Category: Basketball

Montana State Bobcats (0-1) at Wichita State Shockers (1-0) Wichita, Kansas; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Wichita State faces Montana State after Justin Hill scored 31 points in Wichita State's 91-84 win against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. Wichita State finished 15-19 overall last season while going 10-5 at home.

NJIT Highlanders (0-1) at Villanova Wildcats (1-1) Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; Friday, 8:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -21.5; over/under is 138.5 BOTTOM LINE: Villanova plays NJIT after Eric Dixon scored 33 points in Villanova's 90-80 loss to the Columbia Lions. Villanova finished 18-16 overall a season ago while going 10-6 at home.

Northern Kentucky Norse (0-1) at Purdue Boilermakers (1-0) West Lafayette, Indiana; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Boilermakers -19.5; over/under is 148.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. Purdue hosts Northern Kentucky after Fletcher Loyer scored 21 points in Purdue's 90-73 victory over the Texas A&M-CC Islanders.

Tennessee State Tigers (1-0) at Colorado State Rams (1-0) Fort Collins, Colorado; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rams -20.5; over/under is 146.5 BOTTOM LINE: Tennessee State visits Colorado State after Ron Jessamy scored 23 points in Tennessee State's 96-66 win against the Fisk Bulldogs. Colorado State went 25-11 overall a season ago while going 15-2 at home.

The Trojans overcame a rebounding disadvantage and an off night from the free-throw line to earn a win Thursday.

Gabe Madsen scored 25 points, surpassing 1,000 for his career and Utah poured in 19 3-pointers to roll past Central Arkansas 98-63 on Thursday night. The Utes picked up where they left off in their season opener, when they drilled a school-record 19 3-pointers in a 100-59 romp past Alcorn State. Gabe Madsen had six triples for the second-straight game and his twin brother Mason had five again.

Josh Cohen had 19 points and Saint Thomas hit a late 3-pointer to help Southern California hold off Idaho State 75-69 on Thursday night. Dylan Darling made both ends of a one-and-one following his layup to give Idaho State a 58-57 lead with 8:45 left to play. USC (2-0) moved back ahead by three, but Evan Otten hit 1 of 2 free throws and followed with a dunk to tie the game at 63 with 4:02 remaining.

Jovan Blacksher Jr. scored 18 points, Andrej Stojakovic added 15 and California erased Cal Poly's early double-digit lead, going on to a 91-73 victory on Tuesday night. Blacksher hit four 3-pointers and the Golden Bears went 11 of 26 from the arc in improving to 2-0 for the first time since the 2019-20 season they opened with four wins. Issac Jessup hit 5 of 9 3-point attempts and finished with 20 points to lead Cal Poly before fouling out.

Rodney Johnson Jr. scored 27 points as Tennessee Tech beat Bryan 89-74 on Thursday night. Johnson went 12 of 17 from the field (3 for 4 from 3-point range) for the Golden Eagles (1-1). Daniel Egbuniwe scored 22 points while going 8 of 12 from the floor, including 4 for 7 from 3-point range, and 2 for 3 from the line and added five rebounds and five assists.

Noah Williamson scored 32 points, including seven in overtime, and Bucknell beat Southern Indiana 75-69 on Thursday night. Williamson added nine rebounds for the Bison (2-0). Josh Bascoe shot 4 for 12 (0 for 6 from 3-point range) and 7 of 7 from the free-throw line to add 15 points.

Johnny Kinziger's 20 points helped Illinois State defeat North Dakota State 77-68 on Thursday night. Kinziger shot 6 of 11 from the field, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 6 from the line for the Redbirds (1-1). Ty Pence added 17 points while going 7 of 11 and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line while they also had seven rebounds.

Tytan Anderson had 19 points in Northern Iowa's 87-68 victory against Milwaukee on Thursday night. Anderson shot 6 for 8 (4 for 5 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line for the Panthers (2-0). Trey Campbell scored 16 points while shooting 6 for 10, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc and added seven rebounds.

Kevin “Boopie” Miller scored 20 points with nine rebounds and nine assists Thursday night and Yohan Traore added 19 points and 10 rebounds to help SMU beat Florda A&M 102-73. Chuck Harris made 4 of 6 from 3-point range and finished with 15 points for SMU (2-0). B.J. Edwards had 13 points, seven rebounds and six assists and Keon Ambrose-Hylton scored 10 points.

Jaxon Kohler came off the bench to post career highs of 20 points and 13 rebounds and Michigan State warmed up for a meeting with top-ranked Kansas with a 96-60 victory over Niagara on Thursday night. Michigan State (2-0) takes on the Jayhawks on Tuesday at the Champions Classic in Atlanta. Kohler was 8-of-12 shooting with the junior posting his second career double-double.