Idaho 78, Cal State Northridge 75
MOSCOW, Idaho (AP)-- Luciano de Souza sank two free throws with less than 16 seconds left to ice Idaho's 78-75 win over Cal State Northridge in a non-conference game Saturday night.
Mac Hopson and Kashif Watson each scored 17 points to lead the Vandals (13-13).
With 16 seconds left and Idaho leading 76-72, Idaho's Terrence Simmons moved back to receive an inbounds pass and fell. Mark Hill stole the pass and threw it to Matthew Wallace, who canned the 3, making it 76-75.
De Souza was fouled on the inbounds pass, made both free throws, and a desperation 3-point attempt by Hill was off the mark.
Idaho shot 68 percent from the floor, while the Matadors (12-12) shot 42 percent.
Kenny Daniels led Northridge with 19 points while Hill and Rob Haynes each scored 13.
Marvin Jefferson and de Souza each scored 13 points for Idaho.
Fresno State 71, UC Davis 70
DAVIS, Calif. (AP)-- Junior Sylvester Seay had 20 points, seven rebounds and four steals to lead Fresno State 71-70 over UC Davis on Saturday night.
Mychal Ladd had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Bryce Cartwright added 13 points and eight assists for the Fresno State Bulldogs (11-17), who have beaten UC Davis in 11 straight games.
Joe Harden had 25 points and Dominic Calegari scored 16 points for the UC Davis Bulldogs (12-15).
The Bulldogs led 18-10 until the Aggies went on a 20-10 run to take the lead 30-28 with 4:40 left in the first half. The Bulldogs finished the half on a 10-3 run to lead 38-33 at the half.
While the Bulldogs were behind 69-66, Seay made a 3-point shot with 1:21 left in the second half to tie the game. After the Aggies committed a turnover, Cartwright?s layup gave the Bulldogs a 71-69 margin with 47 seconds left to play.
After Harden made one of two free throws, Seay missed the front end of free throw shot with 23 seconds to go. UC Davis' Mark Payne shot was blocked by Nedeljiko with two seconds left sealed the victory for the Bulldogs.
New Mexico State 94, Cal State Fullerton 86
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP)-- Gordo Castillo scored 20 points as New Mexico State won its season-best fourth consecutive game by beating Cal State Fullerton 94-86 Saturday night.
The Aggies (15-12) trailed 44-43 at halftime of the non-conference game before Castillo scored nine of his team's points during a decisive 17-4 run early in the second half.
Castillo hit three of his six 3-pointers during the run that put New Mexico State ahead 71-60 with 11:16 remaining.
Cal State Fullerton (13-14) was led by senior guard Josh Akognon's 32 points.
The Titans closed to 92-86 with 24 seconds left but got no closer.
New Mexico State has now won six of its last seven games heading into the last two weeks of the regular-season in the Western Athletic Conference.
Louisiana Tech 69, Murray State 60
MURRAY, Ky. (AP)-- Magnum Rolle scored 25 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked four shots to lead Louisiana Tech to a 69-60 win over Murray State 69-60 on Saturday.
Kyle Gibson and Olu Ashaolu each chipped in with 16 points for the Bulldogs (12-16).
The Racers (15-11) were paced by Isaac Miles and Tyler Holloway, who scored 14 points apiece. Tony Easley added 12 points and 11 rebounds for Murray State.
Louisiana Tech shot 46.8 percent from the field (22-for-47) and totaled 14 assists.
Murray State outrebounded the Bulldogs 33-25, but turned the ball over 14 times. The Racers also shot 69.2 percent from the free-throw line (9-for-13).
Murray State shot 39.3 percent from the field (22-for-56), including 38.9 percent from 3-point range (7-for-18).
Saint Mary’s 75, #23 Utah State 64
MORAGA, Calif. (AP)-- Mickey McConnell scored a career-high 22 points, Omar Samhan had 17 points and 12 rebounds and St. Mary's held on to beat Utah State (No. 23 ESPN/USA Today, not ranked AP) 75-64 in a non-conference game on Saturday afternoon.
Diamon Simpson added 18 points and seven rebounds for the Gaels (22-5), who improved to 12-1 at home. The game was part of ESPN's BracketBuster series.
Jared Quayle scored 22 points and Gary Wilkinson added 16 for Utah State (25-3), which lost on the road for just the second time this season.
The Aggies, who were ranked No. 21 in the AP poll last week before falling to Boise State, have dropped two of three since their school record-tying 19-game winning streak.
It was the first meeting between the two schools since 1978.
Utah State trailed by 11 midway through the second half but pulled within 62-59 on Jared Quayle's 25-foot 3-pointer with 2:06 remaining. St. Mary's got a free throw from Samhan and Wayne Hunter followed with a 3-pointer but Quayle scored on a three-point play with 56.4 seconds left to make it 66-62.
McConnell then sank five free throws down the stretch and Samhan blocked a driving layup attempt by Wilkinson with 33 seconds left to seal the win.
McConnell, a sophomore making his fifth start in place of injured point guard Patty Mills, was nearly flawless offensively, going 6 of 6 from the floor and 9-for-11 from the free throw line to top his previous career high of 20 set a week ago against Portland.
Utah State had held four of its last five opponents under 60 points but had no answer for St. Mary's trio of Samhan, McConnell and Simpson. The 75 points by the Gaels are the second-most the Aggies have allowed in their last 15 games.
Samhan, matched against Wilkinson most of the afternoon, went 8 of 13 from the floor while notching his 11th double-double of the season and the 18th of his career. Simpson, meanwhile, had nine of his points over the final nine minutes when St. Mary's offense went cold, including an emphatic dunk with 3.7 seconds left.
The Gaels improved to 4-3 without Mills, who broke two bones in his right hand against Gonzaga on Jan. 29. St. Mary's is hopeful that Mills, who sat courtside wearing a suit with his right hand in a protective brace, will return in time for the West Coast Conference tournament which begins the first weekend in March.
Portland State 93, Boise State 81
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP)-- Jeremiah Dominguez scored 22 points and had eight assists to lead Portland State to a 93-81 victory over Boise State on Saturday.
Phil Nelson had 21 points for the Vikings, (19-9), who won their sixth straight home game, and Jamie Jones added 12 points and six rebounds.
Mark Sanchez led Boise State (17-9) with 16 points while Jamar Greene and Ike Okoye each added 14.
Portland State connected on 12 of its first 17 3-point attempts and opened a 42-25 lead with 6:18 left in the first half. The Vikings led by as many as 25 in the second half and withstood a late Bronco rally.
The Vikings shot 64 percent from the floor in the first half and 58 percent for the game.
BSU shot 54 percent for the game but was only 6-19 from 3-point range against 14-30 for Portland State.
Each team had 19 turnovers.
UC Riverside 53, San Jose State 52
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP)-- Kyle Austin and Javon Borum scored 15 points apiece, and UC Riverside held off San Jose State 53-52 on Saturday night despite going scoreless in the final five minutes.
Jesse LoBue had 10 points and seven rebounds for the Highlanders (15-10), who missed two field goal attempts and two free throws while committing four turnovers in the final 5:05 after Kyle Austin's basket put them ahead 53-46.
C.J. Webster scored four of San Jose State's six points down the stretch, but Adrian Oliver missed a jumper with 2 seconds left, capping a 2-for-10 shooting night for the Spartans' (11-14) leading scorer.
Oliver, who averages 19.5 points, managed just five against the Highlanders.
Webster led San Jose State with 15 points in a reserve role, and Robert Owens had 11 in the Spartans' final nonconference game of the season. San Jose State has lost four of five.
UC Irvine 76, Hawai?i 70
HONOLULU (AP)-- Chad DeCasas had 19 points, while Eric Wise pitched in 16 points and 10 rebounds as UC Irvine managed to hold off Hawaii for a 76-70 victory Saturday night.
The Anteaters (10-17) made all 11 free throws in the final two minutes to secure the win. The Rainbow Warriors (13-13) made it a one-possession affair five times in the last 3 1/2 minutes of the game, but were unable to catch the Anteaters.
UC Irvine jumped out to an early lead after they made seven of their first nine 3-pointers. A 15-2 run, with UC Irvine's points all coming from beyond the arc, gave the Anteaters a comfortable first-half cushion that eventually ballooned to 16 points and finally settled into a 38-24 halftime advantage.
After UC Irvine stretched its lead to 20 points early in the second half, Hawaii's slumbering offense awakened. The Rainbows went on a 20-6 run to narrow the deficit to just six points with 7:22 to play.
Hawaii had four players score in double-figures, led by Kareem Nitoto's 18 points.