Madison, WI (SportsNetwork.com) – Nigel Hayes led four players in double figures with 21 points, and No. 4 Wisconsin kept rolling with an 89-72 decision over Penn State in the conference opener for both programs. Frank Kaminsky picked up 18 points and a game-high 14 rebounds for the Badgers (13-1, 1-0 Big Ten), while Sam Dekker had 17 points and Traevon Jackson totaled 16. D.J. Newbill poured in a game-high 29 points for the Nittany Lions (12-2, 0-1). Geno Thorpe and Shep Garner both picked 11 points in defeat.<\/p>\n
Final Score: Seton Hall 78, (15) St. John’s 67<\/p>\n
Newark, NJ (SportsNetwork.com) – Sterling Gibbs poured in 25 points to lead five Seton Hall players in double figures, as the Pirates opened Big East play with a 78-67 victory over 15th-ranked St. John’s on Wednesday at the Prudential Center. Jaren Sina matched a season high with 14 points and keyed an early second-half run with two of his four 3-pointers in the victory. Gibbs also sank five from beyond the arc, including one with the shot clock winding down late in the contest to help quell a St. John’s rally. Angel Delgado and Brandon Mobley each contributed 13 points for the Pirates (11-2, 1-0 Big East), whose lone losses have come on the road against Georgia and nationally ranked Wichita State. Seton Hall welcomes another ranked squad to the Rock on Saturday when No. 6 Villanova makes the trip up the New Jersey turnpike. D’Angelo Harrison scored 25 points and Phil Greene IV added 15 for the Red Storm (11-2, 0-1), who had a seven-game winning streak stopped and lost for the first time since a 73-66 setback to Gonzaga in late November.<\/p>\n
Final Score: Tulsa 56, UCF 54<\/p>\n
Orlando, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Shaquille Harrison had 22 points, James Woodard scored 14 and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane were victorious in their American Athletic Conference debut, edging the UCF Knights 56-54. Rashad Smith contributed eight points and eight rebounds for Tulsa (8-5, 1-0 AAC), which spent the previous nine years in Conference USA. Adonys Henriquez made four threes and finished with 17 points for the Knights (7-5, 0-1), who got 10 points and 10 rebounds from Justin McBride.<\/p>\n
Final Score: Tulane 67, East Carolina 59<\/p>\n
Greenville, NC (SportsNetwork.com) – Jonathan Stark scored 22 points and Louis Dabney added 19, leading Tulane to a 67-59 victory over East Carolina in the American Athletic Conference opener for both schools on Wednesday. Kajon Mack chipped in 10 points for the Green Wave (10-3, 1-0 AAC), who rallied from a 14-point first-half deficit and snapped a two-game slide. Both losses came against nationally opponents — a 66-57 setback at Washington and an 82-57 rout at St. John’s. Paris Roberts-Campbell scored 14 points and Terry Whisnant finished with 12 for East Carolina (7-7, 0-1), which had a modest two-game win streak stopped.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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