Category: Basketball

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Tre’Von Spillers had 15 points and 16 rebounds and Wake Forest shook off North Carolina A&T 80-64 on Thursday night. Spillers, an Appalachian State transfer, collected his points on 7-of-14 shooting and his 16 boards tied a career high. Hunter Sallis added 14 points, Efton Reid had 12 points, Cameron Hildreth scored 11 and Parker Friedrichsen 10.

Adalia McKenzie and Makira Cook each scored 20 points and Kendall Bostic scored 14 of her 18 points in the first half Thursday night to help Illinois beat No. 19 Florida State 83-74. Florida State made just 3 of 16 from the field and committed six turnovers to open the game as Illinois jumped to a 16-6 lead. Bostic was 6-of-6 shooting before the break as Illinois led by as many as 17 points before taking a 43-34 lead into halftime.

UConn had runs of 11-0 and 15-0 before the Terriers made their second basket of the game.

Freshman center Clara Silva scored 18 points, Clara Strack had 15 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists and No. 22 Kentucky beat Northern Kentucky 70-41 on Thursday night. Strack started a 10-3 run to close the first half that gave Kentucky a double-digit lead it would not relinquish. Silva, from Portugal, was coming off a 6-for-6 performance on Monday to become the first Kentucky player to be perfect from the field – with at least five field goals – since Makayla Epps in 2014.

The Golden Gophers welcome the Mavericks to Minneapolis for a non-conference clash on Peacock this Saturday.

Matija Zuzic had 21 points in UT Martin's 114-61 win against Kentucky Christian on Thursday. Zuzic shot 6 of 12 from the field, including 3 for 8 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 6 from the line for the Skyhawks (2-0). Josue Grullon scored 19 points while going 7 of 13 (5 for 10 from 3-point range) and added five rebounds.

UCLA coach Mick Cronin is weighing which lineup to start during a high-level matchup against New Mexico Friday.