Category: Basketball

Jackson Fields had 20 points in Troy's 71-70 win against Arkansas State on Saturday night. Fields added eight rebounds and three steals for the Trojans (17-9, 10-4 Sun Belt Conference). Tayton Conerway scored 13 points, shooting 5 for 13, including 1 for 6 from beyond the arc.

Essam Mostafa scored 21 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as Middle Tennessee beat Western Kentucky 87-77 on Saturday night. Camryn Weston added 20 points and seven assissts for the Blue Raiders (17-8, 8-4 Conference USA). Jlynn Counter had 20 points and shot 8 for 17, including 4 for 10 from beyond the arc.

Freshman Jace Posey came off the bench to score a season-high 20 points and Noah Reynolds hit a go-ahead 3-pointer late and scored 19 to help TCU hold on for a 74-70 victory over Arizona State on Saturday night, handing the Sun Devils their fifth straight loss. BJ Freeman had two 3-pointers and a layup in a 14-4 run as Arizona State pulled even at 67 with 43 seconds remaining. Reynolds answered with a 3-pointer with 18 seconds left and Vasean Allette made 4 of 4 free throws in the final 11 seconds to preserve the victory.

Denzel Aberdeen scored 22 points, Thomas Haugh added 20 — career highs for both players — and No. 3 Florida beat South Carolina 88-67 Saturday night despite playing without two frontcourt players. The Gators (22-3, 9-3 Southeastern Conference) led by four at halftime and started the second half with a 12-1 run to open up a comfortable lead. The Gamecocks (10-15, 0-12) never recovered.

Mostapha El Moutaouakkil scored 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds as Louisiana-Lafayette beat Marshall 79-68 on Saturday night. Christian Wright scored 20 points for the Ragin' Cajuns (9-18, 6-8 Sun Belt Conference). Kentrell Garnett had 11 points.

Jabe Mullins' 17 points helped Montana State defeat Idaho State 74-69 on Saturday night. Mullins shot 6 for 11, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc for the Bobcats (12-15, 7-7 Big Sky Conference). Brandon Walker shot 4 of 7 from the field and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line to add 15 points.

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Nick Townsend scored 20 points as Yale beat Princeton 84-57 on Saturday night. Townsend added seven rebounds for the Bulldogs (16-6, 9-0 Ivy League). Bez Mbeng scored 17 points while shooting 7 for 8, including 3 for 4 from beyond the arc.

Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo became the winningest coach in conference play with his 354th win over a Big Ten opponent on Saturday night.

Lorenzo Downey had 17 points in Alabama A&M's 82-70 victory against Mississippi Valley State on Saturday night. Downey shot 5 for 6 (4 for 5 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Bulldogs (8-17, 4-8 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Anthony Bryant added 16 points while going 4 of 10 from the floor, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and 6 for 9 from the foul line while they also had six rebounds.

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Rafael Castro also added six rebounds for the Revolutionaries, while Christian Jones scored 12 points.

Providence took the lead with 19:40 remaining in the first half and never looked back.

Andrew Cook scored a career-high 28, making two free throws with seven seconds left after he tied the game with a dunk and Eastern Washington rallied to beat Idaho 75-73 on Saturday night. Cook shot 9 of 12 from the floor and 10 of 10 from the free-throw line for the Eagles (10-16, 6-7 Big Sky Conference). His game-tying dunk came with 1:35 remaining and followed two free throws by Mason Williams that cut the Eagles' deficit to two 20 seconds earlier.

Jaden Henley scored 13 points, including the winning layup with 41 seconds to play, as UNLV beat Fresno State 52-51 on Saturday night. Henley added nine rebounds for the Rebels (14-12, 8-7 Mountain West Conference). Jailen Bedford scored 13 points while shooting 5 for 15, including 3 for 9 from beyond the arc and added six rebounds.