Saturday, November 21, 2009
WORCESTER (AP) - Aric Van Weelden hit a 3-pointer as time expired to lift Loyola of Chicago to a 76-73 victory over Holy Cross on Friday night.
Trailing 73-65 with 1:05 left, the Ramblers (2-1) scored the final 11 points of the game.
The winless Crusaders (0-3) led 34-30 at halftime and increased their lead to 45-36 with 15:50 left.
Friday, November 20, 2009
LEXINGTON, Ky. - DeMarcus Cousins had 27 points and 18 rebounds to help No. 4 Kentucky outlast Sam Houston State 102-92 on Thursday night in the Cancun Challenge.
Patrick Patterson had 20 points and nine boards and John Wall added 21 points and six assists as the Wildcats (3-0) overcame a record-setting shooting performance by the Bearkats (2-1).
Friday, November 20, 2009
LAWRENCE, Kan. - Tyrel Reed hit four 3-pointers for 12 points and No. 1 Kansas scored 23 straight points in the first half to overwhelm Central Arkansas 94-44 Thursday night.
Friday, November 20, 2009
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The first basket of Isaiah Armwood's college basketball career was a big one.
The freshman hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 17 seconds left, rallying fifth-ranked Villanova over George Mason 69-68 Thursday in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Darius Miller kept waiting for John Calipari to lose it.
Standing in the huddle on Monday night with No. 4 Kentucky trailing red-hot Miami (Ohio) by 18, the sophomore forward kept waiting for his coach to drop the player-friendly approach and start testing the physical limits of his clipboard.
There was no tirade, the Wildcats got something else entirely.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
LEXINGTON, Ky. - There's a joke Rick Pitino likes to trot out when describing the difference between coaching at Louisville and coaching at Kentucky.
When you're the coach at Kentucky, Pitino says, you're with 100 percent of your friends. When you're the coach at Louisville, you're with 52 percent of your friends and 48 percent of your enemies.
Cue the rimshot.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Here are key games in the 2009-10 college basketball season.
Nov. 17: Memphis-Kansas - This was some game two years ago in an overtime championship game won by the Jayhawks. This time it's the Hall of Fame Showcase in St. Louis, but it's really the Jayhawks' first opportunity in the national spotlight and likely Memphis' last in a rebuilding season.
