Category: Basketball

Lamar Wilkerson scored 28 points and Sam Houston beat Lamar 85-72 on Sunday night. Wilkerson shot 9 of 16 from the field, including 6 for 10 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line for the Bearkats (2-2). Kalifa Sakho scored 22 points while going 9 of 12 and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line and added six rebounds.

Jack Daugherty scored 28 points off of the bench and Illinois State breezed to a 107-52 victory over Trinity Christian (IL) on Sunday night. Daugherty went 10 of 17 from the field (8 for 15 from 3-point range) for the Redbirds (3-1). Dalton Banks scored 14 points and added five rebounds and five assists.

Nicholas Shogbonyo scored 15 points to help Denver hold off Montana State 79-78 on Sunday night. Shogbonyo made two free throws with nine seconds left to give Denver a three-point lead. Montana State's final points came on a tip-in at the buzzer by Sam Lecholat.

Cole Anderson scored 18 points to lead UC Santa Barbara to a 64-59 victory over San Jose State on Sunday. Anderson shot 6 for 9, including 6 for 8 from beyond the arc for the Gauchos (4-0). Stephan D. Swenson scored 15 points while shooting 6 for 11, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc.

Keeshawn Barthelemy scored 15 points to lead a balanced attack and Oregon cruised to an 82-61 victory over Troy on Sunday. Barthelemy made 4 of 6 shots with three 3-pointers and all four of his free throws for the Ducks (4-0). TJ Bamba had 13 points and Nate Bittle scored 12 with eight rebounds and three blocked shots for Oregon.

Don McHenry had 21 points in Western Kentucky's 66-61 victory over Lipscomb on Sunday. McHenry went 9 of 19 from the field (3 for 8 from 3-point range) for the Hilltoppers (2-2). Babacar Faye scored 17 points and added nine rebounds.

KeShawn Murphy scored 18 points, Matthews 12, with 8 of 10 from the line, and Ryan Kugel scored 12 for the Bulldogs. Murphy had 14 rebounds. Matthews made two free throws on back-to-back possessions to put the Bulldogs up 75-71 in the final minute.

Maxime Raynaud posted his fourth-straight double-double with a career-high 33 points and 14 rebounds as Stanford won its fourth straight home game, knocking off UC Davis 79-65 on Sunday afternoon. The seven-footer from Paris hit three first-half 3-pointers and his tip-in with a second left put the Cardinal in front 41-23 at intermission. Jaylen Blakes added 17 points with four assists and two steals.

Terrence Brown had 28 points in Fairleigh Dickinson's 85-82 victory over Manhattan at the NY/NJ Classic on Sunday. Brown made a go-ahead layup with 21 seconds left and Ahmed Barba-Bey added two free throws with 4 seconds to go to preserve the victory. Brown also had seven rebounds for the Knights (2-3).