Gilbert scores 17 points, Lipsey adds 16 as No. 5 Iowa State routs Mississippi Valley State 83-44
Keshon Gilbert scored 17 points and Tamin Lipsey added 16 as No. 5 Iowa State routed Mississippi Valley State 83-44 on Monday night for its 28th straight home win. Saint Mary's transfer Joshua Jefferson added 10 points, six rebounds and four steals in his first game with the Cyclones. Donovan Sanders had 12 points and Greg Moore added 10 for the Delta Devils, who won one game last season and are picked to finish last in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
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Reactions are coming in hot from Michigan basketball's first win under Dusty May
Pitt clobbers Radford 96-56 to start 2024-25 season
Summary: The Pitt Panthers kicked off the 2024-25 campaign with a commanding 96-56 win over Radford out of the Big South Conference on Monday night at the Petersen Events Center.Pitt had a bit of a slow start, but turned it on in the final seven minutes of the first half and never really looked back from there.
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Chase Hunter's brilliance among first impressions in Clemson basketball's season opener
Matt Painter gives his players a rally cry 'A new season started'
Purdue is a team with three of the best players in the country. While Smith led the game with 15 assists and a near triple-double, and Kaufman-Renn had a team best +21 in 33 minutes while scoring 15 and grabbing 9 boards, the two combined for 10 of Purdue's 16 turnovers.
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Jaden Akins ties career high as Michigan State basketball rolls Monmouth, 81-57, in opener