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Saturday's men's basketball roundup
Leading for much of the first half, the Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team fell just short of an upset bid over Big Ten member Indiana during an eventual 74-67 loss inside the famed Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind., on Saturday afternoon.
Chattanooga (8-5) jumped out with a strong first half effort, leading for nearly 13 of the first 20 minutes, before Indiana (9-3) closed the half with an 11-3 run to grab a 41-38 lead at the break. UTC trailed by just four, 69-65, with 1:08 left in the contest, but saw the Hoosiers close things out with a late spark in front of its 13,574 faithful fans.In a game with plenty of offense, the Winthrop Eagles outlasted the Mercer Bears 102-97 Saturday afternoon from Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
Ahmad Robinson led all players with 27 points, his third game this season with at least 25 points. Mercer shot 34-of-72 (47%) from the field while the Eagles went 31-of-57 (54%) from the floor. Each team made 11 three-pointers as well on the day. The Bears forced Winthrop into 17 turnovers and scored 31 points off them. Mercer's bench also outscored Winthrop's 36-20.Quimari Peterson poured in a career-high 30 points, but it wasn't enough to carry ETSU past Kansas City as the Roos defeated the Buccaneers 73-66 on Saturday inside Swinney Center.
Peterson finished 9-of-16 from the field (9-of-10 at the free throw line), while adding six rebounds, three assists and two steals. Jaden Seymour also scored in double figures with 15 points before fouling out, and Roosevelt Wheeler tied his career high for the second straight game as he pitched in with nine points. Seymour also collected four rebounds, two assists and two steals.Senior PJay Smith Jr. totaled 25 points, seven rebounds, five assists, and two steals to power Furman to a school-record 12th regular season non-conference win as the Paladins downed Harvard, 77-63, Saturday afternoon at Lavietes Pavilion in Cambridge, Mass.
The Paladins outscored Harvard 46-31 in the second half, including finishing the game on a 34-18 run, to improve to 12-1 on the season and claim their fourth true road victory in 2024-25.The Samford men's basketball team finished up the non-conference portion of the schedule and their final game of the 2024 calendar year today as they faced Alabama A&M on the road. Points were available from both sides as Samford led the majority of the afternoon and came away with the 97-90 victory. The win moves Samford's record to 10-3 on the season as they move toward SoCon play.Despite a new career-high 26 points by junior guard Rickey Bradley, Jr., the VMI basketball team's second-half comeback bid came up just short as host University of Richmond earned a 78-71 win over the Keydets Saturday night at the Robins Center in Richmond, Virginia. The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's basketball team fell to Piedmont Triad foe Elon, 73-69, on Saturday night at Schar Center in its final road contest of 2024.
Kenyon Giles paced the Spartans with 24 points and Ronald Polite III had 17 points.
Chattanooga (8-5) jumped out with a strong first half effort, leading for nearly 13 of the first 20 minutes, before Indiana (9-3) closed the half with an 11-3 run to grab a 41-38 lead at the break. UTC trailed by just four, 69-65, with 1:08 left in the contest, but saw the Hoosiers close things out with a late spark in front of its 13,574 faithful fans.In a game with plenty of offense, the Winthrop Eagles outlasted the Mercer Bears 102-97 Saturday afternoon from Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
Ahmad Robinson led all players with 27 points, his third game this season with at least 25 points. Mercer shot 34-of-72 (47%) from the field while the Eagles went 31-of-57 (54%) from the floor. Each team made 11 three-pointers as well on the day. The Bears forced Winthrop into 17 turnovers and scored 31 points off them. Mercer's bench also outscored Winthrop's 36-20.Quimari Peterson poured in a career-high 30 points, but it wasn't enough to carry ETSU past Kansas City as the Roos defeated the Buccaneers 73-66 on Saturday inside Swinney Center.
Peterson finished 9-of-16 from the field (9-of-10 at the free throw line), while adding six rebounds, three assists and two steals. Jaden Seymour also scored in double figures with 15 points before fouling out, and Roosevelt Wheeler tied his career high for the second straight game as he pitched in with nine points. Seymour also collected four rebounds, two assists and two steals.Senior PJay Smith Jr. totaled 25 points, seven rebounds, five assists, and two steals to power Furman to a school-record 12th regular season non-conference win as the Paladins downed Harvard, 77-63, Saturday afternoon at Lavietes Pavilion in Cambridge, Mass.
The Paladins outscored Harvard 46-31 in the second half, including finishing the game on a 34-18 run, to improve to 12-1 on the season and claim their fourth true road victory in 2024-25.The Samford men's basketball team finished up the non-conference portion of the schedule and their final game of the 2024 calendar year today as they faced Alabama A&M on the road. Points were available from both sides as Samford led the majority of the afternoon and came away with the 97-90 victory. The win moves Samford's record to 10-3 on the season as they move toward SoCon play.Despite a new career-high 26 points by junior guard Rickey Bradley, Jr., the VMI basketball team's second-half comeback bid came up just short as host University of Richmond earned a 78-71 win over the Keydets Saturday night at the Robins Center in Richmond, Virginia. The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's basketball team fell to Piedmont Triad foe Elon, 73-69, on Saturday night at Schar Center in its final road contest of 2024.
Kenyon Giles paced the Spartans with 24 points and Ronald Polite III had 17 points.