By R.L. Bynum
It’s going very well so far at Georgetown for Dontrez Styles.
The junior wing scored a career-high 26 points and three 3-pointers with eight rebounds, four assists (including two alley-oop passes) and two blocks Saturday afternoon as the host Hoyas beat Mount St. Mary’s 83–72.
Styles leads the 2–2 Hoyas in scoring at 15.8 points per game, shooting 47.7% from the floor and 47.4 from 3-point range, and averaging 6.8 rebounds. He topped his previous career-high of 15 points, which he scored in the opener against Le Moyne and vs. Rutgers.
Saturday, Styles was 8 of 15 from the floor and 3 of 6 from 3-point range.
“I thought we got better again today,” Georgetown coach Ed Cooley said. “There were some hiccups, but I thought that we improved from the last game to this game, and that’s what we are looking for as we are building.”
Georgetown led by double digits for most of the game and had to hold off a late Mountaineers rally.
The Hoyas led 43–31 at halftime, and a Styles free throw gave them a 57–41 edge with 14:10 left.
After Mount St. Mary’s cut the lead to 61–50 with 11:37 remaining, a Styles free throw pushed the lead back to 14.
It’s a quick turnaround for Georgetown, which plays American at 4:30 Sunday (FS1).
Dawson Garcia has 14 points, six rebounds, two assists and two blocks in Minnesota’s 67–53 home victory over USC Upstate. The Gophers (3–1) are at home against Arkansas-Pine Buff at 9 p.m. Tuesday (Big Ten Network).
In Rutgers’ 80–51 home win Saturday over Saint Francis, Destiny Adams collected 11 points, four rebounds, two assists, a block and a steal and leads the team with a 14.4 scoring average for the 3–2 Scarlett Knights women
Rutgers plays at home Monday against Fairfield.
In the first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas, the No. 23 Ole Miss women knocked off Howard 67–43, and face either Arizona or Memphis in Sunday’s semifinals.
Kennedy Todd-Williams had three points, three rebounds and a steal in 22 minutes for the 2–1 Rebels.
Elliot Cadeau, Michigan guard
6–1, 180 pounds | Junior | UNC 2023–25 (2 seasons)
Roster situation — Starting point guard ahead of sophomore L.J. Cason
Season statistics — 20 games, 20 starts, 10.1 points, 43.7 FG%, 41.0 3P%, 67.9 FT%, 2.9 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 2.7 turnovers
Team record: 19–1, 7–1 Big Ten; Rank: No. 3
Tuesday: 75–72 win at No. 7 Nebraska — Started; 32:55, 7 points, 2–8 FG, 2–6 3FG, 1–2 FT, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 fouls, 8 turnovers, 2 steals, +9
Next game — 8 p.m. Friday at No. 7 Michigan State, Fox
Trayanna Crisp, Mississippi State guard
5–8 | Senior | UNC 2024–25 (1 season)
Roster situation — Starter
Season statistics — 20 games, 20 starts, 8.8 points, 40.3 FG%, 38.4 3P%, 85.7 FT%, 2.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists
Team record: 15–6, 2–5 SEC
Sunday: 85–78 loss at No. 24 Alabama — Started; 27 minutes, 11 points, 2–7 FG, 1–6 3FG, 6–6 FT, 3 rebounds, 2 assist, 2 turnovers
Next game — 5:30 Thursday at No. 15 Tennessee
RyLee Grays, Tulsa forward
6–4 | Junior | UNC 2023–24 (1 season)
Roster situation — One of four forwards competing for time
Season statistics — 20 games, 2.2 points, 47.6 FG%, 2–5 3FG, 75.9 FT%, 2.7 rebounds, 8 blocks, 6 steals
Team record: 14–6, 6–2 American
Tuesday: 77–48 win vs. Florida Atlantic — 16 minutes, 6 points, 1–2 FG, 0–1 3FG, 4–4 FT, 4 rebounds, 1 foul, 2 assists, 1 block
Next game — 3 p.m. Saturday vs. Memphis, ESPN+
Ian Jackson, St. John’s guard
6–5, 195 pounds | Sophomore | UNC 2024–25 (1 season)
Roster situation — Starter, sharing time in a point-guard-by-committee mix
Season statistics — 20 games, 13 starts, 10.8 points, 44.4 FG%, 36.4 3P%, 89.5 FT%, 2.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists
Team record: 15–5, 8–1 Big East; Rank: No. 25
Saturday: 88–83 win at Xavier — Started; 26 minutes, 16 points, 6–11 FG, 3–5 3FG, 1–3 FT, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 turnovers
Next game — 7 p.m. Wednesday vs. Butler, Peacock, NBCSN
Puff Johnson, Ohio State
6–8, 190 pounds | Graduate | UNC 2020–23 (3 seasons)
Roster situation — Reserve
Team record: 14–6, 6–4 Big Ten
Season statistics — 2 games, 18 minutes, 2 points, 1–3 FG, 0–1 FT, 3 rebounds
Friday: 74–62 loss at No. 3 Michigan — 5 minutes, 1 foul, -9
Monday: 84–78 win vs. Penn State — 13 minutes, 2 points, 1–3 FG, 0–1 FT, 3 rebounds, 2 fouls, 1 turnover
Next game — 2 p.m. Saturday at Wisconsin, Fox
Teonni Key, Kentucky forward
6–4 | RS senior | UNC 2022–24 (2 seasons)
Roster situation — Starting forward
Season statistics — 14 games, 14 starts, 11.0 points, 54.9 FG%, 1–12 3FG, 70.7 FT%, 6.5 rebounds, 1.4 blocks
Team record: 17–5, 4–4 SEC; Rank: No. 18
Thursday: 69–58 loss at No. 17 Tennessee and Saturday: 72–67 loss vs. No. 23 Georgia — Missed both games recovering from a dislocated elbow
Next game — 2 p.m. Sunday at Arkansas, SEC Network
Ven-Allen Lubin, N.C. State forward
6–9, 250 pounds | Senior | UNC 2024–25 (1 season)
Roster situation — Starting center
Season statistics — 21 games, 21 starts, 13.6 points, 68.5 FG%, 33.3 3P%, 72.7 FT%, 7.0 rebounds
Team record: 15–6, 6–2 ACC
Tuesday: 88–68 win vs. Syracuse — Started; 26:14, 18 points, 8–8 FG, 2–2 FT, 9 rebounds, 2 fouls, 2 assists, +9
Next game — 3:45 Saturday at Wake Forest, The CW
Plays UNC —7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, ESPN or ESPN2
Tyler Nickel, Vanderbilt wing
6–7, 220 pounds | Senior | UNC 2022–23 (1 season)
Roster situation — Starting forward
Season statistics — 20 games, 20 starts, 14.7 points, 51.5 FG%, 46.3 3P%, 82.1 FT%, 3.3 rebounds, 1.4 assists
Team record: 17–3, 4–3 SEC: Rank: No. 18
Saturday: 88–56 win at Mississippi State — Started; 27:57, 13 points, 5–10 FG, 3–8 3FG, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 1 turnover, 3 steals, team-high +37
Next game — 9 p.m. Tuesday vs. Kentucky, ESPN
Paulina Paris, SMU guard
5–9 | Senior | UNC 2022–24 (2 seasons)
Roster situation — Starting guard
Season statistics — 18 games, 11 starts, 9.7 points, 40.2 FG%, 23.2 3P%, 69.7 FT%, 3.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists
Team record: 8–13, 1–8 ACC
Thursday: Florida State 73, SMU 51 — Started; 20:25, 4 points, 2–7 FG, 0–4 3FG, 2 rebounds, 1 foul, 2 assists, 2 steals, +1
Sunday: Miami 75, SMU 66 — Didn’t start; 10:52, 0–2 FG, 4 fouls, 1 assist, 1 turnover, 1 steal, -7
Next game — 7 p.m. Thursday at Clemson, ACCN Extra
Plays UNC — 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, at Carmichael Arena, ACCN
Will Shaver, Samford center
6–10, 265 pounds | RS junior | UNC 2022–23 (1 season)
Roster situation — Reserve minutes
Season statistics — 19 games, 2.8 points, 48.8 FG%, 40.0 3P%, 53.3 FT%, 2.2 rebounds, 13 assists, 8 blocks, 3 steals
Team record: 10–11, 3–5 Southern Conference
Wednesday: 88–78 loss at Wofford — 4 minutes, 0–1 FG, 1 foul, 1 assist
Saturday: 75–64 win vs. Chattanooga — 8 minutes, 2 points, 1–2 FG, 0–3 FT, 1 rebound, 2 fouls
Next game — 5 p.m. Thursday at Furman, CBSSN
Cade Tyson, Minnesota wing
6–7, 180 pounds | Senior | UNC 2024–25 (1 season)
Roster situation — Starter
Season statistics — 20 games, 20 starts, 20.1 points, 50.4 FG%, 40.0 3P%, 80.1 FT%, 5.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists
Team record: 10–10, 3–6 Big Ten
Saturday: 76–57 loss vs. No. 7 Nebraska — Started; 30 minutes, 12 points, 5–9 FG, 2–4 3FG, 0–1 FT, 6 rebounds, 3 fouls, 2 assists, 1 turnover
Next game — 9 p.m. Wednesday at Wisconsin, Big Ten Network
Jalen Washington, Vanderbilt center
6–9, 240 pounds | Senior | UNC 2022–25 (3 seasons)
Roster situation — Backup center
Season statistics — 20 games, 1 start, 9.6 points, 60.4 FG%, 26.1 3P%, 72.5 FT%, 5.4 rebounds, 1.4 blocks
Team record: 17–3, 4–3 SEC: Rank: No. 18
Saturday: 88–56 win at Mississippi State — Didn’t start; 19:40, 8 points, 4–6 FG, 0–1 3FG, 8 rebounds, 2 fouls, 2 assists, 1 turnover, 4 blocks, +22
Next game — 9 p.m. Tuesday vs. Kentucky, ESPN
Photo via @GeorgetownHoops
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