Sean East II made a go-ahead, three-point play with 9.9 seconds remaining as Missouri stormed back for a 70-68 win over Minnesota on Thursday night in Minneapolis. East’s key play capped a wild rally for Missouri (3-1), which trailed by 20 points in the second half. The Tigers closed the game on a 31-9 run and took their first lead on the final basket. Cam Christie missed a last-second shot for Minnesota (2-1). He and

Joel Soriano made the go-ahead free throws with 71 seconds remaining as St. John’s survived a frenetic final minute and hung on for a 53-52 victory over North Texas in the opening round of the Charleston Classic on Thursday afternoon in Charleston, S.C. After not making a shot in the final 3:38 and blowing all of an 11-point lead, the Red Storm (2-1) advanced to the semifinals to face LSU or Dayton on Friday afternoon.

Adem Bona scored 20 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the floor, grabbed 11 rebounds, blocked three shots and came up with three steals to lead UCLA to a 78-58 rout of visiting Long Island on Wednesday night in Los Angeles. The Bruins (3-0) fell behind 5-2 less than two minutes into Wednesday’s contest, their last of three straight home tune-ups before heading to next week’s Maui Invitational. UCLA responded to the early deficit with a

Justin Hohn scored 25 points, Bent Leuchten added 19 points and UC Irvine knocked off No. 16 Southern California 70-60 on Tuesday in Los Angeles. The Anteaters (2-1) shot 5 of 9 from 3-point range in the second half, the last of which came from Devin Tillis with 37 seconds remaining. Tillis’ basket doubled UC Irvine’s lead and effectively put USC away. The Trojans (2-1), playing without senior point guard Boogie Ellis, committed 16 turnovers

Jordan Pope scored a career-high 25 points and added seven rebounds and five assists as Oregon State defeated visiting Appalachian State 81-71 in overtime Tuesday night in Corvallis, Ore. Tyler Bilodeau totaled 16 points and a team-high nine rebounds for the Beavers (3-0), who defeated Troy 81-80 in double overtime in their previous game. Dexter Akanno added 13 points, seven rebounds and four assists and KC Ibekwe scored a career-best 10 with eight boards. Terence

Jayden Nunn had a season-high 25 points to lead a powerful attack as No. 15 Baylor ran past Kansas City 99-61 on Tuesday in Waco, Texas, to stay undefeated. The Bears (4-0), playing their fourth game in eight days, dominated play in the first half, when they scored 51 points and built an 18-point advantage. The margin grew to 33 late in the game as Baylor reeled off an 11-0 run before its starters went

Trey Alexander recorded 23 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists to lead No. 8 Creighton to a 92-84 win over Iowa on Tuesday night in Omaha, Neb. Baylor Scheierman added 17 points and Francisco Farabello had 14 points for the Bluejays (3-0). Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 13 points and Fredrick King added 12 for Creighton in the Gavitt Tipoff Game featuring Big Ten and Big East teams. Ben Krikke scored 24 and Tony Perkins added 16

Hunter Dickinson scored 27 points and grabbed a career-best 21 rebounds to lead top-ranked Kansas to an 89-84 victory over No. 17 Kentucky on Tuesday night in the Champions Classic at Chicago. Dajuan Harris scored a career-high 23 points and added seven assists for Kansas (3-0), which beat Kentucky for the sixth time in the past eight meetings. KJ Adams Jr. added 16 points before fouling out and Kevin McCullar Jr. had 12 points, 10

Ole Miss has started the season with consecutive victories at home. Detroit Mercy has started the season with consecutive losses on the road. The Rebels will try to continue their trend and the Titans will try to end theirs when the teams meet Tuesday night in Oxford, Miss. Ole Miss (2-0) didn’t get breathing room until late in victories against Alabama State, 69-59 on Nov. 6, and Eastern Washington, 75-64 on Friday. “We’ve had back-to-back