2 days Ago By By The Associated Press
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Johni Broome had 14 points and 11 rebounds, Dylan Cardwell had 12 points and 11 rebounds and No. 2 Auburn overcame a slow start to beat Monmouth 87-58 on Monday night.
After an eight-day break between games, Auburn (12-1) struggled early and trailed Monmouth (2-11) for nearly seven minutes in the first half. Chaney Johnson then scored eight of his 12 points in quick succession to help the Tigers take control. By halftime, the Tigers led 46-28, and the rout was on.
Chad Baker-Mazara added 13 points for Auburn. Abdi Bashir Jr. led Monmouth with 15 points, and Jaret Valencia added 13 for the Hawks.
NO. 14 HOUSTON 60, OKLAHOMA STATE 47 STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — J’Wan Roberts had 20 points and 11 rebounds to lead No.
14 Houston past Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Conference opener for both teams. L.J.
Cryer added 18 points and Oklahoma transfer Milos Uzan contributed 12 points and six rebounds for the Cougars (9-3), who began defense of their conference title by limited the Cowboys to 18 points in the first half on 6-of-27 shooting. Brandon Newman led Oklahoma State (8-4) with 12 points off the bench and Robert Jennings added 10 as the Cowboys made just 14 of 54 (25.9%) shots from the field.
KANSAS STATE 70, NO. 16 CINCINNATI 67 MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Coleman Hawkins had 20 points and 10 rebounds, Dug McDaniel added 17 points and Kansas State led No.
16 Cincinnati nearly wire-to-wire in a 70-67 victory Monday night to open the 20-game Big 12 conference grind. David N’Guessan also had 13 points, and C.J.
Jones made four free throws in the final 20 seconds, helping the Wildcats (7-5, 1-0) snap a three-game losing streak that had concluded their bitterly disappointing nonconference slate. Kansas State led the Bearcats (10-2, 0-1) for all but 24 seconds, but was left clinging to a 65-63 lead after Aziz Bandaogo’s dunk with 27 seconds to go. Hawkins was fouled and made the first of two free throws with 23 seconds remaining, but Max Jones was there to tap the miss to C.
J. Jones, who was fouled and made two free throws to extend the lead. Bandaogo scored again with 8.
9 seconds left, but C.J. Jones made the last of his two foul shots to put the game away.
Dan Skillings Jr. led Cincinnati with 18 points. Dillon Mitchell had 15 points and 11 rebounds.
NO. 18 MICHIGAN STATE 80, WESTERN MICHIGAN 62 EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Jaden Akins scored 11 of his 18 points in the first half, helping No.
18 Michigan State build a double-digit lead to set up a win over Western Michigan. The Spartans (11-2) have won six in a row and nine of 10. The Broncos (3-9) were competitive in stretches of the game before falling behind by double digits midway through the second half.
Michigan State’s Carson Cooper scored a career-high 13 points. Western Michigan’s Chansey Willis scored 12 points and Max Burton had 10. The game marked the return of Dwayne Stephens, who was hired off Tom Izzo’s staff in 2022.
Stephens was an assistant for the Hall of Fame coach for 19 seasons and played for the Spartans under the late Jud Heathcote . NO. 23 ARKANSAS 92, OAKLAND 62 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.
(AP) — Adou Thiero and Boogie Fland each scored 22 points and No. 23 Arkansas put away Oakland in its final non-conference game. Thiero made 8 of 12 shots and had six rebounds and six assists for the Razorbacks, who shot 60.
3% overall. Fland, who had 21 points in the second half, hit five 3-pointers and finished with six assists, and Karter Knox scored in double figures for the third straight game with 17. First-year Arkansas coach John Calipari improved to 2-1 in his career against the Golden Grizzlies, who upset Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament in Calipari’s final game with the Wildcats before accepting the Razorbacks job.
Arkansas (11-2) led 42-39 at halftime before scoring 50 second-half points on 63.3% shooting. Oakland shot 25.
8% after halftime. The Golden Grizzlies (4-10) received 18 points and nine rebounds from Tuburu Naivalurua and 17 points from Allen Mukeba..
