Terrell, Rams break free from UMass
Jared Terrell scored 14 points and Rhode Island made 5-of-6 free throws in the last 34 seconds to defeat UMass, 70-62, in men’s basketball last night in Amherst.
Terrell sank a pair from the line with 34 seconds left to blunt a UMass rally. E.C. Matthews and Nicola Akele each added 12 points for the Rams (16-7, 8-3 Atlantic 10). Hassan Martin had three blocks, two steals and nine points for URI, which never trailed.
The Rams forced the Minutemen (12-12, 2-9) into 19 turnovers, with 12 steals and eight blocks.
Donte Clark led UMass with 30 points, tying his career best. He was 8-of14 shooting from the floor and 13-of-16 from the free throw line. Rashaan Holloway
added 12 points and 12 rebounds. Southern Conn. 78, AIC
68 — In New Haven, Conn., Michael Mallory’s 25 points helped the Owls (16-8, 12-5 Northeast-10) overcome 21 points by Jayvon PittsYoung to down the Yellow Jackets (9-16, 3-14). Stonehill 85, Merrimack
77 — In North Andover, Ryan Logan and Daniel Largey each finished with 18 points, Isaiah Bess contributed 16 and the Skyhawks (13-10, 8-9 NE-10) knocked off the Warriors (17-7, 11-6). St. Anselm 81, Assumption 61 — In Manchester, N.H., the Hawks (14-7, 10-7 NE-10) swooped in for the easy win against the Greyhounds (6-18, 4-13) on the strength of Tim Guers’ 20 points and 18 rebounds. Wesleyan 73, Amherst 72 — Jordan Bonner hit the tying and go-ahead free throws with 45 seconds left in overtime and had 19 points, and the visiting Cardinals
(17-5) edged the No. 8 Lord Jeffs (16-5). Tufts 106, Pine Manor 87
— In Medford, the Jumbos (18-5), the No. 17 team in Division 3, outran the Gators (15-8) behind 23 points from reserve KJ Barrett and Everett Dayton’s 18 with 10 rebounds.
In AP Top 25 play: Villanova 75, Georgetown 64 — In Villanova, Pa., the No. 2 Wildcats (23-2, 10-2 Big East) built up a big lead and then held off the Hoyas (13-12, 4-8), with Josh Hart scoring 25 points, 17 in the first half.
Kentucky 92, LSU 85 — In Lexington, Ky., Wenyen Gabriel and Malik Monk had 23 points apiece and the No. 15 Wildcats (19-5, 9-2 SEC) withstood a late rally by the Tigers (9-14, 1-10) for the win. Florida 72, Georgia 60 — In Athens, Ga., Chris Chiozza registered 15 points, Kasey Hill added 12 and the No. 17 Gators (19-5, 9-2 SEC) blew all of a 16-point advantage before being able to put down the Bulldogs (13-11, 4-7). Alabama 90, S. Carolina 86 — In Columbia, S.C., the Crimson Tide (14-9, 7-4 SEC) beat the No. 19 Gamecocks (19-5, 9-2), whose Sindarius Thornwell had 44 points and 21 rebounds, in four overtimes. Penn State 70, Maryland 64 — In State College, Pa., Lamar Stevens scored 16 of his 25 points in the second half and the Nittany Lions (13-12, 5-7 Big Ten) roared past the No. 21 Terrapins (20-4, 8-3). Butler 68, Marquette 65 — In Milwaukee, Andrew Chrabascz scored 13 of his 21 points in the second half and the No. 22 Bulldogs (19-5, 8-4 Big East) escaped with the win against the Golden Eagles (15-9, 6-6). Women’s basketball
UConn 96, Cincinnati 49
— Napheesa Collier made all of her 10 shots along the way to 24 points, and the top-ranked Huskies (23-0, 11-0 American) rolled over the host Bearcats (14-9, 5-5) to move within two games of the NCAA’s first triple-digit winning streak. Men’s hockey
UMass-Dartmouth 3,
Stonehill 2 — Tommy Bay stopped 41 shots and Mike Kelly scored the go-ahead goal midway through the second period as the host Corsairs (13-8-0) slipped past the Skyhawks (8-13-4), whose William Palmer made 38 saves.