Category: Basketball

Baba Miller's 20 points helped Florida Atlantic defeat Charlotte 75-64 on Wednesday night. Miller added seven rebounds for the Owls (9-7, 2-1 American Athletic Conference). Tre Carroll scored 15 points and added nine rebounds and three blocks.

Corey Tripp scored 17 points as Wofford beat Western Carolina 77-69 on Wednesday night. Tripp shot 5 for 11 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Terriers (8-8, 2-1 Southern Conference). Dillon Bailey scored 17 points while shooting 4 for 8 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 7 of 9 from the free-throw line.

After Chibuzo Agbo's 3 put USC in front 27-24, Ballo grabbed a rebound, drew a foul and converted a pair of free throws, added two more from the line, a layup and a short jumper to help Indiana draw even at intermission, 38-38. Ballo dunks 90-seconds apart helped the Hoosiers to a 57-47 lead, and when the Trojans got within single digits down the stretch, Rice found the seven-footer for a layup and a three-point play to hold USC at bay. Mackenzie Mgbako scored 20 points in Indiana's 77-71 win over Penn State but was 0-8 from the floor and did not score.

Azzi Fudd had 18 of her 23 points in the first half as No. 7 UConn rolled to an 81-27 win over Xavier on Wednesday night.

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Eric Dixon scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half and Villanova held on for a 68-66 victory over No. 9 UConn on Wednesday night after the Huskies’ Alex Karaban missed two free throws with 3.1 seconds left.

RJ Felton scored 23 points and Jayshayne Woodard made a go-ahead shot in the lane with 9.9 seconds remaining as East Carolina took down Temple 80-79 on Wednesday night. Temple quickly went the other way but Zion Stanford's layup rolled off the rim. Felton added 12 rebounds for the Pirates (9-7, 1-2 American Athletic Conference).

Isaiah Coleman scored 24 points, including a tying 3-pointer with 4.5 seconds in regulation, and Dylan Addae-Wusu scored eight of his 24 in overtime as Seton Hall took down DePaul 85-80 on Wednesday night. Coleman also contributed six rebounds and five assists for the Pirates (6-9, 1-3 Big East Conference). Addae-Wusu went 7 of 12 from the floor, including 5 for 9 from 3-point range, and 5 for 9 from the line and added seven assists and three steals.

Ben Middlebrooks made the go-ahead free throw with 11 seconds left to cap N.C. State's rally from a late seven-point deficit and the Wolfpack defeated Notre Dame 66-65 on Wednesday night. Marcus Hill's layup with 1:07 remaining tied the score and Middlebrooks made 1 of 2 free throws nearly a minute later to put the Wolfpack ahead for the first time since 7:40 remained in the second half. Notre Dame's Markus Burton missed a jumper and Hill rebounded as time ran out.

Malik Dia scored 21 points to lead No. 23 Mississippi to a 73-66 win over Arkansas on Wednesday night, the Rebels' first win in Fayetteville since 2015. Sean Pedulla scored 16 and Dre Davis 10. Pedulla and Dia made back-to-back buckets with less than nine minutes left to build Ole Miss’ lead to double digits after Arkansas (11-4, 0-2 Southeastern Conference) had cut it to six.

Sarah Strong added 15 points — all in the first half — with seven rebounds and five steals for UConn (14-2, 5-0 Big East). UConn played without leading scorer Paige Bueckers. Bueckers suffered a knee injury in Sunday's win over Villanova.

CJ Huntley's 21 points helped Appalachian State defeat Coastal Carolina 74-51 on Wednesday night. Huntley also contributed 15 rebounds for the Mountaineers (8-7, 2-2 Sun Belt Conference). Myles Tate added 17 points while shooting 6 for 15 (2 for 7 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line while he also had seven assists.

Jayden Dawson and Sheldon Edwards each had 20 points in Loyola Chicago's 79-68 win against La Salle on Wednesday night. Dawson also had six rebounds for the Ramblers (10-5, 1-1 Atlantic 10 Conference). Edwards was 6 of 9 from the floor, including 4 for 7 from 3-point range, and 4 for 4 from the line.

Malique Ewin had 20 points and 10 rebounds for his third double-double this season, Taylor Bol Bowen scored 16 points and made four 3-pointers on a perfect shooting night, and Florida State beat Miami 80-65 on Wednesday. Florida State (11-4, 2-2 ACC) beat the Hurricanes for the 14th time in the last 15 meetings, a streak that began with a 103-94 win on Jan. 27, 2018. Leonard Hamilton won his 193rd regular-season game in the ACC, moving past former Maryland coach Gary Williams for fourth on the conference list.