Williams, Hyland power VCU past James Madison
State/area men
VCU 82, James Madison 81
RICHMOND — Vince Williams Jr. and Nah’Shon Hyland each scored 15 points as VCU held off James Madison on Tuesday.
VCU led by 13 points with
4:15 remaining, and Williams made 1 of 2 free throws with four seconds left for a four-point lead.
KeShawn Curry added 13 points and Adrian Baldwin Jr. had eight points and 10 assists for VCU (7-2), which won its fifth straight game.
Matt Lewis had 21 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists for the Dukes (3-3).
Hofstra 76, Richmond 71
RICHMOND — Jalen Ray had 23 points as Hofstra edged Richmond.
Isaac Kante had 16 points and 11 rebounds for Hofstra (4-3).
Grant Golden had 15 points and five assists for the Spiders (6-2).
Liberty 108, Alcorn State 65
LYNCHBURG — Darius McGhee had 20 points and Liberty easily defeated Alcorn State.
Blake Preston had 16 points and nine rebounds for Liberty (8-3).
Liberty scored 57 first-half points, the most in a half since 2007.
East Carolina 68, Tulane 58
GREENVILLE, N.C. — Jayden Gardner had 21 points and 10 rebounds as East Carolina (7-1, 1-1 American) beat Tulane.
ACC men
Boston College 78, Maine 62
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — Jay Heath had 16 points, CJ Felder scored 11 of his 14 points in a big first half, and Boston College beat Maine to snap a four-game losing streak.
Boston College (2-5) bounced back from its worst home loss in Conte Forum history, losing 101-63 against Syracuse.
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Top 25 men
No. 1 Gonzaga 95, Northwestern State 57
SPOKANE, Wash. — Corey Kispert scored 27 points as the Bulldogs won their home opener against the Demons (1-8) from Louisiana, who were to face them again Tuesday. Anton Watson scored 15 points for Gonzaga (5-0).
No. 2 Baylor 99, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 42
WACO, Texas — Freshman guard LJ Cryer scored 15 points to lead five Bears in double figures, and Preseason AP All-American guard Jared Butler had 14 points and seven assists. The Bears (6-0) are the only Big 12 team left without a loss.
No. 8 Tennessee 102, Saint Joseph’s 66
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Victor Bailey scored 18 points and Tennessee (5-0) beat winless Saint Joseph’s (0-5). Bailey was one of six players who scored in double figures for the Volunteers.
No. 21 Florida State 72, Gardner-Webb 59
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Anthony Polite had a career-high 15 points and Balsa Koprivica added a season-best 14 for FSU (5-1), which pulled away late.
WOMEN
Charleston Southern 58, Hampton 53
HAMPTON — Makenna Winans scored 14 points, including 4 of 4 from 3-point range, as Charleston Southern (4-2, 2-0) defeated Hampton for the second straight day.
Nylah Young collected 15 points for the Pirates (0-4, 0-2), while Dlayla Chakolis added 11.
Walker 1-75-6 7, Leigh 0-58-108, Godrey 2-100-25, Faye 3-94-5 10, Rogers 3-42-58, Gittens 2-30-06, Winans 5-7 0-014, Totals 16-4519-2858.
Mason 2-80-06, Montagne 0-3 0-00, Davis 2-80-06, Mills 0-10-20, Young 5-11 4-615, Wooden 1-11-23, Nigatu 1-31-24, Mapp 0-10-00, Sweeney 0-10-00, Accimeus 3-110-08, Chakolis 5-71-211, Totals 19-557-1453. Halftime: CSU 28-19. 3-point goals: CSU 7-19 (Walker 0-4, Leigh 0-1, Godfrey 1-7, Gittens 2-3, Winans 4-4), HU 8-23(Mason 2-6, Davis 2-4, Montagne 0-2, Young 1-1, Nigatu 1-2, Sweeney 0-1, Accimeus 2-7). Rebounds: CSU 39(Godfrey 11), HU 32(Chakolis 7). Assists: CSU 11(Walker, Leigh 3), HU 14(Davis 6). Turnovers: CSU 15, HU 11. Fouls: CSU 14, HU 20.