No. 20 Marquette bounces back vs. UMBC
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Dominic James scored 17 points and Jerel McNeal had 15 to lead No. 20 Marquette to a 68-46 victory over Maryland-Baltimore County on Saturday. Lazar Hayward added 13 points for the Golden Eagles (10-2), who rebounded solidly from a 70-66 loss to No. 7 Wisconsin last weekend.
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As the charter roared off the runway in Missoula, Mont., just past midnight last Friday, the University of Massachusetts Minutemen let loose. They had done it again. They had just posted their toughest and best victory of an unforgettable season, a 19-17 gut-churner against No. 2-ranked Montana, right there in Grizzly country, the toughest environment they had known. As the ...
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HAMILTON, N.Y. - The University of Massachusetts has the chance to pull off a mini version of Appalachian State's upset over Michigan when it travels to Boston College Sept. 29. And the Minutemen have the chance to return to the NCAA playoff division title game, given their talent.
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AMHERST -- In an up-and-down season characterized by nail-biting victories and exasperating losses, the University of Massachusetts found some new territory yesterday afternoon -- winning a laugher, 74-58, over lowly St. Bonaventure. The Minutemen led wire to wire, and pushed the margin to as many as 28 points in the second half.
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Matee Ajavon scored 20 points, Kia Vaughn had 22 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 19 Rutgers beat No. 21 Marquette 63-55 on Monday night to advance to the Big East conference finals.
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Jerel McNeal had 13 points and Lazar Hayward added 12 points and seven rebounds to lead No. 10 Marquette to an 82-51 victory over Sacramento State on Saturday.
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Depleted but not defeated, the University of Massachusetts scored a dramatic 67-65 victory over Boston University last night at the Mullins Center.
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Andre Smith scored 26 points to lead North Dakota State to a 64-60 victory over No. 8 Marquette in the championship of the Blue and Gold Classic on Saturday night. The Bison (5-2), who moved to Division I in 2004-05, won their fourth straight game by making 6-of-8 from the free-throw line in the final 44 seconds.
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AMHERST -- There is no out of bounds. When a deflected pass flew over the scorer's table at practice Tuesday, three Minutemen raced after it, wrestling for the ball in the Mullins Center seats. University of Massachusetts men's basketball coach Travis Ford would have it no other way. Ferocity: That's one thing he's looking for.
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After a 28-20 upset of Michigan in their home opener, the Irish certainly have cause for optimism. Notre Dame rebounded from 20-17 loss to BYU in a disappointing season debut to play very well against the Wolverines.
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Auburn Hills, MI -- Paul Davis poured in a game-high 20 points as 20th-ranked Michigan State rolled over Stanford, 78-53, at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
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HARTFORD, Conn. -- Christina Quaye had 18 points to lead No. 23 Marquette to a 61-51 victory over Pittsburgh in the Big East tournament quarterfinals Sunday.
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Lesley Juedes had a career-high 21 points and Marquette used a 14-0 second-half run to upset No. 19 DePaul 63-57 on Sunday.
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Marquette was facing an early exit from the Big East tournament, and St. John's fans were thinking about an upset. One big run and a bunch of clutch shots down the stretch helped the 18th-ranked Golden Eagles regain control Wednesday night to make the second round of the Big East tournament.
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No. 20 Xavier escapes with a 74-66 victory over a youthful George Washington team Saturday night at Smith Center.
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Morgantown, WV (Sports Network) - Paul Peterson threw two touchdown passes and Boston College scored a pair of touchdowns on punt returns, as the 21st-ranked Eagles upset No.
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Monique Currie rattled in the go-ahead jumper with 41.2 seconds left to help top-ranked Duke rebound from a loss to North Carolina with a 60-57 victory over No. 20 Maryland last night in Durham, N.C.