Aden Holloway established career highs of 26 points and eight 3-pointers to help No. 5 Alabama roll to a 105-82 nonconference victory over South Dakota State on Sunday at Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Freshman Labaron Philon had the best game of his young career with 21 points and six assists for the Crimson Tide (11-2). Mark Sears had 20 points, including 6-for-14 3-point shooting. Grant Nelson added 17 points and eight rebounds and scored the game’s first eight points.
Alabama did connect on a season-best 19 3-point shots but also attempted 55 long-range shots (34.5 percent). The Tide also saw South Dakota State put up 49 points in the second half to keep the score relatively competitive.
South Dakota State (9-6) was led by Washington State transfer Oscar Cluff, who had 21 points and 15 rebounds, including seven offensive boards. The Jackrabbits connected on 11 of 26 3-point shots (42.3 percent).
No. 6 Florida 85, Stetson 45
Alijah Martin scored 18 points and Will Richard added 17 on 8-of-11 shooting as the Gators crushed the visiting Hatters in Gainesville, Fla.
Walter Clayton Jr. paired 12 points with seven assists for Florida (13-0), which begins Southeastern Conference play with three straight matchups against currently ranked opponents. Florida shot 50.7 percent overall and held a 34-2 advantage in fast-break points.
Mehki Ellison scored 15 points to lead the Hatters (2-11), who finished 26.5 percent from the floor and fell to 0-3 this season against SEC foes.
No. 9 Oregon 89, Weber State 49
The Ducks led for all but the first 1:11 of the game, shooting 55 percent from the field in a victory over the Wildcats in the final nonconference game for both teams in Eugene, Ore.
Oregon (12-1) has won three consecutive games since losing at home to UCLA in a Big Ten game three weeks ago. The Ducks had five scorers in double figures, led by Jackson Shelstad, who had 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field.
Blaise Threatt was Weber State’s lone scorer in double figures with 15 points. The Wildcats (6-8) head into Big Sky play having lost four of their past six games.
No. 12 Oklahoma 89, Prairie View A&M 67
Jalon Moore led the host Sooners with 22 points as they finally put away the pesky Panthers in Norman, Okla.
Jeremiah Fears scored 19 points and Duke Miles added 17 for the Sooners, who are 13-0 for the fourth time in program history and the first time since the 1987-88 season.
Tanahj Pettway led PVAMU with 22 points, while Marcel Bryant added 14. Braelon Bush and Jordan Tillmon each chipped in 11 points for PVAMU (1-12) which played without leading scorer Nick Anderson (18.9 points per game).
No. 21 Purdue 83, Toledo 64
Braden Smith set career highs with 34 points and six 3-pointers as the Boilermakers pulled away from the Rockets for a victory in a nonconference matchup in West Lafayette, Ind.
Smith went 12 of 22 from the floor and added 12 assists and three steals for Purdue (9-4). Trey Kaufman-Renn added 23 points on 11-of-14 shooting, and Fletcher Loyer chipped in 17 points.
Sam Lewis collected 13 points and 11 rebounds, and Sonny Wilson also scored 13 points to lead Toledo (6-6).
No. 24 Illinois 117, Chicago State 64
Tomislav Ivisic scored a career-high 23 points to lead six players in double figures as the Fighting Illini raced past the visiting Cougars in Champaign, Ill.
Kylan Boswell also starred for the Fighting Illini (9-3) with 18 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
Gabe Spinelli scored 20 points for the winless Cougars (0-15) and Noble Crawford added 15. Illinois outshot Chicago State 62.1 percent (41 of 66) to 37.3 percent (25 of 67) from the field and outrebounded the visitors 47-23.
–Field Level Media
