Tahj Staveskie's 20 points helped Cleveland State defeat Northern Kentucky 76-58 on Wednesday night. Staveskie shot 8 for 17, including 4 for 10 from beyond the arc for the Vikings (13-6, 7-1 Horizon League). Chase Robinson scored 13 points while shooting 4 of 9 from the field and 5 for 6 from the line.
Hinton scores 19, Saint Bonaventure downs Richmond 63-49
Jonah Hinton had 19 points in Saint Bonaventure's 63-49 win over Richmond on Wednesday night. Hinton shot 7 for 14, including 5 for 10 from beyond the arc for the Bonnies (15-3, 3-2 Atlantic 10 Conference). Chance Moore scored 15 points and added nine rebounds.
Jackson, Cadeau lead way as North Carolina defeats Cal 79-53
Ian Jackson scored 20 points, Elliot Cadeau added 15 and North Carolina defeated California 79-53 on Wednesday night. Five players scored for the Tar Heels in a 15-0 run that turned a nine-point lead into a 63-39 rout with a little under eight minutes remaining in the second half. Jackson scored seven points in the final five minutes and his layup with about two minutes to go gave the Tar Heels their biggest lead at 77-50.
Woodward’s 16 lead Colgate past Navy 73-66
Jeff Woodward scored 16 points as Colgate beat Navy 73-66 on Wednesday night. Woodward added eight rebounds, six assists, and five blocks for the Raiders (7-11, 4-1 Patriot League). Brady Cummins scored 14 points while shooting 6 for 11, including 2 for 3 from beyond the arc.
La Salle defeats Davidson 79-76
Deuce Jones had 23 points in La Salle's 79-76 victory over Davidson on Wednesday night. LaSalle led 79-73 with seven seconds left. Bobby Durkin hit a 3-pointer for Davidson at the buzzer.
Hunter Sallis scores 30 points, Wake Forest pulls away in the final minutes to beat Stanford 80-67
Hunter Sallis scored 30 points, Wake Forest pulled away with about five minutes left and the Demon Deacons beat Stanford 80-67 on Wednesday night. Tre'Von Spillers' hook shot with 4:49 remaining stretched the Wake Forest lead to 66-63 and the Demon Deacons went on to finish with a 16-4 run. Sallis was 12 of 17 from the floor and made each of the three Wake Forest 3-pointers for the game.
No. 6 UConn dominates St. John’s, 71-45, in Paige Bueckers’ return
Paige Bueckers scored 12 points after missing two games with a left knee sprain to help No. 6 UConn win its sixth straight, 71-45 over St. John’s on Wednesday night.
Bueckers scores 12 points in return from knee sprain as No. 6 UConn routs St. John’s 71-45
Paige Bueckers scored 12 points after missing two games with a left knee sprain to help No. 6 UConn win its sixth straight, 71-45 over St. John’s on Wednesday night. Bueckers, after sitting out wins over Xavier and Georgetown, made 4 of 7 shots in 23 minutes. The guard added five rebounds along with two steals and finished the game six shy of becoming UConn’s 12th 2,000-point scorer.
Bradley scores 14, VMI downs Western Carolina 66-50
Rickey Bradley Jr. had 14 points in VMI's 66-50 victory over Western Carolina on Wednesday night to stop a five-game losing streak. Bradley added seven rebounds for the Keydets (7-11, 1-4 Southern Conference). Augustinas Kiudulas added 14 points while shooting 4 for 11 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 5 of 5 from the free-throw line.
Devin McGlockton completes three-point play with 0.6 seconds left as Vanderbilt beat South Carolina
Devin McGlockton completed a three-point play with 0.6 seconds left, after making a block at the other end, to give Vanderbilt a 66-63 victory over South Carolina on Wednesday night. Leading 63-61, Vanderbilt guard AJ Hoggard lost control of the ball in the lane and grabbed the ankle of South Carolina forward Collin Murray-Boyles with 41.1 seconds left. Murray-Boyles made the two free throws to tie it at 63-all and South Carolina got the ball back.
Milan Momcilovic out indefinitely for 2nd-ranked Iowa State after hurting his hand in practice
Momcilovic had started all but one game this season for the Cyclones.
Milan Momcilovic out indefinitely for 2nd-ranked Iowa State after hurting his hand in practice
Iowa State forward Milan Momcilovic hurt his hand in practice this week and is out indefinitely, a big blow to the second-ranked Cyclones as they prepared to play No. 9 Kansas in a high-profile Big 12 showdown Wednesday night. The sophomore was averaging 10.3 points and 3.5 rebounds in nearly 25 minutes per game, and his 44% clip from beyond the arc had been important for Iowa State to stretch the floor.
USC building momentum, evens Big Ten record with big win over Iowa
MUSS"Obviously, things are way bigger than basketball, and we talked about it while we were on the road. Obviously,
Michigan basketball vs. Minnesota prediction: Top vs. bottom of Big Ten for a reason
"If we don't go up there with the mindset that it's going to be 40 minutes of fight...we're going to walk out of there with a loss," Dusty May said.
Iowa State’s 30-year streak of hitting a 3-pointer ends in win over Texas Tech
Iowa State's NCAA record streak of 945 consecutive games with a 3-pointer ended Tuesday night in a 71-58 victory over Texas Tech. Coach Bill Fennelly took over the next season and his teams have always made at least one 3-pointer in every game he'd coached until Tuesday.