Welcome to the Monday night, February 10 rebound. We had some big wins for the homecourt teams in the Big 12, Virginia keeping it going, Grambling getting a win and even more.
Photo via AP / Orlin Wagner from ESPN
Kansas State 85 (17-7, 7-4) (7) Kansas 82 (18-6, 9-2)
The Wildcats were up 9 with 1:53 remaining. Nino Williams blew an open court layup which probably would have iced the game. That turned into a Brannen Greene dunk. Shane Southwell turned the ball over trying to throw it off a KU defender, leading to a Greene layup. After surviving a KU miss, all State had to do was make free throws. Wesley Iwundu hit one of two then Naadire Tharpe answered with a KU jumper. Iwundu missed the front end on the next trip. Andrew Wiggins did this:
In the OT, Marcus Foster took over. Foster assisted Will Spradling on a 3 then converted an 'and 1'. Up 3 with 47 seconds left, the Wildcats once again left the door open at the line Thomas Gipson hit one of two. Tarik Black dunked, after a walk, on the ensuing KU possession. Foster went to the line to make a pair. Wiggins missed a 3, but Black grabbed the board. When Black went up for a shot, Iwundu blocked it. Spradling hit a pair of free throws to send everyone crazy. Crazier.
Marcus Foster finished with 20 on 5 of 10 shooting, 4-5 from 3, 6-7 at the line. Will Spradling had 15 points on 5-8, 3-5, 2-2, with 6 boards, 5 assists against 3 turnovers and 3 steals. For Kansas, Perry Ellis led the way with 19 on 5 of 13, 9 of 12 at the line, with 11 boards. Wiggins had 16 on 4 of 12, 8 of 15 at the stripe, and 5 boards. Naadir Tharpe had 13-10 assists.
West Virginia 102 (15-10, 7-5) Iowa St 77 (18-5, 6-5)
Well this was an ass kicking. ISU led 14-13 when WVU went on a 12-0 run. WVU ended the half on a 14-6 run to go into the locker room up 19. The lead got up as high as 32 in the second half. The Mountaineers shot 54%, 13-22 from 3, and 19-21 at the foul line. ISU shot 36.6%, 4-23 from 3. Remi Dibo had 20 on 7-10, 6-8 from 3. Juwan Staten had 19 on 7-15, with 9 assists to 1 turnover and 7 boards. Eron Harris and Terry Henderson each had 16. Georges Niang had a team best 17 for the Cyclones. Melvin Ejim followed his 48 point game with 6 on 1-9 from the field. He did had 12 rebounds.
It wasn't all good for WVU. Eron Harris got called for a flagrant two late in the game, which means he's suspended for the next game against Texas Saturday night.
(17) Virginia 61 (20-5, 11-1) Maryland 53 (14-11, 6-6)
Virginia took the lead in the second half after a pair of Joe Harris three pointers. A 7-0 run game them a 9 point lead that didn't get threatened until late. Nick Faust hit a 3, got a steal and a layup to cut the lead to 54-50. Evan Smotrycz had a pair of great looks from 3 for Maryland. Neither of them fell. The Cavaliers went 7 of 8 at the line down the stretch to hold on. Joe Harris scored 19 on 6 of 12, 4-7 from 3, 3-4 at the foul line, with 4 assists. Malcolm Brogdon had 14 on 6 of 13 in one of his not stronger games. Seth Allen led Maryland with 15 on 7 of 14 shooting. Dez Wells had 12 on 4 of 11. Maryland was just 6 of 21 from 3. One of them came in the closing seconds.
Grambling 95 (2-19, 1-10) Alcorn State 80 (8-15, 5-6)
Grambling State broke a 45 game division 1 losing streak tonight. The Tigers shot 61%, hit 12 of 20 from 3 and 21 of 25 from the foul line. A'Torri Shine had 19-7, Terry Rose 18. Antwan Scott posted 16-13 assists- 8 rebounds. Huge congrats to the Grambling players and staff.
ACC
Miami 77 (12-12, 3-8) Florida State 73 (14-10, 5-7)
A very tough loss for the Seminoles. FSU shot 50% from the field. Miami shot 48% but hit 24 of 33 at the line compared to 10 of 14 for FSU. Donnavan Kirk had 16 for the Canes, 15 for Tonye Jekiri. FSU got 17-5-5 from Devon Bookert and 16 from Aaron Thomas.
BIG EAST
Georgetown 83 (15-9, 6-6) Providence 71 (16-9, 6-6)
Don't look now but here come the Hoyas. A 13-4 run late in the game busted this one open. The Hoyas shot 47% and 24 of 30 at the foul line. D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera had 22 on 7-10, 2-4, 6-7 with 5 boards and 5 assists. Three other Hoyas had double figures. Bryce Cotton went off for PC with 31 on 8 of 14, 5 of 6, 10 of 11. This is win 4 in a row from Georgetown. Providence has dropped 3 in a row and 4 of 5. The only win was against DePaul.
ATLANTIC SUN
USC Upstate 75 (15-11, 8-5) East Tennessee St 63 (14-12, 7-6)
BIG SKY
Sacramento St 68 (10-11, 6-6) Southern Utah (1-20, 0-12)
COLONIAL
UNC-Wilmington 66 (7-19, 1-10) Towson 53 (16-9, 7-3)
James Madison 59 (9-16, 4-7) Hofstra 53 (8-18, 4-7)
MAAC
Sienna 77 (11-14, 7-7) Fairfield 75 (5-20, 2-12)
The Saints closed the game on a 6-0 run. Rob Poole (14) had an 'and 1' to tied the game with 1:12 left. Brett Bisping (17) scored a layup with 8 seconds left. On the other end, KJ Rose was called for a charge.
Quinnipiac 83 (15-8, 10-4) Marist 78 (9-15, 6-8)
MEAC
NC Central 92 (18-5, 9-1) Florida A&M 49 (8-16, 4-7)
The Eagles beat the hell out of FAMU by shooting 53%, 50%, 79%. Jeremy Ingran had 17, 6 boards, Karamo Jawara had 14-5 steals-4 boards-3 assist and Jay Copeland 11-6.
Norfolk State 75 (14-10, 8-2) Howard 49 (6-19, 4-6)
Hampton 71 (13-11, 8-3) UM-Eastern Shore 65 (3-18, 1-8)
Morgan State 82 (9-13, 7-3) Coppin State 77 (9-15, 6-5)
Delaware St 79 (6-17, 2-8) Savannah St 59 (8-16, 6-4)
SOUTHERN
Western Carolina 83 (14-11, 7-3) Furman 75 (7-17, 1-10)
Wofford 95 (14-10) Hiwassee College 60
SUN BELT
Arkansas St 72 (13-8, 6-4) Western Kentucky 58 (16-8, 8-3)
SWAC
Southern 68 (14-10, 10-1) Jackson State 63 (8-15, 4-7)
The Jaguars keep it going thanks to 10 of 15 from three. YonDarius Johnson, Tre Lynch and Calvin Godfrey all had 15. Lynch and Johnson were 4-6 and 3-3 from deep respectively. The Jaguars held the Tigers to 36% / 25% shooting.
UA-Pine Bluff 76 (8-15, 6-5) Alabama St 71 (14-8, 8-3)
Bethune-Cookman 72 (6-21, 4-8) NC A&T 71 (8-17, 4-6)
Travis Elliot (7 pts, 9 rebs) hit a free throw with 8 seconds left for BC. Lamont Middleton (21, 7 rebs) missed a 3 for A&T.
Alabama A&M 91 (9-12, 6-5) Mississippi Valley St 81 (8-16, 4-7)
TOP POINTS
- 28 – Richaud Pack – NC A&T
- 27 – KyRee Jones – UMES
- 27 – Stephen Croone – Furman
- 26 – Jalen Riley – ETSU
- 26 – Umar Shannon – Quin.
- 25 – Pendarvis Williams – Nor. St
- 25 – James Daniel – Howard
- 24 – Trey Sumler – WCU
- 23 – Ian Chiles – Mor St
- 23 – Justin Black – Mor St
- 22 – Tevin Hammond – UAPB
- 22 – Melvin Johnson III – Arkan St
- 22 – Torrey Craig – USC Up.
- 21 – Lamont Middleton – NC A&T
- 21 – Tyshawn Bell – Del. St
- 21 – Michael Murray – Copp St
- 21 – Chavaughn Lewis – Marist
- 21 – Khalild Hart – Marist
- 21 – Jaren Jeffery – S.Utah
TOP REBOUNDS
- 16 – Jerrelle Benimon – Towson
- 15 – Ricardo Glenn – USC Up
- 15 – Torrey Craig – USC Up.
- 14 – Du'Vaughn Maxwell – Hampton
- 13 – Ousmane Drame – Quin.
- 12 – Brandon West – Jack. St
- 12 – Nicholas West – Ala A&M
- 12 – Melvin Ejim – ISU
- 11 – Perry Ellis – KU
- 11 – Kinard Gasden-Gilliard – ETSU
- 10 – Lester Wilson – ETSU
- 10 – Timjah Parker-Rivera – Towson
- 10 – James Sinclar – WCU
- 10 – Chavaughn Lewis – Marist
- 10 – Alex Tiffin – Sac. St
- 10 – Dustin Hogue – ISU
TOP ASSISTS
- 13 – Antwan Scott – Gram.
- 10 – Naadir Tharpe – KU
- 9 – Taariq Cephas – Copp. St
- 9 – Juwan Staten – WVU
- 8 – Fred Miller – USC Up.
- 7 – Jamel Waters – Ala. St
- 7 – Jamel Fuentes – Nor. St
- 7 – Jeremy Underwood – NC A&T
TOP STEALS
- 5 – Kendal Williams – Del. St
- 5 – Karamo Jawara – NC Cent.
- 4 – Tevin Hammond – UAPB
- 4 – LeAntwan Luckett- Alcorn St
TOP BLOCKS
- 7 – Ousmane Drame – Quin.
- 5 – Du'Vaughn Maxwell – Hampton
- 5 – Ian Chiles – Mor. St
