Mackinnon’s six 3s ignite LSU's blowout of Omaha 99-73
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Max Mackinnon drilled six 3s on his way to 22 points as LSU overpowered Omaha 99–73 on Thursday night.
Mackinnon ignited a Tigers' offense that overwhelmed the Mavericks from every angle. Dedan Thomas Jr. steered the attack with 15 points and 10 assists, repeatedly carving up Omaha’s defense and feeding shooters as LSU stretched a 13-point halftime lead into a rout.
Omaha hung around early in the second half behind Lance Waddles, who hit four 3s and finished with 19 points. His triple at the 12:22 mark cut the deficit to 69–48 — which was as close as the Mavericks would get. LSU answered immediately as Mackinnon drilled a pair of deep 3s.
Jalen Reed delivered 11 points and seven boards off the bench for LSU. Mike Nwoko closed with 14 points and LSU’s shooters combined to hit 15 of 33 from deep while shooting 52% overall. The Tigers also won the glass 43–39 and forced 12 turnovers.
Khamari Cooper had 15 points off the bench and Tony Osburn scored 13 for Omaha (2-4), which shot 39% and never found a counter once LSU’s perimeter shooting took hold. The Tigers led by as many as 29 before emptying the bench in the final minutes, closing out a dominant 5–0 start at home.
Dak's 18 points leads Colorado over UC Davis 95-79
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Bangot Dak erupted for 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting as Colorado overpowered UC Davis 95–79 on Sunday.
The Aggies (4-2) tied the game 54–54 with 13:27 left, briefly threatening to flip the game; Colorado (5-0) answered instantly when Dak hammered home a dunk, Felix Kossaras scored inside and Barrington Hargress finished at the rim on a three-possession surge that rebuilt the lead and signaled the game’s final turn.
Kossaras added 17 points, including a pair of 3s, during the second-half pullaway. Sebastian Rancik delivered 15 points and seven boards while Hargress orchestrated the offense with 13 points and nine assists. Colorado shot 60% (34 of 57) from the field and 60% (nine of 15) from downtown.
UC Davis had its moments as Marcus Wilson (21 points), Niko Rocak (19 points, 6-of-7 shooting) and Nils Cooper (14 and nine rebounds) kept the Aggies afloat early.
Eli Robinson's double-double propels Air Force over SIU Edwardsville 77-63
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Eli Robinson had 17 points and 10 rebounds to guide Air Force to a 77-63 victory over SIU Edwardsville on Friday night.
Caleb Walker added 16 points, nine rebounds and three blocks for the Falcons (2-4). Lucas Hobin had 12 points.
The Cougars (3-3) were led by Ring Malith with 17 points. Myles Thompson added 10 points and seven rebounds while Jack Campion also scored 10.
Air Force took the lead with 17:19 remaining in the first half and did not trail again. Wesley Celichowski led the Cowboys with 10 points in the first half for a 36-27 advantage at the break.
