Category: Basketball

Micah Peavy's 30 points led Georgetown past Providence 93-72 on Wednesday night. Peavy had seven rebounds, seven assists, and six steals for the Hoyas (16-10, 7-8 Big East Conference). Jayden Epps scored 18 points, shooting 5 for 9 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line.

Kimani Hamilton scored 20 points as High Point beat Charleston Southern 83-60 on Wednesday night for its ninth straight win. Hamilton shot 7 of 10 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line for the Panthers (24-5, 12-2 Big South Conference). Kezza Giffa scored 18 points while going 8 of 14 from the field.

Bennett Stirtz scored 25 points as Drake beat UIC 74-57 on Wednesday night. Stirtz also had six rebounds, seven assists, and four steals for the Bulldogs (24-3, 14-3 Missouri Valley Conference). Cam Manyawu added 12 points while shooting 5 of 7 from the field and 2 for 4 from the line while grabbing eight rebounds.

David Dixon helped lead Duquesne past Fordham with 14 points off of the bench in a 73-64 victory on Wednesday night. Dixon added five rebounds and four blocks for the Dukes (11-15, 6-7 Atlantic 10 Conference). Tre Dinkins added 13 points and Cam Crawford also had 13 points, while adding three steals.

Erik Reynolds II scored 19 points to help Saint Joseph's defeat George Washington 79-68 on Wednesday night. Reynolds shot 5 of 11 from the field, including 1 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 8 for 9 from the line for the Hawks (16-10, 8-6 Atlantic 10 Conference). Rasheer Fleming scored 18 points while going 7 of 12 (4 for 8 from 3-point range) and added 11 rebounds.

Ahmad Robinson had 21 points in Mercer's 62-52 victory against The Citadel on Wednesday night. Robinson added five rebounds and seven assists for the Bears (12-16, 5-10 Southern Conference). Marcus Overstreet scored 13 points and added 13 rebounds.

Jacobi Wood scored 20 points to lead Murray State and Kylen Milton sealed the victory with a free throw with five seconds remaining as the Racers knocked off Southern Illinois 62-60 on Wednesday night. Wood shot 6 of 18 from the field, including 3 for 11 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 5 from the free-throw line for the Racers (14-14, 8-9 Missouri Valley Conference). Nick Ellington scored 14 points while shooting 3 of 7 from the field and 8 for 10 from the foul line and added eight rebounds.

Amani Hansberry scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and West Virginia pulled out a 62-59 win over Cincinnati on Wednesday night after nearly blowing a nine-point lead in the final seconds. Trailing by six midway through the second half, the Mountaineers (16-10, 7-8 Big 12) went on a 21-6 run led by seven points from Hansberry to lead 62-53 with 7.9 seconds left. Cincinnati's Dan Skillings Jr. banked in a long 3-pointer then grabbed a tipped inbounds pass and threw in another 3.

Jeff Woodward scored 23 points, including a pair of free throws that gave Colgate the lead for good with 58 seconds to play, as the Raiders knocked off Navy 79-75 on Wednesday night. Woodward also added 10 rebounds for the Raiders (12-16, 9-6 Patriot League). Jalen Cox added 12 points while finishing 5 of 8 from the floor while they also had seven rebounds.

Morgan Maly scored 14 of her 20 points in the second half and No. Creighton rallied in the fourth quarter to edge St. John's 65-62 on Wednesday night. The Red Storm (14-12, 4-11 Big East) led for nearly 30 minutes and were up 51-46 heading into the final quarter before the Bluejays (22-4, 14-1) rallied to win their sixth straight game and clinch a top-two seed in the conference tournament.

SMU (20-6, 11-4) shot 72% in the first half, making 21 of 30 shots. A 9-0 run and a 10-0 run gave the Mustangs a 25-5 lead halfway through the period and they went on to lead 50-25 at halftime. Oquendo had 15 points without missing a shot, going 6 for 6 from the field with two 3-pointers and making his only free throw.

Otega Oweh scored 20 points and No. 17 Kentucky took advantage of its size to start the second half to pull away for an 82-61 win over Vanderbilt on Wednesday night. The Wildcats (18-8, 7-6 Southeastern Conference) led 41-40 at the half, but focused on going inside for their first three baskets of the second half and forced the Commodores to take a timeout three minutes in. Amari Williams added 17 points for the Wildcats.

Mikkel Tyne had 17 points in Richmond's 63-58 win over La Salle on Wednesday night. Tyne went 6 of 12 from the field (5 for 6 from 3-point range) for the Spiders (10-17, 5-9 Atlantic 10 Conference). B. Artis White scored 12 points while shooting 3 for 8 (1 for 6 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line and added three steals.

Quimari Peterson's 29 points helped East Tennessee State defeat UNC Greensboro 65-49 on Wednesday night. Peterson had 13 rebounds for the Buccaneers (16-12, 9-6 Southern Conference). Karon Boyd scored 10 points while going 4 of 8 from the field and added five rebounds.