Albany Times Union

West Virginia topples Richmond

Mountainee­rs deal Spiders first defeat of season, 87-71

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Miles Mcbride scored 20 points and 11th-ranked the West Virginia Mountainee­rs rode a hot-shooting first half to an 87-71 victory over No. 19 Richmond on Sunday.

West Virginia (5-1) made 10 straight shots during an 18-1 run at the end of the first half for a 52-30 halftime lead.

The Mountainee­rs shot 66 percent (23-for-35) from the floor in the half, making 6 of 9 3-point attempts.

Tyler Burton had 14 points and 10 rebounds for Richmond (4-1).

Iowa 106, Northern Illinois 53: Luka Garza scored 23 points and Joe Wieskamp added 20 for No. 3 Iowa (6-0), coached by Fran Mccaffery, previously at Siena.

Michigan State 109, Oakland 91: Gabe Brown scored a career-high 20 points for No. 4 Michigan State.

Ohio State 67, Cleveland State 61: Duane Washington Jr. scored 17 points for No. 22 Ohio State.

Arizona State 71, Grand Canyon 70: Remy Martin hit a game winning 3-pointer with 9 seconds left and scored 31 points for No. 23 Arizona State.

Florida: Forward Keyontae Johnson remained in critical but stable condition Sunday in Tallahasse­e Memorial Hospital after collapsing Saturday afternoon during a game against No. 20 Florida State.

Women

N.C. State 75, BC 69: Kayla

Jones scored 25 points, Elissa Cunane had 23 points and 15 rebounds and No. 4 North Carolina State overcame a 16-point, fourth-quarter deficit to beat Boston College.

Oregon 79, Oregon State 59:

Te-hina Paopao scored 22 points, Taylor Mikesell had 21 and No. 8 Oregon beat No. 15 Oregon State for its 24th consecutiv­e victory.

Kentucky 98, Samford 54: Chasity Patterson scored 16 points to lead No. 9 Kentucky past Samford.

Texas A&M 77, Abilene Christian 59: Aaliyah Wilson had 12 of her 15 points in the first half and the No. 10 Aggies pulled away to beat Abilene Christian.

UCLA 73, USC 52: Michaela Onyenwere scored 19 points and Charisma Osborne added 18 to lead No. 11 UCLA over Southern California.

Arkansas 105, Central Arkansas 58:

Chelsea Dungee scored 26 points, Destiny

Slocum added 22 more and No. 13 Arkansas romped past Central Arkansas for its fourthstra­ight win.

Depaul 76, Loyola Chicago 67: Lexi Held scored 10 of her 17 points in the last four minutes, sparking a late rally as No. 24 Depaul defeated Loyola of Chicago.

Gonzaga 58, Montana 51: No. 25 Gonzaga made 7-of-8 free throws in the last 36 seconds to hold off Montana.

Obituaries: Jimmy Collins, who coached the Illinois-chicago men to the NCAA Tournament three times in 14 seasons, died Sunday morning. He was 74. ... Former NCAA administra­tor Sue Donohoe died Sunday after a brief illness, the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame announced. Donohoe, 61, was a longtime board member of the Hall of Fame and a Class of 2021 inductee. The Hall of Fame did not detail what caused her death but said it wasn’t related to COVID-19.

 ?? Kathy Batten / Associated Press ?? West Virginia guard Miles Mcbride shoots while defended by Richmond guard Blake Francis (1) and forward Nathan Cayo (4) during Sunday’s game in Morgantown, W.VA.
Kathy Batten / Associated Press West Virginia guard Miles Mcbride shoots while defended by Richmond guard Blake Francis (1) and forward Nathan Cayo (4) during Sunday’s game in Morgantown, W.VA.

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