BY VINNY SIMONE / @VTSimone BROOKLYN, N.Y. — For the second time in three games, Northwestern suffered a heartbreaking last-minute loss. A week after falling to Butler on a last-second shot, the Wildcats let a late lead slip away as they fell 70-66 to Notre Dame…
BY VINNY SIMONE / @VTSimone BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Northwestern set up a date with Notre Dame in the championship game of the Legends Classic with a 77-58 win over No. 22 Texas on Monday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. The Wildcats entered the game…
BROOKLYN, N.Y.—Fatigue eroded the ferocity of VCU’s attack on both ends of the court, and for the second straight year, the Rams fell in the Atlantic 10 championship game. VCU forced just 12 turnovers and shot 36.9 percent from the field in its 65-61 loss…
BROOKLYN, N.Y.—All year long, Phil Martelli has deflected questions about his team’s lack of depth. Six players routinely log minutes for St. Joseph’s, which defeated St. Bonaventure this afternoon to reach the Atlantic 10 title game. Those six players haven’t rested much since the Hawks…
BROOKLYN, N.Y.—Barring an egregious gaffe by the selection committee, UMass’ next game will be in the NCAA tournament. Derek Kellogg knows that, even after his Minutemen fell to George Washington, 85-77, in the Atlantic 10 quarterfinals on Friday night, and the conference’s depth is to…
BROOKLYN, N.Y.—He’s known as an elite ball-stopper. He doesn’t score much — just nine points per game — so when his athletic layups and rare 3-pointers fall through the bottom of the net, he yaps, nodding his head emphatically and clapping his deft hands forcefully.…
In the headliner matchup of the Saturday’s 2013 Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitation, Michigan defeated Stanford, 68-65. “We had a great week of practice, we prepared tough for this game,” Michigan senior Jordan Morgan said. “We were ready from the tip. We knew we wanted this…
Coming off two one-point losses, Temple (5-5) refused to lose for a third time in a row. The Owls defeated the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds (4-7) at the Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational at Barclays Center with ease and authority, 101-65. “It was a good statement win…
In the 2013 Big Apple Classic on Sunday, Howard (3-11, 1-1 MEAC) defeated Delaware State (2-9, 0-2) in overtime, 64-62, for its first win against a Division I opponent this season. Howard, which was without leading scorer James Daniel, blew a 13-point lead in the…
