Category: NCAA Basketball

Jalon Moore scored 24 points, Glenn Taylor Jr. scored eight of his 12 points in the final 6 minutes and Oklahoma beat Louisville 69-63 Friday night to win the Battle 4 Atlantis. Jeremiah Fears added 10 points for Oklahoma (7-0). Reyne Smith hit a 3-pointer for Louisville to make it 58-all with 5 minutes to play but Taylor scored the next six points for the Sooners, including a fade-away jumper in the lane that gave them a 64-59 lead with 1:35 to play and Oklahoma held on from there.

Jalen Breazeale scored 14 points as Morehead State beat Cleveland State 71-69 on Friday night. Anouar Mellouk split a pair of free throws for Morehead State with 8 seconds left and Tevin Smith missed a 3-point attempt for Cleveland State to end it. Breazeale shot 4 of 6 from the field and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line.

Tyler Lundblade scored 15 points off the bench to help lead Belmont over Gardner-Webb 83-74 on Friday night. Lundblade went 5 of 10 from the field (4 for 8 from 3-point range) for the Bruins (6-2). Drew Scharnowski scored 11 points while going 3 of 4 and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line and added seven rebounds.

Justin Vander Baan led Lafayette past LIU on Friday night with 18 points off of the bench in a 75-56 victory. Vander Baan also contributed four blocks for the Leopards (3-4). Devin Hines scored 12 points and added eight rebounds.

Nakyel Shelton scored 26 points as Eastern Illinois beat Northern Illinois 72-59 on Friday night at the DePaul Classic. Shelton also had six rebounds for the Panthers (2-5). Kooper Jacobi added 19 points while shooting 7 for 12 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line while they also had 16 rebounds.

Derrian Ford had 18 points in Arkansas State's 86-81 win against Indiana State in the Baha Mar Hoops on Friday night. Ford added five rebounds for the Red Wolves (5-1). Terrance Ford Jr. scored 17 points while going 5 of 10 from the floor, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and 5 for 8 from the line and added five rebounds.

Austin Benigni had 16 points in Navy's 86-78 win over Pennsylvania on Friday night. Benigni added five assists for the Midshipmen (3-4). Jack Medalie added 14 points while going 4 of 7 from the floor, including 4 for 6 from 3-point range, and 2 for 3 from the line while they also had six rebounds.

Jalen Haynes scored 20 points as George Mason beat James Madison 66-61 on Friday night. Haynes also contributed eight rebounds for the Patriots (5-3). K.D. Johnson scored 14 points while going 4 of 7 from the floor, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and 4 for 5 from the free-throw line and added five rebounds.

The game-winner gave Pitt its first lead since a different Austin three put the Panthers up with over six minutes left in regulation.

Great Osobor scored 19 points and Washington held off Santa Clara for a 76-69 victory on Friday in the championship game of the Acrisure Invitational. Carlos Stewart Jr. scored five points and Elijah Mahi added four during an 11-1 surge to pull Santa Clara, which trailed the entire second half, to 72-69 with 11 seconds left. But Tyler Harris made a pair of free throws and Stewart missed a 3 on the ensuing possession before Osobor sealed it with a dunk.

Richie Saunders scored 13 points and reserve Fousseyni Traore scored 10 points and BYU beat North Carolina State 72-61 in the third-pace game of the Rady Children's Invitational on Friday. Egor Denim grabbed 11 rebounds for the Cougars (6-1) who never trailed. BYU ran its nation leading streak of wins against non-conference opponents to 20 games.

Dai Dai Ames scored 16 points to lead Virginia to a 67-41 victory over Holy Cross on Friday. Holy Cross was scoreless inside the final six minutes of the game, missing five field-goal attempts plus a free throw that included Anthony Robinson blocking Declan Ryan's layup attempt to end it. Ames shot 6 of 9 from the floor.

Tucker DeVries scored 26 points, Javon Small made 7 of 8 free throws in overtime and West Virginia claimed third place at the Battle 4 Atlantis with an 83-76 victory over No. 24 Arizona on Friday. DeVries made his eighth and final 3-pointer during West Virginia's 7-2 run to open overtime and Toby Okani added his third 3-pointer nearly two minutes later for a six-point lead. It was the third straight overtime game in three days for West Virginia (5-2), which also topped No. 3 Gonzaga on Wednesday to begin the event.

Walter Clayton Jr scored 19 points and Alex Condon had 17 points and nine rebounds to help No. 18 Florida overwhelm Wichita State 88-51 Friday in the championship game of the ESPN Events Invitational at Disney World. Rueben Chinyelu keyed a strong defensive performance and finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Gators (8-0), who led by as many as 48 after breaking it open with a 27-0 run that began over the last seven-plus minutes of the first half. Matej Bosnjak came off the bench to lead Wichita State (6-1) with 11 points.

Jason Edwards came off the bench to sink four 3-pointers and score 23, leading Vanderbilt over Tennessee Tech 87-56 on Friday for the Commodores' seventh straight victory. Edwards hit two 3-pointers and scored 12 to guide Vanderbilt (7-1) to a 39-30 lead at halftime. Kyle Layton made two 3-pointers and scored nine to keep Tennessee Tech (4-4) within striking distance.