Balanced VCU opens A-10 play with victory
STATE MEN
VCU 80,
Saint Joseph’s 64
PHILADELPHIA — Vince Williams Jr. had 17 points to lead five VCU players in double figures as the Rams got past Saint Joseph’s on Wednesday in the first Atlantic 10 Conference game of the season for both teams.
Adrian Baldwin Jr. added 12 points, and Jamir Watkins, KeShawn Curry and Levi Stockard III each had 10 for the Rams (8-2), who forced a season-high 25 turnovers.
Dahmir Bishop scored a career-high 20 points for the Hawks (0-6).
Radford 71, Presbyterian 65
CLINTON, S.C. — Quinton Morton-Robertson posted 18 points as Radford (4-5, 3-0 Big South) got past Presbyterian (2-3, 0-1).
UNC Asheville 80, Longwood 73
FARMVILLE — Tajion Jones had 23 points as UNC Asheville (4-4, 3-0 Big South) defeated Longwood (1-8, 0-3) .
TOP 25 MEN
No. 2 Baylor 105, Alcorn State 76
WACO, Texas — Macio Teague scored 18 points to lead six players scoring in double figures for Baylor, which beat Alcorn State for its second lopsided victory in a 23-hour span.
Jared Butler added 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting and Matthew Mayer had 14 points for the Bears (8-0). Davion Mitchell, Jordan Turner and Zach Loveday each scored 10.
STATE WOMEN
Gardner-Webb 70, Hampton 56
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. — Jhessyka Williams scored 11 points and Ki’ari Cain added 10 as Gardner-Webb (2-6, 2-1 Big South) kept Hampton (0-5, 0-3) winless.
Victoria Mason and
Nas Nigatu each scored 14 points for the Pirates.
GARDNER-WEBB 70, HAMPTON 56 HAMPTON (0-5):
Wooden 2-2 1-1 5, Mason 6-15 2-5 14, Montagne 1-1
0-0 3, Davis 2-3 0-0 4, Young 0-8 3-6 3, Nigatu 7-13 0-0 14, Mapp 3-4 0-0 6, Sweeney 0-2 0-0 0, Accimeus 0-1 0-0 0, Chakolis 2-5 3-4 7, Totals 23-54 9-16 56.
GARDNER-WEBB (2-6): Cain 3-9 3-410, Williams 5-10 0-0 11, Smith 3-6 1-3 8, Hueston 3-8 0-2 7, Caponegro 3-9 0-0 6, Funderburk 2-4 0-0 6, Bevis 3-12 1-1 9, Bell 1-1 0-0 3, Kozo 2-2 0-0 4, Capps 2-2 1-1 6, Totals 27-63 6-11 70. Halftime: GWU 33-27. 3-point goals: HU 1-8(Mason 0-2, Montagne 1-1, Davis 0-1, Young 0-2, Nigatu 0-1, Sweeney 0-1), GWU 10-27(Cain 1-5, Williams 1-3, Smith 1-4, Hueston 1-2, Caponegro 0-1, Funderburk 2-4, Bevis 2-6, Bell 1-1, Capps 1-1). Rebounds: HU 36(Nigatu 7), GWU 37(Smith 8. Assists: HU 7(Davis 2), GWU 17(Cain 7). Turnovers: HU 26, GWU 24. Fouls: HU 15, GWU 15.
LATE TUESDAY Top 25 men Tulsa 65,
No. 5 Houston 64
TULSA, Okla. — Brandon Rachal hit two free throws with a tenth of a second remaining and finished with 22 points as Tulsa (5-3, 2-1 American) topped unbeaten Houston.
After Caleb Mills made a 7-foot floater with six seconds left to give Houston its first lead in the final 13 minutes of the game, Rachal took a pass, drove the length of the court and was fouled by center Brison Gresham at the rim a fraction of a second before time expired. Rachal went to the line and calmly made both free throws.
No. 1 Gonzaga 112, Dixie State 67
SPOKANE, Wash. — Corey Kispert scored 25 points, Joel Ayayi added 21 points and 11 rebounds and Gonzaga beat shorthanded Dixie State.
Oumar Ballo added 17 points on 6-of-6 shooting for Gonzaga (9-0), which has won 43 consecutive home games, the longest streak in the nation.
No. 2 Baylor 93, Central Arkansas 56
WACO, Texas — MaCio Teague scored 20 points on 9-of-13 shooting, preseason AP All-America guard Jared Butler had 17 points and Baylor remained undefeated with a rout of Central Arkansas.
No. 10 Iowa 87, Northwestern 72
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Jordan Bohannon scored 24 points, CJ Fredrick added 19 and Luka Garza finished with 18 as Iowa (8-2, 2-1 Big Ten) beat Northwestern (6-2, 3-1).
The Hawkeyes won their eighth consecutive home game against a ranked opponent.
No. 13 Texas Tech 79, Incarnate Word 51
LUBBOCK, Texas — Kevin McCullar scored 11 points in his season debut coming off an ankle injury and Texas Tech (8-2) cruised in a tune-up before Big 12 play resumes.
No. 14 Rutgers 81, Purdue 76
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Montez Mathis had a career-high 25 points, including 16 in the second half, and Rutgers (7-1,
3-1 Big Ten) beat Purdue (7-4, 2-2) without leading scorer Ron Harper Jr.
Clemson 77,
No. 18 Florida State 67
CLEMSON, S.C. — Clyde Trapp scored 15 points and Nick Honor had all his 13 points in the second half, including the go-ahead 3-pointer, as Clemson (7-1, 1-1 ACC) rallied past Florida State (5-2, 1-1).
LOCAL INTEREST
LSU 77, Texas A&M54
BATON ROUGE, La. — Former Oscar Smith High star Cameron Thomas scored a season-high 32 points as LSU (6-1, 1-0 SEC) topped Texas A&M (5-1, 1-1). Thomas now has five games with at least 20 points this season, the most by a Division I freshman. He entered as the nation’s 10th-leading scorer.
TOP 10 WOMEN
No. 4 UConn 75, No. 18 DePaul 52
STORRS, Conn. — UConn (6-0, 5-0 Big East) used a stifling defense and a dominant inside game to pass its first test of the season against a ranked opponent.