NORTHERN ILLINOIS (0-5) 53
NO. 3 IOWA (6-0) 106
Luka Garza needed just 20 minutes of action to score a game-high 23 points as Iowa cruised to its sixth double-digit win of the season. Garza connected on 8-of-10 from the floor including two of three from behind the 3-point arc. The 6-foot-11 senior center grabbed eight rebounds and handed out two assists.
Teammate Joe Wieskamp added 20 points. Patrick McCaffery had 14 points off the bench.
OAKLAND (91) 91
NO. 4 MICHIGAN STATE (6-0) 109
Seven players scored in double figures for Michigan State which used a 13-0 run early in the second half to pull away for its fourth double-digit win of the season. Gabe Brown scored 20 points off the bench to pace the Spartans’ scoring effort. Aaron Henry added 15 points while Joshua Langford had 13.
Leading 46-45, Henry connected on a 3-pointer for MSU. Langford followed with a tip-in and then a trey of his own. Rocket Watts delivered on back-to-back possessions with a jumper and a triple for a 59-45 advantage.
Oakland’s Rashad Williams led all scorers with 36 points on 12-of-28 shooting from the floor including 8-of-17 from long range.
NO. 19 RICHMOND (4-1) 71
NO. 11 WEST VIRGINIA (6-1) 87
West Virginia closed the first half on an 18-3 run to help secure its third straight win. Miles McBride scored eight of his team-high 20 points during the surge. The sophomore guard, who connected on 9-of-11 shots from the floor for the game, hit twice from behind the 3-point arc and added a jumper during the run. The Mountaineers shot 23 of 35 (65.7 percent) during the first half.
Taz Sherman scored 15 points off the bench for WVU. Sean McNeil added 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting.
Tyler Burton and Nathan Cayo scored 14 points apiece to lead Richmond.
CLEVELAND STATE (0-3) 61
NO. 22 OHIO STATE (5-0) 67
While they never trailed, the Ohio State Buckeyes needed a 10-3 run midway through the second half to stretch a two-point edge to take an unbeaten record into Big Ten play. CJ Walker sparked the run with his only 3-pointer of the night. Jimmy Sotos followed with another triple, and a Zed Key layup gave OSU a 51-42 lead with 7:46 remaining. The Buckeyes did not allow Cleveland State to make it a single-possession game for the remainder of the contest.
Walker finished with 16 points, Key added 12. Duane Washington led OSU with 17 points.
Dmoi Hodge paced Cleveland State with 14 points.
NO. 23 ARIZONA STATE (4-2) 71
GRAND CANYON (4-1) 70
Remy Martin scored Arizona State’s last seven points including a 3-pointer with :09 seconds remaining as the Sun Devils bounced back from a loss to San Diego State earlier in the week.
Martin finished with a game-high 31 points on 12-of-21 shooting from the floor including 3-of-6 from long range. Josh Christopher added 11 points for ASU. Alessandro Lever connected on a 3-pointer with :30 remaining to give Grand Canyon a 70-68 edge. Lever finished with 18 points in the contest. Jovan Blacksher Jr. paced the Antelopes’ offense with 21 points and five assists including a dime on Lever’s late three.
Also:
OHIO (4-2) 67
MARSHALL (4-0) 81
Miles Brown (Northstar Christian) collected seven points, three assists and three rebounds in 31 minutes of action off the bench.
NEW MEXICO (1-0) 72
RICE (4-1) 61
Keith McGee (Greece Arcadia) grabbed three rebounds in 15 minutes off the bench.
AKRON (3-1) 77
BUFFALO WBB (3-2) 85
Dyaisha Fair (Edison Tech) logged the program’s first triple-double in nearly 20 years. Fair finished with 28 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the Bulls to their second win in three games. The sophomore guard scored 25 points in the second half and connected on 6-of-19 shots from the floor and 15-of-19 from the free throw line. Fair committed just three turnovers in 32 minutes of action. UB’s most recent triple-double came on March 3, 2001.
Other scores:
UMASS 75
NORTHEASTERN 78
RHODE ISLAND 65
WESTERN KENTUCKY 68
YOUNGSTOWN STATE 79
BINGHAMTON 65
UMBC 66
COPPIN STATE 49
St. JOHN’S 94
GEORGETOWN 97 OT
NORTH ALABAMA 52
INDIANA 87
PENN STATE 58
MICHIGAN 62
WRIGHT STATE 85
BOWLING GREEN 67
MILWAUKEE 71
WESTERN MICHIGAN 63
NORTHERN KENTUCKY 73
KENT STATE 92
LOYOLA CHICAGO 77
UIC 66
AIR FORCE 53
DRAKE 81
SAN FRANCISCO 70
CALIFORNIA 72
PORTLAND STATE 60
WASHINGTON 69
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 41
VANDERBILT 84
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