Category: Basketball

Myles Colvin rebounded Braden Smith's missed fadeaway jumper and scored with 0.5 seconds left to give No. 13 Purdue an 80-78 win over No. 23 Ole Miss in the championship game of the Rady Children's Invitational on Friday. Trey Kaufman-Renn had 25 points and 13 rebounds for Purdue (7-1), which blew a 17-point first-half lead before rallying to end the Rebels' nation-leading, 19-game nonconference winning streak. Ole Miss tied it at 78 on Matthew Murrell's layup with 14.7 seconds left.

C.J. Walker scored 23 points as East Carolina beat North Carolina A&T 93-69 on Friday night. Walker shot 9 of 13 from the field and 5 for 5 from the line for the Pirates (7-1). Cam Hayes added 20 points to go with five rebounds and six assists.

Stefan Todorovic scored 22 points as Pepperdine beat New Mexico State 82-70 on Friday night. Todorovic added six rebounds and five assists for the Waves (2-5). Moe Odum added 15 points while shooting 5 for 6, including 3 for 4 from beyond the arc and added nine assists.

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.