By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Less than 24 hours removed from their season-opening victory in Cleveland, Jaren Holmes and Kyle Lofton were back in the Reilly Center Wednesday- as floor cleaners. The St. Bonaventure women's basketball team was missing some managers for its home opener against Binghamton, while the Bearcats' managers didn't make the trip to Bona. Managers will normally be … [Read more...] about Bonnies welcome back Hofstra, sans Mihalich, to the Reilly Center
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Top 25 Wrap: Wilson’s late block seals Kansas’ win; Zegarowski drops 20 for Creighton
No. 5 KANSAS (7-1) 58 No. 14 TEXAS TECH (6-2) 57 Ochai Agbaji made a go-ahead layup with 13 second left then Jalen Wilson blocked a jump shot with three seconds remaining to give Kansas the road victory. Agbaji scored 11 of his game-high 23 points in the second half, which included three of his four made threes. The Jayhawks went 14-for-15 from the free throw line, while Texas … [Read more...] about Top 25 Wrap: Wilson’s late block seals Kansas’ win; Zegarowski drops 20 for Creighton
Bonnies Notebook: Schmidt likens Creal to Idris Taqqee; Roberts, Shaw among those adjusting after quarantine
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO It only took 14 minutes of game action for Mark Schmidt to bestow one of his most weighty platitudes on Eddie Creal. "Eddie's a glue guy; he's a garbage man in a good sense," Schmidt said after Tuesday's win over Akron. "He gets offensive rebounds, he gets putbacks. When Eddie plays to his strengths, he's going to be a really good player for us. "He’s a guy … [Read more...] about Bonnies Notebook: Schmidt likens Creal to Idris Taqqee; Roberts, Shaw among those adjusting after quarantine
Syracuse grinds out 62-56 win over Northeastern
By PAUL CIFONELLI Joe Girard III, Quincy Guerrier and Marek Dolezaj combined to score 53 of Syracuse's 62 points as the Orange defeated Northeastern. The game was scheduled just two days ago to give Northeastern its third game of the season. Girard led all scorers with 21 points. He also had a career-high six steals and converted on all nine of his free throw attempts. … [Read more...] about Syracuse grinds out 62-56 win over Northeastern
Top 25 Wrap: Villanova’s Wright reaches career milestone; Purdue hands Ohio State first loss
BUTLER (1-1) 66 No. 7 VILLANOVA (6-1) 85 Collin Gillespie scored six points during a stretch in which Villanova turned a six-point edge into a 12-point advantage and pulled away for the win - the 600th career victory for head coach Jay Wright. Leading 59-53 midway through the second half, the 6-foot-3 point guard knocked down a jumper, a pair of free throws and finished a … [Read more...] about Top 25 Wrap: Villanova’s Wright reaches career milestone; Purdue hands Ohio State first loss