By R.L. Bynum
The breakout performances keep coming for Cade Tyson at Minnesota, while Ian Jackson’s transition to playing back home at St. John’s hasn’t gone that smoothly early on.
Tyson carried his team to victory Saturday, and Jackson came off the bench with an uncertain role.
Tyson poured in 27 points and three 3-pointers and pulled down five rebounds Saturday night before fouling out in the final minute of overtime of Minnesota’s 72–65 home victory over Green Bay.
No other player for the Gophers (3–1) scored in double figures despite the game going to overtime. While the rest of the team was 10 of 25 from the free-throw line, Tyson was 10 of 14.
Tyson split a pair of free throws with nine seconds left in regulation to give Minnesota a two-point lead before a driving layup at the buzzer by Green Bay’s Preston Reudinger sent the game into overtime.
It was the third time in four games that Tyson has scored at least 20 points after scoring 30 against Gardner-Webb on opening night. He’s averaging 23.8 points while shooting 55.3% from the floor and 40% from 3-point range.
Tyson, who scored 16 points after halftime, pushed his career point total to 1,088.
Jackson scored nine points in 16 reserve minutes in No. 13 St. John’s 93–69 home victory over William & Mary, going 3 of 8 from the floor and 1 of 5 from 3-point range with three rebounds, two turnovers and a steal.
In a 24-point victory, Jackson, who has started in one of the three games for St. John’s (2–1), was +1.
St. John’s coach Rick Pitino said in the offseason that Jackson would be his point guard, but that job so far has gone to Idaho State transfer Dylan Darling, who had 13 points against the Tribe in his first start.
“I think Ian Jackson is a great basketball player,” Pitino said. “He’s a little careless, but he will grow out of that. I try to play the best player regardless of reputation. I’m not coaching by reputation … I don’t care what you did before; I’m playing the best five guys.”
Vanderbilt (4–0) rolled to a 92–62 home victory Saturday over Eastern Kentucky, with Tyler Nickel nearly getting a double-double with 11 points, three 3-pointers and eight rebounds. After starting the previous game, Jalen Washington came off the bench and had four points, six rebounds and two blocks in 14 minutes.
Also on Saturday, Teonni Key scored 10 points, pulled down four rebounds, had two assists and a block in No. 23 Kentucky’s 76–44 win at Marshall.
Get a rundown here of how the transfers fared last week in games played before Saturday.
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 — 12 games, 12 starts, 9.8 points, 46.1 FG%, 45.8 3P%, 60.9 FT%, 2.9 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 2.3 turnovers
Team record: 12–0, 2–0 Big Ten; Rank: No. 2
Monday: No. 2 Michigan 112, McNeese 71 — Started; 17 minutes, 7 points, 2–3 FG, 2–2 3FG, 1–2 FT, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 3 fouls, 2 turnovers, 1 steal ,+30
Next game — 7 p.m. Friday vs. USC, Peacock
Trayanna Crisp, Mississippi State guard
5–8 | Senior | UNC 2024–25 (1 season)
Roster situation — Starter
Season statistics — 13 games, 13 starts, 8.2 points, 42.4 FG%, 40.4 3P%, 77.8 FT%, 1.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists
Team record: 13–1
Sunday: Mississippi State 112, Samford 54 — Missed game with illness
Next game — 7:30 Thursday vs. Auburn
RyLee Grays, Tulsa forward
6–4 | Junior | UNC 2023–24 (1 season)
Roster situation — One of four forwards competing for time
Season statistics — 12 games, 2.4 points, 50.0 FG%, 1–2 3FG, 69.6 FT%, 2.4 rebounds, 5 blocks, 3 steals
Team record: 8–4
Sunday, Dec. 21: Tulsa 74, (at) Florida 67 — 6 minutes, 2 rebounds, 1 foul
Next game — 6:30 Tuesday vs. Wichita State, 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 — 12 games, 5 starts, 11.6 points, 47.1 FG%, 36.8 3P%, 87.0 FT%, 3.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists
Team record: 8–4, 1–0 Big East
Tuesday, Dec. 23: St. John’s 85, Harvard 59 — Started; 25 minutes, 14 points, 4–9 FG, 4–8 3FG, 2–2 FT, 2 rebounds, 4 fouls, 1 assist, 1 block
Next game — 8 p.m. Wednesday at Georgetown, FS1
Teonni Key, Kentucky forward
6–4 | RS senior | UNC 2022–24 (2 seasons)
Roster situation — Starting forward
Season statistics — 12 games, 12 starts, 11.0 points, 55.9 FG%, 1–10 3FG, 71.1 FT%, 5.8 rebounds, 1.6 blocks
Team record: 13–1; Rank: No. 11
Sunday: No. 11 Kentucky 80, Hofstra 42 — Didn’t play to manage lingering injury after a fall
Next game — 8 p.m. Thursday at No. 5 LSU
Ven-Allen Lubin, N.C. State forward
6–9, 250 pounds | Senior | UNC 2024–25 (1 season)
Roster situation — Starting center
Season statistics — 13 games, 13 starts, 13.2 points, 69.0 FG%, 3–7 3FG, 69.8 FT%, 6.8 rebounds
Team record: 9–4
Sunday, Dec. 21: N.C. State 76, Ole Miss 62 in Greensboro — Started; 31:17, 15 points, 7–8 FG, 0–1 3FG, 1–1 FT, 2 rebounds, 4 fouls, 1 assist, 4 turnovers, 2 steals, =/- of 0
Next game — noon Wednesday vs. Wake Forest, ESPN2
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 — 13 games, 13 starts, 14.8 points, 52.4 FG%, 48.5 3P%, 83.3 FT%, 3.3 rebounds, 1.4 assists
Team record: 13–0: Rank: No. 11
Monday: No. 11 Vanderbilt 96, New Haven 53 — Started; 31 minutes, 9 points, 3–5 FG, 3–5 3FG, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 foul, +42
Next game — 1 p.m. Saturday at South Carolina, ESPNU
Paulina Paris, SMU guard
5–9 | Senior | UNC 2022–24 (2 seasons)
Roster situation — Starting guard
Season statistics — 13 games, 7 starts, 10.2 points, 40.3 FG%, 24.0 3P%, 75.0 FT%, 3.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists
Team record: 7–7, 0–2 ACC
Monday: (at) Virginia 76, SMU 52 — Started; 34 minutes, 14 points, 6–15 FG, 1–7 3FG, 1–2 FT, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 fouls, 3 turnovers, -16
Next game — 1 p.m. Thursday at No. 13 Louisville, 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 — 12 games, 2.0 points, 44.4 FG%, 28.6 3P%, 2–5 FT, 2.4 rebounds, 10 assists, 4 blocks, 2 steals
Team record: 7–6
Friday, Dec. 19: Samford 85, Reinhardt 49 — 21 minutes, 4 points, 2–4 FG, 0–1 3FG, 0–1 FT, 8 rebounds, 3 fouls, 3 assists, 3 turnovers
Next game — 1 p.m. Thursday at VMI
Cade Tyson, Minnesota wing
6–7, 180 pounds | Senior | UNC 2024–25 (1 season)
Roster situation — Starter
Season statistics — 13 games, 13 starts, 21.9 points, 53.4 FG%, 40.5 3P%, 81.3 FT%, 5.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists
Team record: 8–5, 1–1 Big Ten
Monday: Minnesota 60, FDU 43 —Started; 29 minutes, 12 points, 5–10 FG, 1–5 3FG, 1–2 FT, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 fouls, 2 turnovers, +1
Next game — 5 p.m. Saturday at Northwestern, Big Ten Network
Jalen Washington, Vanderbilt center
6–9, 240 pounds | Senior | UNC 2022–25 (3 seasons)
Roster situation — Backup center
Season statistics — 13 games, 1 start, 10.2 points, 62.9 FG%, 29.4 3P%, 78.0 FT%, 5.1 rebounds
Team record: 13–0: Rank: No. 11
Monday: No. 11 Vanderbilt 96, New Haven 53 — Didn’t start; 23 minutes, 21 points, 9–11 FG, 3–4 FG, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 steal, +7
Next game — 1 p.m. Saturday at South Carolina, ESPNU
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