Joshua Lusane

College Basketball Roundup: ECU knocks off Cincinnati

February 16, 2023 The Associated Press

GREENVILLE — Brandon Johnson scored 16 points to lead East Carolina past Cincinnati 75-71 on Wednesday night. Johnson also added six rebounds for the Pirates (13-12, 4-8 American Athletic Conference). RJ Felton added 15 points […]

College Basketball Roundup: Joiner’s 26, Burns’ double-double lead No. 22 NC State past Boston College

February 12, 2023 The Associated Press

BOSTON — Terquavion Smith didn’t realize he had reached 1,000 career points until NC State coach Kevin Keatts announced it in the locker room after the game. His teammates were waiting and ready, drenching the […]

College Basketball Roundup: Davis, Bacot lead UNC past Wake

January 5, 2023 The Associated Press

CHAPEL HILL — RJ Davis scored 22 of hit 27 points in the second half and Armando Bacot had 21 points, nine rebounds and five assists to help UNC beat Wake Forest 88-79 Wednesday night […]

College Basketball Roundup: Nance’s buzzer-beater forces OT, Heels beat No. 23 Ohio State

December 18, 2022 The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Down two with under 2 second left, UNC assistant Jeff Lebo drew up a play the Tar Heels hadn’t even run in practice — and it worked perfectly. Pete Nance made a […]

College Basketball Roundup: Skogman scores 17 off the bench to lead Davidson over WCU

December 7, 2022 The Associated Press

DAVIDSON — David Skogman scored 17 points off of the bench to help lead Davidson over Western Carolina 72-64 on Wednesday night. Skogman added six rebounds for the Wildcats (7-3). Desmond Watson also scored 17 […]

College Basketball Roundup: No. 1 UNC drops second straight, loses in 4OT

November 27, 2022 The Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. — Mark Sears had 24 points, five rebounds and five assists, and No. 18 Alabama sent top-ranked UNC to a second straight loss with a 103-101 victory in a quadruple-overtime thriller on Sunday […]

College Basketball Roundup: Top-ranked Tar Heels, trailing at halftime, push past College of Charleston

November 12, 2022 The Associated Press

CHAPEL HILL — Armando Bacot had all but one of his 28 points after halftime to help No. 1 UNC push past the College of Charleston 102-86 on Friday night. The 6-foot-11 preseason Associated Press […]

College Basketball Preview: Campbell add 8 new faces

November 2, 2022 Shawn Krest

Campbell finished a distant second in the Big South’s North division last season and needs to replace three starters on this year’s roster. With four freshmen and four transfers, coach Kevin McGeehan will have to […]

College basketball roundup: VCU snaps No. 25 Davidson’s 15-game win streak

January 26, 2022 The Associated Press

DAVIDSON— Vince Williams scored 16 points, Mikeal Brown-Jones had a huge block with 2 seconds left and VCU held off a furious rally from No. 25 Davidson to win 70-68 on Wednesday night, snapping the […]

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 […]