William & Mary gains CAA road win
Lowe’s layup lifts Tribe at Northeastern
Matteus Case led William & Mary with 15 points and Chase Lowe made the go-ahead layup with 19 seconds left as the Tribe knocked off Northeastern 72-68 Saturday in Boston.
Case was 6 of 11 shooting for the Tribe (8-13, 3-5 Coastal Athletic Association), and Trey Moss shot 4 for 10 from the field and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line, including the clinchers with four seconds left, to finish with 14 points. Lowe was 5 of 8 from the floor and 3 of 4 from the freethrow line to finish with 13 points.
Chris Doherty finished with 27 points and 13 rebounds for the Huskies (8-13, 3-5). Harold Woods added 13 points and four steals.
W&M led for most of the game, including 64-55 with 4 ½ minutes to go. Northeastern pulled even on Jared Turner’s 3-pointer with 29 seconds remaining, but Lowe responded on the next possession. Masai Troutman missed from long range for Northeastern, and Moss grabbed the rebound and sank two clinching free throws.
Yet again, the chance for their first CAA victory of the season eluded the Pirates.
As it has in several CAA contests, Hampton led for much of the game but fell to Elon, which
Elon 80, Hampton 74:
halted a five-game skid. The Pirates (4-17, 0-9) saw their losing streak reach 12 games.
Tedrick Wilcox Jr. scored 16 points, Kyrese Mullen 15, Jordan Nesbitt 14 and Jerry Deng 13 for the Pirates.
Elon (9-12, 2-6) also had plenty of balance, with Sam Sherry scoring 16, TK Simpkins 15 and Max Mackinnon 14.
Hampton took its biggest edge at 41-32. In a 63-63 tie, the Phoenix netted seven unanswered points and led the rest of the way. It was 76-69 before a Wilcox 3-pointer and Deng layup narrowed the gap to 76-74 with 21.3 seconds to go. Elon clinched the victory with a pair of free throws each by Simpkins and Mackinnon.
Washington & Lee 77, Virginia Wesleyan 68:
Robert DiSibio had 29 points, eight rebounds and six assists as the Generals (12-7, 6-4 Old Dominion Athletic Conference) beat the Marlins (15-5, 6-5) in Lexington.
Khai Seargeant scored 16 points, albeit on 4-of-16 fieldgoal shooting, and Jordan Crump 14 for VWU. Amari Moorer had 11 points, four rebounds, three blocks and two assists.
Supporting DiSibio were Drew Harrell (21 points, six rebounds) and Jack d’Entremont (13 points, eight rebounds and four steals). W&L committed just seven turnovers to Virginia Wesleyan’s 16.
VWU fell behind 10-3 but bounced back, eventually going ahead 53-48 with 12:12 to go. But, trailing 61-58, W&L went on a decisive 13-1 surge to go ahead 68-62 with 4:23 remaining. Two baskets trimmed the margin to 68-66, but W&L responded with five straight points to regain control.
George Mason 92, Rhode Island 84:
Darius Maddox had 24 points and Keyshawn Hall 22 for the Patriots (15-5, 4-3 Atlantic 10), and Baraka Okojie shot 5 of 6 from the field and 8 for 10 from the line to finish with 18.
The Rams (9-11, 3-4) took a 17-6 lead, but George Mason was ahead for the final 13 ½ minutes. URI was led by David Green, who finished with 29 points and six rebounds.
Jacksonville State 73, Liberty 62:
The Gamecocks (11-10, 3-3 Conference USA) defeated the Flames (13-8, 2-4) in Alabama despite Kyle Rode’s 15 points. KyKy Tandy scored 25 for JSU.
Radford 73, Presbyterian 58:
DaQuan Smith scored 19 for the host Highlanders (13-9, 3-4 Big South), while former Oscar Smith High standout Kenyon Giles had 17 points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals. Samage Teel led the Blue Hose (9-13, 1-6) with 17 points.
Western Carolina 102, VMI 77:
Russell Jones Jr. scored 22 points as the Catamounts (16-5, 5-3 Southern Conference) breezed past the Keydets (4-17, 1-7) in Cullowhee, North Carolina, to end a three-game skid. Brennan Watkins scored 22 for VMI.
Ian Motta came off the bench to supply 17 points and six rebounds for the visiting Bison (8-13, 5-3 Patriot League). Jack Forrest scored 14 points and added six rebounds for Bucknell.
Abe Johnson finished with 14 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks for the Black Knights (6-15, 2-6).
Bucknell 66, Army 56:
Loyola Maryland 74, Navy 70:
Deon Perry’s 30 points and seven rebounds led the Greyhounds (4-17, 2-6 Patriot League) over the Midshipmen (8-11, 4-4).
Austin Benigni finished with 19 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals for Navy. Mac MacDonald added 16 points and two steals.
Late Friday
Johnson & Wales 80, Regent 62:
The Royals (0-13) fell to their visitors from Charlotte, North Carolina, despite 12 points and 10 rebounds from freshman Marion Brown at Bayside Baptist Church in Virginia Beach.
Modokwe Piyassa added 11 points and four rebounds for Regent, while Darrin Clark and Matthew Mealy each added 10 points.
Cameron Lawson led Johnson & Wales with 17 points.