Tarkus Ferguson scored 20 points and Dominique Matthews added 19 to lead Illinois-Chicago to a 74-69 victory over Detroit on Friday night.
Ferguson and Matthews also made four 3-pointers apiece for the Flames (14-13, 7-7 Horizon League), who shot 10 of 22 from long range and have won three of their last four games.
Corey Allen scored 21 points for Detroit (6-20, 4-10). Jaleel Hogan added 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Malik Eichler made a layup to give Detroit its last lead, 62-61 with 4:25 to go. Marcus Ottey and K.J. Santos made layups, Ferguson scored five points and UIC led 70-64 with 1:44 remaining.
Allen converted a 4-point play to pull the Titans to 70-68, and Ottey made two free throws to stretch the Flames’ lead to 72-68. Allen and Ferguson both split free throws before Detroit’s Jaleel Hogan missed a pair of free throws with six seconds left.
Stanford 73, California 68
Dorian Pickens scored 23 points, Reid Travis had 19 with nine rebounds and Stanford held on to beat California 73-68 on Friday night.
Marcus Allen added 11 points for the Cardinal, who overcame an early 12-point deficit to beat their cross-bay rivals for the 21st time in the last 24 meetings between the two teams at Maples Pavilion.
Stanford (13-13, 5-9 Pac-12) won for only the second time in seven games and split the season series with California.
Pickens had nine points, including a pair of 3-pointers, as part of a 20-5 run in the second half when the Cardinal pulled away.
After California closed within 62-56 on Grant Mullins’ 3-pointer with 4:54 remaining, Allen made two free throws and Pickens scored on a jumper from the free-throw line as he was falling backward onto the court.
Jabari Bird scored 23 points and set a career-high with seven 3s for the Golden Bears (18-8, 9-5). Ivan Rabb added 16 points and 13 rebounds after being slowed by foul trouble in the first half.
Oakland 82, Valparaiso 71
Martez Walker scored 23 points and Oakland beat Horizon League leader Valparaiso 82-71 on Friday night to move within a game of first place in the league standings.
Oakland (20-7, 10-4 Horizon League) has won five straight. Valparaiso (21-6, 11-3) has lost two of its last four games since having its eight-game win streak snapped.
The game was tied at 34 early in the second half. Oakland used a 21-6 run for a 55-40 lead with 13 minutes to play. Walker converted a 3-point play, hit a 3 and had eight points during the stretch. The Crusaders pulled to 60-52 with 8:26 left but didn’t get closer.
Nick Daniels added 16 points for Oakland. Jalen Hayes had 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Alec Peters scored 22 points to lead Valparaiso. Shane Hammink had 15 points and Jaume Sorolla chipped in 14.
Our editors found this article on this site using Google and regenerated it for our readers.
