Category: Basketball

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.

For the third day in a row, West Virginia played in a game that featured overtime. Unlike yesterday, but similar to Wednesday, the Mountaineers caught fire in the extra session as Tucker DeVries scored 26 total points and Toby Okani added 20 as WVU knocked off No. 24 Arizona, 83-76 on Friday. Arizona started the game hot from the field, leading 10-3 within the first five minutes.

Nique Clifford finished with 25 points and 12 rebounds to help Colorado State rally for a 76-72 overtime victory over TCU in the consolation final of the Acrisure Invitational on Friday. Bowen Born hit a 3-pointer for the Rams (4-3) with 56 seconds left in regulation, tying the game at 66 and forcing OT after Frankie Collins missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer for the Horned Frogs (4-3). Jalen Lake hit a go-ahead jumper and Clifford followed with two baskets for a 74-68 advantage with 57 seconds to go.

Blaise Threatt scored 19 points to lead Weber State to a 73-70 victory over Bowling Green on Friday in the Arizona Tip-Off. Miguel Tomley made a layup with 28 seconds left and Threatt added a pair of free throws to seal it for the Wildcats. Threatt also contributed seven rebounds and five steals for the Wildcats (3-4).

Tre'Von Spillers had a season-high 18 points and a career-high tying 16 rebounds to help Wake Forest beat Minnesota 57-51 on Friday for third place at the ESPN Events Invitational. Wake Forest (7-2) won its second game this season against a Big Ten opponent after edging Michigan 72-70 on Nov. 10. Cameron Hildreth drove into the lane and split two defenders for a reverse layup to give Wake Forest a 56-51 lead.

Jayden Williams, Cade Haskins and Ryan Cornish each scored 18 points and Dartmouth made 17 3-pointers in an 88-83 victory over Boston College on Friday to snap the Eagles five-game winning streak. Brandon Mitchell-Day made two free throws with 16.5 seconds left to give Dartmouth an 86-82 lead and Cornish made a steal at the other end to deny BC a shot attempt. Cornish was fouled after the steal and made both free throws for a six point lead.

Mackenzie Mgbako scored 25 points, Malik Reneau added 21 on 8-of-9 shooting and No. 14 Indiana beat Providence 89-73 on Friday to claim seventh place at the Battle 4 Atlantis. Mgbako scored seven straight Indiana points late in the first half to finish with 13 at the break. Indiana led by as many as 19 points in the second half and Providence didn't get closer than nine after the break.