Eric Dixon scored 32 points as Villanova beat Seton Hall 59-54 on Wednesday night. Dixon had 10 rebounds for the Wildcats (17-12, 10-8 Big East Conference). Wooga Poplar scored 12 points while shooting 3 for 10 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 5 of 5 from the free-throw line and added 12 rebounds.
Kalkbrenner scores 25, Creighton downs DePaul 75-65
Ryan Kalkbrenner's 25 points helped Creighton defeat DePaul 75-65 on Wednesday night. Kalkbrenner also had 13 rebounds for the Bluejays (20-8, 13-4 Big East Conference). Steven Ashworth scored 16 points and added six assists.
Hannah puts up 22, Bradley downs Valparaiso 76-65
Darius Hannah scored 22 points as Bradley beat Valparaiso 76-65 on Wednesday night. Hannah also contributed nine rebounds for the Braves (23-7, 14-5 Missouri Valley Conference). Duke Deen scored 19 points while going 7 of 10 (5 for 8 from 3-point range) and added six rebounds and three steals.
Tre Holloman’s midcourt buzzer-beater could propel Michigan State to a Big Ten title
Tre Holloman hadn’t even reached the “M” logo at midcourt when he jumped off one foot and let the ball fly.
Maxime Raynaud has another double-double and Stanford topples Boston College 78-60
Maxime Raynaud had 23 points and 10 rebounds for his nation-leading 21st double-double of the season and Stanford cruised past Boston College 78-60 on Wednesday night. Raynaud hit 3 of 4 3-pointers and scored 16 points in the first half as Stanford took a 37-19 halftime lead. The Eagles led a couple of times in the first three minutes but the Cardinal took control with a 15-2 run that lasted six minutes.
Caleb Love hits six 3s and scores 23 points as No. 22 Arizona thumps Utah 83-66
Caleb Love hit six 3-pointers and scored 23 points, leading No. 22 Arizona to an 83-66 blowout over Utah on Wednesday night in the Utes' first game since coach Craig Smith was fired. Utah (15-13, 7-10 Big 12) fired Smith on Monday and named assistant Josh Eilert as interim coach. Arizona jumped on the Utes early, building a 14-point halftime lead and rolling from there to keep Utah winless in Tucson since 1986.
Myles Rice scores 11 of his 13 in the second half and Indiana beats Penn State 83-78
Oumar Ballo had 20 points, 12 rebounds and five assists, Myles Rice scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half and Indiana beat Penn State 83-78 on Wednesday night. Trey Galloway made a 3-pointer on back-to-back possessions and Anthony Leal capped the 8-0 run with two free throws to give Indiana a 75-69 lead with 4:51 left. Rice had a nice two-possession sequence to push the lead to 80-73.
Dain Dainja scores career-best 25 and No. 18 Memphis uses late run to beat Rice 84-72
Dain Dainja scored a career-best 25 points and had 10 rebounds, and No. Memphis used a late 10-0 run to beat Rice 84-72 on Wednesday night. PJ Haggerty added 21 points for Memphis (23-5, 13-2 American Athletic Conference), and Nicholas Jourdan finished with 19 points and nine rebounds.
Maryland-Eastern Shore beats North Carolina Central 68-59
Evan Johnson's 19 points helped Maryland-Eastern Shore defeat North Carolina Central 68-59 on Wednesday night. Johnson shot 4 for 14 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 10 of 10 from the free-throw line for the Hawks (5-22, 1-10 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Ketron Shaw added 16 points while going 7 of 11 and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line and had 12 rebounds and six assists.
Top-ranked Auburn routs Ole Miss
Michigan State a win over No. Maryland in a sensational finish. Holloman's turnover in the backcourt helped the Terrapins (21-7, 11-6 Big Ten) tie the game with 42.1 seconds remaining, and after a miss by Michigan State's Jaxon Kohler, Maryland had a chance to win it with the shot clock off.
Nets let fourth-quarter lead slip away in 129-121 loss to Thunder
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 27 points, Chet Holmgren had 22 points and 17 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rebounded from a stunning collapse with a game-changing blitz in the fourth quarter to beat the Brooklyn Nets 129-121 on Wednesday night.
Loyola Chicago takes down George Washington 77-57
Jayden Dawson scored 16 points as Loyola Chicago beat George Washington 77-57 on Wednesday night. Dawson shot 5 for 14 (4 for 9 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line for the Ramblers (19-9, 10-5 Atlantic 10 Conference). Francis Nwaokorie scored 12 points while finishing 4 of 4 from 3-point range and added eight rebounds.
Lundblade scores 22, Belmont defeats Missouri State 74-65
Tyler Lundblade had 22 points in Belmont's 74-65 win against Missouri State on Wednesday night. Lundblade shot 8 for 12, including 6 for 9 from beyond the arc for the Bruins (20-10, 12-7 Missouri Valley Conference). Sam Orme shot 5 of 7 from the field and 4 for 5 from the line to add 15 points.
Pennick scores 22, Navy knocks off American 68-60
Jordan Pennick scored 22 points as Navy beat American 68-60 on Wednesday night. Pennick added five rebounds for the Midshipmen (12-18, 9-8 Patriot League). Mike Woods scored 12 points while going 4 of 4 and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line.
Nickel’s seven 3-pointers lead Vanderbilt to 86-84 upset at No. 12 Texas A&M
Tyler Nickel scored 21 points on a career-best seven 3-pointers and Vanderbilt held on for an 86-84 upset over No. 12 Texas A&M on Wednesday night. The Commodores (19-9, 7-8 Southeastern Conference) were ahead by seven with 12 seconds to go when Zhuric Phelps made a layup before Texas A&M got the ball back on a turnover by Tyler Tanner. Vanderbilt's Jason Edwards turned the ball over and it went out of bounds on the A&M end of the court, giving the Aggies the ball back with 0.2 seconds left.