BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Myles Rice scored 17 of his 23 points in the first half and No. 16 Indiana beat South Carolina 87-71 on Saturday.

Rice, a transfer from Washington State, made 7 of 10 shots, including 3 of 4 from three-point range and all six foul shots. The Hoosiers (3-0) were never seriously threatened in the second half, their smallest lead being eight points with 1:19 remaining.

Mackenzie Mgbako added 17 for Indiana.

Morris Ugusuk led the Gamecocks (2-2) with 18 points, including four three-pointers.

But the Gamecocks relied too much on 3-point shooting to try to make up for a poor shooting effort, finishing 8 of 29. Meanwhile, Indiana made 8 of 17. The Gamecocks weren’t strong enough to overcome the lack of interior scoring. presence generally provided by top scorer Collin Murray-Bowles, who scored a basket in 19 minutes before committing a foul.

Rice’s hot first half was instrumental in Indiana building a double-digit lead. The Hoosiers’ backcourt of Rice and Kanaan Carlyle, which averaged 11 total points in the first two games, had a breakout game as Carlyle added 12 points. The Hoosiers rely heavily on other scorers, so a productive backcourt makes them significantly stronger.

Murray-Bowles, who entered averaging a team-high 20.3 per game, scored just two points before sitting out eight minutes into the first half with two fouls. He sat again when he assessed his fourth foul with 15:34 remaining and fouled out with 8:16 remaining.

NO. 1 KANSAS 78, OAKLAND, MICH. 57

LAWRENCE, Kan. – AJ Storr had a season-high 16 points and three starters also reached double figures as No. 1 Kansas easily handled Oakland.

KJ Adams scored 10 of his 12 points in the first half, Rylan Griffen added 11 and Hunter Dickinson finished with 10. Dickinson led the Jayhawks with nine rebounds.

Kansas (4-0) pulled away methodically in the first half, leading by 22 at halftime. The Grizzlies never got closer than 18 in the second half. Kansas played the final 4:32 with only reserves in the game.

Allen Mukeba led Oakland (1-3) with 19 points and Tuburu Naivalurua added 12.

Oakland struggled from three-point range, shooting 6 of 23 (26.1 percent) and was dismal from the free throw line (3 of 12).

NO. 6DUC 86, WOFFORD 35

DURHAM, N.C. — Tyrese Proctor scored 15 points and No. 6 Duke rebounded from its first loss of the season with a victory over Wofford.

The Blue Devils (3-1), who had just lost 77-72 to No. 19 Kentucky in the Champions Classic, led by as many as 51 points in their most lopsided victory of the season.

Isaiah Evans contributed 14 points, Caleb Foster 13 and Khaman Maluach added 11.

Duke opened a 39-point lead in the first half and held Wofford to 24.6 percent shooting for the game. The Terriers (1-3) went more than six minutes without scoring in the first half as the Blue Devils went into the break up 51-14.

Kyler Filewich and Corey Tripp scored 12 each for Wofford.

NO. 14 CREIGHTON 79, MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY 56

OMAHA, Neb. – Freshman Jackson McAndrew scored 15 points off the bench and Ryan Kalkbrenner had 14 points and 12 rebounds to lead No. 14 Creighton past Missouri-Kansas City.

Isaac Traudt scored 13 points, Steven Ashworth added 11 and Arizona State transfer Jamiya Neal had his first double-double for Creighton with 11 points and 11 rebounds.

McAndrew, Traudt and Ashworth each made 3 three-pointers for the Bluejays (4-0), who won their first four games by an average of 24.3 points.

Jamar Brown had 12 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, the most for a Missouri-Kansas City player in two seasons. Jayson Petty had 12 points and Cameron Faas added 10.

NO. 25 MISSISSIPPI 84, STATE OF COLORADO 69

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. – Jaylen Murray scored 16 points and No. 25 Mississippi beat Colorado State.

Mikeal Brown-Jones scored 14 points for the Rebels (4-0), while Malik Dia and Dre Davis added 11 points each.

Matthew Murrell, a three-year starter at the Rebels’ shooting guard, made a three-pointer to open the game after missing the previous game with a back injury and scored 10 points.

Jalen Lake and Nique Clifford led Colorado State (3-1) with 21 and 18 points, respectively. The Rams trailed 45-26 at halftime, but trailed by nine points in the second half by making nine three-pointers, including five by Lake.

Ole Miss took a 36-15 lead in the first 13 minutes and shot 15 of 24 from the floor, including five three-pointers from five players.

TOP 25 WOMEN

NO. 20 KENTUCKY 71, NO. 18 LOUISVILLE 61, OT

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Georgia Amoore scored 19 points, Teonni Key added a career-high 17 and No. 20 Kentucky beat No. 18 Louisville in overtime, ending a seven-game losing streak in the series for its first victory against the Cardinals. since 2015.

Kentucky shot 7 of 13 from the field and outscored Louisville 16-3 in overtime.

Louisville’s Merissah Russell’s layup tied the game 58-58 with 26 seconds left in regulation. On the ensuing possession, Ja’Leah Williams blocked Amoore’s three-point attempt at the buzzer to force overtime.

Amoore shot 7 of 17 from the field and made 3 three-pointers with 9 assists. Key made 7 of 12 shots and grabbed nine rebounds.

Dazia Lawrence scored 14 points for Kentucky (4-0). Clara Strack added 12 points and nine rebounds. Amelia Hassett scored nine points and grabbed 13 rebounds.

Imari Berry scored 14 points and made four of the Cardinals’ six three-pointers. Tajianna Roberts added 12 points for Louisville (2-2).

Williams scored eight of his nine points in the first half and the Cardinals led 30-27 at the break. Berry’s three-pointer increased the lead to 46-39 with 1:08 left in the third.

DRY MEN

OKLAHOMA 85. STETSON 64

NORMAN, Okla. – Kobe Elvis scored 24 points, Jalon Moore added 21 and slow-starting Oklahoma beat Stetson.

Jordan Wood and Abramo Canka scored three points in an 8-0 run that put Stetson within 51-43 with 14 minutes left. Minutes later, Oklahoma took control as Moore scored 11 points in a 16-0 run that gave Oklahoma a 70-46 lead with 7 1/2 minutes remaining.

Jeremiah Fears scored 11 points for Oklahoma and Sam Godwin grabbed 10 rebounds.

Canka led the Hatters with 22 points. He made 4 of 5 three-pointers. Wood added 11 points but was 1 of 7 on three-pointers.

Oklahoma trailed or was tied for the first 9 1/2 minutes before finally taking a 20-19 lead on a Godwin layup. The Sooners outscored the Hatters 24-9 over the rest of the first half. Elvis led the way in the first half with 19 points on 8-of-9 shooting and 3-of-4 three-pointers.

Stetson had 23 turnovers compared to 11 for Oklahoma.

VANDERBILT 94, JACKSON STATE 82

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Jason Edwards scored 16 points and Tyler Nickel had 15 points as Vanderbilt beat Jackson State.

AJ Hoggard scored 13 points, reserve Jaylen Carey 11 and Devin McGlockton 10 for Vanderbilt, which had nine players. Despite being outshot 43-32, Vanderbilt made 16 of 38 from three-point range, compared to 7 of 19 for the Tigers.

Shannon Grant and Marcus Watson Jr. each scored 16 points, Jayme Mitchell Jr. 15 and Dorian McMillan 13 for Jackson State (0-4).

Vanderbilt took a 9-0 lead before Jackson State rallied to get within 18-17. MJ Collins Jr. made back-to-back layups for a 47-34 lead and Vanderbilt kept its lead in double digits the rest of the way.

The Commodores are averaging 91.5 points per game and are off to their first 4-0 start since the 2018-19 season, a year in which they went winless (0-18) in the SEC.

TEXAS 89, MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 43

AUSTIN, Texas — Kansas State transfer Arthur Kaluma and freshman Tre Johnson scored 18 points each to help Texas beat Mississippi Valley State.

Texas (3-1) has won three straight since an 80-72 loss to Ohio State in the Hall of Fame series in the season opener.

Julian Larry scored 13 points, Kadin Shedrick 12 and Jordan Pope 10 for the Longhorns.

Alvin Stredic led Mississippi Valley State (1-3) with 11 points and eight rebounds. Greg Moore scored 10 points.

Jayson Kent and Larry made back-to-back layups to put Texas ahead for good at 14-12 with 9:55 left in the first half and spark a 17-5 run, including seven points from Kaluma, who gave Texas a double. -advances to single digits about 6 minutes later.

Shedrick threw down a dunk to give the Longhorns a 33-23 halftime lead, Johnson scored nine points in the first 3 minutes of the second half to extend the lead to 17 and a 14-run run. 0 made the score 62-32 with 10:45 left after Johnson and Pope capped the spurt with consecutive three-pointers.

After Antonio Sisk made a layup to end MVSU’s 4-plus minute drought, Texas used another 14-0 run to take a 42-point lead when Larry was fouled. a foul as he made a layup and hit the free throw with 6:31 left. .