Catamounts won the inaugural Islands of the Bahamas Showcase with a 66-64 victory over Northern Kentucky on Sunday night. Vermont improves to 3-1 after capturing the tournament crown while Northern Kentucky suffers…
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