Category: Basketball

Tre Green led Middle Tennessee over Sam Houston on Saturday with 17 points off of the bench in a 74-70 win. Green went 5 of 10 from the field (5 for 9 from 3-point range) for the Blue Raiders (18-9, 9-5 Conference USA). Essam Mostafa added 13 points while shooting 6 of 13 from the field while he also had eight rebounds.

Chaz Lanier had a season-high 30 points, including 8 3-pointers, and No. 6 Tennessee defeated No. 7 Texas A&M 77-69 on Saturday.

Christian May scored 21 points to lead Towson to a 76-67 victory over Campbell on Saturday. May shot 7 of 10 from the field, including 5 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 2 for 4 from the free-throw line for the Tigers (19-10, 14-2 Coastal Athletic Association). Tyler Tejada hit all three of his 3-point attempts and scored 17.

Trey Fort had 24 points in Samford's 93-72 victory over Western Carolina on Saturday. Fort had five rebounds and five steals for the Bulldogs (21-8, 11-5 Southern Conference). Rylan Jones scored 16 points while going 6 of 12 (4 for 10 from 3-point range) and added five rebounds and seven assists.

Fresno State basketball is reportedly being investigated for potential ties to sports gambling, with numerous players out for the time being:

Mister Dean and Karmani Gregory each scored 16 points in South Carolina Upstate's 79-69 win over Charleston Southern on Saturday. Dean had six rebounds for the Spartans (6-23, 2-12 Big South Conference). Gregory added five steals.

George Beale had 20 points in Hampton's 83-70 victory over UNC Wilmington on Saturday. Beale shot 8 for 13, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc for the Pirates (15-13, 7-8 Coastal Athletic Association). Wayne Bristol Jr. shot 6 for 10, including 6 for 8 from beyond the arc to add 20 points.

L.J. Cryer scored 28 points, Milos Uzan added 19 points and No. 5 Houston held on to beat No. 8 Iowa State 68-59 on Saturday.

Robbie Avila scored 22 points as Saint Louis beat Rhode Island 81-66 on Saturday. Avila added six rebounds for the Billikens (15-12, 8-6 Atlantic 10 Conference). Gibson Jimerson scored 21 points while going 7 of 18 (5 for 14 from 3-point range) and added 11 rebounds.

Burton scored seven points and Davis added four in an 11-2 run that gave Notre Dame a 65-56 lead with about four minutes remaining. Pitt got within 74-72 with eight seconds left but J.R. Konieczny made the last two of Notre Dame's eight free throws in the final 37 seconds to close out the win. Cameron Corhen scored 12 of Pittsburgh's first 21 points in the first half and the Panthers led by two with 7 1/2 minutes remaining.

Quimari Peterson's 27 points helped East Tennessee State defeat Wofford 73-68 on Saturday. Peterson added 10 rebounds for the Buccaneers (17-12, 10-6 Southern Conference). Jaden Seymour shot 4 of 9 from the field and 7 of 11 from the free-throw line to add 16 points.

Trae Broadnax had 16 points in Rice's 71-50 victory against Tulsa on Saturday. Broadnax had six rebounds for the Owls (13-15, 4-11 American Athletic Conference). Kellen Amos scored 13 points while going 3 of 7 from the floor, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and 5 for 7 from the line and added eight rebounds.