Category: NCAA Basketball

Devin Royal scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds and Ohio State throttled Valparaiso 95-73 on Tuesday night.

Eric Dixon scored 25 points to lead Villanova to a 79-67 victory over Seton Hall on Tuesday night.

Malachi Smith scored five of his 11 points in the final 37 seconds, including a decisive three-point play, and No. 22 Dayton beat UNLV 66-65 on Tuesday night.

RJ Luis’ 19 points off of the bench helped St. John’s to an 89-61 victory against DePaul on Tuesday night.

Dylan Andrews scored 21 points, Tyler Bilodeau added 18 and No. UCLA extended its winning streak to nine games with a 111-75 victory over Prairie View A&M on Tuesday night. Eric Dailey scored 14 points, Kobe Johnson 12 and Trent Perry 11 for the Bruins (10-1), who shot 59% overall and made 10 of 21 3-point attempts.

The No. 18 Bruins' victory over Prairie View A&M was so comfortable that coach Mick Cronin could substitute freely.

Tyler McGhie had 26 points in UCSD's 75-73 win against Utah State on Tuesday night. McGhie added six rebounds and three steals for the Tritons (10-2, 2-0 Big West Conference). Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones scored 20 points and added six rebounds.

Tyson Degenhart scored 19 points as Boise State beat Texas Southern 82-51 on Tuesday night. Degenhart added 10 rebounds for the Broncos (8-3). Andrew Meadow shot 5 for 13 (4 for 11 from 3-point range) and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line to add 18 points.

Auburn standout center Johni Broome left Tuesday night's win over Georgia State early in the first half after injuring his right shoulder. Broome was battling for a defensive rebound when he immediately grabbed his right shoulder and ran off the court, straight to the locker room, where he was evaluated by team doctors. “Unfortunately, Johni’s right shoulder kind of slipped out and came back,” Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl said on the team’s postgame radio show.

Keshawn Williams scored 16 points off of the bench to lead Colorado State over Radford 78-68 on Tuesday night. Williams added seven rebounds for the Rams (6-5). Rashaan Mbemba scored 16 points while going 6 of 7 and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line and added six rebounds.

Cam Carter and reserve Vyctorius Miller each scored 16 points, Dji Bailey scored 14 points and LSU demolished Stetson 99-53 on Tuesday night. Corey Chest scored 13 points and Curtis Givens III 12 for LSU (9-2), whose bench alone made 13 field goals compared to Stetson's 18 total. If there was a bright spot for the Hatters (1-10), guard Mehki Ellison scored a game-high and career-high 23 points on 9-for-18 shooting.

Reserves Mike Sharavjamts and Mason Madsen scored 15 points apiece and Utah breezed to an 89-59 victory over Florida A&M on Tuesday night. Sharavjamts buried 6 of 7 shots with three 3-pointers for the Utes (8-2), who won for the fifth time in six games and improved to 8-1 at home. Madsen made 5 of 9 from beyond the arc.

Another slog turned into another blowout victory for Duke. The Blue Devils, playing their first game in a week, overcame some tough stretches on offense with a stout defensive performance to trounce George Mason 68-47 Tuesday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The teams entered as two of the top six defensive units in the country by effective field goal percentage, and it was easy to see why.

Don McHenry had 28 points in Western Kentucky's 86-73 victory over Seattle University on Tuesday night. McHenry shot 9 of 12 from the field, including 4 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 6 from the free-throw line for the Hilltoppers (8-3). Julius Thedford added 15 points and seven rebounds.

Ryan Myers scored 21 points as Western Illinois beat Tennessee Tech 71-68 on Tuesday night. Myers shot 7 for 13 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 5 of 7 from the free-throw line for the Leathernecks (7-5, 1-0 Ohio Valley Conference). Marko Maletic scored 14 points and added five rebounds.