Category: NCAA Basketball

Jaehshon Thomas helped lead Charlotte past Rice on Saturday night with 21 points off of the bench in a 78-75 win. Thomas shot 6 for 10 (4 for 6 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line for the 49ers (9-15, 2-9 American Athletic Conference). Nik Graves scored 19 points and added seven rebounds.

Kobe Johnson finishes with 15 points and 13 rebounds as the UCLA men's basketball team commits just three turnovers in a lopsided win over Penn State.

Jeff Planutis scored 28 points as Mercyhurst beat Le Moyne 82-78 on Saturday. Planutis also added six assists for the Lakers (13-14, 7-5 Northeast Conference). Aidan Reichert scored 24 points while shooting 9 for 18 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line and added five rebounds.

Jahmyl Telfort had 24 points in Butler's 82-81 victory over Providence on Saturday. Telfort added five rebounds and four steals for the Bulldogs (11-13, 4-9 Big East Conference). Pierre Brooks shot 7 for 14, including 2 for 5 from beyond the arc to add 18 points.

Kenny Noland added 13 points while shooting 5 for 16 (1 for 8 from 3-point range) and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line while they also had five assists. Thompson shot 4 of 9 from the field, including 0 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 3 from the foul line to finish with 11 points, while adding 16 rebounds. Noland made the first of two free throws to make it 72-all with 16 seconds left but missed the second.

Matt Rogers scored six of his 27 points in overtime to rally American University to a 78-75 victory over Lehigh on Saturday. Elijah Stephens hit a jumper six seconds into the extra period and Rogers followed with two free throws and a basket and the Eagles never trailed in the final five minutes. Rogers shot 11 for 18 from the floor and 5 of 7 from the free-throw line for the Eagles (15-10, 9-3 Patriot League).

Taje' Kelly scored 31 points as Charleston Southern beat Gardner-Webb 79-72 on Saturday. Kelly added nine rebounds for the Buccaneers (9-17, 5-6 Big South Conference). Daylen Berry added 20 points while going 6 of 13 from the floor, including 3 for 9 from 3-point range, and 5 for 6 from the line and had five assists.

Micah Peavy had 22 points in Georgetown's 60-46 win against Seton Hall on Saturday. Peavy added seven rebounds and three steals for the Hoyas (15-9, 6-7 Big East Conference). Thomas Sorber scored 13 points while shooting 6 of 12 from the field and 1 for 3 from the line and added 11 rebounds.

Curtis Jones scored 24 points and Milan Momcilovic returned from injury to add 14 as No. 8 Iowa State ended a three-game losing streak with an 82-52 win over TCU on Saturday. Dishon Jackson also scored 14 points, and Joshua Jefferson had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. TCU: The Horned Frogs struggled to get much going offensively, as they went on to shoot 37.3% from the field and 14.3% from 3-point range.

Freshman Jase Richardson dropped 29 points on Oregon in first Spartans start in front of wild crowd, dad and Michigan State basketball royalty.

Tennessee (20-4, 7-4 Southeastern Conference) took control early, hitting 14 of its first 16 shots, including going 5 for 5 from 3-point range. Jalon Moore scored 12 points and Bryce Goodine added nine for Oklahoma (16-7, 3-7), which dropped its second straight game to a top-five opponent after winning three of four. Jeremiah Fears scored eight points for the Sooners, who were 17-of-53 (32%) shooting.

Indiana basketball has a head coach opening coming soon. Is Michigan's Dusty May their guy? Hoosiers fans aren't sold yet.

Before their game against Michigan, Indiana Hoosiers fans cheered for U-M coach Dusty May, an Indiana alum, after news Mike Woodson will step down.

Coach Todd Golden said Friday that Clayton has been cleared to play after missing a game with a sprained left ankle.

Michigan State's "strength in numbers" tested vs Oregon with Jeremy Fears Jr. out with an illness; Jase Richardson got his first Spartans start.