May 18, 2013

College Basketball: Duke dumps North Carolina in ACC showdown / Baylor beat Kansas State

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Seth Curry hit his first seven shots during No. 3 Duke’s torrid start, helping the Blue Devils jump to a big lead and beat rival North Carolina 69-53 on Saturday night. Curry finished with 20 points, while Mason Plumlee turned in his best performance in a month with 23 points [...]

College Basketball Roundup: North Carolina beats Maryland 88-64

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Tyler Zeller had 30 points in his final home game to help No. 6 North Carolina beat Maryland 88-64 on Wednesday night. John Henson added 19 points for the Tar Heels (26-4, 13-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who led all game to set up a matchup with No. 4 Duke this [...]

Top 25 College Basketball Roundup: No. 1 Syracuse routs DePaul

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ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) – Kris Joseph scored 22 points and No. 1 Syracuse used its defense and depth to rout DePaul 87-68 on Sunday, the unbeaten Orange’s 15th consecutive victory. C.J. Fair added 16 points, Dion Waiters had 13 and Fab Melo scored 12 points to go with six blocks for the Orange (15-0, 2-0 [...]

College Basketball Roundup: Rutgers upsets Florida in 2OT thriller

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(Rutgers’ Austin Johnson (21) tries to control the ball: Picture courtesy of USA Today) CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) – Tyler Zeller had 19 points and 13 rebounds to help sixth-ranked North Carolina beat Elon 100-62 on Thursday night. Harrison Barnes added 18 points for the Tar Heels (12-2), who blew the game open with a [...]