Category: college basketball

Freshman Lewis Scores 33, No. 22 Marquette Beats Seton Hall

NEWARK, N.J.—Justin Lewis scored a career-high 33 points to go along with nine rebounds and six assists, and No. 22 Marquette beat Seton Hall 73–63 on Wednesday night. Lewis, a redshirt freshman coming off Big East Player of the Week honors, was averaging 15.8 points coming into the game for the Golden Eagles (15–6, 7–3…


Liddell Paces No. 21 Ohio State Past No. 22 Wisconsin 73–55

COLUMBUS, Ohio—E.J. Liddell scored 28 points and No. 21 Ohio State shot 50 percent to defeat No. 22 Wisconsin 73–55 on Saturday. The Buckeyes (8–2) outscored the Badgers by 13 points in the second half, running away with the game after leading by five points at halftime. “We wanted it more today, I feel like,”…


No. 19 Michigan State Beats Penn State 80-64

EAST LANSING, Mich.—Tyson Walker may not be the leading scorer every game, but he’s a key ingredient that has No. 19 Michigan State off to its best start in four seasons. “Tyson, the guy that stirs the drink usually gets the team going,” Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said after the Spartans’ 80–64 win Saturday…


USC Holds Off Temple in Second Half for 76–71 Victory

PHILADELPHIA—Chevez Goodwin scored a career-high 19 points and the University of Southern California (USC) held on after almost blowing a 23-point second-half lead, beating Temple 76–71 on Saturday night. Isaiah White added 12, Boogie Ellis 11, and Drew Peterson 10 for the Trojans (2–0). It was the 200th career win for coach Andy Enfield. Leading…


Boeheim, Boeheim and Boeheim Lead Syracuse Past Lafayette

SYRACUSE, N.Y.—Jimmy Boeheim made a splash in his Syracuse debut, teaming with his younger brother and the rest of their father’s Orange squad for a 97–63 victory over Lafayette in a season opener Tuesday night. Jimmy and younger brother Buddy finished with 18 points each with Joe Girard leading Syracuse with 20 after making all…