Basketball

ROCKINGHAM — Just a week ago, the Scotland women’s basketball team came out with a bland showing against Richmond on the Raiders’ home floor, resulting in a 59-38 loss.

CLEVELAND, Ga. — The St. Andrews Knights men’s basketball team went through first-half shooting woes and was unable to shake them enough to come back in the second half, falling 94-75 against the Truett McConnell Bears inside Benjamin F. Brady Arena Wednesday night.

LAURINBURG — For the first 16 minutes of Wednesday night’s semifinal matchup in the Sandhills Athletic Conference women’s basketball tournament between second-seeded Scotland and the No. 3 Union Pines Vikings, Scotland struggled against the zone defense of the Vikings; in the final 16, the Lady Scots were scoring almost at…

SOUTHERN PINES — The Scotland Fighting Scots basketball team was outscored 27-3 in the fourth quarter and lost 74-46 to the Pinecrest Patriots in the first round of the Sandhills Athletic Conference tournament Tuesday night.

LAURINBURG — After being defeated by Richmond for the second time this year Friday, the Scotland women’s basketball team responded with a season-best in points allowed in the first round of the Sandhills Athletic Conference Tournament Monday night against the Southern Lee Cavaliers.

LAURINBURG — The recent home stretch for the St. Andrews men’s basketball team has seen the Knights play some of their best basketball of the season, including an upset win in overtime against Reinhardt on Feb. 10.

ROCKINGHAM — With a shot at splitting the Sandhills Athletic Conference regular-season championship Friday, the Scotland women’s basketball team had to play ideal basketball, especially in a hostile environment on the road against the Richmond Raiders.

VASS — The Scotland Christian Academy Saints women’s basketball team defeated the Father Capodanno Grunts 70-38 in a nonconference road game Friday.

LAURINBURG — The Scotland Christian Academy Saints women’s basketball team defeated the visiting Maranatha Christian Bulldogs 63-15 Tuesday night in nonconference action.

LAURINBURG — The Scotland Fighting Scots basketball team didn’t have much trouble with the Lee County Yellow Jackets on senior night, defeating them 64-41.

LAURINBURG — The St. Andrews Knights men’s basketball team never trailed in all 40 minutes of regulation Saturday against the Reinhardt Eagles.

SOUTHERN PINES — The Scotland women’s basketball team earned a 57-53 road win against the Pinecrest Patriots Friday night.