Kingston Flemings recorded 15 factors and 5 assists to assist No. 8 Houston maintain off visiting Center Tennessee 69-60 in nonconference play on Monday evening.
JoJo Tugler added 13 factors and 6 rebounds because the Cougars (12-1) received their sixth straight recreation. Emanuel Sharpe had 10 factors and three steals.
The Cougars had a 30-3 edge in factors off turnovers. Center Tennessee dedicated 19 turnovers to Houston’s six.
Kamari Lands made 4 treys whereas scoring 18 factors for the Blue Raiders (7-6), who had a two-game successful streak snapped. Alec Oglesby tallied 12 factors on 4 3-pointers.
No. 1 Arizona 99, South Dakota State 71
Koa Peat, Motiejus Krivas and Jaden Bradley every posted a double-double because the Wildcats registered a nonconference victory over the Jackrabbits in Tucson, Ariz.
Arizona (13-0) accomplished its nonconference slate unbeaten forward of Saturday’s Huge 12 opener at Utah with its finest begin for the reason that 2013-14 workforce started 21-0. Peat completed with 19 factors and 14 rebounds, Krivas had 13 factors, 11 rebounds and 6 blocked photographs, and Bradley produced 13 factors and 10 assists.
South Dakota State (7-8) has a three-game shedding streak heading into its Summit League opener on Thursday at residence towards Omaha. Kalen Garry had 20 factors on 8-of-11 taking pictures from the sector, together with 4 of 5 from 3-point vary. Jaden Jackson completed with 18 factors.
No. 2 Michigan 112, McNeese 71
Morez Johnson Jr. matched his profession excessive with 24 factors and grabbed 11 rebounds because the Wolverines cruised to a win over the Cowboys in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Yaxel Lendeborg added 16 factors and eight rebounds for Michigan (12-0). Aday Mara completed with 13 factors, six rebounds and 5 assists, and Trey McKenney additionally logged 13 factors.
Garwey Twin scored 15 factors on 5-for-13 taking pictures to steer McNeese (10-3). Larry Johnson completed with 14 factors and a team-high seven rebounds.
No. 3 Iowa State 89, Houston Christian 61
Joshua Jefferson totaled 23 factors, eight rebounds and 5 assists and Blake Buchanan added 16 factors and 11 rebounds because the Cyclones pulled away for a victory over the Huskies in Ames, Iowa.
Milan Momcilovic completed with 13 factors and Killyan Toure had 11 factors for the Cyclones, who had been coming off an eight-day break. Iowa State improved to 13-0 for the second time in program historical past, becoming a member of the 2013-14 workforce.
Houston Christian (5-8) has misplaced 4 straight. Demari Williams had 19 factors, and Bartley and D’Aundre Samuels each completed with 14.
No. 5 Purdue 101, Kent State 60
Jack Benter got here off the bench to attain 20 factors and assist lead the Boilermakers to a win over the Golden Flashes in West Lafayette, Ind.
Benter shot 6 of 6 from 3-point vary and made all seven of his field-goal makes an attempt. Fletcher Loyer scored 19 factors whereas Trey Kaufman-Renn had 15 factors and 12 rebounds for Purdue (12-1), which received its fourth straight recreation.
Morgan Safford and Jahari Williamson every scored 10 factors for Kent State (10-3), which was taking part in its first opponent from a Energy 4 convention this season.
No. 9 Michigan State 114, Cornell 97
Jeremy Fears Jr. scored a career-high 21 factors and added 11 assists and the Spartans recovered from an 11-point first-half deficit to submit a victory over the Huge Crimson in nonconference play at East Lansing, Mich.
Coen Carr added 19 factors and 6 rebounds, Trey Fort scored 14 factors and Divine Ugochukwu had 12 because the Spartans (12-1) dominated the second half whereas successful their fourth straight recreation. Jaxon Kohler added 11 factors and 10 rebounds.
Cooper Noard scored 19 factors for Cornell, which shot 15 of 44 from 3-point vary. Jake Fiegen and Adam Hinton added 15 factors apiece for the Huge Crimson (6-6).
No. 11 Vanderbilt 96, New Haven 53
Tyler Tanner scored 23 factors and Jalen Washington added a career-high 21 for the Commodores, who completed their nonconference slate undefeated by overpowering the Chargers in Nashville.
The Commodores (13-0) had been with out their full arsenal. Frankie Collins was already out after present process knee surgical procedure, and Duke Miles, the workforce’s main scorer, was a late scratch because of an sickness. For the sport, Tanner shot 9 of 16, and he completed with seven assists, 5 rebounds and three steals.
Jabri Fitzpatrick’s 12 factors led the Chargers, who shot 39.7% from the sector (23 of 58) and made a season-low two of their 15 3-point photographs (13.3%, additionally a season low).
No. 14 Alabama 102, Yale 78
Aden Holloway scored 26 factors and made 5 of the hosts’ season-high 22 3-pointers because the Crimson Tide smashed the Bulldogs in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Alabama (11-3) completed 22-for-54 (40.7%) from the 3-point arc en path to its seventh win in eight video games. Eight gamers made a minimum of one long-range shot for the Crimson Tide, led by Holloway (5-for-10) and Latrell Wrightsell Jr. (5-for-15 for 15 factors).
Nick Townsend scored 18 factors to tempo Yale (11-2), whereas Isaac Celiscar contributed 17 factors.
No. 18 Arkansas 103, James Madison 74
Meleek Thomas set profession highs with 28 factors and 6 3-pointers, Darius Acuff Jr. had 17 factors and 6 assists, and the Razorbacks beat the Dukes of their remaining nonconference recreation in Fayetteville, Ark.
D.J. Wagner had 14 factors and 4 threes and Malique Ewin had 11 factors and 9 rebounds for the Razorbacks (10-3), who wound up 8-0 at residence in nonconference play.
Bradley Douglas had 19 factors and Justin McBride had 13 factors for the Dukes (7-7), who’ve misplaced three in a row.
No. 20 Illinois 90, Southern 55
Jake Davis scored 15 factors and Keaton Wagler posted 11 factors and 10 assists because the Combating Illini routed the Jaguars in Champaign, Ailing.
Zvonimir Ivisic (13 factors), Tomislav Ivisic (11) and David Mirkovic (11) additionally scored in double figures for Illinois (10-3), which led by as many as 36 factors.
Southern (4-9) misplaced its fifth straight recreation. Michael Jacobs paced the Jaguars with 11 factors, whereas Malek Abdelgowad adopted with 10 factors.
No. 22 Florida 94, Dartmouth 72
Alex Condon scored 17 factors to steer 5 gamers in double figures because the Gators closed out their nonconference schedule with their fourth straight win, a domination of the Huge Inexperienced in Gainesville, Fla.
Condon shot 4 of 9 from the sector and 9 of 12 on the free-throw line. He added 9 rebounds for the Gators (9-4), who acquired 13 factors and 12 rebounds from Rueben Chinyelu.
Cameron McNamee paced Dartmouth with 16 factors. Kareem Thomas and Jackson Munro had 15 factors every for the Huge Inexperienced (5-7).
No. 23 Georgia 89, Lengthy Island 74
Marcus “Smurf” Millender got here off the bench to steer a balanced assault with 14 factors and assist the Bulldogs beat the Sharks in Athens, Ga., to increase their successful streak to 6.
The Bulldogs entered the sport averaging 99.8 factors, No. 1 within the nation, however trailed by 11 within the first half earlier than outscoring Lengthy Island 48-30 within the second half. Millender shot 4-for-9 from the sector — together with three 3-pointers — and had six assists for Georgia (12-1). Justin Bailey scored 13 and Blue Cain added 12.
Lengthy Island (6-7) was led by Greg Gordon with 20 factors and 6 rebounds, Jamal Fuller with 18 factors and Malachi Davis with 15 factors.
No. 25 Iowa 90, UMass Lowell 62
Bennett Stirtz scored a team-high 22 factors and added eight assists because the Hawkeyes completed up their nonconference schedule with a rout of the River Hawks in Iowa Metropolis.
Cam Manyawu and Alvaro Folgueiras every added 14 factors, whereas Tavion Banks made all 5 photographs he tried in ending with 12 for Iowa (11-2). The Hawkeyes shot 58.2% from the sector and turned 16 UMass Lowell turnovers into 22 factors.
Angel Montas Jr. made 10 of 12 area targets and scored a game-high 23 factors for the River Hawks (5-10). Darrel Yepdo and Xavier Spencer every put up 10.
–Area Degree Media
