Category: NCAA Basketball

The No. 18 Arkansas Razorbacks (2-1) earned their second win of the John Calipari era Wednesday evening with a 65-49 victory over the Troy Trojans (2-1) at Bud Walton Arena. It wasn't an offensive domination from either team by any means, but the Razorbacks found a way to win with 16 steals and 24 turnovers forced. Kentucky transfer Zvonimir "Big Z" Ivisic gave the Razorbacks life on offense in the second half and he finished the game with 19 points, 18 of which came on six made 3-pointers.

Ryan Williams scored 21 points off of the bench to help lead Northeastern past Harvard 78-56 on Wednesday night. Williams went 8 of 12 from the field (5 for 7 from 3-point range) for the Huskies (2-1). Alexander Nwagha scored 14 points while going 6 of 7 and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line.

Braedan Lue had 16 points in Kennesaw State's 94-59 win over Bryan on Wednesday night. Lue also had nine rebounds for the Owls (2-1). Simeon Cottle scored 14 points and added six rebounds.

Hunter Sallis scored 23 points, Cameron Hildreth added 18 and the pair combined for the last four points to push Wake Forest past South Carolina Upstate 85-80 on Wednesday night. Karmani Gregory's 3-pointer pulled South Carolina Upstate to 81-80 with 28 seconds left. Sallis answered with a pair of free throws.

Jayden Taylor scored 22 points and NC State defeated Coastal Carolina 82-70 on Wednesday night. After leading by two at halftime, the Wolfpack scored the first 10 points of the second half, building a 45-33 lead. A layup by Noah Amenhauser had the Chanticleers within 62-51 midway through the half but NC State led by at least 10 points for the remainder of the game.

Chance Moore had 18 points in St. Bonaventure's 74-65 victory against FGCU on Wednesday night. Moore added eight rebounds and three steals for the Bonnies (3-0). Noel Brown scored 13 points, going 6 of 9 from the field.

Nik Graves had 23 points in Charlotte's 65-48 win over Richmond on Wednesday night. Graves also contributed seven rebounds for the 49ers (2-1). Kylan Blackmon shot 3 for 7 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line to add 12 points.

Bragi Gudmundsson's 14 points off of the bench led Campbell to an 83-40 victory against Newberry on Wednesday night. Gudmundsson shot 5 of 5 from the field and 3 for 3 from the line for the Fighting Camels (2-2). Eric Van Der Heijden scored 10 points, shooting 3 for 6, including 2 for 3 from beyond the arc.

Deivon Smith drained a 3-pointer midway through the second half to start an 18-0 spurt that propelled No. 22 St. John's past Wagner 66-45 on Wednesday night for its first victory as a ranked team in almost 10 years. RJ Luis Jr. had 13 points, Aaron Scott scored 11 and the 6-foot Smith grabbed a team-high eight rebounds as St. John's (3-0) pulled away down the stretch following a sloppy performance over the first 30 minutes. In their second season under Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino, the Red Storm jumped into the AP Top 25 poll this week for the first time since January 2019 and won their first game as a ranked team since topping Tulane on Dec. 28, 2014.

Igor Milicic Jr. had 18 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, and No. 11 Tennessee beat Montana 92-57 on Wednesday night. Chaz Lanier, Felix Okpara and Cameron Carr each scored 13 points for the Volunteers (3-0). Zakai Zeigler had 11 points, seven assists and six rebounds.

Alex Karaban scored 11 of his 17 points in the first half and No. 3 UConn routed Le Moyne 90-49 on Wednesday night.

Alex Karaban scored 11 of his 17 points in the first half and No. 3 UConn routed Le Moyne 90-49 on Wednesday night. Liam McNeeley added 15 points for two-time defending national champion UConn (3-0). Tarris Reed Jr. added 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Hassan Diarra had 10 points and six assists.

Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley said everyone, including Chloe Kitts, would be ready to play when the team opens its home season against Coppin State.

Under Kyle Neptune's watch, Villanova has gone from the top of the college basketball world to the depths of mediocrity.

“It means I’m old,” the 61-year-old Bill Self said with a slight grin. “And it means I’ve had a lot of really good players.”