Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns is dealing with a thumb injury and while he's playing through it, he admits that it is affecting his three-point shot.
Hildreth scores 20 to help Wake Forest beat UNC 67-66, win 6th in a row
Cameron Hildreth scored 20 points, Hunter Sallis added 14 and nine rebounds and Wake Forest beat North Carolina 67-66 on Tuesday night. Tre'Von Spillers and Efton Reid III each scored 10 second-half points and finished with 12. Spillers added nine rebounds, four offensive, and four blocks.
No. 18 Wisconsin falls to UCLA 85-83, snapping the Badgers’ seven-game winning streak
Mara and Mack combined to score 13 straight points down the stretch. Mara, a 7-foot-3 sophomore, was 7 of 7 from the floor and 8 of 11 at the line. John Tonje scored 24 points, making 6 of 7 3-pointers, to lead the Badgers (15-4, 5-3).
Kaluma scores 14 and Texas pulls away late to earn 1st home SEC win, 61-53 over No. 22 Missouri
Arthur Kaluma scored 14 points and Texas pulled away late to beat No. 22 Missouri 61-53 on Tuesday night for the Longhorns' first home win in the Southeastern Conference. Kadin Shedrick scored five points in a 6-1 Texas run that gave the Longhorns (13-6, 2-4) the lead in the final four minutes, and they never trailed again.
Kam Jones scores 19 points to lead No. 10 Marquette over Seton Hall 76-59
With the win, Marquette moved into a first-place conference tie with No. 20 St. John’s, which hosts Xavier on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.
Jihad and Quaintance help Arizona State beat No. 23 West Virginia 65-57 to end 4-game skid
Basheer Jihad scored 17 points, freshman Jayden Quaintance had 15 points and 12 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the season, and Arizona State beat No. West Virginia 65-57 on Tuesday night. BJ Freeman added 14 points and Adam Miller scored 10 for the Sun Devils (11-7, 2-5 Big 12), who broke a four-game losing streak.
Caleb Love scores 27 and Arizona beats Oklahoma State 92-78 for Tommy Lloyd’s 100th victory
Caleb Love scored 27 points, Trey Townsend added 19 on 7-of-8 shooting and Arizona beat Oklahoma State 92-78 on Tuesday night for Tommy Lloyd's 100th victory. Lloyd reached the century mark in his 126th game as a head coach to tie Mark Few for the fastest to 100 wins among active head coaches at their current school. Love made 10 of his 17 shots, including 4 of 9 from 3-point range, to move over 2,400 career points.
No. 25 Louisville overwhelms SMU 98-73 in first game in 4 years as a ranked team
Reyne Smith scored 30 points while matching his career high with a school-record 10 3-pointers and No. 25 Louisville won its first game as a ranked team in four years, beating Atlantic Coast Conference newcomer SMU 98-73 on Tuesday night. Chucky Hepburn had 13 points and a career-high 16 assists, another program record, as the Cardinals (15-5, 8-1 ACC) won their ninth game in a row. J’Vonne Hadley and James Scott each added 16 points.
Garcia scores 20 points, Odukale adds 18 to help Minnesota push past Iowa 72-67
Dawson Garcia scored 20 points, Femi Odukale added 18 and Minnesota held off Iowa for a 72-67 victory on Tuesday night. Minnesota led by double digits for most of the second half until Owen Freeman scored six points during Iowa's 13-3 run to cut the deficit to 70-67 with 30 seconds left. Garcia missed two free throws on the next possession, but Seydou Traore then missed at the line for Iowa.
Neal’s 14 lead Creighton over DePaul 73-49
Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 13 points while going 3 of 5 and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line and added eight rebounds and four blocks. Jackson McAndrew went 4 of 7 from the field (1 for 3 from 3-point range) to finish with nine points, while adding six rebounds. The Blue Demons (10-10, 1-8) were led in scoring by Layden Blocker, who finished with 15 points and three steals.
UAB secures 81-78 victory over UTSA
Yaxel Lendeborg had 24 points in UAB's 81-78 win against UTSA on Tuesday night. Lendeborg also added 14 rebounds, seven assists, and three blocks for the Blazers (12-7, 5-1 American Athletic Conference). Christian Coleman added 14 points while going 5 of 14 and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line while they also had nine rebounds and four blocks.
Riley, East Carolina defeat Tulsa 85-76 in OT
Joran Riley scored 27 points, including seven in overtime, as East Carolina defeated Tulsa 85-76 on Tuesday night. Riley had seven rebounds for the Pirates (11-9, 3-4 American Athletic Conference). RJ Felton added 24 points while shooting 8 for 18 (4 for 9 from 3-point range) and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line while he also had eight rebounds and five assists.
No. 23 WVU with an ugly showing offensively in loss to Arizona State
Following arguably their best game of the season, West Virginia might have turned in their worst on Tuesday night against Arizona State. The Mountaineers shot 31 percent from the field, going 4-for-29 from beyond the arc, while they turned the ball over six times. It was WVU's worst performance from both the field and from three this season.
Micah Parrish fuels rally as Ohio State snaps 3-game skid with 73-70 win over No. 11 Purdue
Micah Parrish scored 17 of his career-high 22 points in the second half, helping Ohio State rally from a 16-point first-half deficit and fueling a 15-0 run in the closing minutes that led to a 73-70 win over No. 11 Purdue on Tuesday night. Parrish was 8 of 10 from the field and made a career-best six 3-pointers, including 11 points and three 3s during the decisive run. Devin Royal added 16 points for Ohio State (11-8, 3-5 Big Ten), which snapped a three-game skid.
Holloway and Dioubate score 22 each as No. 4 Alabama gets win over Vanderbilt
Aden Holloway and Mouhamed Dioubate each scored 22 points to help No. Alabama beat Vanderbilt 103-87 on Tuesday night. Holloway made eight of his 11 shots, including four 3-pointers.