Category: NCAA Basketball

Arkansas was trending in the right direction until it completely dropped the ball against South Carolina.

Tyler Brelsford scored 13 points as Morehead State beat UT Martin 59-47 on Saturday. Brelsford shot 3 of 8 from the field, including 2 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 6 from the line for the Eagles (15-16, 10-10 Ohio Valley Conference). Jerone Morton scored 13 points, going 5 of 10 (1 for 3 from 3-point range).

Essam Mostafa scored 16 points to lead Middle Tennessee and Kamari Lands hit the game-winning layup with four seconds remaining in the overtime as the Blue Raiders knocked off UTEP 76-75 on Saturday. The victory keeps Middle Tennessee (20-9, 11-5 Conference USA) a half-game back of Liberty and Jacksonville State with two games left in the regular season and sets up a first-place showdown with the Flames Thursday in Murfreesboro. Mostafa added 16 rebounds for the Blue Raiders.

Nakyel Shelton scored 28 points as Eastern Illinois beat Ohio Valley Conference champion Southeast Missouri State 73-58 to end the Redhawks' 10-game winning streak in a season finale on Saturday. Shelton added three blocks for the Panthers (12-19, 8-12). Artese Stapleton scored 22 points and added five rebounds and six steals.

Tennessee basketball's Jahmai Mashack hit a deep 3-pointer as time expired to beat Alabama on Saturday. See the video here:

L.J. Cryer scored 20 points and No. 4 Houston clinched the outright Big 12 regular-season title for a second straight season with a 73-64 win over Cincinnati on Saturday. Terrance Arceneaux added 10 points for Houston (25-4, 17-1 Big 12), which has won eight straight. The Cougars became the first team to win the regular-season championship in its first two years in a major conference since Idaho, which won the PCC in the 1921-22 and 1922-23 seasons.

Jahmai Mashack raced up the court and hit a 3-pointer from well beyond the arc at the buzzer to give No. 5 Tennessee a 79-76 victory over No. 6 Alabama on Saturday. The Volunteers (24-5, 11-5 Southeastern Conference) got the final shot by forcing a five-second inbounds violation under Alabama's basket with 3.8 seconds left. Chaz Lanier and Jordan Gainey each scored 18 points for Tennessee.

Vasean Allette had 17 points, seven rebounds and nine assists to lead TCU to an 89-78 victory over UCF on Saturday for the Horned Frogs' 14th home win this season. In the second half, the Horned Frogs were unable to improve on their 19-point halftime lead but they maintained a double-digit advantage until Darius Johnson's layup near the three-minute mark made it 82-73. The Horned Frogs finished the win by making enough free throws to stay comfortably ahead, although they made only 7 of 13 from the line in the last three-plus minutes.

Gibson Jimerson's 33 points led Saint Louis over Loyola Chicago 98-67 on Saturday, creating a four-way tie for third place in the Atlantic-10 Conference with two games left to play in the regular season. Loyola-Chicago (19-10, 10-6) were alone in third place going into the game and the loss created a four-way tie with Dayton, Saint Joseph's and Saint Louis, all four games back of conference leader VCU with two games left in the regular season. Jimerson finished 9 of 17 from 3-point range and 6 for 6 from the line for the Billikens (17-12, 10-6).

Alabama squandered its chance at a game-winning shot after committing a 5-second violation.

Malachi Davis had 18 points in LIU's 74-55 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson on Saturday. Davis shot 7 for 21 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Sharks (16-15, 12-4 Northeast Conference). Jamal Fuller scored 14 points while shooting 4 of 8 from the field and 5 for 6 from the line and added seven rebounds.

Nique Clifford scored 26 points as Colorado State beat Utah State 93-66 on Saturday in a battle of second-place teams in the Mountain West Conference.. Clifford also contributed six rebounds and nine assists for the Rams (20-9, 14-4 Mountain West Conference). Jaylen Crocker-Johnson scored 18 points while shooting 7 for 9, including 3 for 3 from beyond the arc and added five rebounds.

Austin Benigni had 24 points in Navy's 81-68 win against Loyola (MD) on Saturday. Benigni added five assists for the Midshipmen (13-18, 10-8 Patriot League). Jordan Pennick scored 18 points, going 4 of 9 from the floor, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and 8 for 10 from the line.

Keeshawn Barthelemy scored 20 points, Jackson Shelstad added 19 and Oregon defeated USC 82-61 on Saturday for the Ducks' fifth straight victory. Barthelemy shot 8 of 10 with four 3-pointers and Shelstad was 8 of 15 with a trio of 3s for the Ducks (21-8, 10-8 Big Ten), who shot 48% and outscored the Trojans 19-7 off 16 turnovers. Nate Bittle added 15 points and a team-high seven rebounds.

Baye Ndongo scored a career-high 29 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, Duncan Powell added 23 points and 10 rebounds and Georgia Tech beat N.C. State 87-62 on Saturday. Lance Terry added 15 points, Jaeden Mustaf came off the bench for 13 points and Naithan George had 12 assists for the Yellow Jackets (15-14, 9-9 ACC). Georgia Tech outscored N.C. State 21-2 off 14 Wolfpack turnovers and had a 23-4 advantage on second-chance points with 14 offensive rebounds.