Category: NCAA Basketball

Weber State Wildcats (8-11, 5-4 Big Sky) at Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (17-5, 8-1 Big Sky) Flagstaff, Arizona; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Arizona takes on Weber State after Sophie Glancey scored 22 points in Northern Arizona's 68-52 victory over the Northern Colorado Bears. The Lumberjacks are 8-1 in home games.

Houston Christian Huskies (10-12, 7-4 Southland) at Nicholls State Colonels (13-9, 7-4 Southland) Thibodaux, Louisiana; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Nicholls State hosts Houston Christian after Michael Gray Jr. scored 20 points in Nicholls State's 71-63 win over the McNeese Cowboys. The Colonels are 7-3 on their home court.

Harry Rouhliadeff scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds on Saturday night to help Hawaii beat Cal State Fullerton 82-57. Rouhliadeff made 6 of 11 from the field and 2 of 3 from 3-point range. Tom Beattie also scored 14 points, on 7-of-10 shooting, and had five assists for Hawaii (13-9, 5-6 Big West Conference).

Mikey Lewis scored 16 points to lead Saint Mary's and Harry Wessels secured the victory with two free throws with 49 seconds remaining as the Gaels knocked off Gonzaga 62-58 on Saturday. Lewis shot 6 for 18, including 4 for 12 from beyond the arc for the Gaels (20-3, 10-0 West Coast Conference). Paulius Murauskas added 12 points while going 4 of 11 from the floor, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and 3 for 6 from the foul line while they also had eight rebounds.

Nick Davidson's 14 points helped Nevada defeat UNLV 71-65 on Saturday night. Davidson had six rebounds for the Wolf Pack (12-10, 4-7 Mountain West Conference). Kobe Sanders scored 13 points, going 4 of 8 and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line.

Ranked 253rd nationally in three-point percentage (32.5%) entering the game, Arkansas smashed its per-game average of 7.3 three-point makes with 13 total triples on 25 attempts (52.0%) against the Wildcats. Leading the way for Arkansas from beyond the arc was big man Zvonimir Ivisic, who hit 4-of-7 threes to help him score 14 points. Guard Johnell Davis (three makes), guard DJ Wagner (two makes) and wing Karter Knox (two makes) also hit multiple splashes from distance.

It started with a Sion James dunk on a feed from Cooper Flagg and the dominance didn’t stop until Duke had a 32-point lead against North Carolina. “It’s really important to just come out and set the tone from the jump,” Flagg said after Duke’s 87-70 win over UNC at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday night. Everything about this looked easy for Duke (19-2, 11-0 ACC), which now has a 15-game winning streak.

Arkansas coach John Calipari didn't have much to say about emotions after the big win in his return to Kentucky.

Mustapha Amzil had 16 points in New Mexico's 82-63 victory against Utah State on Saturday night. Amzil shot 4 of 6 from the field, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 7 from the free-throw line for the Lobos (18-4, 10-1 Mountain West Conference). Nelly Junior Joseph scored 15 points and added 13 rebounds.

Max Mackinnon's 24 points helped Portland defeat Pepperdine 84-64 on Saturday night. Mackinnon had six rebounds and seven assists for the Pilots (8-16, 3-8 West Coast Conference). Chris Austin scored 20 points while shooting 7 for 12 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line.

Watch the postgame press conferences from Arkansas head coach John Calipari, Adou Thiero and D.J. Wagner after the 89-79 win over Kentucky on Saturday evening at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky.Visit our homepage for complete coverage of Arkansas basketball, including everything you need to know from the Hoop Hogs' big win.

Adou Thiero scored 21 points against his former team in his return to Lexington and Arkansas beat No. 12 Kentucky 89-79 on Saturday night. D.J. Wagner scored 17 points and Zvonimir Ivisic added 14 points against their former team as well to lead Arkansas (13-8, 2-6 Southeastern Conference).

Magoon Gwath finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks, and San Diego State used a 20-0 run and held off Wyoming for a 63-61 victory on Saturday night. The late run gave the Aztecs a 61-50 lead with 15 seconds left. Wyoming made eight straight free throws to pull to 61-58 with eight seconds to go.

Duke's freshmen delivered. The rivalry that always does? The buzz from the latest renewal of the famed Duke-North Carolina series fizzled quickly Saturday, lost amid the second-ranked Blue Devils' dominance that drained drama and doubt about the outcome well before halftime.

Arkansas coach John Calipari. © Jordan Prather-Imagn Images The Arkansas Razorbacks (13-8, 2-6 SEC) surprised the entire country Saturday evening after defeating the No. 12 Kentucky Wildcats, 89-79, at Rupp Arena.