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College Basketball
College Basketball
// 1 decade ago
COL BKB: Villanova 76, Butler 73 (OT)
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- JayVaughn Pinkston netted 22 points Tuesday and 14th-ranked Villanova held off Butler 76-73 in overtime to hand the Bulldogs a loss in their Big East debut.
College Basketball
// 1 decade ago
COL BKB: Memphis 88, South Florida 73
TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Geron Johnson led a balanced attack with 19 points Tuesday, lifting No. 18 Memphis over South Florida 88-73 in the teams' AAC conference opener.
College Basketball
// 1 decade ago
COL BKB: Iowa 67, Nebraska 57
IOWA CITY, Iowa, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Roy Devyn Marble and Aaron White combined for 28 points and 15 rebounds Tuesday, carrying No. 23 Iowa over Nebraska 67-57 in the teams' Big Ten opener.
College Basketball
// 1 decade ago
COL BKB: Iowa State 99, Northern Illinois 63
AMES, Iowa, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Naz Long and Melvin Ejim each put in 17 points Tuesday and No. 12 Iowa State stayed unbeaten with a 99-63 rout of Northern Illinois.
College Basketball
// 1 decade ago
COL BKB: Louisville 90, Central Florida 65
ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Russ Smith pumped in 24 points and distributed nine assists Tuesday, boosting No. 10 Louisville over Central Florida 90-65 in its AAC conference opener.
College Basketball
// 1 decade ago
COL BKB: Michigan State 79, Penn State 63
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Branden Dawson put in 20 points Tuesday and fourth-ranked Michigan State opened its Big Ten Conference season with a 79-63 victory over Penn State.
College Basketball
// 1 decade ago
COL BKB: North Carolina 84, UNC-Wilmington 51
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- James Michael McAdoo provided a double-double of 23 points and 10 rebounds Tuesday, propelling No. 19 North Carolina over UNC-Wilmington 84-51.
College Basketball
// 1 decade ago
COL BKB: Syracuse 70, Eastern Michigan 48
SYRACUSE, N.Y., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Jerami Grant scored nine consecutive points early in the game Tuesday, sending the No. 2 Syracuse Orange to a 70-48 win over the Eastern Michigan Eagles.
College Basketball
// 1 decade ago
COL BKB: Ohio State 78, Purdue 69
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- LaQuinton Ross scored 25 points and had 12 rebounds Tuesday as No. 3 Ohio State opened its Big Ten schedule with a 78-69 win over the Purdue Boilermakers.
College Basketball
// 1 decade ago
COL BKB: Duke 86, Elon 48
GREENSBORO, N.C., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Andre Dawkins made five 3-point shots Tuesday in sparking the No. 8 Duke Blue Devils to an 86-48 pummeling of the Elon Phoenix.
College Basketball
// 1 decade ago
Former basketball Coach Johnny Orr dies at age 86
AMES, Iowa, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Johnny Orr, who took teams to the NCAA Tournament 10 times in a 29-year collegiate coaching career, has died at the age of 86.
College Basketball
// 1 decade ago
This week in college basketball
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- This week's schedule and results for basketball teams ranked in the USA Today coaches' Top 25:
College Basketball
// 1 decade ago
COL BKB: Gonzaga 69, San Francisco 41
SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Drew Barham scored 15 points and hauled down nine rebounds Monday, carrying No. 21 Gonzaga over San Francisco 69-41 despite the absence of two starters.
College Basketball
// 1 decade ago
COL BKB: Kansas 93, Toledo 83
LAWRENCE, Kan., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Perry Ellis, Naadir Tharpe and Andrew Wiggins each broke the 20-point barrier Monday, powering 17th-ranked Kansas over Toledo 93-83.
College Basketball
// 1 decade ago
COL BKB: Baylor 81, Oral Roberts 55
WACO, Texas, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Cory Jefferson erupted for 17 points in the second half Monday and No. 11 Baylor sped past Oral Roberts 81-55 in a non-conference game.
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