Category: NCAA Basketball

George Beale's 23 points off of the bench led Hampton to a 78-68 victory against UMBC on Tuesday night. Beale went 9 of 16 from the field (3 for 5 from 3-point range) for the Pirates (2-3). Noah Farrakhan scored 19 points, shooting 7 for 9, including 3 for 3 from beyond the arc.

Terrence Edwards Jr. scored 26 points and Kasean Pryor added 21 points as Louisville beat in-city foe Bellarmine 100-68 on Tuesday night. Edwards and Pryor nearly outscored Bellarmine by themselves in the first half, combining for 27 points as Louisville led 53-29. Ben Johnson had four of Bellarmine’s 11 field goals and 10 points.

Solo Ball scored 10 of his 12 points in the first half to lead second-ranked UConn to an 81-46 victory over East Texas A&M on Tuesday night. Alex Karaban and Liam McNeeley added 11 points apiece, and Aidan Mahaney finished with 10 for the Huskies (4-0). Camerin James had 18 points and four rebounds for East Texas A&M (1-4).

Julian Reese had a double-double by the end of the first half and seven Maryland players finished in double-figure scoring in the Terrapins' 108-37 rout over winless Canisius on Tuesday night. It was Maryland’s second-largest margin of victory (71 points) in program history. The Terrapins beat North Texas by 75 points on Dec. 23, 1998.

Asa Newell scored 17 points, Silas Demary Jr. had 15 and Georgia remained unbeaten with a 93-45 win over Alabama A&M on Tuesday night. Newell, a freshman forward who came in averaging 16.8 points per game to lead the Bulldogs, was 7 of 8 from the floor while Demary made 9 of 11 free throws. Georgia (5-0) extended its home win streak versus nonconference opponents to 22.

Jaxson Robinson scored 20 points and No. 9 Kentucky shot 55% to roll past Lipscomb 97-68 on Tuesday night. Lamont Butler added 16 points, Otega Oweh had 14 and Koby Brea scored 12 off the bench for the Wildcats (4-0), who led 20-6 after eight minutes and didn't let up. The rout came a day after Kentucky vaulted 10 spots in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, a jump helped by a 77-72 win over No. 6 Duke in Atlanta that gave first-year coach Mark Pope a signature win.

San Jose State visits USC tonight, exclusively on Peacock.

Merrimack takes on Rutgers tonight, exclusively on Peacock.

It's the first-ever matchup between the Bulldogs and the Spartans.

The Penn Quakers face the Villanova Wildcats in tonight's men's basketball game exclusively Peacock at 7:00 PM ET.

Adou Thiero has been one of the best players for the No. 20 Arkansas Razorbacks (3-1, 0-0 SEC) so far this season, and he continued his strong start with a stat-stuffing performance in the Hogs' 91-72 win over Pacific on Monday night. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. and the game will air on the SEC Network.

After a close call against Bowling Green, Tom Izzo and Michigan State basketball face Samford at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Breslin Center in East Lansing.

After narrowly surviving a tough test against Bowling Green over the weekend, Michigan State basketball will be back in action vs. Samford.

Cincinnati Bearcats (3-0) at Northern Kentucky Norse (0-3) Highland Heights, Kentucky; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bearcats -14; over/under is 137 BOTTOM LINE: No. Cincinnati is looking to continue its three-game win streak with a victory over Northern Kentucky.

Austin Peay Governors (3-1) at Morehead State Eagles (1-3) Morehead, Kentucky; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Austin Peay visits Morehead State after Isaac Haney scored 22 points in Austin Peay's 103-68 loss to the Tennessee Volunteers. Morehead State went 26-9 overall last season while going 14-1 at home.