Category: NCAA Basketball

Kennesaw State (5-1) was up by as many as 21 points and led for all but about seven minutes at the beginning of the game.

Kalen Garry scored 20 points as South Dakota State beat Duquesne 71-60 on Sunday at the Cayman Islands Classic. Garry also had five rebounds for the Jackrabbits (5-1). Oscar Cluff scored 17 points while shooting 6 of 10 from the field and 5 for 6 from the free-throw line and added 11 rebounds and five assists.

Tru Washington scored 19 points as New Mexico beat Texas Southern 99-68 on Sunday night. Washington added 10 rebounds and four steals for the Lobos (5-1). Mustapha Amzil scored 18 points, shooting 6 for 15 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line.

Brandon Walker's 19 points helped Montana State defeat Southern Miss 79-59 on Sunday night at the Basketball Travelers Invitational. Walker had six rebounds for the Bobcats (2-4). Brian Goracke went 5 of 7 from the field (3 for 5 from 3-point range) to add 15 points.

John Camden's 30 points led Delaware over Yale 100-94 on Sunday night at the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament. Camden added eight rebounds for the Fightin' Blue Hens (3-3). Cavan Reilly scored 23 points, shot 5 for 10 from beyond the arc and 8 of 8 from the free-throw line.

Chaunce Jenkins' 15 points helped Seton Hall defeat Florida Atlantic 63-61 on Sunday night in the third-place game at the Charleston Classic. Jenkins went 5 of 15 from the field (3 for 8 from 3-point range) for the Pirates (4-3). Scotty Middleton scored 10 points while finishing 4 of 4 from the floor.

Vincent Brady II scored 27 points as Missouri State beat High Point 71-61 on Sunday night at the Cayman Islands Classic. Brady also had 10 rebounds for the Bears (4-1). Dez White scored 13 points while shooting 4 for 10, including 3 for 7 from beyond the arc.

Christian Davis had 19 points in Bradley's 80-69 victory over Middle Tennessee on Sunday night to win the Myrtle Beach Invitational. Davis shot 6 of 8 from the field, including 3 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the foul line for the Braves (6-1). Darius Hannah scored 16 points while going 8 of 13 from the field and added 13 rebounds and three blocks.

Santiago Trouet had 18 points in San Diego's 68-61 win against Idaho on Sunday night. Trouet also added 10 rebounds for the Toreros (2-4). Deven Dahlke scored 15 points, going 5 of 6 from the floor, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and 3 for 3 from the free-throw line.

Wyoming transfer Cam Manyawu scored 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting with 11 rebounds and Bennett Stirtz had 16 points and 11 assists to help Drake beat Vanderbilt 81-70 on Sunday night to win the Charleston Classic. Mitch Mascari made 4 of 6 from the field, 3 of 5 from 3-point range and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line to finish with 17 points for Drake (6-0) and Daniel Abreu scored 15. First-year coach Ben McCollum took over at Drake in April after Darian DeVries took the same job at West Virginia.

Colin Porter scored 17 points, Isaiah Ihnen added 16 on 7-of-12 shooting Sunday night and Liberty held off Kansas State for a 69-67 win in the semifinals of the Paradise Jam. Kaden Metheny scored 13 points for the Flames. Zach Cleveland scored two points on 0-of-8 shooting but finished with nine rebounds and eight assists.

Donald Hand Jr. scored 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Fred Payne added 11 points and Boston College cruised to 82-53 win over Old Dominion in the opening round of the Cayman Islands Classic on Sunday night. Ten different Boston College (4-1) players scored at least six points. Roger McFarlane had 11 rebounds to go with six points and five assists.

John Tonje scored 25 of his 33 points in the second half, and No. 19 Wisconsin came back to beat Pittsburgh 81-75 in the championship of the Greenbrier Tip-Off on Sunday night. John Blackwell added 14 points, Nolan Winter had 11 and Kamari McGee scored 10 for Wisconsin. Ishmael Leggett scored 17 points, Cameron Corhen added 16 and Jaland Lowe had 15 for Pittsburgh (6-1).

Boise State transfer Chibuzo Agbo scored 16 of his season-high 21 points in the second half, Josh Cohen added 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting and Southern California beat Grambling 80-69 Sunday. Desmond Claude scored all his 14 points in the second half for USC (5-1) and finished with five rebounds and five assists. Agbo made 4 of 5 from 3-point range — his second consecutive game with four 3s and at least 20 points.

The story: Pitt led Wisconsin by seven points at halftime in the championship game from The Greenbrier Tip-Off, but a strong second half propelled the Badgers to a 81-75 victory to hand the Panthers their first loss of the season. Pitt looked sharp early in this game on both sides of the ball, but Wisconsin started to find some life in the early stages of the first half, and rode that momentum throughout the game. The Panthers faced significant foul trouble for much of the game, and also lost second leading scorer Damian Dunn less than three minutes into the game.