Next four USD games postponed for COVID reasons.
USD will have to wait a little longer before resuming the men’s basketball season. After postponing their home game last Saturday against BYU, the Toreros announced Tuesday night that their next four games also will be postponed because of COVID-19 concerns.
USD Executive Director of Athletics Bill McGillis said the team is in quarantine and expects to return to practice Jan. 15. The team paused its program for the third time on Jan. 1.
The first pause lasted 14 days. The second pause lasted one day and resulted in a game at Arizona being canceled.
USD (1-4) was scheduled to play host to Saint Mary’s on Thursday, followed by a road game Saturday against Pacific. The two next games were against LMU on the road and at home vs. Santa Clara.
None of the games have been rescheduled. “The rescheduling of these games will be like solving a Rubik’s cube,” said McGillis. “That’s what’s ahead.”
Tuesday’s Top 25 games
No. 4 Texas 78, Iowa State 72: Andrew Jones scored 23 points and host Texas held off Iowa State to continue its torrid start to the season. Texas (9-1, 3-0 Big 12) led by as many as 15 early in the second half and appeared to be cruising to an easy win. But visiting Iowa State (2-6, 0-4) kept chipping away and made it tough for Texas to close out the game.
No. 6 Kansas 93, TCU 64: David McCormack scored 20 points and Ochai Agbaji added 19 as Kansas (9-2, 3-1 Big 12) cruised to the win at TCU (9-3, 2-2).
Mississippi State 78, No. 13 Missouri 63: DJ Stewart scored 24 points and host Mississippi State overcame a 12-point halftime deficit to roll past Missouri (7-2, 1-2 Southeastern Conference). Mississippi State (7-4, 2-1) trailed by 14 points early in the second half before taking the lead with a 15-0 run and then pulling away with a 21-4 burst.
No. 18 Texas Tech 82, Kansas State 71: Terrence Shannon Jr. beat the first-half buzzer with a jumper on his way to 22 points, Mac McClung added 16 as Texas Tech beat visiting Kansas State (5-7, 1-3 Big 12). Marcus Santos-Silva scored 11 of his 14 points in the first half for the Red Raiders (9-3, 2-2).
No. 19 Clemson 74, N.C. State 70 (OT): Aamir Simms hit a go-ahead basket for a second straight game as Clemson (9-1, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) rallied from nine points down in the second half to beat host North Carolina State (6-2, 2-1).
No. 23 Michigan State 68, No. 15 Rutgers 45: Aaron Henry had 20 points, eight rebounds and four blocks, helping Michigan State pull away to beat visiting Rutgers (7-3, 3-3 Big Ten). The Spartans (8-3, 2-3) had a 17-point scoring edge in the second half to win a second straight game after opening conference play with three straight losses.