Georgia Tech will have additional motivation when it hosts Mercer in its second game of the basketball season on Friday in Atlanta: atoning for a four-overtime loss in the opener. The Yellow Jackets, considered a potential NCAA Tournament team from the ACC, was stunned by Georgia State of the Sun ...
An encore would be nice for Wake Forest, but the Demon Deacons won't put too much emphasis on their first result. Next comes a Friday night game against visiting Longwood in Winston-Salem, N.C. Wake Forest opened with a 111-51 rout of visiting Delaware State on Wednesday night. "I think it was a ...
Marquette didn't seem to miss the school's all-time leading scorer in the opener against Arkansas Pine-Bluff on Wednesday. However, the Golden Eagles may face a bit more competition when they host Eastern Michigan on Friday in Milwaukee. Markus Howard averaged a nation-best 27.8 points last season, ...
After watching most college basketball teams play over the past two days, Vanderbilt and Valparaiso open their seasons on Friday night in Nashville. The Commodores (11-21 last season) begin their second year under coach Jerry Stackhouse after losing their top two players, guards Aaron Nesmith (23 ...
In a weird sort of way, Travis Steele got his wish on Thursday. "I wanted to see how our group would respond to adversity, because that exposes who you are as a person and a team," the Xavier coach said. Steele got the answer he wanted on multiple fronts. Forced to play at Bradley's slower pace and ...