In addition to a double-double (his fifth of the season) of 15 points (6/11 FG) and 10 rebounds Callum McCrae also had 7 assists as UC Riverside defeated Cal Poly 78-58. Flynn Cameron tabled 10 points bringing up 500 career points.
Kruz Perrott-Hunt rang-up 18 points as South Dakota defeated Western Illinois 78-65 to move to 10-6 in the Summit League with two regular season games remaining. That’s 400 points this season for the former Rosmini standout and 14-straight games in double figures.
Sam Waardenburg finished with 6 points and a team high 7 rebounds but Miami lost at home (74-71) to Virginia – both teams now have 11 wins in the Atlantic Coast Conference and are amongst four teams tied for third spot on the ladder.
Davidson 79 (Sam Mennenga 1 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist) Saint Louis 58
New Mexico State 82 (Yuat Alok 2 points, 1 rebound) Grand Canyon 66
Grace Hunter scored a game high, and season best, 19 points (8/15FG) but Florida International came up just short against Rice losing 73-67. The Porirua guard added 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals for good measure.
In front of a record crowd of 6,300 BYU all but wrapped up the West Coast Conference regular season title with an emphatic 63-39 win against second placed Gonzaga. Tegan Graham had 6 points, 5 assists and 3 steals in the game while Kaylee Smiler had a rebound and an assist.
Fordham almost beat Atlantic-10 Conference leaders Dayton but a fourth quarter revival fell just short at 47-48. Kendell Heremaia had 10 points, 7 rebounds and 3 steals in the loss.
St Mary’s 79 (Tayla Dalton 7 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists) San Diego 67
Fresno State 69 (Amiee Book 5 points, 2 assists, 1 rebound) San Diego State 77
St Peter’s 44 (Victotia Ikenasio 4 points, 4 rebounds) Iona 63
Georgia Southern 70 (Tsubasa Nisbett 1 point, 2 rebounds) Troy 82
UC Irvine 57 (Olivia Williams 2 points) Hawaii 67
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