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Men's Basketball Recaps - Dec. 17
67
1 2 Final
UMKC 24 43 67
No. 13 West Virginia 56 56 112
WVU Coliseum - Morgantown, W.V.
112
Box Score

Player of the Game
LaVell Boyd led UMKC with 14 points, four rebounds, three assists and one steal.

Key Stats
  • UMKC shot 46 percent from the field, 32 percent from three-point range and just 57 percent from the free throw line on the game.
  • The Roos committed 27 turnovers in the loss, which West Virginia converted into 38 points.
  • Isaiah Ross and Xavier Bishop added 12 points apiece.

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UMKC: vs. UT Martin (Dec. 20)


61
1 2 Final
Chicago State 22 39 61
DePaul 60 49 109
Allstate Arena - Rosemont, Ill.
109
Box Score

Player of the Game
Fred Sims Jr. led Chicago State with 19 points and two steals.

Key Stats
  • DePaul out-rebounded the Cougars 44-25 on the game.
  • Chicago State was outscored 60-22 in the first half, as the Blue Demons shot 68 percent from the field on the half, compared to the 27 percent of the Cougars.
  • Clemmye Owens V added 14 points, while Trayvon Palmer was just shy of a double-double, finishing with 10 points and nine rebounds.

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Chicago State: at Missouri State (Dec. 19)


81
1 2 Final
NM State 40 41 81
Arizona State 38 32 70
Wells Fargo Arena - Tempe, Ariz.
70
Box Score

Player of the Game
Braxton Huggins led NM State with 24 points, including season-high six three-pointers.

Key Stats
  • The Aggies shot 50 percent from the field and drained 11 three-pointers to the four of the Sun Devils.
  • The last time NM State beat a Power 5 team in a true road game was in the opening game of the 1994-95 season in the Preseason NIT at USC (97-84).
  • Ian Baker added 19 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, while Eli Chuha posted his fourth double-double of the season with 13 points and 11 rebounds.

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NM State: vs. UC Irvine (Dec. 19)


58
1 2 Final
UT Rio Grande Valley 26 32 58
Houston 39 44 83
Hofheinz Pavilion - Houston
83
Box Score

Player of the Game
Antonio Green led UT Rio Grande Valley with 11 points while going 3-for-7 from beyond the arc.

Key Stats
  • UTRGV was within 10 (46-36) with 15:16 remaining in the second half after a three-point play by Xavier McDaniel Jr., but Houston scored the next nine points as part of a 21-4 run to push the game out of reach.
  • The Vaqueros were out-shot 52 percent to 35 percent on the game.
  • Green now has an NCAA-leading 59 three-pointers this season.

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UT Rio Grande Valley: vs. Wayland Baptist (Dec. 21)


62
1 2 Final
Mississippi Valley State 27 35 62
Grand Canyon 41 31 72
GCU Arena - Phoenix
72
Box Score

Player of the Game
DeWayne Russell led the Lopes with 22 points, four steals and three assists.

Key Stats
  • Grand Canyon drained 20-of-25 free throws, while Mississippi Valley State was just 6-of-10 at the line.
  • The Lopes edged the Devils on the boards, 35-33.
  • Fiifi Aidoo and Gerard Martin added 13 points apiece, while Kerwin Smith finished with 10 for Grand Canyon.

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Grand Canyon: vs. Alcorn State (Dec. 20)


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1 2 Final
Utah Valley 38 47 85
Weber State 41 52 93
Dee Events Center - Ogden, Utah
93
Box Score

Player of the Game
Brandon Randolph led the Wolverines with 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting. He also added five rebounds, five assists and two steals.

Key Stats
  • Weber State shot a blazing 60 percent from the field and 60 percent from three-point range on the game, while Utah Valley connected on 50 percent from the floor and 29 percent from downtown.
  • The Wildcats led by 14 with 3:02 remaining in the game when Utah Valley went on an 8-0 run to make it a six-point game with just over a minute to play, but that was as close as the Wolverines would get.
  • Zach Nelson added 14 points, while Conner Toolson and Isaac Neilson finished with 13 points each.

Up Next
Utah Valley: at UTSA (Dec. 21)