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Victor Okojie’s double-double propels UMass Lowell to 89-79 victory over Albany

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Victor Okojie had 22 points and 11 rebounds to power UMass Lowell to an 89-79 victory over Albany on Saturday night.

Angel Montas added 21 points and six rebounds for the River Hawks (10-15, 5-5 America East Conference). Xavier Spencer shot 6 for 10 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 18 points.

Amir Lindsey finished with 23 points, seven assists and two steals for the Great Danes (8-17, 4-6). Okechukwu Okeke added 20 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks. Jaden Kempson finished with 18 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Nate Heise hits go-ahead 3-pointer in No. 6 Iowa State’s 70-67 win over No. 2 Houston

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Nate Heise hit a go-ahead 3-pointer and Tamin Lipsey came up with an offensive rebound in the final seconds to cap No. 6 Iowa State’s rally in a 70-67 victory over Big 12 leader and second-ranked Houston on Monday night. Heise was 3 for 3 from 3-point range hours after sister Taylor Heise scored to help the U.S. Women's Olympic hockey team beat Sweden 5-0 to reach the gold-medal game in Milan. The Cyclones (23-3, 10-3) closed with a 17-4 run to take down a second top-10 team in three days. Iowa State topped No. 8 Kansas 74-56 on Saturday. The Cougars (23-3, 11-2) had their six-game winning streak snapped and their conference lead was cut to a half-game over No. 4 Arizona heading into their matchup Saturday in Houston. Iowa State is third, a game behind Houston.
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