Новости за 25.02.2016

WASHINGTON - James Daniel had 15 of his 23 points in the first half and Howard beat Florida A&M 63-53 to snap a two-game skid on Wednesday night.

MINNEAPOLIS - The night got off to a rough start for fifth-ranked Ohio State when the bus they were taking to Williams Arena was stuck in traffic.

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - Keyora Wharry had 15 points and the No. 25 Colorado State women held on to win their 22nd straight Wednesday night, 49-48 over New Mexico.

BOSTON - The Bruins have been looking for a way to break out of a recent funk at home over the past month.

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina - Notre Dame hasn't lost very often during the past two seasons. Those defeats never come in bunches.

AUBURN HILLS, Michigan - After a big road win against first-place Cleveland in their last game, the Detroit Pistons could have been caught overlooking the last-place Philadelphia 76ers back at home on Wednesday night.

RALEIGH, North Carolina - North Carolina has spent the last two games building leads and stretching them out instead of letting an opponent back in the game.

MINNEAPOLIS - Rachel Banham put on another dazzling show in her final game at Williams Arena and Carlie Wagner made sure her backcourt buddy went out a winner.

MELBOURNE, Australia - Former WNBA MVP Lauren Jackson has been named in a 27-player squad for what could be her fifth Olympics for Australia at Rio de Janeiro in August.

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri - Camyn Boone scored 17 points and grabbed five rebounds as Missouri State downed Drake 61-52 on Wednesday night.

CHICAGO - Ron Baker hit three 3-pointers and finished with 19 points and Anton Grady scored 17 on 5-of-7 shooting to lead Wichita State to a 76-54 win over Loyola of Chicago on Wednesday night.

PITTSBURGH - When Louisville coach Rick Pitino awarded walk-on guard David Levitch a scholarship in the fall, Pitino stressed the slight, mop-topped kid from the Louisville suburbs had earned it.

WASHNGTON - The Washington Capitals have been dominant for most of the season. Lately, though, the Eastern Conference leaders have been playing from behind. And, against the Montreal Canadiens, they couldn't pull off another comeback.

MIAMI - The league's leading shot blocker was coming at him, and even that wasn't enough to bother Stephen Curry.

INDIANAPOLIS - Paul George needed a full three quarters to get warmed up Wednesday night.

CLEVELAND - The Charlotte Hornets picked the wrong time for a trip to Cleveland.

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois - Aerial Powers had 26 points and 10 rebounds, Tori Jankoska recorded her fifth double-double of the season and No. 20 Michigan State outscored Illinois 27-2 in the fourth quarter for a 71-43 victory Wednesday night.

LUBBOCK, Texas - It appeared as though No. 8 Texas would have an easy time collecting its 25th victory.

WASHINGTON - Jesse Reed scored 21 points as American University rallied in the second half to upend Navy 72-65 on Wednesday night.

INDIANAPOLIS - A northern Indiana high school student has won a ticket to the nation's capital to compete in a national poetry reading competition.

TULSA, Oklahoma - Courtney Williams scored 33, and Laura Ferreira added 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting to help the No. 21 South Florida women beat Tulsa 72-66 Wednesday night to secure a first-round bye in the American Athletic Conference tournament, which begins March 4.

INDIANAPOLIS - Legislators have approved replacing all the male pronouns in laws describing the duties of Indiana's statewide officeholders with gender-neutral terms.

INDIANAPOLIS - An Indiana House committee is set to vote on a measure to ban automobile manufacturers from selling directly to consumers.

NEW ORLEANS - B.J. Tyson scored 22 points and Lance Tejada added 18 as East Carolina beat Tulane 79-73 Wednesday night and snapped its six-game losing streak.

OMAHA, Nebraska - Henry Ellenson scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Marquette beat Creighton 66-61 on Wednesday night to split the season series.