Jackson, Cadeau lead way as North Carolina defeats Cal 79-53

Ian Jackson scored 20 points, Elliot Cadeau added 15 and North Carolina defeated California 79-53 on Wednesday night. Five players scored for the Tar Heels in a 15-0 run that turned a nine-point lead into a 63-39 rout with a little under eight minutes remaining in the second half. Jackson scored seven points in the final five minutes and his layup with about two minutes to go gave the Tar Heels their biggest lead at 77-50.

Woodward’s 16 lead Colgate past Navy 73-66

Jeff Woodward scored 16 points as Colgate beat Navy 73-66 on Wednesday night. Woodward added eight rebounds, six assists, and five blocks for the Raiders (7-11, 4-1 Patriot League). Brady Cummins scored 14 points while shooting 6 for 11, including 2 for 3 from beyond the arc.

La Salle defeats Davidson 79-76

Deuce Jones had 23 points in La Salle's 79-76 victory over Davidson on Wednesday night. LaSalle led 79-73 with seven seconds left. Bobby Durkin hit a 3-pointer for Davidson at the buzzer.

Hunter Sallis scores 30 points, Wake Forest pulls away in the final minutes to beat Stanford 80-67

Hunter Sallis scored 30 points, Wake Forest pulled away with about five minutes left and the Demon Deacons beat Stanford 80-67 on Wednesday night. Tre'Von Spillers' hook shot with 4:49 remaining stretched the Wake Forest lead to 66-63 and the Demon Deacons went on to finish with a 16-4 run. Sallis was 12 of 17 from the floor and made each of the three Wake Forest 3-pointers for the game.

Bueckers scores 12 points in return from knee sprain as No. 6 UConn routs St. John’s 71-45

Paige Bueckers scored 12 points after missing two games with a left knee sprain to help No. 6 UConn win its sixth straight, 71-45 over St. John’s on Wednesday night. Bueckers, after sitting out wins over Xavier and Georgetown, made 4 of 7 shots in 23 minutes. The guard added five rebounds along with two steals and finished the game six shy of becoming UConn’s 12th 2,000-point scorer.

Bradley scores 14, VMI downs Western Carolina 66-50

Rickey Bradley Jr. had 14 points in VMI's 66-50 victory over Western Carolina on Wednesday night to stop a five-game losing streak. Bradley added seven rebounds for the Keydets (7-11, 1-4 Southern Conference). Augustinas Kiudulas added 14 points while shooting 4 for 11 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 5 of 5 from the free-throw line.