Marcus Tankersley scored 15 points as Alcorn State beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 79-60 on Saturday night. Tankersley shot 4 of 8 from the field and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Braves (6-17, 6-4 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Mike Pajeaud scored 12 points and added 12 rebounds.
Maddox scores 24, George Mason takes down Rhode Island 82-67
Darius Maddox's 24 points helped George Mason defeat Rhode Island 82-67 on Saturday night. Maddox shot 8 for 12 (4 for 6 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line for the Patriots (19-5, 10-1 Atlantic 10 Conference). Jalen Haynes scored 16 points and added seven rebounds.
Blanton and Holt score 22 to lead Eastern Kentucky over Stetson 83-58
Devontae Blanton and Jackson Holt scored 22 points as Eastern Kentucky beat Stetson 83-58 on Saturday night. Blanton also contributed five rebounds and seven assists for the Colonels (14-11, 8-4 Atlantic Sun Conference). Holt went 7 of 14 from the field (7 for 12 from 3-point range).
Kansas’ continued struggles risk ending a 78-game ranked streak
No. 16 Kansas has been consistently inconsistent lately and that has the Jayhawks on the verge of falling out of the Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll. The Jayhawks, the preseason No. 1 team, has alternated between wins and losses in the last six games, including an 81-73 loss at Kansas State on Saturday. Kansas (16-7, 7-5 Big 12) trailed almost wire-to-wire, with the Jayhawks' last lead at 21-20 with 10:56 left in the first half.
Gray scores 20 as Nicholls State defeats East Texas A&M 81-65
Michael Gray Jr.'s 20 points helped Nicholls State defeat East Texas A&M 81-65 on Saturday night. Gray added eight rebounds for the Colonels (15-9, 9-4 Southland Conference). Sincere Malone scored 14 points while shooting 7 of 11 from the field and added five rebounds.
Snoddy puts up 27 as Stony Brook downs Hofstra 80-75
Andre Snoddy had 27 points in Stony Brook's 80-75 victory over Hofstra on Saturday night. Snoddy also had 12 rebounds for the Seawolves (6-19, 2-10 Coastal Athletic Association). CJ Luster II shot 6 for 9 (5 for 7 from 3-point range) and 9 of 10 from the free-throw line to add 26 points.
Florida men’s basketball knocks off No. 1 Auburn, snaps Tigers’ 14-game win streak
No. 6 Florida beat No. 1 Auburn on the road to snap the Tigers' 14-game win streak. It's the Gators' second win vs. a top-ranked team this year.
Johnson posts a double-double as UCLA feasts on Penn State turnovers for 7th straight win, 78-54
Kobe Johnson scored 15 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for his first career double-double and UCLA turned in a dominant 78-54 win over Penn State on Saturday. The Bruins forced 18 Penn State turnovers, turning them into 24 points. UCLA turned the ball over just four times.
Starling’s 28 point, Lampkin’s double-doube sends Syracuse to 3-OT win over Boston College
J.J. Starling scored 28 points and Eddie Lampkin Jr. posted a double-double and Syracuse beat Boston College 95-86 in triple overtime on Saturday. Jyare Davis scored 16 points, Lampkin scored 14 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, reserve Chris Bell scored 12 and Elijah Moore 11 for Syracuse (11-13, 5-8 ACC).
Farrakhan puts up 28 in Hampton’s 84-75 victory against Northeastern
Daniel Johnson and Kyrese Mullen each scored 11 points. The Huskies (13-12, 5-7) were led in scoring by Rashad King, who finished with 32 points and six rebounds. Harold Woods added 19 points for Northeastern.
Three score 17, Murray State downs Valparaiso 74-56
Nick Ellington, AJ Ferguson and Jacobi Wood all had 17 points in Murray State's 74-56 victory over Valparaiso on Saturday night. Ellington had 10 rebounds for the Racers (12-13, 6-8 Missouri Valley Conference). Ferguson shot 7 of 12 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and had seven rebounds.
No. 6 Florida beats top-ranked Auburn 90-81 and ends the Tigers’ 14-game winning streak
Walter Clayton Jr. scored 19 points and Alex Condon added 17 as No. 6 Florida rallied from an early deficit and beat No. 1 Auburn 90-81 Saturday, ending the Tigers' 14-game winning streak. Florida (20-3, 7-3 Southeastern Conference), down by 10 points early, built a 10-point advantage by the end of the first half and held off Auburn in the second half for its second victory over a top-ranked team this season. Florida beat then-No. 1 Tennessee 73-43 on Jan. 7.
Taylor’s 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left leads No. 10 Texas A&M past No. 15 Missouri 67-64
Wade Taylor IV made a 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds remaining to lift No. 10 Texas A&M past No. 15 Missouri 67-64 on Saturday. Pharrel Payne scored 20 points, Taylor added 15 and Henry Coleman III grabbed a career-best 16 rebounds for the Aggies (18-5, 7-3 SEC) who entered in a three-way tie with Florida and Missouri for third place in the SEC. Tamar Bates led Missouri with 16 points, Mark Mitchell added 14 and Tamar Bates scored 12 for Missouri (18-5, 6-4) which lost at home for the first time this season.
Maclin late jumper lifts Radford past Longwood 71-69
Brandon Maclin hit a jumper with two seconds left to lift Radford to a 71-69 win over Longwood on Saturday. Maclin finished with 15 points and six rebounds for the Highlanders (16-10, 6-5 Big South Conference). Truth Harris scored 12 points while going 4 of 7 from the floor, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and 3 for 5 from the line.
No. 1 Auburn suffers first SEC loss, losing big at home to No. 6 Florida
Auburn suddenly faces a possible first-place tie atop the SEC standings, pending Alabama's matchup with Arkansas on Saturday.