- Simba French
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Bahamian collegiate basketball player A.J. Storr dropped in a team-high 22 points, powering the Wisconsin University Badgers (7-2) to a 70-57 victory over the Michigan State University (MSU) Spartans (4-4) on Tuesday night. He was one of several Bahamian collegiate basketball players in action in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
Storr and the Badgers played their first Big Ten game of the season, taking on the Spartans on the road, at the Breslin Events Center in East Lansing, Michigan. He was on fire from the field, finishing the night 8-for-11, including 4-for-6 from the three-point land in 29 minutes of play. He was perfect form the charity stripe, going 2-for-2. He also had five rebounds. The 22 points matched a season-high for Storr.
“He’s grown as much as anybody over the last four to six weeks – both ends of the floor,” Gard said.
The Badgers jumped out to an 11-2 lead in the first couple minutes of the game and never trailed in the wire-to-wire performance. They were up 34-23 at the half. Michigan State got the lead down to three points at the 12:55 mark of the second half. Storr put his team on his back, helping them to increase the lead to double digits. He made a layup at the 5:21 mark as the Badgers took a 61-50 lead.
The Badgers won their sixth consecutive game while the Spartans continued a rough start to the season.
Next up for Storr and the Badgers is a matchup against the number one ranked University of Arizona Wildcats (7-0). That game will be played at McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, on Saturday, starting at 2:15 p.m.
Sammy Hunter and the University of Akron Zips (5-3) were also in action and they entered the win column when they took town the Bradley University Braves (6-3), 67-52, on their home floor, at the James A. Rhodes Arena in Akron, Ohio.
Hunter contributed 12 points and three rebounds in 28 minutes on the floor. He shot 4-for-11 from the field, including making two three-pointers. He has made at least one made three–pointer in every game this season.
The Zips ended a three-game losing streak with the home win. They went down 29-28 at the half, and went on a scoring run in the second half. After going down 44-41, the Zips went on an 11-0 run to take a 52-44 lead at the 8:50 mark in the second half. The Zips eventually got ahead by double digits. Hunter scored his final points of the night on a three-pointer with 32 seconds left in the game to give his team a 67-50 lead.
The Zips will take on the Northern Kentucky Norse (5-3) on the road at the Truist Arena in Highland Heights, Kentucky, on Saturday at 9 p.m.
Deyton Albury has no doubt become a key player for the Queens University at Charlotte Royals (5-5) as he scored 20 points in a 88-82 loss for the Royals to the Winthrop University Eagles (7-3). They played at Winthrop Coliseum, in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
After scoring eight and nine points in their previous two outings, Albury got to 20 points on 7-for-14 shooting from the field against the Eagles. The guard made six of his seven free throw attempts. Albury had seven assists and five rebounds in the win to go with a season-high four steals and two blocks in 34 minutes of play.
The Royals had a strong start to the game, shooting 41.6 percent from the field in the first half and 8-for-17 from deep in that half. At the end of the half, they led 47-37. However, the Royals could not buy a shot from deep in the second half as they went 0-for-14. In that second half, they were outscored 51-35 as they suffered their fifth loss of the season.
Next up for the Royals is a home matchup against the Carolina University Bruins (1-7) at the Curry Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Saturday, starting at 1 p.m.