Gonzaga Upsets Second Ranked Tar Heels
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Derek Raivio scores 21 points to help Gonzaga upset No. 2 North Carolina 82-74 in the NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals Wednesday night.
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Fifth-ranked Illinois turns its showdown with No. 24 Gonzaga into a blowout as it beats the Bulldogs convincingly, 89-72.
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Rashad McCants' dunk ignited a 25-6 run down the stretch and No. 2 North Carolina beat Florida State 81-60 on Sunday.
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JP Batista was nearly perfect, and Gonzaga remained undefeated against third-ranked teams this season. With leading scorer Ronny Turiaf hampered by an ankle injury and foul trouble, Batista came off the bench
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Duke's reign as kingpins of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament is over. Freshman Brandon Costner scored a career-high 30 points and Engin Atsur scored all 21 of his points after halftime, helping 10th-seeded North Carolina State defeat the defending tourney champions 85-80 in overtime Thursday night.
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North Carolina's overtime win at Clemson kept the Tar Heels unbeaten and the top of the Associated Press' college basketball poll unchanged Monday.
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Gonzaga rebounds from an embrassing loss to Illinois with a 99-87 upset victory over No. 14 Washington on Wednesday night.
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Fifth-ranked North Carolina hands rival Duke its third straight loss as the Tar Heels notch a 79-73 win thanks to 19 points and nine rebounds from Brandan Wright.
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Before a roaring, hostile crowd of 16,294, the No. 2 North Carolina Tar Heels took over in the second half of their game against Connecticut behind Rashad McCants and Raymond Felton en route to a 77-70 victory Sunday.
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Duke did what it does best in another win over North Carolina, bogging down the Tar Heels' speedy transition game with its vaunted pressure defense.
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Adam Morrison scored 26 points to help No. 16 Gonzaga rout Pepperdine 86-62 on Saturday night in West Coast Conference play.
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Courtney Fells scored 21 points to lead North Carolina State to an 83-79 upset of No. 3 North Carolina on Saturday, giving Sidney Lowe his first big win as the Wolfpack's coach. Ben McCauley had 17 points and Gavin Grant added 16 for N.C. State (13-8, 3-5 Atlantic Coast Conference), which led by 12 and held off the Tar Heels' frantic comeback bid.
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Center J.P. Batista scored a career-high 22 points and the No. 11 Gonzaga Bulldogs opened the second half with a 16-0 run to beat poor-shooting San Diego 68-56 on Saturday.
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Jeremis Smith and Ra'Sean Dickey, two junior big men on a team known for its freshmen stars, dominated the boards in the second half and No. 19 Georgia Tech overcame a 16-point deficit for a 92-85 victory over No. 12 Memphis on Tuesday in the semifinals of the EA Sports Maui Invitational.
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Adam Morrison scored 24 points to lift No. 22 Gonzaga to an 85-73 victory Saturday night over No. 3 Georgia Tech in the Las Vegas Showdown.
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Ivory Latta scored 20 points, becoming North Carolina's career scoring leader, and the fourth-ranked Tar Heels ended North Carolina State's emotional run through the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament with a 60-54 win over the No. 24 Wolfpack in Sunday's championship game.
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Derek Raivio scored 17 of his 25 points in the decisive first half as No. 18 Gonzaga raced to a big early lead and beat No. 13 Washington 97-77 on Saturday night, extending the nation's longest home winning streak to 45 games.