Category: NCAA Basketball

Ryan Kalkbrenner had 20 points in Creighton's 84-64 victory against Providence on Tuesday night. Kalkbrenner added 10 rebounds and six blocks for the Bluejays (11-6, 4-2 Big East Conference). Steven Ashworth scored 20 points and added six assists.

Andrew Meadow scored 18 points as Boise State beat Wyoming 96-55 on Tuesday night. Meadow shot 5 of 7 from the field, including 3 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 5 from the free-throw line for the Broncos (13-5, 5-2 Mountain West Conference). Julian Bowie scored 16 points while going 5 of 7 (5 for 6 from 3-point range).

RJ Luis Jr. scored 19 points as St. John’s beat Georgetown 63-58 on Tuesday night.

Jaeden Zackery scored 21 points and Clemson beat Georgia Tech 70-59 on Tuesday night. Zackery shot 7 of 12 from the floor and made three of the Tigers' eight shots from long range. Ian Schieffelin added 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists for Clemson.

Indiana fell in what was the second-worst home loss in program history on Tuesday night.

The Buckeyes shook off an ugly first half to make things very interesting in the final minutes, but the Badgers were the team that left the night with the victory.

Arkansas HC John Calipari. © Stephen Lew-Imagn Images In front of a solid crowd at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the Arkansas Razorbacks (11-6, 0-4 SEC) were defeated, 78-74, by the LSU Tigers (12-5, 1-3 SEC) on Tuesday evening.

Indiana played without starting forward Malik Reneau. All five Hoosiers losses this season have come by 16 or more points.

Freshman Kon Knueppel had season highs of 25 points and six 3-pointers to help No. Duke beat Miami 89-54 on Tuesday night to stay unbeaten in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Khaman Maluach had 12 points and 15 rebounds for the Blue Devils (15-2, 7-0), who shot 54.8% and made 17 of 32 3-pointers, with 11 coming before halftime.

Chad Baker-Mazara scored 20 points, and No. Auburn beat No. Mississippi State 88-66 on Tuesday night in its first game without star center Johni Broome.

Tytan Anderson's 15 points helped Northern Iowa defeat Evansville 73-56 on Tuesday night. Anderson had eight rebounds for the Panthers (11-7, 5-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Will Hornseth went 5 of 6 from the field to add 12 points.

Atin Wright's 22 points helped North Texas defeat East Carolina 69-60 on Tuesday night. Wright added six rebounds for the Mean Green (12-4, 3-1 American Athletic Conference). Brenen Lorient scored 18 points, shooting 6 of 8 from the field and 6 for 8 from the free-throw line.

David Joplin made two of his seven 3-pointers in overtime, and No. 7 Marquette outlasted DePaul for a rugged 85-83 victory on Tuesday night. Joplin finished with 30 points on 9-for-17 shooting. Kam Jones had 18 points and 11 assists for Marquette (15-2, 6-0 Big East), which earned its sixth consecutive win.

Jaxson Robinson scored 22 points to lead No. Kentucky to an 81-69 victory over 11th-ranked Texas A&M on Tuesday night. Robinson made five of Kentucky's nine 3-pointers, including four in the first half as the Wildcats (14-3, 3-1 SEC) improved to 5-0 against ranked opponents this season.

Kylan Boswell scored 22 points, Kasparas Jakucionis added 21 and No. 19 Illinois opened a 28-point halftime lead Tuesday night in a 94-69 blowout of Indiana. Tomislav Ivisic had 17 points and 11 rebounds as the Fighting Illini (13-4, 5-2 Big Ten) bounced back from a double-digit loss at home to Southern California. This time, Illinois left no doubt as Jakucionis and Ivisic combined for 34 first-half points to give the Illini a 60-32 halftime lead thanks largely to their dominance inside.