BY DYLAN O'LOUGHLIN BUFFALO, N.Y. --- Coen Carr finished with a game-high double-double of 21 points and 10 rebounds while Jeremy Fears Jr finished with a 12-point, 16-assist double-double to lead the No. 3 Michigan State Spartans to a 77-69 Round of 32 victory over the No. 6 Louisville Cardinals. Up five coming out of the locker room, Carr netted 14 points in the final 20 … [Read more...] about Carr and Fears double-doubles lead Michigan State to 23rd Sweet 16
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Lyons has season end in heart-breaking fashion
By PAUL GOTHAM BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - In a second half that contained two ties and 10 lead changes, the last swing of momentum came as the final horn sounded. Jackson Crisman connected on his third 3-pointer of the game as time expired, and Cooperstown (26-0) advanced to the NYS Class C championship game with a 66-64 victory over Lyons (24-3). The loss brought an end to … [Read more...] about Lyons has season end in heart-breaking fashion
Michigan flexes in second half; advances to Sweet 16
by TYLER HATHAWAY BUFFALO, N.Y-- Leading by six with under 15 minutes to go in the second half, top-seeded Michigan outscored Saint Louis 34-17 over the final 15 minutes to pull away and win 95-72 over the No. 9 seed Billikens in the Midwest Region Second Round at KeyBank Center on Saturday afternoon. "I'm glad that we're able to extend the season with this group," said … [Read more...] about Michigan flexes in second half; advances to Sweet 16
Fairport rallies to clinch spot in AAA championship game
By PAUL GOTHAM BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- Less than 12 minutes had elapsed in Friday's NYSPHSAA Class AAA semifinal, and Fairport boys' basketball already committed 10 turnovers on the day. A pair of Red Raider starters had drawn two fouls apiece. To try and get his squad through the rough patch, Fairport head coach Scott Fitch burned three timeouts. The deficit was 19 … [Read more...] about Fairport rallies to clinch spot in AAA championship game
Penalties, goaltending doom Amerks in loss to Crunch
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA With the roster the Rochester Americans have right now, mistakes in what often is a game of mistakes become oh-so-costly. As coach Michael Leone said, there’s little margin for error. Thus, when the Amerks took three consecutive minor penalties in a span of 5:32 in the middle chunk of the second period, they weren’t just tempting fate, they were … [Read more...] about Penalties, goaltending doom Amerks in loss to Crunch