Kellen Thames scored 16 factors and made 5 steals as No. 18 Saint Louis rallied previous visiting VCU 88-75 on Friday night time to stay atop the Atlantic 10 standings.
The Billikens (25-1, 13-1 A-10) trailed by 14 within the first half earlier than outscoring the Rams (21-7, 12-3) by a 55-33 margin within the second half, snapping VCU’s 10-game profitable streak. A 21-2 spurt began by seven straight factors from Thames turned an eight-point deficit into an 11-point lead.
Amari McCottry, Ishan Sharma and Robbie Avila every scored 13 factors and Quintin Jones added 11 for the Billikens, who rebounded from their first convention loss on Tuesday at Rhode Island.
Lazar Djokovic scored 19 factors and Brandon Jennings chipped in 18 for the Rams.
No. 7 Purdue 93, Indiana 64
Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 20 factors and Fletcher Loyer and Omer Mayer every added 18 because the Boilermakers routed the Hoosiers in West Lafayette, Ind.
Purdue led by as many as 34, capturing 64.7% from the sphere and doubling up Indiana on the glass (30-15). Braden Smith had 15 factors and eight assists, whereas Kaufman-Renn added six boards and 5 assists as Purdue leveled the in-state rivalry collection this season.
Lamar Wilkerson led the Hoosiers with 20 factors whereas Tayton Conerway (12), Tucker DeVries (11) and Reed Bailey (10) adopted in double figures.
No. 22 Miami (Ohio) 91, Bowling Inexperienced 77
Luke Skaljac racked up 24 factors and Eian Elmer provided 21 because the RedHawks saved the one excellent report in Division I males’s basketball intact with a win over the Falcons in Oxford, Ohio.
Skaljac shot 5 of 10 from 3-point vary and Elmer went 5 of 8 to account for many of Miami’s 13 triples in 30 makes an attempt. Peter Suder had 10 factors and 5 rebounds whereas battling foul hassle, and Antwone Woolfolk added 10 factors and eight boards to assist make Miami (Ohio) 4 video games away from an ideal common season.
Javontae Campbell carried the Falcons (16-12, 7-8) with 24 factors, six rebounds and 6 assists earlier than fouling out. Mayar Wol had 15 factors and Josiah Shackelford added 12, every with three 3-pointers.
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