College Basketball

College Basketball

Wednesday’s games

Kent State 100, Niagara 72

KENT

Jimmy Hall had 20 points and nine rebounds, Adonis De La Rosa had 13 points and 11 boards and Kent State beat Niagara. Jaylin Walker added 17 points and Jerrelle DeBerry scored 11 for the Golden Flashes (6-3), who led the entire way after Hall scored the first four points. Kent State opened with a 20-4 run, had a 45-30 lead at halftime and led by no less than 12 in the second half.

Akron 87, Coppin State 63

AKRON

Jimond Ivey had 20 points, five rebounds and five assists, Josh Williams hit four 3-pointers and scored 15 points, and Akron beat Coppin State. Akron won its 22nd straight game at Rhodes Arena to move within four of tying the arena record. Williams made four of his first six shots and Akron built a 24-16 lead with nine minutes left in the first half. The Zips (7-2) extended it to 42-25 with two minutes to play on Ivey’s breakaway dunk.

No. 6 Kentucky 87, Valparaiso 63

LEXINGTON, KY.

Bam Adebayo scored 16 points, Malik Monk added 15 and Kentucky scored 21 straight points in a first-half run to beat Valparaiso. Needing to rebound after Saturday’s upset by then-No. 11 UCLA, Kentucky (8-1) turned a 4-all tie into a 29-9 lead behind that big run over 8:51, holding the Crusaders scoreless for 7 minutes during that stretch. Valparaiso (7-2) shot 23 of 67 from the field (34 percent).

No. 11 Louisville 74, Southern Illinois 51

LOUISVILLE, KY.

Mangok Mathiang scored 15 points to lead Louisville. The 6-foot-10 senior got the Cardinals (8-1) off to a hot start as he scored the team’s first seven points, and Louisville settled in from there, extending the lead to 21-4 in the game’s first 8 minutes. In making six of nine shots,

No. 15 West Virginia 90, Western Carolina 37

CHARLESTON, W.VA.

Esa Ahmad scored 14 points for West Virginia. West Virginia (7-1) didn’t slack off after a close road win at No. 14 Virginia on Saturday. The Mountaineers forced 34 turnovers against Western Carolina, a week after setting a school record by forcing 40 against Manhattan.

Indiana State 72, No. 16 Butler 71

TERRE HAUTE, IND.

Brenton Scott made one of two free throws with 0.8 seconds left and finished with 25 points to help Indiana State to the upset. Matt Van Scyoc scored 23 points and had six 3-pointers, both career highs, as the Sycamores (5-4) won their third straight to snap a four-game losing streak in the series.

No. 17 Wisconsin 78, Idaho State 44

MADISON, WIS.

Bronson Koenig scored 21 points and Ethan Happ had 12 points and 12 rebounds for Wisconsin. The Badgers (8-2) scored the first 10 points and opened up a 21-3 lead as the Bengals (1-8) could only muster a single 3-pointer in the opening 11 1/2 minutes. Wisconsin led 35-16 at halftime. Nigel Hayes added 11 points for the Badgers.

Associated Press