Новости за 12.01.2017

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — North Carolina didn’t play well defensively and had all kinds of trouble protecting a big lead. Still, for coach Roy Williams, doing just enough to win was good enough. Justin Jackson hit a huge 3-pointer with 1:03 left to help the 11th-ranked Tar Heels hold off Wake Forest 93-87 on Wednesday night,

AUSTIN, Texas — TCU snapped a 30-year, 14-game streak of futility Wednesday night. Vladimir Brodziansky scored 19 points, including the go-ahead basket with 50 seconds remaining, to lead the Horned Frogs to a 64-61 victory over Texas, their first in Austin since 1987. The last time they won here, 70-54 on Feb. 18, 1987, all-Southwest

STORRS, Conn. — Auburn offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee has left the Tigers to join Randy Edsall’s staff at Connecticut. The 33-year-old Lashlee agreed to a three-year contract with a base salary of $350,000 to be offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, UConn said Wednesday. He was making $600,000 a year at Auburn, where he spent the

DAVIDSON, N.C. — Javontae Hawkins had 17 points, on 7-of-12 shooting, and nine rebounds, Joseph Chartouny scored 11 with nine boards, four assists and five steals and Fordham used a late run to beat Davidson 60-54 on Wednesday night. Antwoine Anderson had 15 points, including three 3-pointers, and Prokop Slanina scored 10 and grabbed eight

AMHERST, Mass. — Luwane Pipkins scored 17 points, Rashaan Holloway had 14 points and seven rebounds, and UMass beat Dayton 67-55 on Wednesday to snap the Flyers’ five-game winning streak. The Minutemen held Dayton to its lowest point total of the season by two points. UMass led 34-27 at the half but started the second

BOSTON — Cedric Hankerson scored 21 points with five 3-pointers, Eric Fanning added 17 points, including his career 1,000th, and Boston University made 12-of-18 3-pointers in beating American University 76-66 on Wednesday night to win its fifth straight. BU has opened Patriot League play 5-0 for the second time in four years. The Eagles’ Charlie

SAN FRANCISCO — Third baseman Conor Gillaspie and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a $1.4 million, one-year contract, a raise from his $1 million salary last year. The sides avoided arbitration, and the deal was announced Wednesday night. Gillaspie was a surprise to earn a roster spot out of spring training last season

HIGH POINT, N.C. — Myo Baxter-Bell and Brock Gardner each scored 11 points, and Ryan Kemrite’s late 3s helped Liberty upend High Point 62-58 on Wednesday night. Kemrite hit a 3 tying the score at 53 with 2:37 left, and after Tarique Thompson made one of two free throws, Kemrite buried another 3 with 1:55

WACO, Texas — Baylor freshman Lauren Cox didn’t even hear Baylor coach Kim Mulkey tell her to shoot the ball. Cox didn’t have to be told. The 6-foot-4 forward made her first seven shots on way to 19 points in only 22 minutes and the second-ranked Lady Bears beat TCU 77-54 on Wednesday night for

LUBBOCK, Texas — Recee’ Caldwell scored 21 points and Texas Tech had a 17-point lead erased in the fourth quarter but recovered with a 10-2 run to close out a 75-66 upset win over No. 18 West Virginia on Wednesday night. Ivonne Cook-Taylor added 17 points and Arella Guirantes scored 14. The Red Raiders (11-5,

LOS ANGELES — Blake Griffin is on track to return to the Los Angeles Clippers likely later this month after having right knee surgery. Coach Doc Rivers says Griffin “feels great” and his return is still based on the team’s original estimate of four to six weeks. Rivers said before Wednesday night’s game against Orlando

INDIANAPOLIS — Zach Jackson scored 20 points and Nebraska-Omaha pulled away in the final three minutes to beat IUPUI 79-71 on Wednesday night. Jackson was 7 of 11 from the floor and had three 3-pointers. Tre’Shawn Thurman added 16 points, and Mitchell Hahn had 15 and three 3-pointers for Omaha (9-3, 2-3 Summit League). Evan

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Adrienne Motley scored 18 points, Jessica Thomas had 17 and No. 14 Miami used a 17-7 run in the fourth quarter to hand No. 15 Virginia Tech its first loss of the season 82-75 on Wednesday night. Emese Hof added 14 points, Laura Cornelius 13 and Sarah Mortensen 10 as the

NEW YORK — After a disappointing start to the season, the Florida Panthers are starting to get on a little bit of a roll. Jason Demers scored the tiebreaking goal early in the second period, Roberto Luongo stopped 29 shots and the Panthers held on for a 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders on

PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid wrapped his hands around T.J. McConnell’s neck, and let out a yell for a victory sweeter than the taste of endless rounds of Shirley Temples. With his team down 10 with 2:29 left, Embiid sparked a 76ers’ rally like the franchise player Philly expects him to become. McConnell’s baseline jumper for

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — Will Darley hit seven 3-pointers and totaled 29 points as Maryland-Baltimore County posted an 84-68 America East Conference win at Hartford Wednesday night. The Retrievers hit 17 of 33 shots from 3-point range as a team (51.5 percent) and Darley was even more effective, hitting 7 of 12. Darley missed his

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — MaCio Teague and Ahmad Thomas each scored 27 points to spark North Carolina-Asheville to an 89-68 win over Longwood Wednesday night. Teague, the Big South Conference Freshman of the Week, has averaged 20 points over the Bulldogs’ last three conference games. Thomas, who has scored in double figures in every game this

TAMPA, Fla. — Kain Harris scored a career-high 27 points and Tulane beat South Florida 82-67 Wednesday night to snap a five-game skid. Cameron Reynolds scored 14 points, Ryan Smith had 11, and Blake Paul 10 for the Green Wave (4-12, 1-3 Patriot League), which made 23 of 29 free throws (79.3 percent) and 7

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. — Chris Clemons made four 3-pointers and scored 28 points for his 13th 20-plus game this season, Shane Whitfield added 19 points, and Campbell beat Gardner-Webb 76-60 on Wednesday night. Gardner-Webb pull within 10 points but Clemons hit a deep 3-pointer and followed his own miss for a 69-54 lead with 4:42

WEST POINT, N.Y. — Sean O’Brien scored seven of his 18 points in overtime and finished with seven assists as Colgate held on for a 79-76 overtime win over Army on Wednesday night. Francisco Amiel had 15 points, including three 3-pointers, while Malcolm Regisford scored 12, on 6-of-6 shooting, with eight rebounds and two blocks

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Cruising along with what seemed to be a comfortable lead in the second half against Pittsburgh, No. 14 Louisville ended up needing every point it could get to prevent hot-shooting Jamel Artis from leading the Panthers back. That led to some tense moments at the free throw line, where the Cardinals made

LOS ANGELES — Kevin Garnett has joined the Los Angeles Clippers as a consultant to help with the team’s big men four months after ending his 21-year NBA career. The move reunites Garnett with Doc Rivers, his former coach in Boston where they won the 2008 NBA championship together, as well as former Celtics teammates

WICHITA, Kan. — Markis McDuffie hit four 3-pointers and scored 26 points to lead Wichita State to an 87-75 win over Loyola-Chicago on Wednesday night. McDuffie finished 8 of 11 overall from the field and hit 6 of 7 free throws. Landry Shamet finished with 11 points while Darral Willis Jr. and Daishon Smith each

PITTSBURGH — Freshman Isiaha Mike scored a career-high 24 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as Duquesne kept Saint Louis winless in conference with a 73-66 victory on Wednesday night. Mike was 8 of 14 from the field including two 3-pointers for the Dukes (9-8, 2-2 Atlantic 10). Mike Lewis II added 15 points and Tarin

RICHMOND, Va. — De’Monte Buckingham scored 18 points, corralled 13 rebounds, and Richmond maintained its perfect conference record with a 78-61 win over St. Bonaventure on Wednesday night. The Spiders are 4-0 in Atlantic 10 play, the first time they have been 4-0 since 1991-92 when they were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. Nick