Category: Basketball

All Wright had 26 points in Valparaiso's 93-77 victory against Central Michigan on Saturday night. Wright shot 7 for 16 (4 for 8 from 3-point range) and 8 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Beacons (5-4). Tyler Schmidt scored 21 points and added six rebounds.

Boubacar Coulibaly had 22 points in Pepperdine's 86-76 victory over Northern Arizona on Saturday night. Coulibaly shot 10 of 10 from the field for the Waves (5-6). Moe Odum added 20 points while shooting 5 for 8 (3 for 3 from 3-point range) and 7 of 10 from the free-throw line while and also had eight assists and three steals.

Mikal Dawson scored 27 points as Marshall beat Ohio 79-70 on Saturday night. Dawson also added four steals for the Thundering Herd (6-5). Obinna Anochili-Killen scored 12 points and added 10 rebounds and three blocks.

Backup guard Cade Tyson scored a season-high 23 points and made five 3-pointers in the Tar Heels' 93-67 victory over La Salle on Saturday. Tyson shot 9-for-14 overall, including 5 for 10 on 3-pointers. He was averaging 2.7 points through UNC's first nine games.

Sean Pedulla scored 18 points on six 3-pointers to lead No. 19 Mississippi to a 77-46 victory over Southern Miss on Saturday. Jaylen Murray had 14 points and made four 3s for the Rebels (9-1) in the neutral-site game at Mississippi Coast Coliseum. Davon Barnes added nine points and a career-high 11 rebounds and Jaemyn Brakefield scored 10.

Don McHenry scored seven of his 29 points in overtime to lead Western Kentucky over Murray State 81-76 on Saturday. McHenry hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 39 seconds left and two free throws with 15 remaining to rally the Hilltoppers (7-3). He added five rebounds.

Marcus Dockery scored 27 points as Howard beat UNC Wilmington 88-83 on Saturday. Dockery added seven assists for the Bison (5-6). Blake Harper scored 18 points while shooting 5 for 11 (3 for 4 from 3-point range) and 5 of 8 from the free-throw line and added seven rebounds.

Boogie Fland scored 16 to lead six players in double figures and Arkansas cruised to an 82-57 victory over Central Arkansas on Saturday. Fland made 7 of 11 shots from the floor with two 3-pointers for the Razorbacks (9-2), who have won four straight and were coming off an 89-87 victory over No. 14 Michigan. Karter Knox scored 14 off the bench for Arkansas.

Dylan Harper hit a deep 3-pointer as time expired to give Rutgers a 66-63 win over Seton Hall on Saturday. Harper had given the Scarlet Knights a four-point lead on a short jumper in the final minute but he and teammate Ace Bailey missed two free throws each allowing Isaiah Coleman to tie the game with a bucket and then two free throws with 6.4 seconds left. Bailey added 21 for Rutgers (7-4), which shot 53%.

Walter Clayton Jr. hit five 3-pointers on his way to a game-high 25 points as he helped No. Florida to a 83-66 win over Arizona State on Saturday. Alijah Martin had 15 points, 11 rebounds and six assists.

Fresh off a win over No. 14 Michigan at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Tuesday, the Razorbacks shots 60.0% from the field and out-rebounded the Bears, 36-22. Arkansas scored 44 points in the paint, logged 23 assists and had nine blocks as a team. Six different Razorbacks scored double-digit points, including forward Trevon Brazile, who logged 11 points, seven rebounds and five blocks.

Juan Sebastian Gorosito scored 21 points as Ball State beat Bellarmine 86-82 on Saturday. Gorosito added three steals for the Cardinals (4-6). Mickey Pearson Jr. added 18 points while going 3 of 6 and 12 of 12 from the free-throw line and he also had three steals.