Drexel Tops Northeastern 93-88 in 2OT
Frantz Massenat scored a career-high 27 points to lead Drexel to a 93-88 victory over Northeastern in double overtime Saturday.
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Frantz Massenat scored a career-high 27 points to lead Drexel to a 93-88 victory over Northeastern in double overtime Saturday.
JayVaughn Pinkston had 15 points and 10 rebounds No. 8 Villanova overcame some early shooting woes to beat St. John's 74-67 on Saturday at Madison Square Garden.
Penn State made the announcement Saturday, after the school's compensation committee met to finalize the contract.
Analysts and insiders are now saying the dwindling hours of Friday night is the final hour in the hunt for a Penn State head coach.
St. Joe's will be on the road on Saturday, traveling down to Fairfax, Virginia, to take on George Mason in Atlantic 10 action.
Tyreek Duren's two free throws with two seconds left in the game preserved La Salle's 76-73 win over George Washington in the Atlantic 10 Conference opener for both schools Thursday night.
The difference in the game, outside of Temple's ongoing injury issues, was USF dominating down low — winning the rebound battle, 40-30, and outscoring Temple in the paint, 50-30.
The Dragons have dropped three straight, and four of five after losing their Colonial Athletic Association opener on Wednesday night against William and Mary, 85-73.
It's the Ivy League opener for the Penn Quakers on Saturday night as they welcome rival Princeton to the Palestra.
The La Salle Explorers will open Atlantic-10 play on Thursday night as they welcome George Washington to Gola Arena.
Vanderbilt's James Franklin will be the new head coach of the Penn State football team, according to a report from Bruce Feldman of CBS Sports.
The Dragons (8-6, 0-1) came within seven on a pair of Tavon Allen free throws with under two minutes to play before Thornton finished out the scoring with a 3-pointer and two from the line for the Tribe.
Chaz Williams scored eight of his 22 points in the closing six minutes Wednesday night, leading No. 19 Massachusetts to a 66-62 comeback win over Saint Joseph's in the conference openers for both teams.
Darrun Hilliard scored 19 points and No. 8 Villanova hit a dozen 3-pointers in an 83-67 victory over undermanned Seton Hall on Wednesday night.
The Villanova women's basketball team will bring an 11-2 record into Wednesday's Big East match-up with Butler at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
