Category: Basketball

Dallion Johnson had 21 points in FGCU's 82-60 victory over West Georgia on Thursday night. Johnson shot 7 for 14 (3 for 9 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Eagles (9-9, 4-1 Atlantic Sun Conference). Rahmir Barno scored 13 points while going 6 of 8 from the field and added six rebounds and six assists.

Major Freeman scored 20 points as Siena beat Sacred Heart 93-75 on Thursday night. Freeman also added five assists for the Saints (8-9, 3-3 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Justice Shoats scored 18 points while shooting 7 of 16 from the field and 4 for 5 from the line and added six assists.

Garcia — whose two free throws with 7.4 seconds to play sent the game to overtime tied at 71 — finished with 27 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Gophers (9-10, 1-6 Big Ten). Patterson scored 15 of his 22 points in the second half, and Mike Mitchell Jr. added 20 points. Wolf led Michigan (13-4, 5-1) with 23 points and 10 rebounds.

Serena Sundell scored 16 points to surpass 1,500 for her career and dished eight assists and No. 11 Kansas State pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 62-47 win over Arizona on Thursday night in the first-ever meeting. Temira Poindexter added 14 points for Kansas State (18-1, 6-0 Big 12 Conference), including a pair of 3-pointers in a 10-0 run to open the fourth that gave Kansas State a 57-41 lead. The run included a pair of free throws and the only field goal for All-American Ayoka Lee, who started her 131st game, a school record.

Jaron Pierre Jr. and Marcellus Brigham Jr. each had 14 points in Jacksonville State's 63-61 win against Louisiana Tech on Thursday night. Pierre gave Jacksonville State a 63-59 lead with 1:29 left. Pierre added seven rebounds and seven assists for the Gamecocks (10-7, 2-2 Conference USA).

Jamal Mashburn Jr. scored 21 points, Quante Berry added 19 and Temple upset No. 18 Memphis 88-81 on Thursday night. Shane Dezonie added 15 points for the Owls (11-6 overall, 3-1 American), who had lost six in a row to the Tigers. PJ Haggerty scored 21 for Memphis (13-4, 3-1), which was trying to improve to 4-0 in the conference for the first time since 2013.

Sami Pissis had 17 points in New Hampshire's 79-76 victory over UMBC on Thursday night. Pissis shot 6 for 18, including 4 for 12 from beyond the arc for the Wildcats (4-15, 2-2 America East Conference). Anthony McComb III added 16 points.

Deywilk Tavarez and Derrin Boyd scored 15 points apiece to help Charleston defeat Campbell 67-61 on Thursday night. Tavarez added five rebounds for the Cougars (14-4, 4-1 Coastal Athletic Association). Boyd shot 4 for 12 (3 for 9 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line.

Dawson Garcia made a 3-pointer from the near edge of the center-court logo to give Minnesota an 84-81 overtime victory over No. 20 Michigan on Thursday night. Wolverines tied it on Danny Wolf's driving layup with sevenseconds to play. The jumper gave coach Ben Johnson his first career victory over a ranked team.

Dawson Garcia drilled a long 3-pointer for Minnesota as time expired in OT and Michigan basketball suffered its first Big Ten loss of the season.

Aziaha James scored 22 points, Madison Hayes added a double-double and No. 21 North Carolina State pulled away in the second half to beat Pittsburgh 83- 67 on Thursday night. James made six 3-pointers — one off her career high — for the Wolfpack (13-4, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who have won 15 in a row at home after their 10th straight victory over the Panthers (9-10, 1-5).

Madison Booker scored 22 points and No. 7 Texas bounced back from a loss at second-ranked South Carolina, beating Auburn 74-57 on Thursday night. Booker, who was held to seven points in Sunday's loss to the Gamecocks, missed just one shot in the first half for the Longhorns (17-2, 4-1 Southeastern Conference). Rori Harmon added 20 points and Taylor Jones scored 15 for Texas, which shot 50% from 3-point range and 87% from the free-throw line.

Amid a four-game losing streak, Mick Cronin acknowledges that the Bruins haven't adjusted well to Big Ten play. Cronin wants to see more fight from his players.