USF 76, Appalachian State 69
TAMPA, Fla. – Appalachian State men's basketball trimmed a 12-point second half deficit to as little as three points, but came up on the short end of a 76-69 decision at South Florida on Saturday afternoon.
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ULM 74, Stephen F. Austin 58
MONROE, La. – Michael Ertel and JD Williams combined for 40 points to lead ULM to a 74-58 non-conference victory over Stephen F. Austin Saturday, Dec. 15 in Fant-Ewing Coliseum. The Warhawks led from start to finish while remaining unbeaten at home (3-0) this season.
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Louisiana Tech 83, Louisiana 62
LAFAYETTE, La. – Anthony Duruji scored all 15 of his points in the second half, including five during a decisive 24-6 run, as Louisiana Tech sank a season-high 13 3-pointers and used a big second half to defeat the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, 83-62, on Saturday at the Cajundome. DaQuan Bracey scored a team-high 16 points to lead four players in double figures as Louisiana Tech (9-3) won its fifth straight game and claimed its first win in the Cajundome since a 61-59 victory on November 15, 2008.

Texas State 77, UTRGV 68
EDINBURG, Texas – Tre'Larenz Nottingham scored 19 points to lead four players in double figures as the Texas State men's basketball team won its eighth straight game with a 77-68 victory at the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley on Saturday night in UTRGV Fieldhouse. In addition to Nottingham's 19 points, Nijal Pearson added 16 points, Eric Terry had 15 points and Alex Peacock netted 10. Lesley Varner II led UTRGV with a game-high 20 points and Tyson Smith scored 16.

Kansas State 71, Georgia State 59
MANHATTAN, Kan. – After Georgia State took the lead with just under 10 minutes to play, No. 24/25 Kansas State finished the game on a 21-6 run to top Georgia State 71-59 on Saturday night at Bramlage Coliseum.