Liberty extends its home streak
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Liberty 86, Bluefield 64
LYNCHBURG — Darius McGhee hit five 3-pointers and scored 21 points as the Flames (4-2) beat NAIA member Bluefield College of southwest Virginia for their 25th consecutive home victory, the third-longest active streak in the nation.
Saturday’s top two scorers for the Ramblin’ Rams (2-4) are from Norfolk: Granby High’s Jermiah Jenkins with 26 and Lake Taylor’s Stanley Christian with 25.
No. 7 Kansas 65,
North Dakota State 61
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Jalen Wilson’s 14 points and 15 rebounds paced the Jayhawks (3-1), who scored the game’s last seven points to overcome the Bison (0-3). Norfolk Academy product David McCormack scored seven for Kansas.
East Carolina 63, Radford 50
GREENVILLE, N.C. — Jayden Gardner’s 20 points and eight rebounds paced the Pirates (3-0) past the Highlanders (0-4).
VCU 60,
Mount St. Mary’s 42
RICHMOND — Bones Hyland hit four 3-pointers and scored 14 points for the Rams (3-2).
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No. 4 Marquette 67, Wisconsin 65
MILWAUKEE — Justin Lewis scored 18 points and converted a tie-breaking putback off D.J. Carton’s missed free throw at the buzzer for the Golden Eagles (3-1).
No. 6 Duke 76, Bellarmine 54
DURHAM, N.C. — Matthew Hurt scored 24 points and made six of Duke’s 13 3-pointers, and the Blue Devils (2-1) used a 19-2 run in the second half to cruise.
No. 17 Texas Tech 80, Troy 46
LUBBOCK, Texas — Former Gate City High and Georgetown standout Mac McClung scored 17 of his 20 points for the Red Raiders (3-1) against the Trojans (1-2) in the first half of a replacement game for both teams.
No. 21 Oregon 83, Seton Hall 70
OMAHA, Neb. — Eugene Omoruyi scored 22 points in his second straight strong game, and Oregon (1-1) all but shut down Seton Hall star Sandro Mamukelashvili, holding him to 10 points.
Miami 82, Stetson 60
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Chris Lykes made 3 of 5 shots from 3-point range and scored 20 points for the Hurricanes (2-0).
POSTPONEMENTS
James Madison announced that because of the two coronavirus positive results revealed Friday, the Dukes will not play scheduled games against Old Dominion (planned for Monday) or Coppin State this week. JMU hopes to return to action Dec. 14.
The planned ODU-George Mason game for Dec. 13 also is postponed, thanks to the Patriots’ COVID issues.
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No. 5 Louisville 116, No. 20 DePaul 75
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Hailey Van Lith and Kianna Smith each scored 21 points in the highest-scoring game in history for Louisville (3-0).
No. 7 Arizona 68, No. 9 UCLA 65
TUCSON, Ariz. — Former Virginia Tech player Trinity Baptiste had 18 points and 11 rebounds and the Wildcats (2-0) held off UCLA (1-1) in the Pac-12 opener for both teams.
POSTPONEMENTS
The scheduled game for Norfolk State (1-2) at Robert Morris has been canceled because of unspecified health concerns.
Virginia’s game at George Washington, scheduled for today, was canceled because injuries have limited the number of Cavaliers available to six.