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College basketball: Seton Hall keeps rolling with win over St. John’s

Seton Hall guard Khadeen Carrington looks to pass around St. John's guard Justin Simon during the second half Sunday.
(Adam Hunger / Associated Press)
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Khadeen Carrington scored 24 points to help No. 23 Seton Hall beat St. John’s 75-70 on Sunday at Newark, N.J.

Desi Rodriguez had 23 points and nine rebounds for the Pirates (13-2, 2-0 Big East Conference). Myles Powell had 16 points, and Angel Delgado finished with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Seton Hall has won four games in a row and nine of 10.

The Red Storm (10-4, 0-2) played without scoring leader Shamorie Ponds, the conference’s No. 3 scorer at 20.1 points per game, who injured a knee Thursday night against Providence.

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Tariq Owens led the Red Storm with 19 points, and Marvin Clark II scored 18 before fouling out.

The Pirates were 10 of 18 in three-point shots in the first half and 13 of 29 overall.

at No. 2 Michigan State 108, Savannah State 52: Miles Bridges had 19 points and 21 rebounds, and the Spartans (14-1) won their 13th game in a row. They held the Tigers (3-12) scoreless over the last 8 minutes 50 seconds of the second half during a 32-0 run.

at No. 16 Kentucky 66, Georgia 61: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored five of his 21 points down the stretch and the Wildcats (11-2, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) rallied despite shooting a season-low 32% from the field. Yante Maten had 17 points for the Bulldogs (9-3, 0-1), who missed their first 11 three-point shots and finished two for 21.

at No. 21 Cincinnati 82, Memphis 48: Gary Clark had 13 points and 10 rebounds for his fourth double-double this season, Jarron Cumberland scored 15 points and the Bearcats (12-2, 1-0 American Athletic Conference) were in control by halftime. Kareem Brewton Jr. led the Tigers (9-5, 0-1) with 17 points.

at No. 25 Creighton 83, Providence 64: Marcus Foster scored 18 points to lead five Bluejays (11-3, 1-1 Big East) in double figures. Creighton never trailed and went on a 13-4 run spanning the halves to take control. The Friars (10-5, 1-1) missed nine of their first 10 three-point shots and finished three for 23.

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Utah 66, at Oregon State 64: Justin Bibbins scored 18 points and the Utes (10-3, 2-0 Pac-12 Conference) held on when the Beavers (9-5, 1-1) turned the ball over with 1.4 seconds to play.

at Oregon 77, Colorado 62: Troy Brown had a season-high 21 points and seven rebounds, and Elijah Brown scored 17 points to help lift the Ducks (11-4, 1-1). The Buffaloes (8-6, 0-2) got 20 points from Namon Wright but committed 20 turnovers and had a season-low eight free throws.

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No. 11 UCLA 82, at No. 20 California 46: Monique Billings had 20 points for the Bruins (10-3, 1-1 Pac-12 Conference). Kristine Anigwe had 15 points for the Golden Bears (10-3, 1-1).

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at Stanford 72, USC 65: Sadie Edwards had 20 points for the Trojans (10-3, 0-2 Pac-12), who led by 12 points in the first quarter but couldn’t hold off the Cardinal (8-6, 2-0).

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