Category: Basketball

Chris Austin had 24 points in Portland's 81-73 victory over Pacific on Saturday night. Austin added seven rebounds and four steals for the Pilots (11-18, 6-10 West Coast Conference). Vukasin Masic scored 16 points, shooting 6 for 10, including 2 for 5 from beyond the arc.

Gabe Dorsey had 21 points in William & Mary's 79-70 victory against Elon on Saturday night. Dorsey went 7 of 11 from the field (7 for 9 from 3-point range) for the Tribe (17-11, 11-4 Coastal Athletic Association). Kyle Pulliam shot 3 of 11 from the field, including 1 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 7 from the line to add 13 points.

Saturday afternoon, in front of 6,489 in Notre Dame’s Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, Ind., Pitt gave the Irish a hand up. Unable to get stops late and allowing 46 second-half points, the Panthers (16-11, 7-9 Atlantic Coast Conference) saw their thin NCAA Tournament hopes suffer a crushing blow, a 76-72 loss, to a physically-diminished Irish team (12-15 and 6-10). ND pushed its edge in the all-time series to 40-32, including 22-11 in Purcell Pavilion.

Miami will likely want its new head coach in place before Duke finishes what could be a long NCAA tournament run.

Jackson Paveletzke scored 21 points as Ohio beat Akron 84-67 on Saturday night. Paveletzke shot 8 of 13 from the field and 5 for 5 from the line for the Bobcats (15-12, 9-5 Mid-American Conference). AJ Clayton added 18 points while shooting 5 for 12 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 6 of 7 from the free-throw line while they also had eight rebounds.

Mark Sears scored 30 points and No. 4 Alabama came from behind for a 96-83 win over No. 17 Kentucky on Saturday night.

Andrew Meadow scored 24 points to lead Boise State over Nevada 70-69 on Saturday night. Meadow shot 8 for 13 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 6 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Broncos (19-8, 11-5 Mountain West Conference). Javan Buchanan added 17 points while shooting 7 for 9, including 3 for 3 from beyond the arc while he also had three steals.

Carter Whitt's 15 points helped Belmont defeat Indiana State 77-75 on Saturday night. Whitt added nine rebounds and nine assists for the Bruins (19-10, 11-7 Missouri Valley Conference). Isaiah Walker scored 13 points while shooting 5 of 10 from the field and 3 for 4 from the line and added eight rebounds and four steals.

Daniel Rouzan's 19 points helped Bethune-Cookman defeat Alabama A&M 68-64 on Saturday night. Rouzan added seven rebounds for the Wildcats (12-15, 9-5 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Kalil Camara went 6 of 9 from the field (4 for 6 from 3-point range) to add 18 points.

Duke associate head coach Jai Lucas has agreed to become the next head coach at Miami, pending the completion of contract negotiations, a person with knowledge of the matter said Saturday night. Lucas and the Hurricanes will work toward finalizing that contract in the coming weeks, said the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither side has confirmed any details publicly. Part of those negotiations would include when Lucas would leave the Blue Devils and start with the Hurricanes, whose regular season ends March 8.

Jalin Anderson's 22 points helped Incarnate Word defeat Stephen F. Austin 63-61 on Saturday night. Marcus Glover made a pair of free throws with 16 seconds left to give for Incarnate Word a 63-60 lead. Dominic Pangonis split a pair of free throws and Chrishawn Christmas missed a layup in the closings seconds for SFA.