College hoops roundup: Vaaks has 24 as Providence downs Creighton 93-88
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Stefan Vaaks scored 24 points as Providence beat Creighton 93-88 on Friday night.
Vaaks added seven assists for the Friars (9-9, 2-5 Big East Conference). Jamier Jones scored 18 points while shooting 8 of 16 from the field and 2 for 6 from the line and added 11 rebounds. Oswin Erhunmwunse shot 6 of 9 from the field and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 14 points, while adding 13 rebounds.
Jasen Green led the way for the Bluejays (11-8, 5-3) with 26 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Creighton also got 17 points and two steals from Josh Dix. Blake Harper also had 16 points, eight rebounds and four assists.
Jones scored 13 points in the first half and Providence went into the break trailing 46-45. Vaaks scored 15 points in the second half.
Andrews puts up 21 as Boise State defeats Colorado State 79-73
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Dylan Andrews scored 21 points as Boise State beat Colorado State 79-73 on Friday night.
Andrews shot 5 of 11 from the field, including 4 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 7 for 8 from the line for the Broncos (10-8, 2-5 Mountain West Conference). Andrew Meadow scored 15 points, going 5 of 9 from the floor, including 3 for 6 from 3-point range, and 2 for 4 from the line. Drew Fielder shot 3 for 7 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line to finish with 11 points.
The Rams (11-7, 2-5) were led in scoring by Brandon Rechsteiner and Rashaan Mbemba, who scored 17 points apiece. Jevin Muniz had 14 points, eight rebounds and four assists.
Boise State went into halftime ahead of Colorado State 39-30. Andrews scored 10 points in the half. Boise State went on a 10-0 run to make it a 70-59 lead with 3:46 left in the half. Andrews scored 11 second-half points.
