Dominating in every facet, UCLA displayed plenty of life during a rout of Southern Utah that was also its fifth straight win.
Duke falters late against Kansas
Growth isn’t linear and after Duke proved in the first game of its western road trip how much it’d grown from its first big game to its second one, the Blue Devils’ third big game was a reminder of how much further they need to go. Duke lost 75-72 to Kansas on Tuesday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The part that killed the 11th-ranked Blue Devils was, similar to the loss against Kentucky, late turnovers by freshmen.
UCLA batters Southern Utah 88-43 before start to Big Ten play next week
Lazar Stefanovic came off the bench to score 19 points and Eric Dailey Jr. scored 15 points and UCLA routed Southern Utah 88-43 on Tuesday night. Dylan Andrews added 11 points for the Bruins (6-1) as all 12 UCLA players that entered the game scored. UCLA finished 38 of 80 (47.5%) including 6 of 20 (30%) from 3-point range.
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Hawthorne scores 27, Northern Colorado downs Northern New Mexico 92-50
Isaiah Hawthorne scored 27 points as Northern Colorado beat Northern New Mexico 92-50 on Tuesday. Hawthorne shot 8 of 13 from the field, including 4 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 7 for 8 from the line for the Bears (6-2). Brock Wisne scored 11 points and added five rebounds.
Miller’s bucket gives SMU 79-77 win over California Baptist despite Coleman’s career-high 32 points
Boopie Miller's basket with 2.1 seconds left gave SMU a 79-77 win over California Baptist on Tuesday at the Acrisure Holiday Invitational after the Mustangs blew a 16-point second-half lead. The Lancers (4-3) rallied behind Kendal Coleman, who scored 25 of his career-high 32 points in the second half when they tied the game seven times, the final time on Dominique Daniels Jr.'s drive with 15.7 seconds left. Out of an SMU (5-2) timeout, Miller took the inbounds pass and worked the clock down before coming off a ball screen and putting in about a 10-foot floater.
