Category: Basketball

Bensley Joseph scored 28 points off of the bench to help lead Providence past Seton Hall 91-85 on Saturday night. Joseph added five assists for the Friars (9-8, 3-3 Big East Conference). Corey Floyd Jr. scored 14 points, shooting 4 of 5 from the field and 6 for 6 from the line.

Dorian McMillian scored 23 points as Jackson State beat Alabama State 77-70 on Saturday night. McMillian added seven rebounds for the Tigers (2-13, 2-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Romelle Mansel scored 14 points while shooting 4 of 11 from the field and 6 for 10 from the line and added nine rebounds, five assists, and three blocks.

Kaseem Watson had 23 points and made a layup at the buzzer to rally Delaware State to a 76-75 victory over South Carolina State on Saturday. Watson shot 9 of 12 from the field and 5 of 5 from the free-throw line for the Hornets (8-9, 1-2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Robert Smith scored 21 points while going 7 of 10 (5 for 7 from 3-point range).

Cameron Hildreth scored 31 points, Hunter Sallis added 22 points, half of them in a key stretch of the second half, and Wake Forest defeated Miami 88-78 on Saturday. The Demon Deacons held a double-digit lead for most of the second half, but a three-point play by Matthew Cleveland got Miami within 75-68 with about four minutes remaining. Sallis responded with a jumper on Wake Forest's next possession and added two free throws on the following possession.

Ray'Sean Taylor had 25 points in SIU-Edwardsville's 67-59 win against Tennessee Tech on Saturday night. Taylor added eight rebounds and four steals for the Cougars (11-6, 4-2 Ohio Valley Conference). Ring Malith scored 14 points and added nine rebounds.

Connor Withers scored 19 points as Bryant beat Vermont 73-53 on Saturday night. Withers went 8 of 14 from the field (3 for 9 from 3-point range) for the Bulldogs (8-9, 2-0 America East Conference). Barry Evans added 13 points while going 5 of 7 from the field while they also had seven rebounds.

Djahi Binet scored 16 points as Alcorn State earned its first win of the season to snap a string of 14 straight losses, beating Alabama A&M 62-52 on Saturday night. Binet had nine rebounds for the Braves (1-14, 1-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Marcus Tankersley scored 14 points, going 5 of 11 and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line.

Javohn Garcia scored 25 points as McNeese beat Nicholls State 80-71 on Saturday night. Garcia shot 6 of 12 from the field and 12 of 13 from the free-throw line for the Cowboys (11-5, 5-0 Southland Conference). Quadir Copeland scored 14 points while going 5 of 14 and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line.

Leo Colimerio had 14 points in Queens' 67-60 victory against Austin Peay on Saturday night. Colimerio added seven rebounds for the Royals (11-6, 4-0 Atlantic Sun Conference). Kalib Mathews scored 13 points while going 4 of 9 from the floor, including 1 for 4 from 3-point range, and 4 for 5 from the line and added five rebounds.

Anouar Mellouk scored 18 points as Morehead State beat Southeast Missouri State 67-56 on Saturday night. Mellouk also contributed 10 rebounds for the Eagles (10-7, 5-1 Ohio Valley Conference). Kenny White Jr. scored 14 points and added six rebounds.

Marcus Dockery's 25 points helped Howard defeat Morgan State 100-95 on Saturday night. Dockery shot 9 of 15 from the field, including 3 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 6 from the line for the Bison (7-9, 2-0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Blake Harper scored 23 points while going 7 of 12 and 8 of 11 from the free-throw line and added seven rebounds and six assists.

Jacob Theodosiou had 27 points and Braeden Speed buried a game-winning jumper with three seconds left as Loyola Maryland beat Navy 75-74 on Saturday. Theodosiou shot 7 for 16 (6 for 11 from 3-point range) and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Greyhounds (7-8, 2-2 Patriot League). Veljko Ilic scored 18 and grabbed eight rebounds.

Taryn Todd scored 21 points as Arkansas State beat Troy 84-78 on Saturday night. Todd had seven rebounds for the Red Wolves (12-5, 3-2 Sun Belt Conference). Joseph Pinion scored 17 points, shooting 5 for 10, including 5 for 9 from beyond the arc.

Nick Ellington scored 15 points as Murray State beat Valparaiso 58-47 on Saturday. Ellington also had eight rebounds for the Racers (10-7, 4-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Terence Harcum had 11 points.

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