Category: Basketball

Shaquil Bender's 18 points helped Manhattan defeat Rider 80-79 on Sunday. Jaden Winston's 3-pointer with 3 seconds left put Manhattan ahead and Bender's steal on the next possession sealed it for the Jaspers. Bender went 6 of 13 from the field (4 for 8 from 3-point range) for the Jaspers (7-6, 2-2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference).

Adam Njie scored 13 points and made the winning free throw in the final seconds as Iona beat Siena 74-73 on Sunday. Njie added five rebounds and five steals for the Gaels (5-10, 2-2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Clarence Rupert scored 12 points, going 5 of 6 and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line.

Hassan Diarra had 19 points and eight assists, Aidan Mahaney and Tarris Reed Jr. helped spark a second-half comeback and No. 11 UConn overcame a 14-point deficit to beat Providence 87-84 on Sunday and extend its home winning streak to 28 games.

Amir Nesbitt's 3-pointer with 24 seconds left gave Stonehill the lead and Todd Brogna added two free throws with two seconds remaining as the Skyhawks edged St. Francis (PA) 64-60 on Sunday. Hermann Koffi scored 17 points and added five rebounds for the Skyhawks (9-8, 1-1 Northeast Conference). Nesbitt scored 13 points while going 5 of 13 (3 for 8 from 3-point range).

Tanner Thomas had 24 points in Sacred Heart's 99-82 victory over Canisius on Sunday. Thomas added 11 rebounds for the Pioneers (6-8, 2-1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Griffin Barrouk scored 19 points and added six rebounds.

Payton Verhulst scored 16 points including two free throws with 50 seconds left in the game to help No. 9 Oklahoma hold on for an 87-86 win over No. 15 Tennessee on Sunday. Sara Puckett's 3-point attempt with five seconds left that would have won the game for Tennessee missed. The Sooners (13-2, 1-1) got 13 points and eight rebounds from Raegan Beers and 11 points each from Reyna Scott and Liz Scott.

Hassan Diarra had 19 points and eight assists, Aidan Mahaney and Tarris Reed Jr. helped spark a second-half comeback and No. 11 UConn overcame a 14-point deficit to beat Providence 87-84.

Hassan Diarra had 19 points and eight assists, Aidan Mahaney and Tarris Reed Jr. helped spark a second-half comeback and No. 11 UConn overcame a 14-point deficit to beat Providence 87-84 on Sunday and extend its home winning streak to 28 games. Mahaney scored 15, Alex Karaban had 13 and Reed had all of his 10 in the second half. Jayden Pierre scored 24 points and Wesley Cardet finished with 18 for Providence (7-8, 1-3).

Braden Smith had 22 points and seven assists to lead No. 20 Purdue to a 79-61 rout of Northwestern on Sunday. Smith, who scored 17 of his points in the first half, hit 8 of 16 shots for the Boilermakers (11-4, 3-1 Big Ten). Trey Kaufman-Renn and C.J. Cox each scored 12 points for Purdue.

Chloe Kitts had 17 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 2 South Carolina erase a double-digit deficit and beat Mississippi State 95-68 on Sunday. Mississippi State had an 11-point lead midway through the second quarter before the game shifted. The Gamecocks never looked back.

Jordan Stiemke's 25 points off the bench helped Loyola (MD) to an 80-74 victory against Lehigh on Sunday. Stiemke also added seven rebounds for the Greyhounds (6-7, 1-1 Patriot League). Milos Ilic added 18 points while going 7 of 17 and 4 of 7 from the free-throw line while also grabbing six rebounds.

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Paige Bueckers scored 15 points before leaving the game with an injury to help No. 7 UConn rout Villanova 83-52 on Sunday.