Category: Basketball

Po'Boigh King had 20 points in North Carolina Central's 72-68 victory over Howard on Saturday. King shot 7 of 20 from the field, including 0 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 6 from the line for the Eagles (12-17, 5-7 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Perry Smith Jr. scored 18 points and added 10 rebounds.

Kenyon Giles had 25 points in UNC Greensboro's 108-100 victory against Samford on Saturday in a regular-season finale. The Spartans will be the No. seed in the Southern Conference Tournament.

Chansey Willis Jr. scored 17 points as Western Michigan beat Northern Illinois 74-70 on Saturday. Willis added five rebounds and seven assists for the Broncos (11-18, 8-8 Mid-American Conference). Markhi Strickland scored 14 points while going 5 of 13 and 3 of 6 from the free-throw line.

The final horn sounded and St. John’s skipped cutting down the nets. The players instead held the trophy after the No. 7 Red Storm clinched the program's first outright Big East title since 1985 and posed for pictures on the court while confetti fell from the ceiling at Madison Square Garden in front of a sellout crowd. Toward the end of the celebration following a 71-61 victory over Seton Hall on Saturday, coach Rick Pitino declared to the excited fans: “We’re just getting started.”

Maxime Raynaud scored 26 points, including a spectacular follow slam with 8.7 seconds left, and Stanford defeated SMU 73-68 on Saturday. The Mustangs had a 13-0 run to erase a 10-point deficit and take a 60-57 lead midway through the second half. Benny Gealer and Oziyah Sellers both scored to put the Cardinal up 71-68 with 2:18 to play.

Martaz Robinson's 26 points helped Delaware State defeat Coppin State 83-79 on Saturday. Robinson added six steals for the Hornets (15-12, 7-5 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Robert Smith scored 20 points while going 8 of 18 (3 for 7 from 3-point range).

Addison Patterson had 26 points in Northwestern State's 61-56 victory over Houston Christian on Saturday. Patterson shot 9 of 15 from the field, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 8 from the line for the Demons (15-15, 11-8 Southland Conference). Jon Sanders shot 2 of 5 from the field and 5 for 6 from the line to add 10 points.

Zach Freemantle scored 19 of his 23 points in the second half to help Xavier beat Creighton 83-61 on Saturday for its fifth straight win. Freemantle added six rebounds for the Musketeers (19-10, 11-7 Big East Conference). Ryan Conwell scored 20 points and Dante Maddox Jr. had 16.

Arkansas was trending in the right direction until it completely dropped the ball against South Carolina.

Tyler Brelsford scored 13 points as Morehead State beat UT Martin 59-47 on Saturday. Brelsford shot 3 of 8 from the field, including 2 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 6 from the line for the Eagles (15-16, 10-10 Ohio Valley Conference). Jerone Morton scored 13 points, going 5 of 10 (1 for 3 from 3-point range).

Essam Mostafa scored 16 points to lead Middle Tennessee and Kamari Lands hit the game-winning layup with four seconds remaining in the overtime as the Blue Raiders knocked off UTEP 76-75 on Saturday. The victory keeps Middle Tennessee (20-9, 11-5 Conference USA) a half-game back of Liberty and Jacksonville State with two games left in the regular season and sets up a first-place showdown with the Flames Thursday in Murfreesboro. Mostafa added 16 rebounds for the Blue Raiders.

Nakyel Shelton scored 28 points as Eastern Illinois beat Ohio Valley Conference champion Southeast Missouri State 73-58 to end the Redhawks' 10-game winning streak in a season finale on Saturday. Shelton added three blocks for the Panthers (12-19, 8-12). Artese Stapleton scored 22 points and added five rebounds and six steals.

Tennessee basketball's Jahmai Mashack hit a deep 3-pointer as time expired to beat Alabama on Saturday. See the video here: