Category: Basketball

Marcus Dockery's 25 points helped Howard defeat Morgan State 100-95 on Saturday night. Dockery shot 9 of 15 from the field, including 3 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 6 from the line for the Bison (7-9, 2-0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Blake Harper scored 23 points while going 7 of 12 and 8 of 11 from the free-throw line and added seven rebounds and six assists.

Jacob Theodosiou had 27 points and Braeden Speed buried a game-winning jumper with three seconds left as Loyola Maryland beat Navy 75-74 on Saturday. Theodosiou shot 7 for 16 (6 for 11 from 3-point range) and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Greyhounds (7-8, 2-2 Patriot League). Veljko Ilic scored 18 and grabbed eight rebounds.

Taryn Todd scored 21 points as Arkansas State beat Troy 84-78 on Saturday night. Todd had seven rebounds for the Red Wolves (12-5, 3-2 Sun Belt Conference). Joseph Pinion scored 17 points, shooting 5 for 10, including 5 for 9 from beyond the arc.

Nick Ellington scored 15 points as Murray State beat Valparaiso 58-47 on Saturday. Ellington also had eight rebounds for the Racers (10-7, 4-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Terence Harcum had 11 points.

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Robert McCray scored 19 points as Jacksonville beat Eastern Kentucky 82-75 on Saturday night. McCray had three steals for the Dolphins (9-7, 3-1 Atlantic Sun Conference). Kendall Munson scored 15 points while going 4 of 9 and 7 of 9 from the free-throw line and added seven rebounds.

Ron Jessamy scored 16 points as Tennessee State beat Western Illinois 72-52 on Saturday night. Jessamy added eight rebounds and five blocks for the Tigers (6-11, 2-4 Ohio Valley Conference). Josh Ogundele scored 12 points while finishing 5 of 7 from the floor and added eight rebounds.

Alijah Martin scored 14 points and three teammates also scored in double figures as No. 8 Florida defeated Arkansas 71-63 on Saturday. Alex Condon, Will Richard and Walton Clayton Jr. scored 12 points apiece for the Gators (15-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference), who were coming off a 73-43 win over top-ranked Tennessee on Tuesday. Adou Thiero scored nine of his 17 points from the line for Arkansas (11-5, 0-3), which started conference play 0-3 for the second straight season and for the third time in four years.

Jaden Seymour scored 15 points as East Tennessee State beat The Citadel 70-52 on Saturday night. Seymour added five rebounds and three steals for the Buccaneers (10-7, 3-1 Southern Conference). John Buggs III scored 12 points, shot 2 for 3 from beyond the arc and 6 of 7 from the free-throw line.

As No. 14 Michigan State basketball heads to Northwestern atop the Big Ten, Tom Izzo is unsure of what to expect in the unpredictable conference race.

Zek Montgomery led Bradley with 15 points and Duke Deen scored the game-winning 3-pointer with two seconds remaining as the Braves knocked off UIC 61-60 on Saturday. Montgomery shot 5 for 10 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 3 of 5 from the free-throw line for the Braves (14-3, 5-1 Missouri Valley Conference). Deen scored 14 points and added three steals.

Xzayvier Brown scored 20 points as Saint Joseph's rolled to a 93-57 victory over Loyola Chicago on Saturday. Brown went 8 of 16 from the field (3 for 6 from 3-point range) for the Hawks (11-6, 3-2 Atlantic 10 Conference). Derek Simpson added 19 points and six rebounds.

Will McClendon had 20 points in San Jose State's 69-62 victory over Air Force on Saturday. McClendon added four steals for the Spartans (8-10, 1-5 Mountain West Conference). Josh Uduje scored 15 points, shooting 6 for 10, including 2 for 3 from beyond the arc.