Charleston defeats Colorado State 74-64
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Led by Jaylon Scott's 12 points, the Charleston (SC) Cougars defeated the Colorado State Rams 74-64 on Friday night.
The Cougars are now 4-1 with the victory and the Rams dropped to 4-1.
Colorado takes down another ranked team, No. 24 Texas A&M
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — KJ Simpson had career-highs of 30 points and six steals and Colorado beat No. 24 Texas A&M 103-75 at the Myrtle Beach Invitational.
It was the second ranked opponent Colorado has beaten in a five-day span after topping then-No. 11 Tennessee 78-66 on Sunday.
Simpson’s sixth steal led to a fast-break dunk with 1:18 left. He was subbed out after making 11-of-17 shots, including four 3-pointers, and grabbing seven rebounds.
Colorado made just six 3-pointers on 25 attempts in its tournament-opening loss to UMass on Thursday. But the Buffaloes responded by going 16 of 32 from distance against Texas A&M, with five makes by Ethan Wright.
Maldonado scores 28 points to send Wyoming past Howard 78-71
ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands (AP) — Hunter Maldonado scored 28 points, 19 in the second half, and Wyoming beat Howard 78-71 in a Paradise Jam contest.
Elijah Hawkins scored 14 points for Howard.
