Category: NCAA Basketball

Dailyn Swain scored 18 points as Xavier beat Georgetown 74-69 on Tuesday night. Swain had six rebounds for the Musketeers (14-9, 6-6 Big East Conference). Marcus Foster scored 17 points and added 13 rebounds.

Myles Thompson had 15 points in SIU-Edwardsville's 66-41 victory over Eastern Illinois on Tuesday night. Thompson also added 11 rebounds for the Cougars (16-8, 9-4 Ohio Valley Conference). Ray'Sean Taylor scored 13 points while going 5 of 11 (2 for 7 from 3-point range).

Isaiah Swope made a go-ahead 3-pointer with nine seconds remaining and scored 20 points as Saint Louis knocked off UMass 73-71 on Tuesday night. Swope shot 8 for 18, including 4 for 13 from beyond the arc for the Billikens (14-9, 7-3 Atlantic 10 Conference). Gibson Jimerson scored 18 points and added five rebounds.

The Badgers jumped out to a big lead and never looked back at home against the Hoosiers.

Murrell made six 3-pointers, four in the first half and Ole Miss never trailed.

Braden Smith had 31 points and Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 25 as No. 7 Purdue beat Iowa 90-81 on Tuesday night.

L.J. Cryer scored 18 points, Milos Uzan added 17 points and No. Houston rebounded from its first Big 12 loss of the season with a 72-63 win over Oklahoma State on Tuesday night. J'Wan Roberts had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Terrance Arceneaux had 10 points for Houston (18-4, 10-1 Big 12), which shot 42% and went 8 of 21 on 3-pointers.

L.J. Cryer scored 18 points, Milos Uzan added 17 points and No. 5 Houston rebounded from its first Big 12 loss of the season with a 72-63 win over Oklahoma State on Tuesday night. J’Wan Roberts had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Terrance Arceneaux had 10 points for Houston (18-4, 10-1 Big 12), which shot 42% and went 8 of 21 on 3-pointers. The Cougars lost to Texas Tech 82-81 in overtime on Saturday, and improved to 31-2 after a loss since Feb. 1, 2017.

Braden Smith was the best player on the floor all night against Iowa, leading Purdue to a crucial road conference win with 31 points.

Marcus Johnson scored 22 points as Bowling Green beat Northern Illinois 84-77 on Tuesday night to end its five-game losing streak. Johnson also had 13 rebounds and three steals for the Falcons (8-14, 3-7 Mid-American Conference). Trey Thomas scored 17 points while shooting 4 for 13 (4 for 9 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line and added six rebounds and five assists.

AP) — Doctor Bradley scored 13 points and UAPB surprised Texas Southern 69-68 on Tuesday night for its first Southwestern Athletic Conference win of the season. The Tigers missed two shots attempts in the final seconds to end it. Bradley's layup with 1:59 left gave the Golden Lions (4-18, 1-8) a 67-66 lead they never gave up.

Bennett Stirtz's 23 points helped Drake defeat Murray State 55-45 on Tuesday night and extend its winning streak to nine games. Stirtz shot 9 of 16 from the field, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line for the Bulldogs (21-2, 11-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Tavion Banks added 16 points while going 7 of 10 and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line while they also had five rebounds.

At a time when most of his contemporaries have left the game, the 72-year-old Pitino just keeps winning big.

Kadary Richmond had 18 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists as No. 12 St. John’s beat No. 11 Marquette 70-64 on Tuesday night in their showdown for first place in the Big East.

Corey Washington's 21 points and 10 rebounds helped Wichita State defeat Charlotte 66-58 on Tuesday night. Quincy Ballard scored 12 points added 13 rebounds for the Shockers (12-10, 2-7 American Athletic Conference). A.J McGinnis went 4 of 6 from the field (2 for 4 from 3-point range) to finish with 10 points.