De'Aaron Fox scored a game-high 33 to lead the Sacramento Kings to a much-needed win over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night.
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No. 19 Gonzaga holds on to beat Pepperdine 89-82 behind Battle’s 21 points
Khalif Battle scored 21 points, Braden Huff added 19 points on 9-of-10 shooting and No. 19 Gonzaga beat Pepperdine 89-82 on Monday night in the West Coast Conference opener for both teams. Huff converted a three-point play that gave the Bulldogs the lead for good 7:10 into the first half, and Gonzaga (10-4) led 50-32 at the intermission. Freshman Jaxon Olvera scored a season-high 27 points on 12-of-21 shooting for Pepperdine (6-9).
Michael Rataj scores 28 to lead Oregon State over Portland 89-79
Michael Rataj had 28 points to lead Oregon State to an 89-79 victory over Portland on Monday. Rataj also added five rebounds and five assists for the Beavers (11-3, 1-0 West Coast Conference). Liutauras Lelevicius scored 15 points, going 5 of 8 (3 for 5 from 3-point range).
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No. 17 Mississippi State pulls away for 87-73 victory over Bethune-Cookman
Riley Kugel scored 22 points and Josh Hubbard added 16 to lead No. 17 Mississippi State to an 87-73 victory over Bethune-Cookman on Monday night. Mississippi State (12-1) struggled to put away Bethune-Cookman (3-10) until reeling off a 16-4 run midway through the second half. Kugel was 10 of 13 from the floor and had four rebounds before fouling out late.
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Nate Calmese, Tomas Thrastarson propel Washington State past Loyola Marymount 73-59
Nate Calmese had 20 points, freshman Tomas Thrastarson scored a season-high 17 in his first start and Washington State beat Loyola Marymount 73-59 at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena on Monday night. Calmese made 9 of 17 shots and both of his free throws for the Cougars (12-3, 2-0 West Coast Conference). Thrastarson buried 6 of 8 shots — 4 of 5 from 3-point range — and grabbed six rebounds.
Lauri Markkanen with the big dunk
No. 3 Iowa State spoils Colorado’s return to the Big 12, beats the Buffaloes 79-69
Curtis Jones scored 20 points, Keshon Gilbert had 14 and No. 3 Iowa State opened Big 12 Conference play with a 79-69 win over Colorado on Monday night. The Cyclones (11-1) have won eight in a row, two over Colorado. Julian Hammond III had 21 points and RJ Smith scored 14 for Colorado, which returned to the Big 12 after 13 seasons in the Pac-12 Conference.
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Essegian hits 6 3s, scores 20 points, Nebraska rolls past Southern 77-43
Reserve Connor Essegian matched his career-high with six 3-pointers and scored 20 points and Nebraska dominated the first half in a 77-43 win over Southern on Monday night. Brice Williams, who averaged 24 points in the Cornhuskers' last four games, added 11 points and surpassed 1,500 for his career. Jayce DePron scored 13 points for Southern (5-8).
Carson Towt, Trenton McLaughlin lead Northern Arizona over Benedictine (AZ) 110-74
Carson Towt and Trenton McLaughlin both scored 22 points to help Northern Arizona defeat Benedictine (AZ) 110-74 on Monday night. Towt also had 12 rebounds for the Lumberjacks (9-4). McLaughlin added three steals.
