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
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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 — Starter
Season statistics — 34 games, 34 starts, 10.2 points, 41.9 FG%, 37.3 3P%, 71.1 FT%, 2.6 rebounds, 5.6 assists
Team record: 31–3; Rank: No. 3
Friday: 71–67 win vs. Ohio State in Big Ten tournament quarterfinals — Started; 36 minutes, 15 points, 3–9 FG, 1–5 3FG, 8–10 FT, 2 rebounds, 2 fouls, 7 assists, 4 turnovers, 3 steals
Saturday: 68–65 win vs. No. 23 Wisconsin in Big Ten tournament semifinals — Started; 21 minutes, 15 points, 6–13 FG, 3–5 3FG, 4 rebounds, 2 fouls, 1 assist, 2 turnovers
Sunday: 80–72 loss vs. No. 18 Purdue in Big Ten tournament final — Started; 38 minutes, 10 points, 4–12 FG, 1–5 3FG, 1–2 FT, 1 rebound, 10 assists, 2 fouls, 2 turnovers, 1 block, -9
Next game — 7:30 p.m. Thursday vs. No. 16 seed: The winner of the First Four game between UMBC and Howard in as the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region in Buffalo
Trayanna Crisp, Mississippi State guard
5–8 | Senior | UNC 2024–25 (1 season)
Roster situation — Starter
Season statistics — 30 games, 30 starts, 8.7 points, 38.3 FG%, 37.1 3P%, 84.6 FT%, 2.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists
Team record: 18–13
Season over
RyLee Grays, Tulsa forward
6–4 | Junior | UNC 2023–24 (1 season)
Roster situation — One of four forwards competing for time
Season statistics — 30 games, 2.3 points, 43.6 FG%, 4–10 3FG, 69.7 FT%, 2.3 rebounds, 8 blocks, 12 steals
Team record: 19–12
Thursday: 76–73 loss to North Texas in American tournament — Didn’t play
Season over
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 — 33 games, 19 starts, 9.6 points, 41.3 FG%, 35.4 3P%, 89.7 FT%, 2.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists
Team record: 28–6; Rank: No. 13
Thursday in Big East quarterfinals: 85–72 win vs. Providence — Didn’t start; 19 minutes, 14 points, 4–11 FG, 2–3 3FG, 4–4 FT, 3 rebounds, 4 fouls, 2 assists, 1 turnover
Friday in Big East semifinals: 78–68 win vs. Seton Hall — Didn’t start; 13 minutes, 4 points, 1–4 FG, 0–2 3FG, 2–2 FT, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 turnover, 1 steal
Saturday in Big East final: 72–52 win vs. No. 6 UConn — Didn’t start; 15 minutes, 3 points, 1–3 FG, 0–1 3FG, 1–2 FT, 1 foul, 2 turnovers
Next game — 7:10 Friday vs. No. 12 Northern Iowa as No. 5 seed in the East Regional in San Diego, CBS
Puff Johnson, Ohio State
6–8, 190 pounds | Graduate | UNC 2020–23 (3 seasons)
Roster situation — Reserve
Team record: 21–12
Season statistics — 9 games, 1 start, 2.3 points, 33.3 FG%, 3–7 3FG, 6–9 FT, 1.1 rebounds
Thursday in Big Ten tournament: 72–69 win over Iowa — Didn’t play because of a foot injury
Friday in Big Ten tournament quarterfinals: 71–67 loss to No. 3 Michigan — 2 minutes, no statistics
Next game — 12:15 p.m. Thursday vs. No. 9 TCU as No. 8 seed in the East Regional in Greenville, S.C., CBS
Teonni Key, Kentucky forward
6–4 | RS senior | UNC 2022–24 (2 seasons)
Roster situation — Starting forward
Season statistics — 25 games, 25 starts, 11.2 points, 52.1 FG%, 2–13 3FG, 67.9 FT%, 7.2 rebounds, 1.2 blocks
Team record: 23–10; Rank: No. 17
Next game — Saturday vs. No. 12 James Madison in Morgantown, W.Va., as the No. 5 seed in the Fort Worth 3 Regional
Ven-Allen Lubin, N.C. State forward
6–9, 250 pounds | Senior | UNC 2024–25 (1 season)
Roster situation — Starting center
Season statistics — 34 games, 34 starts, 13.6 points, ACC-leading 66.8 FG%, 27.3 3P%, 73.3 FT%, 7.1 rebounds
Team record: 20–143
Tuesday: 68–66 loss vs. Texas at First Four in Dayton, Ohio — Started; 22:38, 6 points (tied season-low), 2–6 FG, 2–2 FT, 5 rebounds, 5 fouls, 1 assist, -4
Season over
Tyler Nickel, Vanderbilt wing
6–7, 220 pounds | Senior | UNC 2022–23 (1 season)
Roster situation — Starting forward
Season statistics — 34 games, 34 starts, 13.5 points, 45.1 FG%, 40.0 3P%, 86.8 FT%, 3.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists
Team record: 26–8: Rank: No. 22
Friday in SEC tournament quarterfinals: 75–68 win vs. Tennessee — Started; 26:55, 8 points, 2–9 FG, 2–8 3FG, 2–2 FT, 2 rebounds, 2 fouls, 1 turnover, 1 block, -7
Saturday in SEC tournament semifinals: 91–74 win vs. No. 4 Florida — Started; 28:11, 7 points, 3–10 FG, 1–6 3FG, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 2 steals, +18
Sunday in SEC tournament final: 86–75 loss vs. No. 17 Arkansas — Started; 32:35, 19 points, 7–12 FG, 5–7 3FG, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, -1
Next game — Thursday vs. No. 12 McNeese State as No. 5 seed in the South Regional in Oklahoma City
Paulina Paris, SMU guard
5–9 | Senior | UNC 2022–24 (2 seasons)
Season statistics — 20 games, 12 starts, 9.6 points, 39.9 FG%, 25.0 3P%, 69.7 FT%, 2.9 rebounds, 1.6 assists
Team record: 9–21, 2–16 ACC
Suffered a season-ending left foot injury.
Will Shaver, Samford center
6–10, 265 pounds | RS junior | UNC 2022–23 (1 season)
Roster situation — Reserve minutes
Season statistics — 30 games, 2.6 points, 47.6 FG%, 33.3 3P%, 59.3 FT%, 2.6 rebounds, 17 blocks, 7 steals
Team record: 18–14
Season over
Cade Tyson, Minnesota wing
6–7, 180 pounds | Senior | UNC 2024–25 (1 season)
Roster situation — Starter
Season statistics — 31 games, 32 starts, team-leading 19.6 points, 50.0 FG%, 42.2 3P%, 82.6 FT%, 5.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists
Team record: 15–17
Wednesday: 72–67 loss to Rutgers in second round of the Big Ten tournament — Started; 40 minutes, 24 points, 9–13 FG, 3–7 3FG, 3–3 FT, 4 rebounds, 3 fouls, 1 assist, 3 turnovers
Season over
Jalen Washington, Vanderbilt center
6–9, 240 pounds | Senior | UNC 2022–25 (3 seasons)
Roster situation — Backup center
Season statistics — 34 games, 9 starts, 9.1 points, 55.4 FG%, 29.4 3P%, 74.1 FT%, 5.7 rebounds, 1.3 blocks
Team record: 25–7; Rank: No. 22
Friday in SEC tournament quarterfinals: 75–68 win vs. Tennessee — Didn’t start; 21:48, 7 points, 1–4 FG, 0–1 3FG, 5–6 FT, 7 rebounds, 4 fouls, 2 assists, 1 turnover, 1 steal, 3 blocks
Saturday in SEC tournament semifinals: 91–74 win vs. No. 4 Florida — Didn’t start; 25:50, 17 points, 6–8 FG, 1–1 3FG, 4–4 FT, 4 rebounds, 4 fouls, 1 assist, 1 block, +8
Sunday in SEC tournament final: 86–75 loss vs. No. 17 Arkansas — Didn’t start; 21:27, 8 points, 3–9 FG, 0–1 3FG, 2–2 FT, 7 rebounds, -15
Next game — First Four Thursday vs. No. 12 McNeese State as No. 5 seed in the South Regional in Oklahoma City
Photo via @GeorgetownHoops
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