Missouri topples No. 15 Alabama
COLUMBIA, MO. » Kobe Brown scored a career-high 30 points and added 13 rebounds as Missouri beat No. 15 Alabama 92-86 Saturday for its first win in three weeks.
The Tigers (7-7, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) had been 0-2 with another game postponed because of COVID-19 issues since their last victory on Dec. 18. They hadn’t played since Dec. 29.
Jarron Coleman scored 18 points and Dajuan Gordon and Javon Pickett each had 15 for the Tigers. Brown, a junior, had his seventh career double-double.
The Crimson Tide (11-4, 2-2) got within four points with 12 seconds left, but the Tigers held off Alabama despite only making one basket in the final five minutes.
Jahvon Quinerly led Alabama with 19 points, Jaden Shackelford added 17, JD Davison scored 13 and Keon Ellis had 12.
The Tigers had a huge second half, scoring 52 points and shooting 50% from the field.
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. » Trevion Williams scored 21 points, including the final go-ahead basket, as Purdue held on.
The 6-foot-11 Williams was 9-of-12 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds despite sitting out over eight minutes of the second half after picking up his third foul. Mason Gillis added 14 points, Sasha Stefanovic 13 and Jaden Ivey 12 for Purdue (13-2, 2-2 Big Ten).
Williams had a threepoint play with a minute left and the Nittany Lions missed a pair of 3s.
Jalen Pickett scored 21 points with 10 assists for Penn State (7-6, 2-3).
HOUSTON » Josh Carlton had 22 points and 12 rebounds as Houston won its sixth straight.
Carlton was eight of 12 from the field and also blocked four shots.
Taze Moore scored 17 points, Fabian White Jr. added 15 and Jamal Shead had 10 points and seven assists for the Cougars. Houston (14-2, 3-0 American Athletic Conference) extended its home winning streak to 34 games.
Tyson Etienne scored 11 points and Dexter Dennis had 10 for the Shockers (95, 0-2).
STILLWATER, OKLA. » Keylan Boone came off the bench and scored 17 points, shooting 5 for 7 on 3-pointers and sending Oklahoma State past Texas.
Bryce Williams contributed 11 points for the Cowboys (8-5, 1-1 Big 12), who had lost two in a row and four of five.
Boone scored 11 points in the first half, then connected on two crucial 3-pointers in the final 2:40, including a shot with 1:26 remaining to give the Cowboys their biggest lead of the game to that point, 62-51. He also had six rebounds.
Timmy Allen and Andrew Jones each scored 10 points for Texas (12-3, 2-1), which had won six in a row and 11 of its previous 12.
Allen’s basket with 4:05 remaining pulled the Longhorns within 51-49, but Oklahoma State closed on a 13-2 run.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. » Nate Watson had 22 points and 11 rebounds to help Providence rally in the second half and beat St. John’s.
It was the 300th career victory for Friars coach Ed Cooley. He is now 300-206 in 11 seasons at Providence and five seasons at Fairfield.
Watson had 17 points in the second half for the Friars (14-2, 4-1 Big East), who have won nine of their last 10. Jared Bynum had 18 points, Justin Minaya finished with 13, and Noah Horchler added eight points and 13 rebounds.
Dylan Addae-wusu led the Red Storm with 20 points and Aaron Wheeler finished with 15. But the Red Storm were just 8 of 17 from the free throw line on the day, compared to 26 of 30 for the Friars.
It was just the second game for St. John’s (9-4, 1-1) since it had four games over 18 days postponed after multiple players were placed in COVID-19 protocols.
CHICAGO » Collin Gillespie scored a season-high 28 points, and Villanova beat Depaul.
Gillespie shot 5 of 9 from the field and sank all five of his free throws in the second half as the Wildcats (114, 4-1 Big East) earned their fourth straight win. Gillespie also added a team-high four assists and four rebounds.
Justin Moore scored 21 points and had seven rebounds, while Eric Dixon and Caleb Daniels chipped in with 11 and nine points, respectively, for the Wildcats.
The Blue Demons (9-5, 0-4 Big East) got a careerhigh 34 points from guard Javon Freeman-liberty, who was explosive in the first half with 22 points. He also had six rebounds and three steals.
NEWARK, N.J. »Kadary Richmond scored 27 points, including 17 straight, as Seton Hall beat Uconn in overtime.
Richmond had only two points in the first half. The Pirates trailed 54-45 with 16:01 left when the sophomore took over with a scoring spree, capped by a 3-pointer that put them ahead 62-61 with 11:48 to go. Richmond shot 10 for 13 overall from the field.
Jarden Rhoden had 15 points and six rebounds for Seton Hall (11-3, 2-2 Big East). He stole the ball from Tyrese Martin with 2.6 seconds left in OT and Bryce Aiken sealed the win with a pair of free throws, giving him 22 points.
Adama Sanogo scored 18 points and had 16 rebounds for the Huskies (10-4), who played for the first time in two weeks after having COVID-19 issues.