Category: NCAA Basketball

Bill Self brushed off becoming the winningest coach in Kansas basketball history, even as he surpassed the guy whose name is on the arena. Self claimed the top spot at one of college basketball's most storied programs Tuesday night when No. 1 Kansas held off Michigan State 77-69 at the Champions Classic in Atlanta. The Jayhawks, of course, play at Allen Fieldhouse — named in honor of the Hall of Fame coach whose brilliant career spanned most of first half of the 20th century.

Zion Stanford had 23 points in Temple's 69-61 victory against Drexel on Tuesday night. Stanford shot 9 of 13 from the field, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 7 from the line for the Owls (3-0). Jamal Mashburn Jr. added 20 points while shooting 5 for 16 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 9 of 10 from the free-throw line while he also had five rebounds.

Ethan Butler scored 15 points while going 6 of 9 and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line and added three blocks. James Dent Jr. finished with 10 points, eight rebounds and three blocks. Abdi Bashir Jr. led the way for the Hawks (0-3) with 25 points and two steals.

Noah Reynolds scored 17 points, Trazarien White added 16 and TCU beat Texas State 76-71 on Tuesday night. Texas State used a 14-4 run, capped by Dylan Dawson's 3-pointer, to pull to 72-68 with 1:32 left. But the Bobcats had a turnover and missed a 3-pointer before another Dawson 3 made it 74-71 with 3 seconds remaining.

Keyshawn Hall scored 20 of his 26 points in the second half, Jordan Ivy-Curry finished with 22 points and Darius Johnson added 21 Tuesday night to help UCF beat Florida Atlantic 100-94. Baba Miller made back-to-back baskets to give FAU its first lead of the second half at 68-67 with 9:42 to play but Hall hit a 3-pointer 17 seconds later to spark an 11-1 run and the Knights led the rest of the way. Hall converted a three-point play, made a layup and then hit a 3-pointer in a span of 78 seconds to make it 88-77 with four minutes to go.

Kyle Frazier led William & Mary over Norfolk State on Tuesday night with 18 points off of the bench in an 84-73 victory. Frazier shot 5 for 8 from beyond the arc and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line for the Tribe (2-1). Brian Moore Jr. led the way for the Spartans (3-1) with 31 points and six rebounds.

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Butler scored 11 points, shooting 3 of 6 from the field and 5 for 6 from the line. Alex Chaikin went 3 of 6 from the field (2 for 3 from 3-point range) to finish with 10 points. Ethan Roberts led the Quakers (2-1) in scoring, finishing with 14 points, six rebounds and seven assists.

Jayden Nunn had 19 points with five 3-pointers to lead seven Baylor players scoring in double figures and the 12th-ranked Bears won their home opener 104-67 over Sam Houston on Tuesday night. The Bears (2-1) got double-doubles from Miami transfer Norchad Omier (18 points and 10 rebounds) and freshman VJ Edgecombe (13 points and 10 rebounds). Duke transfer Jeremy Roach had 12 points and eight assists while Josh Ojianwuna's 11 points included a dunk only 10 seconds into the game that put Baylor ahead to stay.

C.J. Walker scored 24 points as East Carolina beat Mount Olive 110-73 on Tuesday night. Walker added nine rebounds for the Pirates (3-0). RJ Felton scored 19 points and added 12 rebounds and eight assists.

Tre Johnson scored 19 points to lead five Longhorns in double figures and Texas rolled to a 105-58 win over Chicago State on Tuesday night. Johnson, the SEC freshman of the week who came in averaging 28.5 points a game and shooting 56% from the arc, was 6 of 9 from the floor, including 4 of 6 on 3-point tries in 22 minutes. Ze’rik Onyema added 18 points, Arthur Kaluma had 15 points and eight rebounds, Kadin Shedrick 12 points and Julian Larry 10 for the Longhorns (2-1), who shot 57% and dominated points in the paint 50-18.

Chase Hunter and Viktor Lakhin each scored 19 points with Lakhin grabbing 12 rebounds and Clemson beat Eastern Kentucky 75-62 on Tuesday night. Ian Schieffelin added 13 points for the Tigers. Devontae Blanton scored 23 points shooting 10 for 15 and Mayar Wol 12 for Eastern Kentucky.

The Rebels led 38-26 at halftime. Judah Brown led South Alabama (1-2) with 16 points while Myles Corey added 14. The Jaguars pulled within 55-52 in the final four minutes, but consecutive 3-point shots by Jaylen Murray, Brakefield and Pedulla put the game away.

Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa scored 24 points, Avery Brown made a go-ahead free throw with 0.8 seconds left and intentionally missed the second as Columbia beat Lehigh 76-75 on Tuesday night. De La Rosa added eight rebounds and three steals for the Lions (4-0). Blair Thompson scored 11 points while going 3 of 5 from the floor, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and 3 for 4 from the line and added seven rebounds.

Baye Ndongo had 19 points and 11 rebounds, Naithan George added 16 points and six assists and Georgia Tech beat Texas Southern 81-62 on Tuesday night. Ndongo gave the Yellow Jackets their first double-digit lead at 32-21 to begin a 12-0 run and they led by 24 points, 49-25, at halftime after George's 3-pointer in the closing seconds. Kowacie Reeves Jr. gave Georgia Tech its largest lead of 30 when he sank a 3-pointer with 12:20 remaining for a 64-34 lead.