Category: Basketball

Matt Allocco scored 17 points, Markus Burton added 16, and Notre Dame defeated Georgetown 84-63 on Saturday. The Fighting Irish led 26-22 with five minutes left in the first half before Allocco and Nikita Konstantynovskyi scored the next eight points and Notre Dame finished on an 18-7 run. Allocco scored 15 points in the first half, including 4 of 5 3-pointers, and Notre Dame took a 44-29 lead at the break.

Guy Ragland Jr. had 16 points in Cornell's 81-71 victory over Lafayette on Saturday. Ragland also added 10 rebounds for the Big Red (3-1). Jake Fiegen shot 5 for 6, including 3 for 4 from beyond the arc to add 15 points.

Simeon Cottle's 27 points helped Kennesaw State defeat Presbyterian 85-67 on Saturday. Kennesaw State took the lead with 19:49 remaining in the first half and did not give it up. Cottle shot 5 of 7 from the field, including 5 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 12 for 12 from the line for the Owls (3-1).

Will Thomas had 18 points in Morgan State's 81-69 victory over NJIT on Saturday. Thomas shot 6 of 13 from the field and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line for the Bears (3-2). Daniel Akitoby scored 13 points and added nine rebounds.

Augustinas Kiudulas had 22 points in VMI's 80-69 win over Charleston Southern on Saturday. Kiudulas shot 9 of 15 from the field, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 2 for 4 from the line for the Keydets (4-1). Tan Yildizoglu scored 17 points and added five rebounds and six assists.

Josh Reaves' 21 points off of the bench helped lead UIC to a 117-59 victory against Saint Mary's (MN) on Saturday. Reaves also contributed three steals for the Flames (3-1). Ethan Pickett scored 17 points and added seven rebounds.

Jenkins shot 4 of 8 from the field, including 3 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 6 from the line for the Pirates (2-2). Yacine Toumi scored 12 points and added seven rebounds. Isaiah Coleman went 3 of 5 from the field to finish with seven points.

Tyrese Proctor scored 15 points and No. 6 Duke bounced back from its first loss of the season with an 86-35 victory over Wofford on Saturday, when the Blue Devils allowed their fewest points since 1960. Duke (3-1), which was coming off a 77-72 loss to No. 19 Kentucky in the Champions Classic, led by as many as 51 points in their most lopsided victory of the season. Isaiah Evans contributed 14 points, Caleb Foster had 13 and Khaman Maluach added 11.

Ryan Conwell scored 16 of his 21 points in the second half, and he made four 3-pointers to help Xavier beat Wake Forest 75-60 on Saturday in the Skip Prosser Classic. Conwell recorded his 15th career game with 20-plus points. Zach Freemantle scored six of his 11 points during a 10-0 run that gave Xavier a double-digit lead 10 minutes into the game while Wake Forest made just three of its first 13 shots.

Gonzaga had 16 steals and seven blocks, and scored 32 points off turnovers.

Wade Taylor IV and Manny Obaseki each scored 15 points to help No. 23 Texas A&M beat No. 21 Ohio State 78-64 on Friday night.

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