Highlights

Maryland 86, Richmond 80:

Hakim Hart scored 19 of his seasonhigh 24 points in the second half, Eric Ayala added 20 points, nine rebounds and five assists, and Maryland rallied in a first-round game of the Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship in Nassau. Fatts Russell had 15 points — 11 in the second half — and six assists and Qudus Wahab scored 13 points for the Terrapins (5-1).

Hart hit a 3-pointer, made a layup and added two free throws in an 11-1 run that trimmed Maryland’s deficit to 46-45 early in the second half, and his 3-pointer with 4 minutes to play capped a 10-1 spurt that gave the Terrapins their first lead since midway through the first half, 73-72. MattGraceansweredwithabasketto puttheSpidersbackinfront,butthey missed their next five shots as Maryland scored seven straight points to makeit80-74whenRussellhitastepback 3-pointer with 1:12 left.

Grant Golden led Richmond (3-3) with 18 points, six rebounds and five assists.

Louisville 72, Mississippi State 58: Samuell Williamson scored a season-high 15 points, Dre Davis scored 12 and Louisville advanced in the Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship. Jae’Lyn Wither added 11 points for Louisville (4-1) and Malik Williams finished with eight points and 10 rebounds. The Cardinals play Maryland in today’s championship game after MSU meets Richmond for third place.

Syracuse 92, Arizona State 84: Buddy Boeheim scored 17 of his 23 points before halftime to help the Orange build a huge lead in Battle 4 Atlantis consolation play on Paradise IslandintheBahamas.JesseEdwards addedacareer-high21pointson9-for11 shooting for the Orange (3-2), who shot54%.Syracuseranoffan18-2run over the last 5 ½ minutes of the first half to lead 48-30 at the break, then stayed in front even as Arizona State (2-4) got hot from behind the arc to close the gap late.

VMI 73, Central Arkansas 67: Kamdyn Curfman had 22 points with a career-high six 3-pointers for the Keydets in New Orleans, while Sean Conway had 10 points and eight rebounds for VMI (3-3). Jake Stephens added nine assists, eight rebounds and eight points. Louis Tang had eight rebounds and eight points. Camren Hunter had 19 points and seven rebounds for the Bears (1-5).