United Athletic Conference

	68	1 2 Final UMKC 31 37 68 South Dakota State 32 45 77 Frost Arena - Brookings, S.D.	77
Box Score

Player of the Game
LaVell Boyd led the Roos with 19 points, six assists, five rebounds and a career-high five steals.

Key Stats

• UMKC shot 38 percent from the floor, 38 percent from beyond the arc and 79 percent from the foul line, while SDSU shot 56 percent from the field, 42 percent from long range and 63 percent from the free throw line.
• The Jackrabbits outscored UMKC 34-14 in the paint and 37-10 in bench points. The Roos posted an 18-12 advantage in second-chance points and forced 22 turnovers.
• Isaiah Ross added 17 points, including five three-pointers, while Kyle Steward finished with a career-high 16 points to go with six rebounds.

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UMKC: at Kansas (Dec. 6)

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	83	1 2 OT Final Chicago State 34 36 13 83 Western Illinois 32 38 6 76 Western Hall - Macomb, Ill.	76
Box Score

Player of the Game
Fred Sims Jr. scored a career-best 30 points, including eight in overtime, to go with three assists, two rebounds and a steal.

Key Stats

• Chicago State outscored Western Illinois 13-6 in overtime as Sims Jr. and Clemmye Owens V combined to score all 13 of the Cougars' points.
• Chicago State shot 48 percent from the field, 61 percent from three-point range and 70 percent from the free throw line on the game, while the Leathernecks connected on 40 percent from the floor, 43 percent from downtown and 84 percent from the charity stripe.
• Trayvon Palmer finished with 16 points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds, while Owens V added 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting and hit all three of his three-point attempts.

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Chicago State: at Bradley (Dec. 10)

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	74	1 2 Final UT Rio Grande Valley 33 41 74 Portland State 35 52 87 Stott Center - Portland, Ore.	87
Box Score

Player of the Game
Nick Dixon led UTRGV with 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting, including 3-of-5 from behind the arc. He also added three rebounds, two assists and a steal.

Key Stats

• The game was tied at 55 with 9:43 left, but the Vikings used a 17-3 run to put the game out of reach.
• The Vaqueros were out-shot 57 percent to 48 percent from the field and 59 percent to 36 percent from three-point range.
• Antonio Green scored 16 points on 5-of-11 shooting with four assists, while Gage Loy added a career-high 12 points.

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UT Rio Grande Valley: at Portland (Dec. 5)

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	85	1 2 Final Long Beach State 36 49 85 NM State 41 52 93 Pan American Center - Las Cruces, N.M.	93
Box Score

Player of the Game
Braxton Huggins scored a game-high 26 points, including five three-pointers, to go with four rebounds and three assists.

Key Stats

• The Aggies had five players in double-digit scoring, as joining Huggins were Eli Chuha (19), Sidy N'Dir (18), Ian Baker (15) and Jemerrio Jones (10).
• Jones also pulled down 13 rebounds for his first double-double of the season.
• Long Beach State outscored the Aggies 34-28 in points in the paint and 41-15 in bench points.

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NM State: vs. New Mexico (Dec. 10)

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	79	1 2 Final No. 14 Louisville 36 43 79 Grand Canyon 37 33 70 GCU Arena - Phoenix	70
Box Score

Player of the Game
DeWayne Russell scored a Grand Canyon Division I record 42 points, the highest individual point total by a WAC player since the 2013-14 season. He also added three rebounds, two assists and a steal.

Key Stats

• The Lopes led the 14th-ranked Cardinals 37-36 at halftime.
• Louisville won the rebounding battle, 36-25, including 14-6 on the offensive end.
• The Cardinals outscored Grand Canyon 38-5 in bench points and 44-22 in the paint.

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Grand Canyon: vs. San Diego State (Dec. 7)

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	71	1 2 Final UTSA 36 35 71 Utah Valley 32 43 75 UCCU Center - Orem, Utah	75
Box Score

Player of the Game
Conner Toolson led all players with 29 points on 12-of-18 shooting. He also nabbed three steals.

Key Stats

• Utah Valley out-shot the Roadrunners 48 percent to 37 percent from the field and 71 percent to 58 percent at the free throw line.
• UTSA out-rebounded the Wolverines 43-38, included 17-7 on the offensive glass.
• The Wolverines opened the second half on a 7-0 run to take the lead and never trailed again.

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Utah Valley: at Utah (Dec. 6)

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