Texas Southern Tigers (12-10, 11-0 SWAC) at Southern Jaguars (11-13, 9-2 SWAC) Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southern takes on Texas Southern after Aniya Gourdine scored 20 points in Southern's 50-44 victory against the Alabama A&M Bulldogs. The Jaguars are 6-1 in home games.
Finnegan leads Indiana State against Illinois State
Illinois State Redbirds (14-9, 8-4 MVC) at Indiana State Sycamores (4-19, 2-10 MVC) Terre Haute, Indiana; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Indiana State plays Illinois State after Bella Finnegan scored 30 points in Indiana State's 87-63 victory over the Southern Illinois Salukis. The Sycamores have gone 1-7 in home games.
Matthew Cleveland scores career-high 32 to carry Miami past Syracuse 91-84
Matthew Cleveland scored a career-high 32 points after shooting 10 for 13, Jalil Bethea added 21 points, and Miami beat Syracuse 91-84 on Tuesday night. Cleveland set his previous high of 31 points just last month in a 117-74 defeat of SMU on Jan. 18. Against the Orange, he sank 10 of 12 foul shots and distributed five assists.
Barnett scores 28 off the bench, Kent State downs Central Michigan 91-83
Marquis Barnett helped lead Kent State over Central Michigan on Tuesday night with 28 points off of the bench in a 91-83 victory. Barnett shot 10 for 13, including 6 for 8 from beyond the arc for the Golden Flashes (16-8, 6-5 Mid-American Conference). VonCameron Davis scored 21 points, shooting 7 for 13 (4 for 5 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line.
Denzel Aberdeen scores 20, leading No. 3 Florida over No. 22 Mississippi State 81-68
Denzel Aberdeen had a game-high 20 points and Walter Clayton Jr. added 19 points to lead No. Florida to an 81-68 victory over No. Mississippi State.
Jizzle James matches career-best with 25 points, helps Cincinnati pull away late to beat Utah 85-75
Jizzle James matched a career-high with 25 points and Cincinnati pulled away over the last four minutes to beat Utah 85-75 on Tuesday night for its third straight win. Day Day Thomas scored five points and Aziz Bandaogo added an alley-oop dunk during an 11-0 run that gave Cincinnati an 83-72 lead. James ended the scoring with two free throws to surpass his previous season-best 24 points from Saturday's 84-66 win against BYU.
Almonor and Oweh score 13 points each as No. 15 Kentucky beats No. 5 Tennessee 75-64
Kentucky also beat Tennessee 78-73 on Jan. 28 in Knoxville, and is now 7-1 against teams ranked in the Top 15 this season. Koby Brea and Trent Noah added 11 points each. The Wildcats made 12 3-pointers, including three by Noah.
Craft scores 40, hits 9 3-pointers as Miami (Ohio) beats Toledo 92-80
Kam Craft finished with 40 points and nine 3-pointers for Miami (Ohio) in a 92-80 victory over Toledo on Tuesday night. Craft shot 13 of 22 from the field, including 9 for 14 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 5 from the line for the RedHawks (19-5, 10-1 Mid-American Conference). Evan Ipsaro added 14 points while going 4 of 8 from the floor, including 3 for 3 from 3-point range, and 3 for 3 from the line.
Michigan basketball holds on for 75-73 Big Ten victory over Purdue
Michigan basketball holds on for 75-73 Big Ten victory over Purdue.
BYU tops West Virginia 73-69 behind 16 points from freshman Egor Demin
Freshman Egor Demin scored 16 points to lead BYU to a 73-69 win over West Virginia on Tuesday night. Kanon Catchings added 11 points for BYU (16-8, 7-6 Big 12). Toby Okani scored 16 points and Jonathan Powell and Joseph Yesufu added 11 apiece for the Mountaineers (15-9, 6-7).
Steve Mariucci surprises Michigan State’s Tom Izzo on brink of breaking Bob Knight’s Big Ten record
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo has tried to downplay being on the brink of breaking Bob Knight's record for Big Ten basketball wins. Izzo might have a hard time sticking to that script Tuesday night. Former NFL coach Steve Mariucci surprised Izzo by showing up at the Breslin Center, sitting on the Spartans' bench with his back facing Izzo as he walked to the sideline for warmups before No. 11 Michigan State played Indiana.
Top-ranked Auburn snaps back with an 80-68 win over Vanderbilt
Denver Jones scored 21 points as No. 1 Auburn held off Vanderbilt 80-68 on Tuesday night to avoid the Tigers' first losing skid of the season. Now Auburn (22-2, 10-1) goes into Saturday’s big showdown for the top of the Southeastern Conference standings, supremacy in the state of Alabama and the top of the AP Top 25. The Tigers came into Tuesday night tied with No. 2 Alabama in league play. Chaney Johnson finished with 20 points for Auburn, and Johni Broome had 17.
Keshon Gilbert leads Iowa State’s balanced attack with 15 points in 77-65 win over UCF
Keshon Gilbert scored 15 points and Joshua Jefferson had 13 points and eight rebounds to lead No. Iowa State to a 77-65 win over UCF on Tuesday night. Tamin Lipsey scored 11 points and Curtis Jones scored 10 off the bench for Iowa State (19-5, 9-4 Big 12).
West Virginia on the wrong side of a back-and-forth affair in loss to BYU
It was back-and-forth all night long, with the intensity of an NCAA Tournament game, featuring five ties and 11 lead changes, but BYU prevailed in the end, earning a 73-69 win over the Mountaineers. With 2:39 to play, it seemed to present the most important three-minute stretch of the season for West Virginia. Trailing 68-67, the Mountaineers had the ball after they had just forced a shot clock violation.
Lamont Butler injury update: Kentucky guard leaves Tennessee game with aggravated shoulder
Kentucky guard Lamont Butler left Tuesday's game vs Tennessee with what appeared to be an aggravated shoulder. Here are the latest injury updates: