Jalen Cone’s five 3-pointers provided the difference in a high-scoring first half and Cal avenged a 2017 postseason defeat with an 83-63 nonconference men’s basketball triumph over Cal State Bakersfield on Monday night in Berkeley, Calif. Cone, a Northern Arizona transfer, finished with a game-high 23 points for the Golden Bears (2-1), who were coming off a home loss to Pacific. Cone’s point total included 17 in the first half, helping Cal take a 49-34

Tre King and Keshon Gilbert scored 16 points apiece to lead four players in double figures and lift host Iowa State to an 86-55 win against Idaho State on Sunday in Ames, Iowa. Iowa State (3-0) led by as many as 32 points against the Bengals (1-2). The Cyclones enjoyed a 46-12 edge in points in the paint as they went just 4-for-13 from beyond the arc. Maleek Arington scored 11 of his 15 points

Eric Gaines posted a game-high 20 points, Alejandro Vasquez scored all 14 of his points in the second half and UAB took down Maryland 66-63 in the third-place game of the Asheville Championship on Sunday in Asheville, N.C. Gaines shot 8-for-13 from the field to power the Blazers (1-2), who scored 22 points off 15 Maryland turnovers. Vasquez set a season scoring best in part by shooting 8-for-8 from the foul line. His team went

Viktor Lakhin collected a career-high 26 points and 11 rebounds as host Cincinnati pulled away after halftime for an 85-73 victory over Eastern Washington on Sunday. The Bearcats (3-0) opened with three straight wins for the third time under coach Wes Miller thanks to Lakhin, who dominated the second half. Lahkin scored 18 points after halftime and was 6-of-7 shooting for the half. He was 9-for-12 on the game shots and also eclipsed his career

Aundre Hyatt scored a game-high 19 points and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer just before the midway point of the second half Sunday afternoon for host Rutgers, which fended off an upset bid by Bryant and escaped with a 66-57 win in Piscataway, N.J. Clifford Omoruyi posted a double-double (13 points, 15 rebounds) for Rutgers (2-1), which has won two straight following a season-opening loss to Princeton. Derek Simpson added 12 points as the Scarlet Knights

Marcus Tsohonis scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half as Long Beach State held off a second-half charge from DePaul to earn a 77-73 victory on Saturday night in Chicago. Lassina Traore had 17 points and 11 rebounds while Aboubacar Traore added 12 points and pulled down nine boards for the Beach (1-1), who led by as many as 22 points in the first half. However, Elijah Fisher scored 20 of his

Southern Conference preseason Player of the Year Vonterius Woolbright produced 22 points and 11 rebounds as Western Carolina held off a late Notre Dame rally to earn a 71-61 nonconference victory Saturday afternoon in South Bend, Ind. After Notre Dame trimmed a 17-point deficit to 3 with 3:45 to play, Woolbright sank six straight free throws to preserve Western Carolina’s first win over a Power 6 conference opponent since a 69-64 defeat of DePaul on

Trey Alexander recorded 21 points, seven rebounds, five steals and four assists to help No. 8 Creighton roll to an 89-60 victory over North Dakota State on Saturday afternoon at Omaha, Neb. Baylor Scheierman added 17 points and six assists for Creighton (2-0), which won its first two games by an average of 40 points. Star big man Ryan Kalkbrenner scored all 13 of his points in the second half for the Bluejays. Damari Wheeler-Thomas

J’Wan Roberts and L.J. Cryer combined for 32 points as the seventh-ranked Houston Cougars rolled to an 82-50 victory over the visiting Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders on Saturday. Roberts paired 17 points with nine rebounds while Cryer added 15 points including a pair of 3-pointers plus three assists to carry the Cougars (2-0), who labored shooting in the first half before opening the second with a dunking exhibition supported by their stifling defense. Cryer drilled