C.J. Keyser

College basketball roundup: Duke blows 15-point lead, loses at Ohio State

December 1, 2021 The Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Zed Key scored a career-high 20 points and Ohio State held top-ranked Duke scoreless for the final 4 1/2 minutes, completing a rally from a 15-point second-half deficit to beat the Blue […]

College Basketball Roundup: ECU bounced in AAC opening round

March 12, 2021 The Associated Press

FORT WORTH, Texas — Darius Perry registered 15 points as sixth-seeded Central Florida got past 11th-seeded East Carolina 72-62 in the first round of the American Athletic Conference Tournament on Thursday night. Avery Diggs had […]

College Basketball Roundup: Campbell advances to Sunday’s Big South Tournament final

March 5, 2021 Cory Lavalette

RADFORD, Va. — Joshua Lusane had 14 points, eight rebounds and five assists as Campbell got past Radford 78-60 in the semifinals of the Big South Conference tournament on Thursday night. Jordan Whitfield had 11 […]

College Basketball Roundup: NC State’s streak hits five with win at Notre Dame

March 4, 2021 The Associated Press

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Cam Hayes scored a career-best 20 points, Dereon Seabron had career highs with 17 points and 13 rebounds, and NC State beat Notre Dame 80-69 on Wednesday night. NC State (13-9, […]

College Basketball Roundup: Duke’s streak ends with an overtime loss to Louisville

February 27, 2021 Cory Lavalette

DURHAM — Carlik Jones scored seven of his 25 points in overtime, sophomore Quinn Slazinski opened the scoring in OT with a 3-pointer and Louisville fended off Duke 80-73 on Saturday night, halting the Blue […]

College Basketball Roundup: NC State upends No. 15 Virginia

February 24, 2021 The Associated Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — DJ Funderburk scored nine of his 14 points in the second half and NC State opened a big lead and held off No. 15 Virginia 68-61 on Wednesday night for its fourth […]

College Basketball Roundup: UNC loses at Clemson

February 3, 2021 The Associated Press

CLEMSON, S.C. — Hunter Tyson scored 16 points, Clyde Trapp had 14 and Clemson beat North Carolina 63-50 on Tuesday night, snapping the Tar Heels’ three-game win streak. Clemson was coming off a 79-53 loss […]

College Basketball Roundup: Duke stumbles at Miami

February 1, 2021 The Associated Press

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Elijah Olaniyi scored 21 points, Anthony Walker and Isaiah Wong added 16 points apiece and short-handed Miami overcame shaky foul shooting down the stretch to defeat Duke 77-75 on Monday, ending […]

College Basketball Roundup: UNC Asheville knocks off unbeaten Winthrop

January 29, 2021 The Associated Press

ROCK HILL, S.C. — Trent Stephney had 13 points, LJ Thorpe scores all his 12 points in the second half, and UNC Asheville edged past Winthrop 57-55 on Friday night to snap the Eagle’s 21-game […]

College Basketball Roundup: ECU controls OT, beats UNCW

December 8, 2020 The Associated Press

GREENVILLE — J.J. Miles had a career-high 22 points and East Carolina outscored UNC Wilmington 15-5 in the extra period to earn an 88-78 win on Monday night. Bitumba Baruti had 17 points and six […]