UNLV’s Tyrell Green takes a shot over Austin Weiher as the Runnin’ Rebels take on the Southern Illinois Salukis at the Thomas Tyrell Green does not fit the archetype of the “go-to guy.” The senior forward is unassuming, soft-spoken, level-headed and more than happy to put the team above himself.
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Huggins, Jones lead New Mexico St past UC Irvine, 85-79, OT
Braxton Huggins scored eight of his 24 points in overtime, Jemerrio Jones and Eli Chuha each had double-doubles and New Mexico state beat UC Irvine 85-79 in overtime on Monday night. Jones sandwiched two buckets around back-to-back 3-pointers by Huggins to give New Mexico State an 82-74 lead with 34 seconds to play.
Men’s Basketball Recap
AT RHODE ISLAND RAMS 65, HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS 54 Thomas M. Ryan Center/Kingston, R.I. 12:30 p.m. EST BOX SCORE KINGSTON, R.I. – Senior forward Malachi Alexander finished with 15 points, two rebounds and two steals, but it was not enough as Holy Cross fell to Rhode Island, 65-54 on Sunday. *Alexander became the 50th 1,000-point scorer in program history with a free-throw at the 5:19 mark in the first half.
No. 6 Kentucky, No. 7 UNC battle like Final Four contenders
Kentucky coach John Calipari figures the sixth-ranked Wildcats and seventh-ranked North Carolina are still sorting through what kind of teams they can be.
Purdue women win sixth straight, top Eastern Michigan 77-50
The Purdue women’s basketball team rolled to its sixth straight win Saturday, posting a 77-50 victory over visiting Eastern Michigan at Mackey Arena. The Boilermaker seniors had a big day as Bridget Perry led the team with 19 points, seven rebounds and three steals, while Ashley Morrissette joined the 1,000-career point club at Purdue, becoming the 30th player in program history to hit the mark.
Pumphrey breaks NCAA record, SDSU wins Las Vegas Bowl
Donnel Pumphrey broke the NCAA career rushing record Saturday in his college finale, running for 115 yards and a touchdown in San Diego State’s 34-10 victory over Houston in the Las Vegas Bowl. Pumphrey passed former Wisconsin star Ron Dayne’s mark of 6,397 yards on a 15-yard run early in the fourth quarter, with teammates swarming him on the sideline, and wrapping up his sensational career in his Nevada hometown with 6,405 yards.
News Monk scores 47, hits key 3 as Kentucky tops North Carolina
… new T-Mobile Arena just off the Las Vegas Strip made it feel like an Elite Eight game. The quality of play in the CBS Sports Classic matchup gave it more of a Final Four feel. With two of the highest-scoring and fastest teams squaring off, Kentucky …
Top 25 Capsules
… left put the Bruins up 81-71 and stopped Ohio State (8-3) from mounting a late comeback in the first game of the CBS Sports Classic. Marc Loving scored 13 of his 19 points in the first half for the Buckeyes, who lost for the third time in five …