No. 2 Maryland cruises past Cleveland State, 80-63
Maryland guard Jaylen Brantley (1) tries to dribble past Cleveland State forward Jibri Blount (5) during the first half Saturday.
Robert Carter had 17 points and eight rebounds as No. 2 Maryland defeated Cleveland State, 80-63, Saturday night in College Park, Md. Jared Nickens scored 16 points and freshman Diamond Stone had a season-high 15 for the Terrapins (6-0), who face a showdown with No. 9 North Carolina in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Tuesday night.
No. 4 Iowa State 84, Illinois 73: Georges Niang scored 23 points and the Cyclones (5-0) beat the Illini (3-4) in the championship game of the Emerald Coast Classic at Niceville, Fla.
at No. 16 Purdue 77, Lehigh 55: Sophomore center Isaac Haas scored 21 of his career-high 24 points in the second half and the Boilermakers (6-0) pulled away from the Mountain Hawks (0-6).
No. 24 Cincinnati 61, George Washington 56: Troy Caupain’s go-ahead three-point play with 1:38 to play helped the Bearcats (7-0) beat the Colonials (6-1) in the title game of the Barclays Center Classic in New York.
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