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College basketball roundup: Top-seeded Campbell women lose Big South final

March 7, 2022 Cory Lavalette

CHARLOTTE — Kyla McMakin had 22 points and six steals, Tra’dayja Smith went 5 for 5 from 3-point range and finished with 21 points, and No. 2 seed Longwood beat top-seeded Campbell 86-47 on Sunday […]

College basketball roundup: App State reaches semis of Sun Belt Tournament

March 5, 2022 Cory Lavalette

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Justin Forrest had a season-high 20 points as Appalachian State topped Georgia Southern 73-60 in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Conference tournament on Saturday night. Donovan Gregory had 17 points and […]

College basketball roundup: Coach K wins in last trip to Charlottesville

February 23, 2022 The Associated Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A.J. Griffin incurred the ire of coach Mike Krzyzewski when he passed on an open 3-pointer late in the No. 7 Blue Devils’ tight game at Virginia. “What are you doing? Just […]

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College basketball roundup: Tar Heels have 4 in double figures, win at VT

February 19, 2022 The Associated Press

BLACKSBURG, Va. — Caleb Love scored 21 points with seven assists and North Carolina defeated Virginia Tech 65-57 on Saturday to snap the Hokies’ six-game winning streak. Armando Bacot had 15 rebounds and scored all […]

College basketball roundup: Banchero’s double-double leads Duke to win at BC

February 12, 2022 The Associated Press

BOSTON — A big second half capped off a very busy week with a victory for No. 7 Duke. Paolo Banchero had 16 points and 14 rebounds as Duke pulled away midway into the second […]

College basketball roundup: Keels’ double-double leads Duke over Clemson

February 11, 2022 The Associated Press

CLEMSON, S.C. — Duke went from the high of battering rival UNC last weekend to the low of losing on a last-second shot to unranked Virginia two days later. So coach Mike Krzyzewski couldn’t be […]

College basketball roundup: Wake Forest hands FSU its 4th straight loss

February 5, 2022 The Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Jake LaRavia had a near triple-double, Alondes Williams scored 23 points, Damari Monsanto hit a clutch 3-pointer, and Wake Forest defeated Florida State 68-60 on Saturday, the Seminoles’ fourth consecutive loss. LaRavia […]

College basketball roundup: UNCW finishes sweep of Northeastern, extends winning streak to 10

January 27, 2022 Brett Friedlander

WILMINGTON — Three days after beating Northeastern on the road in a game rescheduled because of a COVID postponement, the UNC Wilmington basketball team returned home for a rematch against the Huskies. Second verse, same […]

College basketball roundup: Deacons downed by hot shooting Miami

January 1, 2022 The Associated Press

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Isaiah Wong scored 25 points, Charlie Moore scored 18 points on 6-for-7 shooting and streaking Miami won its seventh straight in beating Wake Forest 92-84 on Saturday. The last time Miami […]