Category: Basketball

Michigan's victory marked the third time in 11 years that a team won a Big Ten game with fewer than 50 points.

Trey Thomas scored 23 points as Bethune-Cookman beat Alabama State 70-68 on Monday night. Thomas shot 7 for 12 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Wildcats (13-15, 10-5 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Kalil Camara added 10 points and seven rebounds.

Jamie Phillips Jr. scored 17 points to help Stetson hold on for a 69-67 victory over Bellarmine on Monday night, snapping an eight-game losing streak. Phillips shot 7 for 12 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line for the Hatters (8-22, 6-11 Atlantic Sun Conference). Mehki Ellison had 14 points and Josh Massey scored 12.

Micah Thomas scored 24 points to help Northwestern State defeat Southeast Louisiana 72-69 on Monday night. Thomas shot 7 of 12 from the field, including 5 for 8 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 5 from the free-throw line for the Demons (14-15, 10-8 Southland Conference). Love Bettis scored 18 points, going 6 of 10 and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line.

Roddy Gayle Jr. knocked down key free throws and Michigan basketball clipped Nebraska in a defensive slugfest Monday night to tie MSU atop Big Ten.

RJ Davis had 20 points, Seth Trimble came off the bench to score 17 and North Carolina cruised to a 96-85 victory over Florida State on Monday night. Davis made 5 of 9 shots with three 3-pointers and 7 of 8 free throws for the Tar Heels (18-11, 11-6 Atlantic Coast Conference), who have won four in a row to pull within a half-game of Wake Forest and SMU for fourth place. The top four teams receive byes into the third round of the conference tournament.

Abdi Bashir Jr. scored 30 points and made eight 3-pointers to lead Monmouth over Northeastern 78-73 on Monday night. Bashir had six rebounds for the Hawks (11-18, 9-7 Coastal Athletic Association). Cornelius Robinson Jr. scored 18 points while going 7 of 11 and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line and added eight rebounds.

Brice Williams was a do-it-yourselfer for Nebraska on Monday night, scoring 26 of the Cornhuskers' 46 points and 18 of their 21 in the first half against No. 15 Michigan. The Wolverines won 49-46, their fewest points in a victory since 2008 and the Huskers' fewest overall since 2019. Williams made three straight 3-pointers in the first four minutes and accounted for Nebraska's first 13 points.

Harlan Obioha had 23 points in UNC Wilmington's 79-70 win over William & Mary on Monday night. Obioha added 10 rebounds for the Seahawks (22-7, 12-4 Coastal Athletic Association). Khamari McGriff scored 14 points while finishing 6 of 8 from the floor and added six rebounds.