Claudell Harris Jr. made five 3-pointers and scored 19, Michael Nwoko had 18 points and Mississippi State breezed to an 83-59 victory over Central Michigan at Magnolia Madness on Tuesday night. Harris made 7 of 13 shots — 5 of 8 from beyond the arc — for the Bulldogs (10-1), who upped their win streak to four. Josh Hubbard had 11 points for Mississippi State.
Lewis scores 16 as Marist knocks off Stony Brook 68-66
Elijah Lewis' 16 points helped Marist defeat Stony Brook 68-66 on Tuesday night. Lewis also added six rebounds for the Red Foxes (7-2, 2-0 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Josh Pascarelli scored 15 points and added three steals.
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Reserve Jacob Crews scored 19 points and Mark Mitchell scored 18 points and Missouri overcame a handful from Jacksonville State and beat the Gamecocks 83-72 on Tuesday night. Crews sandwiched a pair of 3-pointers around a Mitchell layup and the 8-0 run in 1:23 gave Missouri its largest lead of the game at 75-68 with 4:23 remaining.
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Malachi Smith delivers late as No. 22 Dayton tops UNLV 66-65
Malachi Smith scored five of his 11 points in the final 37 seconds, including a decisive three-point play, and No. 22 Dayton beat UNLV 66-65 on Tuesday night. Nate Santos had 14 points for the Flyers (10-2), who moved into the AP Top 25 poll this week for the first time this season. Zed Key scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half and freshman Amael L’Etang finished with 10 for Dayton.