College Basketball

Nov. 16—The Missouri Southern men’s basketball team led its opposition in each of its first three games. It lost two of those games. That same misfortune haunted the Lions on Saturday at Quincy University in Quincy, Illinois. They led 41-32 at the break and watched that evaporate and turn into a 71-68 loss. A third blown lead in the early …

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — RJ Felton scored 27 points as East Carolina beat George Mason 78-77 in double overtime on Saturday night. Felton had eight rebounds and four steals for the Pirates (4-0). Joran Riley scored 15 points while going 6 of 15 and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line and added 10 rebounds. C.J. Walker shot 3 for …

HOUSTON (AP) — Elijah Brooks scored 21 points as Houston Christian beat Rockford 84-64 on Saturday night. Brooks added six rebounds for the Huskies (2-2). Bryson Dawkins scored 18 points while going 7 of 12 from the floor, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and 2 for 5 from the line and added five rebounds. Peyton Rogers went 4 …

Notebook: JJ Starling sets career-high 38 points in Syracuse win Nov 16, 2024; Syracuse, New York, USA; Syracuse Orange guard J.J. Starling (2) drives the ball past Youngstown State Penguins guard Jason Nelson (0) in the second half at the JMA Wireless Dome. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-Imagn Images (Photo by Mark Konezny-Imagn Images) Syracuse needed two overtimes to put away …

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Jaden Akins had 13 points, 12 rebounds and six assists to lead seven Michigan State players scoring in double figures Saturday night and the Spartans scored the final 17 points to beat Bowling Green 86-72. Frankie Fiddler, who went 1 of 6 from the field but made 10 of 10 from the free-throw line, and Carson …

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Jalen Jackson scored 29 points as Purdue Fort Wayne beat Southern Indiana 93-74 on Saturday night. Jackson added three steals for the Mastodons (3-1). Rasheed Bello scored 18 points while shooting 4 for 11 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 8 of 8 from the free-throw line. Quinton Morton-Robertson finished 3 of 8 from …

The Drake men’s basketball team remained undefeated with a 63-61 win over Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday night at the Knapp Center. The Bulldogs, who moved to 3-0 on the season, were led by Bennett Stirtz, who scored 25 points. It’s the third different game with a leading scorer for Drake. Stirtz also led the team in boards, with seven, …

North Dakota State Bison (2-2) at Southern Illinois Salukis (1-2) Carbondale, Illinois; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southern Illinois faces North Dakota State after Elijah Elliott scored 21 points in Southern Illinois’ 85-78 loss to the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Southern Illinois finished 19-13 overall with a 13-5 record at home during the 2023-24 season. The Salukis averaged 72.7 points …

PROVIDENCE — A game after having its toughness questioned, Providence men’s basketball responded accordingly. Bensley Joseph pulled down the first offensive rebound in a second-half sequence against Green Bay. Wesley Cardet’s second-chance look was corralled by Rich Barron as he was fouled inside. Barron then capped the possession at the line, in a game that was already in hand, and …

Michigan State center Szymon Zapala (10) dunks against Bowling Green during the first half at Breslin Center in East Lansing on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. A win is a win. That was the feeling after a lackluster performance from Michigan State basketball on Saturday night. Michigan State trailed most of the game, but a strong finish was enough for the …

TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Dylan Williamson’s 22 points helped Towson defeat James Madison 67-63 on Saturday night. Williamson added five rebounds for the Tigers (2-2). Messiah Jones scored nine points while going 3 of 7 from the field and added five rebounds. Nendah Tarke had nine points. Mark Freeman led the Dukes (2-2) with 20 points and four assists. Xavier …

ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — Po’Boigh King had 22 points in North Carolina Central’s 78-76 victory against William & Mary on Saturday at the Rock Hill Classic. King shot 8 for 16, including 4 for 10 from beyond the arc for the Eagles (1-4). Keishon Porter scored 14 points, going 5 of 8 from the floor, including 2 for 4 …

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Tre Coleman scored 21 points as Nevada beat Santa Clara 85-59 on Saturday. Coleman shot 6 of 7 from the field, including 3 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 9 from the foul line for the Wolf Pack (4-0). Nick Davidson added 18 points while shooting 5 of 7 from the field and …

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Tre Coleman scored 21 points as Nevada beat Santa Clara 85-59 on Saturday. Coleman shot 6 of 7 from the field, including 3 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 9 from the foul line for the Wolf Pack (4-0). Nick Davidson added 18 points while shooting 5 of 7 from the field and …

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Devin Tillis scored 25 points as UC Irvine beat Pepperdine 80-62 on Saturday. Tillis added 11 rebounds for the Anteaters (4-0). Justin Hohn added 11 points while shooting 4 for 15, including 1 for 6 from beyond the arc while he also had five rebounds. Myles Che shot 1 of 3 from the field and 8 …

HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — Brian Moore Jr.’s 20 points helped Norfolk State defeat Hampton 67-58 on Saturday. Moore shot 7 for 10 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line for the Spartans (4-1). Christian Ings added 16 points while going 4 of 8 from the floor, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, …

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Bennett Stirtz scored 25 points to lead Drake and Daniel Abreu sealed the victory with a 3-pointer with 24 seconds remaining as the Bulldogs knocked off FGCU 63-61 on Saturday. Stirtz also had seven rebounds and three steals for the Bulldogs (3-0). Abreu scored 17 points, shooting 5 for 10 (4 for 7 from 3-point …

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Duke Deen’s 16 points helped Bradley defeat Northern Illinois 76-60 on Saturday night. Deen also added five rebounds and five assists for the Braves (3-1). Darius Hannah finished 7 of 9 from the floor to add 15 points. Zek Montgomery had 13 points and shot 4 of 7 from the field and 3 for 3 from …

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Kobe Newton’s 19 points helped Wyoming defeat Utah Tech 86-69 on Saturday night. Newton shot 6 of 12 from the field, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 6 from the line for the Cowboys (3-1). Jordan Nesbitt scored 12 points while going 3 of 8 and 5 of 6 from the …

A very frustrating game ended with a K-State loss, as Arizona State comes to Manhattan and put an end to K-State’s Big 12 champs hopes. The Wildcats made mistakes from the start, and could never recover from it, as they fell to Arizona, 24-14. K-State’s problems started on the opening drive by K-State. On the second play from scrimmage, Avery …

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Jean Aranguren scored seven of his 20 points in overtime, hitting 5 of 6 from the line, to lift Hofstra to a 75-71 win over Massachusetts on Saturday night. Cruz Davis scored 21 points and contributed six rebounds for the unbeaten Pride (4-0). Aranguren shot 6 for 19 (2 for 8 from 3-point range) and 6 …

Nov. 16—PITTSBURGH — Somewhere in between badly air-balled free throws, throwing passes to no one in particular and amid a number of other errors, one thing became mightily clear inside the Petersen Events Center on Friday: Jeff Capel and the Pitt men’s basketball team have taken control of the Backyard Brawl hoops rivalry. The evidence came in the form of …

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Jack Clark’s 25 points helped VCU defeat Loyola of Maryland 83-57 on Saturday night. Clark also had six rebounds for the Rams (4-0). Joe Bamisile scored 22 points and added five rebounds and three steals. Max Shulga had 20 points and shot 7 for 14 (3 for 8 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from …

Nov. 16—Khalif Battle, unofficially Gonzaga’s director of entertainment. The Arkansas transfer has been must-see on the court, scoring on everything from soaring one-handed dunks to silky 27-foot 3-pointers. The three-game sample size is small, but he leads the fourth-ranked Zags in scoring (17.3), 3-pointers made (11) and 3-point accuracy (61.1%). That latter isn’t easy with Nolan Hickman, Dusty Stromer and …

Michigan State’s head coach Tom Izzo, right, talks with Jeremy Fears Jr. during the first half against Bowling Green on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, Breslin Center in East Lansing. The box score will make it seem like a comfortable win, but there was nothing easy about Michigan State basketball’s win over Bowling Green on Saturday night. The Falcons came into …