STANDISH — Steve Simonds and Craig Luschenat each scored 11 points and the St. Joseph’s men’s basketball team pulled away down the stretch to beat the University of Maine at Farmington 54-34 on Monday.

Simonds also had 10 rebounds and Andrew Ruffen added 10 points for the Monks (1-2), who led 26-20 at halftime. The Monks went on a 21-6 run late in the game to pull away.

Logan Nichols led Farmington (0-3) with eight points and Uriah Forest-Bulley grabbed seven rebounds.

(2) Arizona 72, Missouri 53: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and Brandon Ashley each scored 15 points, helping Arizona wear down Missouri in the opening round of the Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii.

Arizona (4-0) has struggled shooting from the perimeter this season and had another rough day from behind the arc, hitting a couple shots late to finish 5 of 16 from 3-point range.

(5) Kansas 87, Rider 60: Brannen Greene scored 17 points off the bench, Perry Ellis also had 17 points and host Kansas rebounded from an embarrassing loss to Kentucky with a victory over Rider.

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Svi Mykhailiuk, the 17-year-old freshman from the Ukraine, made his first start for Kansas, finishing with 10 points and five rebounds. Cliff Alexander had 10 points and four rebounds.

(6) Louisville 87, Savannah State 26: Montrezl Harrell had 15 points and nine rebounds, and the host Cardinals jumped to a 29-0 lead over the first 15:58 against Savannah State en route to a blowout.

(12) Villanova 77, (14) Virginia Commonwealth 53: JayVaughn Pinkston scored 15 points and Darrun Hilliard had 14 to lead Villanova past visiting Virginia Commonwealth.

(20) Michigan State 79, Santa Clara 52: Gavin Schilling had career highs of 14 points and 11 rebounds, leading Michigan State to a victory over visiting Santa Clara.

Women’s basketball

BATES 80, UM-MACHIAS 32: Lyse Henshaw scored a game-high 12 points off the bench to lead a balanced attack for the Bobcats (4-2) as they cruised past the Clippers (1-5) at Machias.

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Molly Brown was the only other player in double figures for the Bobcats, finishing with 11 points on 5-for-8 shooting.

Kristin Calvo added four points, five assists and three steals for Bates, which led 45-14 at halftime.

Brooklynne Lewis and Alicen Brooks scored seven points apiece for the Clippers.

ST. JOSEPH’S 69, UM-FARMINGTON 37: Morgan Cahill and Hayley Quirion scored 12 points apiece for the Monks (5-0) as they opened the game with a 21-6 run and beat the Beavers (0-4) in Standish.

Abbie Eastman added nine points and Emily Kehoe scored eight points and grabbed eight rebounds for St. Joseph’s, which led 45-17 at halftime.

Kennadi Grover finished with 12 points and five rebounds for Farmington.

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(2) Notre Dame 97, Harvard 43: Taya Reimer scored 14 points to lead Notre Dame to a win over visiting Harvard.

After Notre Dame (5-0) failed to score on its first two possessions, Harvard (2-2) grabbed an early 5-2 lead with a 3 by Erin McDonnell. But the Irish offense quickly heated up, jumping to a 59-13 lead at the half.

(4) Tennessee 97, Tennessee State 46: Nia Moore scored a career-high 25 points and pulled down 11 rebounds as Tennessee overcame a sluggish start and remained unbeaten with a victory over visiting Tennessee State.

(5) Texas A&M 59, Prairie View 41: Texas A&M overcame a sluggish start and scored 20 straight points spanning the half to defeat visiting Prairie View A&M.

The Aggies (5-0) and Lady Panthers (0-3) were tied 19-19 with 5:08 remaining in the first half when A&M scored the final 10 points before break. A&M guard Courtney Walker scored the middle six of the 10 points on two jump shots and a couple of free throws.

(10) Maryland 65, Loyola (Maryland) 43: Laurin Mincy scored 13 points and Maryland extended its winning streak to five games with a victory over Loyola (Md.) in College Park, Maryland.

Sophomore Brionna Jones added a season-high 12 points for the Terrapins (5-0). Lexie Brown finished with 11 points.


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