Ivey scores 18, No. 2 Purdue blasts Florida State 93-65
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Jaden Ivey scored 18 points and matched his career high with four 3-pointers, Brandon Newman added 13 points, and No. 2 Purdue pulled away from Florida State 93-65 in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge on Tuesday night.
The Boilermakers have won seven straight home games in the annual clash between the conferences. They’re also 7-0 for the first time since 2015-16 and the seventh time since 1940.
Florida State (5-2) was led by Caleb Mills with 22 points and John Butler with 10 as its four-game winning streak ended. The Seminoles had won four of their previous five in the Challenge.
NO. 13 TENNESSEE 86, PRESBYTERIAN 44
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kennedy Chandler and Justin Powell scored 15 points apiece to lead Tennessee past Presbyterian.
Chandler, a freshman guard, had seven assists and seven steals. Victor Bailey added 14 points and Santiago Vescovi had 13 for the Volunteers (5-1).
Kobe Stewart and Winston Hill led Presbyterian (5-3) with nine points each.
NO. 15 HOUSTON 99, NORTHWESTERN STATE 58
HOUSTON (AP) — Marcus Sasser made seven 3-pointers in the first half and finished with 26 points, and Houston beat Northwestern State.
Sasser had 23 points by halftime on 7-of-12 shooting from beyond the arc as the Cougars (6-1) built a 60-25 lead at the break. He finished 9 of 17 from the field for the game.
Taze Moore added 17 points for Houston.
Emareyon McDonald scored 17 points to lead Northwestern State (1-7).
NO. 17 UCONN 72, MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE 63
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — R.J. Cole scored 25 points and UConn survived a challenge from Maryland-Eastern Shore.
Tyler Polley added 14 points for the Huskies (7-1), who were sluggish for much of the night. UMES cut the lead to one point in the second half before UConn pulled away.
Da’Shawn Phillip and Mike Mensah each had 12 points for UMES (2-5).
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