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Purdue tops Ball St.; Davidson edges WVU

Robbie Hummel scored 15 points as No. 14 Purdue defeated Ball State, 68-39, last night in Muncie, Ind. Hummel, the preseason Big Ten player of the year, sat out Saturday's win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff due to back spasms. He came back with a strong effort that included nine rebounds and three assists.

West Virginia's Da'Sean Butler shoots against Davidson's Will Archambault and Brendan McKillop at Madison Square Garden. Butler had 24 points, but Davidson won, 68-65.
West Virginia's Da'Sean Butler shoots against Davidson's Will Archambault and Brendan McKillop at Madison Square Garden. Butler had 24 points, but Davidson won, 68-65.Read moreJULIE JACOBSON / Associated Press
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Robbie Hummel scored 15 points as No. 14 Purdue defeated Ball State, 68-39, last night in Muncie, Ind.

Hummel, the preseason Big Ten player of the year, sat out Saturday's win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff due to back spasms. He came back with a strong effort that included nine rebounds and three assists.

JaJuan Johnson scored 12 points for the Boilermakers.

Davidson 68, West Virginia 65 - Five good minutes from Stephen Curry were enough to get the No. 23 Wildcats (7-1) a victory over the Mountaineers (6-2) in the Jimmy V Classic in New York.

The nation's leading scorer managed to make one of his first 13 three-point attempts before taking over the end of the game, scoring 13 of the Wildcats' last 15 points. He finished with 27.

Elsewhere: Jawan Carter of Chester scored 21 of his 23 points in the second half to help Delaware snap a four-game losing streak with a 75-66 win over Hampton in Hampton, Va. . . . Russell Frederick had 16 points as Philadelphia University beat Wilmington, 52-49. . . . Matt Allen scored 14 points but Swarthmore fell to Moravian, 61-59. . . . Albert Jackson scored the game-winning basket with 28.3 seconds remaining and grabbed a critical rebound with 0.5 second left to help Georgia beat Virginia Tech, 77-66, in Athens, Ga.

Women

Maryland 83, Loyola, Md. 52 -

Marissa Coleman had 19 points and 13 rebounds, Demauria Liles added 17 points, and the No. 15 Terrapins routed the Greyhounds in Baltimore. Lynetta Kizer added 15 points and 10 rebounds, helping Maryland win its ninth straight over Loyola.

Elsewhere: Barbara Fleming scored 20 points to lead Widener past Rosemont, 74-36, which got 21 from Adriann Demchenko. . . . Jessica Romano scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Philadelphia University past Lincoln, 94-39. . . . Ashley Sweat scored 16 of her 20 points in the second half to lead No. 25 Kansas State to a 64-55 victory over Creighton in Manhattan, Kan.

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