Drexel 63, James Madison 56
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HARRISONBURG, Va.-- Frantz Massenat scored 16 points and Samme Givens recorded a double-double as Drexel won its 12th straight game, beating James Madison 63-56 on Wednesday night.
Damion Lee added 12 for the Dragons (20-5, 12-2 Colonial Athletic Association), who have won 18 of their last 19 games after starting the season 1-4.
James Madison (10-16, 3-11) cut Drexel's second half lead to three, 35-32, behind two Devon Moore free throws. However, Daryl McCoy converted a pair of free throws of his own, sparking a 16-5 Drexel run.
McCoy capped the run with two more free throws and the Dragons led 51-37 with 9:04 left to play.
Lee had six during the run while Massenat and Givens both added layups.
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Givens, who finished with 14, had a game-high 13 boards for the Dragons who outrebounded the Dukes 37-26.
A.J. Davis led James Madison with 13 and Humpty Hitchens added 11.
Richmond 78, La Salle 76
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RICHMOND, Va.-- Derrick Williams made a layup with 5 seconds remaining to lift Richmond to a 78-76 win over La Salle on Wednesday night.
Sam Mills hit a 3-pointer to give La Salle a 76-74 lead with 1:13 to play before Williams tied it with a layup 18 seconds later.
La Salle turned the ball over with 21 seconds to go, setting up the heroics by Williams, who had 22 points and 11 rebounds. Darien Brothers added 13 points and Wayne Sparrow had 10 for the Spiders (13-12, 4-6 Atlantic 10 Conference), who snapped a three-game losing streak. It was their fourth straight series win.
Richmond had 45 rebounds to 27 by La Salle, and outscored the Explorers 16-2 on second-chance points.
Tyreek Duren scored 17 points, Mills added 16 and Ramon Galloway had 15 for the Explorers (17-8, 6-4), who have lost two straight by a total of six points.
No. 11 Michigan State 77, Penn State 57
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EAST LANSING, Mich.-- Michigan State went to its go-to player when it needed him to dash Penn State's comeback hopes.
Draymond Green had 23 points and 12 rebounds and made some timely shots to help the 11th-ranked Spartans pull away from the Nittany Lions in a 77-57 win Wednesday night.
"He's supposed to do that," Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said. "And, we're supposed to get him the ball."
The Spartans (19-5, 8-3 Big Ten) are a game behind conference-leading and third-ranked Ohio State, setting up a big game Saturday on the road against the Buckeyes.
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