Charlotte and Tulsa picked up wins in American Athletic Conference men's basketball action on Tuesday, December 5.
Charlotte 85, Stetson 62 - Box Score
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Dishon Jackson had 19 points in Charlotte's 85-62 win over Stetson on Tuesday night.
Jackson had seven rebounds for the 49ers (5-3). Robert Braswell scored 15 points, shooting 4 for 4 (3 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free throw line. Igor Milicic Jr. shot 5 for 7, including 2 for 3 from beyond the arc to finish with 13 points.
Jalen Blackmon finished with 28 points for the Hatters (5-4,). Stetson also got nine points and five assists from Stephan D. Swenson. Cyncier Harrison also recorded eight points.
Tulsa 88, Loyola Chicago 77 - Box Score
TULSA, Okla. (AP) Keaston Willis had 15 points in Tulsa's 88-77 victory over Loyola Chicago on Tuesday night.
Willis also contributed five rebounds for the Golden Hurricane (5-2). PJ Haggerty scored 14 points while shooting 3 of 6 from the field and 7 for 9 from the foul line, and added five rebounds. Isaiah Barnes shot 5 for 8 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 1 of 3 from the free-throw line to finish with 14 points.
Jayden Dawson led the way for the Ramblers (5-4) with 26 points, seven rebounds and two steals. Loyola Chicago also got 11 points and two steals from Philip Alston. Braden Norris also had 11 points, seven assists and two steals.
No. 20 Illinois 98, No. 11 Florida Atlantic 89 - Box Score
NEW YORK (AP) Marcus Domask and Terrence Shannon Jr. each scored 33 points, a career high for both, as No. 20 Illinois shot 63% and surged ahead in the second half for a 98-89 victory over No. 11 Florida Atlantic in the Jimmy V Classic on Tuesday night.
Playing in this event for the second consecutive year, the Fighting Illini (7-1) won their fifth straight game thanks to Domask and Shannon, who combined for 49 points after halftime and finished a combined 25 of 35 from the field.
“I knew going in that was a smaller team so we could probably have our way inside,” Domask said. “Just trying to play within the offense. Terrence probably yells at me more than the coaches telling me to be aggressive and stuff like that.”
Domask shot 15 of 21 and surpassed his previous career high of 32 points set Jan. 29 for Southern Illinois at Illinois State. His big performance Tuesday came after he'd been held under double figures five times in seven games since transferring to Illinois.
“He’s unstoppable,” Shannon said. “I'm always on him about being aggressive and he (was) tonight and I was really proud of that, and he could do that every night."
Shannon went 10 for 14 and hit 11 of 13 free throws a year after leading Illinois to an overtime victory against Texas in this event. He topped his previous career high of 30 points set versus Monmouth in November 2022.
“Obviously, those two were pretty special tonight,” Illinois coach Brad Underwood said. “Heck of a college basketball game. That was terrific. It’s not often you shoot 63% and you need all of that to win.”
Domask and Shannon became the first Division I teammates to each score at least 30 points on 70% shooting in a game since Thomas Kenney and Drew Samuels did it for Marist in a 119-108 loss to Niagara in January 1999, according to OptaSTATS.
Vladislav Goldin had a career-best 23 points before fouling out in the final minute for Florida Atlantic (7-2), which made its first appearance at Madison Square Garden since beating Tennessee and Kansas State in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament in March to reach its first Final Four.
Johnell Davis added 19 points as the Owls shot 48% from the field. But they had few answers for Domask and Shannon on defense.
“Shannon is one of the most dynamic wings in the country and when we didn’t get our defense set and he had any seams or gaps in transition, he did a great job of attacking and getting downhill and was able to convert,” Florida Atlantic coach Dusty May said. “Domask, he was great. Obviously he took advantage of some of the things we typically are OK giving up and he continued to punish us.”
Shannon and Domask pushed Illinois to a 10-point lead with about 6 1/2 minutes left. Florida Atlantic twice cut it to two, but the Illini made nine free throws the rest of the way to ice it.
Coleman Hawkins returned to the starting lineup for Illinois after missing three games with a knee injury. The senior forward had six points and seven rebounds in 26 minutes.
Boise State 69, North Texas 64 - Box Score
BOISE, Idaho (AP) Chibuzo Agbo scored 27 points to lead Boise State to a 69-64 victory over North Texas on Tuesday night.
Agbo shot 7 for 11 (6 for 9 from 3-point range) and 7 of 9 from the free throw line for the Broncos (5-3). Tyson Degenhart scored 19 points and added three steals. Max Rice had seven points and was 1 of 8 shooting, including 1 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line.
Jason Edwards led the way for the Mean Green (5-3) with 20 points and three steals. Rubin Jones added 16 points for North Texas. In addition, C.J. Noland had 12 points and four steals.