College basketball Friday’s games

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No. 7 Connecticut 94, UMBC 61

HARTFORD, CONN.

Kemba Walker had 24 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for his first career triple-double. The junior guard also became the 45th Connecticut player to score 1,000 career points, reaching the milestone in his 77th game. The victory was coach Jim Calhoun’s 830th, moving him into a tie with former Mount St. Mary’s coach Jim Phelan for sixth place on the career list. Freshman Jeremy Lamb added 13 points for the Huskies (7-0), Alex Oriakhi, Niels Giffey and Roscoe Smith each had 11 and Jamal Coombs-McDaniel finished with 10. UConn improved to 4-0 against America East teams this season, having already beaten Stony Brook, Vermont and New Hampshire. Travis King led UMBC (0-7) with 14 points, and Chris De La Rosa added 13.

No. 12 Villanova 71, Saint Joseph’s 60

VILLANOVA, PA.

Antonio Pena had 14 points and a career-high 14 rebounds and Corey Stokes scored 17. Five different players scored for the Wildcats (6-1) during a 13-0 run early in the second half that helped make this one more comfortable. Villanova beat its Big 5 rival for the 11th time in the last 14 games in the series. The rivalry that dates to 1921 and features schools separated by 6.7 miles has been a lopsided one. Villanova leads the series 44-24. The Wildcats shook off a sluggish first half and a poor shooting night to win their first game since losing the championship game of the NIT Season Tip-Off. Carl Jones led the Hawks (3-4) with 19 points.

MAC

Monmouth, N.J., 64, Eastern Michigan 63

MOSCOW, IDAHO

Will Campbell hit a 3-pointer with 6 seconds remaining to boost Monmouth in the Basketball Travelers Classic. Mike Myers Keitt scored a season-high 17 points, going 6-for-9 and hitting three 3-pointers in the second half to help the Hawks (2-3) win Game 1 of the three-day tournament. Brandon Bowdry had 28 points and 12 rebounds for the Eagles (1-4). Antonio Green added 12 points, all on 3-pointers. Eastern Michigan’s Jay Higgins had two free throws with his team ahead 63-61 and 13 seconds on the clock. But Higgins missed both, and Monmouth capitalized, as Campbell hit his second 3 of the night for the winning shot. Monmouth went 6-for-19 from 3-point distance.

Slippery Rock 68, Dominican 67

NYACK, N.Y.

Senior guard Jabril Bailey scored the game-winning basket with 2.5 seconds remaining.

Associated Press