ULM cruises past Grambling 81-45

MONROE, La. (AP) Travis Munnings and Marcus Washington had 16 points each and ULM beat Grambling 81-45 on Wednesday night.

Jordon Harris added 15 points, Sam McDaniel scored 11 and the Warhawks (6-7) led the entire way.

ULM opened to a 27-7 lead while making 11 of their first 14 shots from the field and started the second half with a 16-0 run to lead 60-28 on Munnings' 3-pointer with 15:34 left.

The Tigers (5-8) were unable to string more than five points together and trailed by double digits after falling behind 16-5 with 14:41 left in the first half.

The Warhawks had 23 assists on 28 field goals and shot 56 percent. Harris hit four 3-pointers and Louisiana-Monroe made 11 of 18 from long range.

Remond Brown had 12 points and Nigel Ribeiro scored 11 for Grambling.

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UMass beats Georgia State 74-65 for 4th straight victory

ATLANTA (AP) Dejon Jarreau had 13 points, seven rebounds and five assists to lead a balanced Massachusetts attack in a 74-65 victory over Georgia State on Wednesday.

Luwane Pipkins hit a 3-pointer with 9:41 left to give UMass its largest lead at 57-43. Georgia State was down by 14 points again at the 4:51 mark until the Panthers scored eight straight to stay close. But Pipkins grabbed an offensive rebound on the Minutemen's next possession and Donte Clark made a basket for a three-possession lead.

Rashaan Holloway, Clark and Pipkins each scored 12 points for UMass (10-3), which won its fourth straight. Holloway grabbed nine rebounds, Pipkins made three of the Minutemen's seven 3-pointers and C.J. Anderson had 10 points and five steals.

UMass trailed 17-10 before scoring the next 18 points - with five from Holloway - for an 11-point lead. The Minutemen controlled the boards in the first half by a 21-13 margin to help build a 36-27 lead at the half.

Jeremy Hollowell paced Georgia State (7-5) with 16 points and Malik Benlevi added 13.