Category: Basketball

Jasai Miles scored 20 points as North Florida beat Bellarmine 98-83 on Saturday night. Miles added seven rebounds for the Ospreys (8-9, 1-3 Atlantic Sun Conference). Liam Murphy scored 18 points while finishing 6 of 9 from 3-point range and added five rebounds and five assists.

D.Q. Cole's 16 points helped Oakland defeat Northern Kentucky 68-53 on Saturday night. Cole added five rebounds for the Golden Grizzlies (6-12, 3-4 Horizon League). Tuburu Niavalurua scored 15 points while going 7 of 8 from the field and added nine rebounds.

Bennett Stirtz's 16 points helped Drake defeat Evansville 63-40 on Saturday night. Stirtz had seven rebounds, six assists, and three steals for the Bulldogs (14-2, 4-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Daniel Abreu scored 12 points while shooting 4 for 10 (2 for 8 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line.

Temira Poindexter scored 24 points and No. Kansas State beat BYU 92-65 on Saturday night for its 12th straight win. Poindexter made five 3-pointers and finished 9-of-14 shooting overall.

Emanuel Sharp scored 15 points, Joseph Tugler had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 12 Houston used two big first-half runs to build a 22-point halftime lead in an 87-57 blowout of Kansas State on Saturday. LJ Cryer and Ja'Vier Francis added 11 points apiece for the Cougars, who cruised to their eighth straight victory in their first trip to Manhattan since 1971. Houston beat the Wildcats by 22 at home last season in their first game as Big 12 foes.

Bensley Joseph scored 28 points off of the bench to help lead Providence past Seton Hall 91-85 on Saturday night. Joseph added five assists for the Friars (9-8, 3-3 Big East Conference). Corey Floyd Jr. scored 14 points, shooting 4 of 5 from the field and 6 for 6 from the line.

Dorian McMillian scored 23 points as Jackson State beat Alabama State 77-70 on Saturday night. McMillian added seven rebounds for the Tigers (2-13, 2-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Romelle Mansel scored 14 points while shooting 4 of 11 from the field and 6 for 10 from the line and added nine rebounds, five assists, and three blocks.

Kaseem Watson had 23 points and made a layup at the buzzer to rally Delaware State to a 76-75 victory over South Carolina State on Saturday. Watson shot 9 of 12 from the field and 5 of 5 from the free-throw line for the Hornets (8-9, 1-2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Robert Smith scored 21 points while going 7 of 10 (5 for 7 from 3-point range).

Cameron Hildreth scored 31 points, Hunter Sallis added 22 points, half of them in a key stretch of the second half, and Wake Forest defeated Miami 88-78 on Saturday. The Demon Deacons held a double-digit lead for most of the second half, but a three-point play by Matthew Cleveland got Miami within 75-68 with about four minutes remaining. Sallis responded with a jumper on Wake Forest's next possession and added two free throws on the following possession.

Ray'Sean Taylor had 25 points in SIU-Edwardsville's 67-59 win against Tennessee Tech on Saturday night. Taylor added eight rebounds and four steals for the Cougars (11-6, 4-2 Ohio Valley Conference). Ring Malith scored 14 points and added nine rebounds.

Connor Withers scored 19 points as Bryant beat Vermont 73-53 on Saturday night. Withers went 8 of 14 from the field (3 for 9 from 3-point range) for the Bulldogs (8-9, 2-0 America East Conference). Barry Evans added 13 points while going 5 of 7 from the field while they also had seven rebounds.

Djahi Binet scored 16 points as Alcorn State earned its first win of the season to snap a string of 14 straight losses, beating Alabama A&M 62-52 on Saturday night. Binet had nine rebounds for the Braves (1-14, 1-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Marcus Tankersley scored 14 points, going 5 of 11 and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line.

Javohn Garcia scored 25 points as McNeese beat Nicholls State 80-71 on Saturday night. Garcia shot 6 of 12 from the field and 12 of 13 from the free-throw line for the Cowboys (11-5, 5-0 Southland Conference). Quadir Copeland scored 14 points while going 5 of 14 and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line.

Leo Colimerio had 14 points in Queens' 67-60 victory against Austin Peay on Saturday night. Colimerio added seven rebounds for the Royals (11-6, 4-0 Atlantic Sun Conference). Kalib Mathews scored 13 points while going 4 of 9 from the floor, including 1 for 4 from 3-point range, and 4 for 5 from the line and added five rebounds.

Anouar Mellouk scored 18 points as Morehead State beat Southeast Missouri State 67-56 on Saturday night. Mellouk also contributed 10 rebounds for the Eagles (10-7, 5-1 Ohio Valley Conference). Kenny White Jr. scored 14 points and added six rebounds.