Category: NCAA Basketball

Mitch Mascari scored 26 points as Drake beat Stephen F. Austin 66-51 on Sunday. Mascari finished 8 of 13 from 3-point range for the Bulldogs (2-0). Cam Manyawu added 13 points while going 5 of 7 and 3 of 9 from the free-throw line and also had five rebounds.

Zaay Green scored 24 points to lead five in double figures and No. 24 Alabama rolled past Troy 94-71 on Sunday. The Crimson Tide (3-0) scored 25 points in each of the first two quarters and led 50-33 at halftime.

Valentino Pinedo hit the second of two free throws with a second left to lift St. Francis (PA) to a 65-64 win over Campbell on Sunday. Aaron Talbert scored 18 points, hitting 5 of 10 from the field, including 4 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 5 from the line for the Red Flash (1-2). Pinedo scored 15 points and added five rebounds.

The Cowboys converted 20 of 28 from the free-throw line while the Tommies knocked down 15 of 36 from behind the arc. Robert Jennings II hit two free throws with 1:02 left to put Oklahoma State up by 13, 77-63, but the Tommies answered with a 3-pointer by Drake Dobbs to get within 10. Kendall Blue's 3 with 28 seconds left got them within single digits, 79-71.

Dalen Davis scored 25 points and Malik Abdullahi secured the victory with a jumper with five seconds remaining as Princeton defeated Northeastern 79-76 on Sunday. Davis shot 9 of 18 from the field, including 4 for 10 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 3 from the line for the Tigers (3-0). Blake Peters scored 18 points while shooting 6 for 8 from beyond the arc.

Addy Brown had 21 points and 10 rebounds and Audi Crooks had 17 points and 11 boards to lead No. 8 Iowa State in an 84-56 win over Southern on Sunday. Brown has had a double-double in two of the first three games and 12 times in her career. It was Crooks' first double-double of the season and ninth of her career for the Cyclones (3-0).

Jalen Blackmon and Nijel Pack scored 17 points apiece and Miami breezed to an 88-64 victory over Binghamton on Sunday. Blackmon, who played the past two seasons at Stetson, made 5 of 9 shots with three 3-pointers and 4 of 5 free throws for the Hurricanes (2-0). Pack hit six of his 13 shots with a pair of 3-pointers and added six assists.

Jason Edwards scored 17 points and Vanderbilt converted 32 of 41 free throws to hold off a 3-point barrage from Southeast Missouri State and earn an 85-76 victory Sunday afternoon. The Redhawks knocked down 12 of 25 shots from beyond the arc after BJ Ward drained a 3-pointer on the game's first shot 18 seconds in. Devin McGlockton hit the first of two free throws with 1:12 left in the first half to put the Commodores up 40-33.

Tre'von Spillers dunked off the fast break and Hunter Sallis converted three of four free throws in the final nine seconds to allow Wake Forest to hold off Michigan 72-70 at First Horizon Coliseum on Sunday afternoon. Wake Forest won the only other meeting in an ACC/Big Ten Challenge game Nov. 10, 2000. Spillers hit two free throws with 10 minutes left to tie the game at 57-57 and the Deacons took the lead a minute later and maintained it the rest of the way.

Josh Harris scored 22 points to lead six players in double figures, Jasai Miles posted a double-double, and North Florida cruised to a 105-93 victory over Georgia Tech on Sunday. Harris made 8 of 10 shots from the floor and 5 of 6 at the free-throw line for the Ospreys (3-0). He added seven rebounds.

Michigan Wolverines had back-to-back turnovers in the final 90 seconds that proved critical in 72-70 loss to Wake Forest in Greensboro, N.C.

John Tonje and Steven Crowl scored 17 points each, Wisconsin took command with a huge first-half run, and the Badgers defeated Appalachian State 87-56 on Sunday to complete a busy first week of the season. The Badgers (3-0) defeated Holy Cross on Monday and Montana State on Thursday before taking on Appalachian State (1-2) which was also playing its third game in seven days. Wisconsin fell behind 17-8 in the first eight minutes of this one before ripping off a 24-0 run for a 32-17 lead with a little under three minutes remaining in the half.

Mackenzie Mgbako scored 18 points, Oumar Ballo and Malik Reneau each had 17 and No. 17 Indiana defeated Eastern Illinois 90-55 on Sunday. The Hoosiers (2-0) trailed the upset-minded Panthers by five points before going on a 24-2 run early in the second half. Mgbako, Ballo and Reneau combined to make 23 of 32 shots overall and grab 22 rebounds.

Arkansas forward Adou Thiero’s 24-point performance wasn’t enough in the loss to Baylor on Saturday in Dallas.

Malik Thomas had 22 points in San Francisco's 84-73 win against Boise State on Saturday. Thomas shot 8 of 13 from the field, including 0 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 7 from the free-throw line for the Dons (2-0). Marcus Williams added 20 points while shooting 6 for 12 (4 for 5 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line and added five rebounds and six assists.