Despite poor shooting, Alabama trounces Kent State

By Associated Press

Despite poor shooting, Alabama trounces Kent State

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabama shot 26% from 3-point range, 51% from the free throw line, committed 19 turnovers and still managed to beat Kent State 81-54 on Sunday.

Mark Sears led No. 6 Alabama with 16 points but also committed five turnovers; six of his 16 points came from the free throw line. The Crimson Tide (10-2) also got 13 points and three steals from Aden Holloway. Clifford Omoruyi (14 rebounds) and Grant Nelson (12) played a big role in Alabama's plus-20 rebounding margin.

Kent State (8-3) was led by nine points each from VonCameron Davis, Marquis Barnett and Delrecco Gillespie.

NO. 3 IOWA STATE 99, MORGAN STATE 72: Tamin Lipsey scored a season-high 20 points and the Cyclones (10-1) extended their winning streak to seven games as they rolled in Ames. Curtis Jones added 19 points off the bench. Keshon Gilbert scored 18 points on 8-of-9 shooting. Dishon Jackson added 12 points and tied his career highs in blocks and steals with five and two, respectively.

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Kameron Hobbs led the Bears (6-9) with 23 points, and Amahrie Simpkins scored 18 points.

NO. 8 KANSAS 87, BROWN 53: Zeke Mayo scored 25 points, Hunter Dickinson had 15 points and 13 rebounds, and the Jayhawks (9-2) rolled in Lawrence.

Mayo hit two of his five 3-pointers on consecutive possessions to extend the Kansas lead to 25 points with 12 minutes to play. He was coming off a 26-point performance in a 75-60 win over NC State on Dec. 14, the team's last outing.

Brown (7-4) stayed competitive in the first half, trailing by a point 10 minutes into the game. But the Bears' shooting touch went cold. Kino Lily Jr. scored 18 and Aaron Cooley and AJ Lesburt Jr. had six points each for Brown, which shot 26.7% (20 for 75).

NO. 14 OKLAHOMA 89, CENTRAL ARKANSAS 66: Duke Miles scored a season-high 29 points to lead the Sooners (12-0) in Norman. Jeremiah Fears had 19 points, and Jalon Moore added 17 for Oklahoma.

Layne Taylor scored 16 points, Elias Cato had 13 and Ben Fox added 12 for Central Arkansas (3-9).

NO. 19 CINCINNATI 84, GRAMBLING STATE 49: Aziz Bandaogo scored 15 points and the host Bearcats extended their winning streak to four games. Dillon Mitchell added 13 points and seven rebounds, and Day Day Thomas finished with 12 points for Cincinnati (10-1).

Ernest Ross scored 16 points, and Mikale Stevenson added 11 points and seven rebounds for Grambling (2-10), which lost its fifth straight game overall and seventh straight on the road.

NO. 24 MICHIGAN 89, PURDUE-FORT-WAYNE 58: Tre Donaldson had 16 points and six rebounds to lead the Wolverines (9-3) to an easy victory in Detroit.

Michigan needed less than 15 minutes to take a 20-point lead and led by 30 in the first minute of the second half. Vladislav Goldin added 13 points for the Wolverines, who had five players in double figures.

Jalen Jackson led all scorers with 27 points for the Mastodons (9-5), but Purdue-Fort Wayne didn't have another scorer with more than six points.

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