Hoops Central

 #1 seed High Point is heading to the NCAA tournament with their win in the Big South title game over #2 seed Winthrop 91-76. Leading the way for the panthers was Rob Martin with 24 points, Terry Anderson had 18 and Cam'ron Fletcher had 17.  For Winthrop, Logan Duncomb led the way with 23 points, Kareem Rozier had 22 points and Daylen Berry had 18. High Point went 27/32 from the free throw line and had 14 assists.

 Ohio St got an upset win over #24 Wisconsin 86-60 at home yesterday. Leading the scoring for the Buckeyes was Bruce Thornton with 27 points, Devin Royal had 25, and Amare Bynum had 13. For the Badgers, Nicholas Boyd and John Blackwell both had 14 to lead the scoring. Ohio St won the rebounding advantage 33-27, and they went 13/19 from the free throw line. They go to 17-9 with the win, while Wisconsin falls to 18-8.

 #25 St John's got a win over Butler at home by the score of 92-70. Leading the way for St John's was Ian Jackson with 18 points, Zuby Ejiofor had 15 and Dillon Mitchell had 14. For Butler, Micheal Ajayi led the way with 19 points, and Drayton Jones had 4. St John's outrebounded Butler 39-27 and went 9/20 from 3.  St John's goes to 16-5 and Butler falls to 13-8.

 #10 Houston got a road win over TCU 79-70 back on Wednesday. Leading the way for the cougars was Kingston Flemings with 27 points, Emanuel Sharp had 23 and Milos Uzan had 10. For TCU, Xavier Edmonds led the way with 18 points, and David Punch had 16.  Houston outrebounded TCU 28-27 and went 22/24 from the free throw line. Houston goes to 18-2 and TCY falls to 13-8.

Nebraska improves to an impressive 20-0 record on the season with a win over Minnesota earlier today. Leading the scoring for Nebraska was Pryce Sandfort with 22 points, Sam Hoiberg and Jamarques Lawrence both had 14, and Cale Jacobsen has 7.  For Minnesota, Bobby Durkin led the way with 16 points, and both Cade Tyson and Jaylen Crocker-Johnson had 12. Nebraska outrebounded Minnesota 36-26. They also had 24 assists as well. Minnesota with the loss falls to 10-10.

 #7 Houston got a home win over Arizona St 103-73. Leading the scoring for Houston was Kingston Flemings with 20 points, Chris Cenac had 18, Emanuel Sharp and Milos Uzan both had 16 and Joseph Tugler had 12.  For Arizona St, Andrija Grbovic led the way with 14 points, Anthony Johnson had 12 and Noah Meesuen had 10.  Houston outrebounded ASU 32-25, they also had 22 assists and 12 steals.  Houston goes to 17-1 with the win while ASU falls to 10-8.

 Back on Wednesday, Stanford got a home upset win over #14 UNC 95-90. Leading the scoring for the cardinal was Ebuka Okorie with 36 points, Ryan Argwal had 20 and Benny Gealer had 5.  For UNC, Caleb Wilson and Henri Veesaar both had 20 points, Seth Trimble had 13 and Jarin Stevenson had 7.  Stanford went 16/28 from 3 and had 20 assists compared to only 7 for UNC. The cardinal goes to 14-4 and UNC falls to 14-3.