Category: Basketball

Kyan Evans scored 20 points as Colorado State beat Air Force 77-55 on Tuesday night. Evans shot 7 for 11 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Rams (19-9, 13-4 Mountain West Conference). Jalen Lake scored 15 points, shooting 6 for 10, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc.

Chucky Hepburn scored 15 points to lead No. 19 Louisville to a 71-66 victory over Virginia Tech on Tuesday night. Hepburn connected on just 5 of 12 from the floor, but hit all four of his free-throw attempts and added six assists for the Cardinals (22-6, 15-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who won their sixth straight and for the 16th time in 17 games. Brandon Rechsteiner led Virginia Tech (12-16, 7-10) with 18 points.

Tomislav Ivisic scored 15 of his 22 points in the first half and Illinois recovered from its beat down at the hands of Duke by beating Iowa 81-61 on Tuesday night. Kylan Boswell and Will Riley each scored 15 points and Tre White had 14 for Illinois (18-11, 10-8 Big Ten), which shot 50.8% (32 for 63). The Illini ended a three-game losing streak which occurred against teams that were all ranked (No. 11 Michigan State, No. 11 Wisconsin and No. 3 Duke.).

Caleb Grill scored 22 points, and Anthony Robinson II scored 14 points and matched his career high of eight assists to help No. 14 Missouri beat South Carolina 101-71 on Tuesday night. Mark Mitchell and Tony Perkins each scored 13 points for Missouri (21-7, 10-5 Southeastern Conference) who had six players score in double figures for the second time this season. Collin Murray-Boyles matched his season-high of 27 points, and Jamarii Thomas scored 17 for South Carolina (11-17, 1-14), who had just beaten Texas on Saturday for its first conference win of the season.

Zakai Zeigler scored 17 points, Felix Okpara added 15 and No. Tennessee defeated LSU 65-59 on Tuesday night. Chaz Lanier added 14 points and a season-high nine rebounds for the Volunteers (23-5, 10-5 Southeastern Conference), who struggled offensively in the first half but built a 15-point lead on Cade Phillips' free throw with 3:24 left.

Javon Small scored 23 points and had 10 assists to lead West Virginia to a 73-55 victory over TCU on Tuesday night. West Virginia (17-11, 8-9 Big 12) rebounded from a 73-51 loss at then-No. Texas Tech on Saturday and avenged a 65-60 loss at TCU on Feb. 5.

John Blackwell had 24 points and 10 rebounds as 11th-ranked Wisconsin bounced back from a disappointing defeat with an 88-62 victory over Washington on Tuesday night. John Tonje added 13 points for the Badgers (22-6, 12-5 Big Ten), who lost 77-73 to Oregon in overtime at home Saturday after leading by 15 with under eight minutes left. Steven Crowl and Xavier Amos had 12 points apiece for Wisconsin.

In what could be viewed as their most important game of the season, West Virginia arguably turned in their most impressive half of the season against TCU. The Mountaineers put together a complete effort in the first 20 minutes, propelling them to a crucial 73-55 win over the Horned Frogs at the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown. West Virginia entered Tuesday night with four games left in the regular season and still on the right side of the NCAA Tournament bubble.

Terence Harcum's 25 points helped Murray State defeat Indiana State 85-75 on Tuesday night. Harcum shot 8 of 15 from the field, including 4 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 5 from the line for the Racers (15-15, 9-10 Missouri Valley Conference). Jacobi Wood scored 14 points while shooting 2 for 7 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 8 of 8 from the free-throw line.

Duke led by 15 at the half, and Knueppel scored eight points in a 16-2 burst by the Blue Devils early in the second half to push the lead to 65-36. Lynn Kidd scored 17 points and Jalil Bethea had 13 for Miami (6-22, 2-15), which was without guard Matthew Cleveland. Miami has lost four games by 35 or more points this season, after having four such losses from 1987 through 2024.

The Blue Devils blew out Miami 97-60 on Tuesday night at Watsco Center but lost Tyrese Proctor late in the first half with what was initially called a left knee injury. Proctor left Miami with the team and boarded the team’s bus on crutches. This time, it was Proctor’s left knee seemingly buckling as he back peddled on a fast break.

Kennard Davis had 24 points in Southern Illinois' 88-79 victory over Illinois State on Tuesday night. Davis also contributed five assists for the Salukis (13-17, 8-11 Missouri Valley Conference). Ali Abdou Dibba scored 22 points while shooting 8 of 16 from the field and 6 for 9 from the line and added six rebounds.

Arturo Dean had 14 points and seven steals, and Bryce Thompson added 11 points for the Cowboys (14-14, 6-11 Big 12). Oklahoma State had no previous wins over AP Top 25 teams this season under first-year coach Steve Lutz. The Cowboys lost their previous two games against ranked opponents Texas Tech and Kansas by a combined 70 points.

Nick Martinelli scored 19 of his 29 points in the second half to help Northwestern pull away and beat Minnesota 75-63 on Tuesday night.

Jai Lucas came up with a plan to beat Miami. Going forward, the Hurricanes want him to keep that from happening. Lucas, in his role as Duke's associate head coach, drew the task of coming up with the scouting report for the Blue Devils' game at Miami on Tuesday night — one that No. 2 Duke won easily, 97-60.