Category: NCAA Basketball

Cruz Davis scored 24 points to lead Hofstra and Michael Graham hit the game-winning layup with two seconds remaining as the Pride took down Arkansas State 68-66 on Sunday night at Baha Mar Hoops. Davis added five rebounds and three steals for the Pride (6-3). Graham added 14 points while finishing 7 of 8 from the floor and grabbed 12 rebounds.

Justin Bufford added 15 points while shooting 3 for 6 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line while they also had five rebounds. Essam Mostafa had 12 points and shot 6 of 10 from the field. Yaxel Lendeborg led the way for the Blazers (4-5) with 16 points and 10 rebounds.

Dez White's 18 points helped Missouri State defeat Oral Roberts 72-67 on Sunday night. White also added five assists for the Bears (5-3). Zaxton King scored 12 points while going 3 of 3 and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line.

Amiri Stewart's 20 points helped Sacred Heart defeat Boston University 73-65 on Sunday night. Stewart shot 6 of 10 from the field, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 7 for 8 from the free-throw line for the Pioneers (3-5). Nyle Ralph-Beyer scored 17 points while shooting 6 for 12, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc and added nine rebounds.

Jordan Marsh had 23 points in UNC Asheville's 92-74 victory over Tennessee State on Sunday night. Marsh added five rebounds and five assists for the Bulldogs (3-3). Toyaz Solomon shot 8 of 14 from the field and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line to add 18 points.

Trae Broadnax scored 16 points as Rice beat Iona 70-66 on Sunday at Baha Mar Hoops. Broadnax added seven rebounds for the Owls (7-2). Caden Powell scored 14 points while shooting 6 of 8 from the field and added seven rebounds.

Zach Freemantle scored 17 points, Dayvion McKnight scored 13 of his 14 in the second half and Trey Green made 4 of 4 from the free-throw line in the final 12 seconds to help No. 22 Xavier hold on for a 71-68 win over South Carolina State on Sunday night. Xavier (7-1) opened the season with six consecutive wins before a 78-53 loss to Michigan on Thursday in the championship game at the Fort Myers Tip-Off. Xavier used a 14-2 run to take its biggest lead of the game at 58-45 when Jerome Hunter, who finished with 10 points, made a layup with 5:38 remaining.

Serena Sundell had 17 points and seven assists to lead five Kansas State players in double-figures scoring, and the ninth-ranked Wildcats rolled to an 86-39 victory over Central Arkansas on Sunday. Taryn Sides had 15 points, All-American forward Ayoka Lee had 12 and Temira Poindexter and Jaelynn Glenn scored 10 apiece for the Wildcats (7-1), who followed a loss to No. 13 Duke last week with a back-to-back blowouts of DePaul and the Sugar Bears. Jade Upshaw and Randrea Wright scored eight points apiece to lead Central Arkansas (4-2).

Keyshawn Hall scored 15 points, Darius Johnson and Moustapha Thiem each had 11 points, and UCF defeated California Baptist 74-59 on Sunday. Jordan Ivy-Curry added 10 points for the Knights (6-2), who led by only three points at halftime but pulled away in the second half with a 15-0 run. Dominique Daniels Jr. hit a 3-pointer for Cal Baptist and the game was tied for the last time, 36-36 early in the second half.

Jaren Jackson Jr. had 25 points, eight rebounds and three blocks as the Memphis Grizzlies erased a 19-point first-half deficit and defeated the Indiana Pacers 136-121 on Sunday. Ja Morant finished with 19 points and eight assists, and Marcus Smart and Desmond Bane added 16 points each as Memphis won its sixth straight. Bennedict Mathurin led the Pacers with 19 points and nine rebounds, part of six Indiana players finishing in double figures.

Connor Essegian knocked down a career-high six 3-pointers for the second-straight game and Nebraska rolled to a 103-72 win over North Florida on Sunday in the Cornhuskers' final tune-up before opening Big 10 Conference play. Essegian scored a career-high 29-points and knocked down 6 of 15 from beyond the arc in a 96-79 win over South Dakota on Wednesday. Nate Lliteras knocked down a 3 in the opening minute to put North Florida in front, but Brice Williams answered with a 3 and Essegian added a layup and his first 3 to start a 20-1 run that put the Cornhuskers firmly in charge.

Dawson Garcia scored 23 points and Minnesota bounced back from back-to-back tournament losses to post a 79-62 win over Bethune-Cookman on Sunday in its final tune-up before the start of Big 10 Conference play. Minnesota lost both of its games at the ESPN Events Invitational in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, falling 68-66 to Wichita State and 57-51 to Wake Forest last week. The Golden Gophers open Big 10 Conference play when they play host to Michigan State on Wednesday.

Jackie Johnson III's 16 points helped Fordham defeat New Hampshire 83-61 on Sunday. Johnson went 6 of 14 from the field (4 for 9 from 3-point range) for the Rams (4-5). Japhet Medor added 12 points while going 3 of 4 and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line while they also had six rebounds and three steals.

Yanic Konan Niederhauser matched his career high with 27 points and Ace Baldwin triggered the offense with 10 assists as Penn State cruised to an 87-64 win over Buffalo on Sunday afternoon. Baldwin hit a 3 with a minute left, then fed Niederhauser for a dunk to put Penn State up by 12 before Ryan Sabol hit to late free throws to make it 38-28 at halftime. Freddie Dilione Jr. and Niederhauser hit back-to-back 3-pointers three minutes into the second half to push the lead to 44-31 and after Nick Kern Jr. scored at the basket and Zach Hicks knocked down a 3 to make it 50-36 with under 14 minutes left the Nittany Lions maintained their double-digit lead the rest of the way.

Achor Achor scored 21 points to lead six in double figures and a late flurry of 3-pointers gave Kansas State the school scoring record in a 120-73 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Sunday. The Wildcats scored their last 21 points on seven 3-pointers and finished with 21 3-pointers — the second most in school history — in 40 attempts. A 3-pointer by Taj Manning gave K-State 117 points with 2 minutes to go, breaking the school record of 116 points set in a win over Texas last season.