Category: Basketball

Tom Izzo is now the Big Ten's all-time winningest coach.

Nick Townsend scored 20 points as Yale beat Princeton 84-57 on Saturday night. Townsend added seven rebounds for the Bulldogs (16-6, 9-0 Ivy League). Bez Mbeng scored 17 points while shooting 7 for 8, including 3 for 4 from beyond the arc.

Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo became the winningest coach in conference play with his 354th win over a Big Ten opponent on Saturday night.

Lorenzo Downey had 17 points in Alabama A&M's 82-70 victory against Mississippi Valley State on Saturday night. Downey shot 5 for 6 (4 for 5 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Bulldogs (8-17, 4-8 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Anthony Bryant added 16 points while going 4 of 10 from the floor, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and 6 for 9 from the foul line while they also had six rebounds.

Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo surpassed Indiana's Bob Knight as the winningest Big Ten coach in conference games. Here's who's behind them.

Rafael Castro also added six rebounds for the Revolutionaries, while Christian Jones scored 12 points.

Providence took the lead with 19:40 remaining in the first half and never looked back.

Andrew Cook scored a career-high 28, making two free throws with seven seconds left after he tied the game with a dunk and Eastern Washington rallied to beat Idaho 75-73 on Saturday night. Cook shot 9 of 12 from the floor and 10 of 10 from the free-throw line for the Eagles (10-16, 6-7 Big Sky Conference). His game-tying dunk came with 1:35 remaining and followed two free throws by Mason Williams that cut the Eagles' deficit to two 20 seconds earlier.

Jaden Henley scored 13 points, including the winning layup with 41 seconds to play, as UNLV beat Fresno State 52-51 on Saturday night. Henley added nine rebounds for the Rebels (14-12, 8-7 Mountain West Conference). Jailen Bedford scored 13 points while shooting 5 for 15, including 3 for 9 from beyond the arc and added six rebounds.

Reserve Frank Mitchell recorded a double-double as Patterson led Minnesota past its Big Ten opponent.

Jaden House shot 5 of 9 from the field and 6 for 6 from the free-throw line in the Rams' win on Saturday.

Nate Johnson scored 18 points to help Akron fend off Central Michigan 85-82 on Saturday night, upping the Zips' win streak to 13. Johnson also had seven rebounds and three steals for the Zips (20-5, 12-0 Mid-American Conference). Amani Lyles added 14 points and Shammah Scott scored 13.

TK Simpkins put up 32 points as Elon beat UNC Wilmington 81-70 on Saturday night. Simpkins shot 11 for 15, including 8 for 10 from beyond the arc for the Phoenix (16-11, 7-7 Coastal Athletic Association). TJ Simpkins shot 3 of 6 from the field, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 6 from the free-throw line to add 13 points.

Tyler Lundblade's 19 points helped Belmont defeat Southern Illinois 73-68 on Saturday night. Lundblade shot 6 for 11, including 6 for 8 from beyond the arc for the Bruins (18-9, 10-6 Missouri Valley Conference). Carter Whitt scored 17 points while shooting 6 for 16 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 3 of 5 from the free-throw line.