Yearly Archives: 2025

Ross and Purdue Fort Wayne host Detroit Mercy

[ad_1] Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (14-5, 9-0 Horizon) at Detroit Mercy Titans (12-5, 6-3 Horizon) Detroit; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Purdue Fort Wayne visits Detroit Mercy after Lauren Ross scored 23 points in Purdue Fort Wayne’s 76-52 victory over the Northern Kentucky Norse. The Titans have gone 8-1 in home games. Detroit Mercy ranks sixth in the Horizon …

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New Hampshire hosts Evans and Bryant

[ad_1] Bryant Bulldogs (10-9, 4-0 America East) at New Hampshire Wildcats (4-16, 2-3 America East) Durham, New Hampshire; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Bryant visits New Hampshire after Barry Evans scored 24 points in Bryant’s 85-62 win against the UMass-Lowell River Hawks. The Wildcats have gone 3-5 in home games. New Hampshire ranks eighth in the America East with …

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Fantasy Basketball Pickups: Kel’el Ware takes over as starter

[ad_1] It’s finally happening. The Kel’el Ware breakout has arrived. Rostered in just 29% of leagues, Ware should be considered a must-roster player at this point. On Sunday, Ware started the second half of their win over the Spurs and contributed 25 points, eight rebounds and two blocks in 34 minutes. He had slowly taken on a larger role off …

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3 takeaways from BYU’s 83-67 win over Colorado

[ad_1] BYU center Keba Keita dunks against Colorado on Jan. 21, 2024 at the CU Events Center in Boulder, Colorado. | BYU Photo Talk about a much-needed win. BYU broke out of its recent funk to earn a convincing 83-67 road victory over Colorado Tuesday night in Boulder. 3 takeaways At long last, BYU finally won a true road game. …

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Wyoming takes down UNLV 63-61

[ad_1] LAS VEGAS (AP) — Obi Agbim scored 19 points as Wyoming beat UNLV 63-61 on Tuesday night. Agbim went 7 of 16 from the field (5 for 9 from 3-point range) for the Cowboys (10-9, 3-5 Mountain West Conference). Jordan Nesbitt added 13 points while shooting 3 for 7 (3 for 4 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 …

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Richie Saunders scores 25, BYU beats Colorado 83-67

[ad_1] BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Richie Saunders scored 25 points on 10-of-15 shooting and Trevin Knell added 14 points, including four 3-pointers, to help BYU beat Colorado 83-67 on Tuesday night. Mawot Mag scored 11 points for BYU (12-6, 3-4 Big 12). Egor Demin made 4 of 7 from the field and finished with eight points, seven assists, four steals …

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Lakers get back on track against woeful Washington

[ad_1] LeBron James, who had a triple-double, drives to the basket to score against the Wizards in the second quarter. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Two days after the Lakers were saying it would almost never be easy, almost never came to town. The Washington Wizards, who have won a league-low six times, were the cure for the Lakers …

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3 observations after Sixers play their worst defense of season in blowout loss

[ad_1] 3 observations after Sixers play their worst defense of season in blowout loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers conceded a season-high 144 points to the Nuggets and concluded their three-game road trip in miserable fashion Tuesday night. A 144-109 loss in Denver stretched the Sixers’ skid to seven straight defeats. Tyrese Maxey led the 15-27 Sixers …

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RECAP: Wisconsin basketball falls to UCLA in road nail-biter

[ad_1] Wisconsin basketball (15-4, 5-3 Big Ten) fell to UCLA (13-6, 4-4 Big Ten) 85-83 in a road nail-biter on Tuesday night. The defeat ended UW’s seven-game win streak and marked the Badgers’ first loss since they fell to No. 19 Illinois on Dec. 10. Despite establishing a nine-point edge in the closing moments before intermission, Wisconsin could not contain …

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Knicks’ Karl-Anthony Towns says thumb injury is impacting three-point shot

[ad_1] The Knicks are glad to have Karl-Anthony Towns back in the lineup, and he helped deliver the team’s second straight win in Tuesday night’s game against the Brooklyn Nets. But something is off about the Knicks center since he returned after missing a couple of games with a sprained thumb: his three-point shooting. Towns entered Tuesday’s game shooting 44 …

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Chaz Lanier scores 23 to lead No. 6 Tennessee past No. 14 Mississippi State, 68-56

[ad_1] KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Chaz Lanier scored 23 points to lead No. 6 Tennessee to a 68-56 victory over No. 14 Mississippi State on Tuesday night. The Volunteers (17-2, 4-2 Southeastern Conference) remained perfect in 11 games at home this season and bounced back from Saturday’s 76-75 loss at in-state rival Vanderbilt, which was later fined $250,000 for allowing …

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