Loyola Marymount extends DePaul skid to six

HONOLULU — An early morning Christmas wake-up call snapped Loyola Marymount out of its recent funk. Evan Payne’s five quick points stopped a 9-2 DePaul run and catapulted the Lions to a 72-69 win over the Blue Demons on Thursday in the seventh-place game of the Diamond Head Classic at the Stan Sheriff Center. Payne […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Loyola (Chicago) 48, Boise State 45

Senior forward Christian Thomas scored 17 points to lead Loyola (Chicago) to a 48-45 victory over Boise State in the championship game of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic on Tuesday at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. Junior forward Montel James scored 10 points for Loyola, which earned its sixth win in a row. Sophomore […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
UNLV 71, Arizona 67

LAS VEGAS — For the second time in five nights, the third-ranked Arizona Wildcats found themselves in a dogfight on the road. But unlike their five-point victory at UTEP on Friday, the Wildcats couldn’t escape with a win this time. Forward Christian Wood scored a career-high 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and forward Rashad […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
George Mason 68, Wright State 60

Two streaks came to an end on Tuesday night at the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio The George Mason Patriots won their first road game of the season, handing the Wright State Raiders (8-5) their first home loss of the season, 68-60. After trailing by as many as 17 points, the Raiders made it close. […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Howard 73, South Alabama 60

Sophomore guard James Daniel scored 22 points, leading the Howard Bison to a 73-60 victory over the South Alabama Jaguars in the final round of the Gotham Classic on Tuesday evening at the Mitchell Center in Mobile, Ala. Junior guard James Carlton added 17 points for Howard (7-7), which shot just 41.3 percent from the […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
College basketball top-25 roundup: Stanford upsets No. 9 Texas

Swingman Anthony Brown scored a season-high 25 points and guard Chasson Randle added 22 to help the Stanford Cardinal upset No. 9 Texas 74-71 in overtime Tuesday night on the Longhorns’ home court. It was Stanford’s first road victory against a top-10 team since 2008. Texas had been 7-0 at home before this loss. Brown […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Eastern Michigan 87, Coppin State 64

Senior forward Karrington Ward scored 23 points and blocked six shots, leading Eastern Michigan to an 87-64 victory over Coppin State on Tuesday evening at Convocation Center in Ypsilanti, Mich. Sophomore guard Raven Lee came off the bench to post 21 points, six rebounds, six steals and five assists for Eastern Michigan (10-2), which remained […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Richmond 57, IUPUI 53

Guard Kendall Anthony hit five 3-pointers and finished with 19 points to spark Richmond to its fourth straight victory, a 57-53 win over IUPUI on Tuesday afternoon in Richmond, Va. In completing a sweep of four games in the Gotham Classic, Richmond (7-4) also got three 3-pointers off the bench from guard ShawnDre’ Jones (11 […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Ohio routs DePaul 99-78 in tournament

HONOLULU — Javarez Willis took it upon himself to atone for Monday’s 28-point loss to George Washington. The rest of his Ohio team quickly followed. Willis scored a career-high 31 points to lead five Bobcats in double figures and Ohio set a Diamond Head Classic record for points scored in a 99-78 rout of DePaul […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021