College hoops roundup: Green and Swartz combine for 55 as Creighton takes down Butler 89-85
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Jasen Green and Austin Swartz combined for 55 points as Creighton beat Butler 89-85 on Tuesday.
Green 23 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Bluejays (9-5, 3-0 Big East), while shooting 8 of 11 and 6 of 6 at the line. Swartz scored 22 points while going 8 of 16 (5 for 10 from 3-point range) and added five rebounds. Isaac Traudt shot 6 for 12, including 4 for 10 from beyond the arc to finish with 16 points.
The Bulldogs (10-4, 1-2) were led in scoring by Yohan Traore, who finished with 20 points and seven rebounds off the bench. Michael Ajayi added 16 points and 13 rebounds before fouling out with 4:42 remaining. Jamie Kaiser Jr. also had 16 points.
Creighton used an early 12-0 run and a 13-3 run to go into halftime ahead of Butler 44-35. Traudt scored 12 points in the half. Despite a late, 11-3 run from Butler, Green's 15-point second half helped Creighton close out the four-point victory.
Meyer's 14 lead Wyoming past Air Force 68-56
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Nasir Meyer had 14 points in Wyoming's 68-56 victory over Air Force on Tuesday.
Meyer added five rebounds and six assists for the Cowboys (10-3, 1-1 Mountain West Conference). Adam Harakow shot 3 of 7 from the field and went 6 for 6 from the line to add 13 points. Uriyah Rojas shot 4 for 9, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc, to finish with 11 points.
Caleb Walker led the way for the Falcons (3-10, 0-2) with 17 points. Air Force also got 15 points from Kam Sanders. Eli Robinson also had 10 points, five steals and two blocks.
Wyoming led Air Force 36-26 at the half, with Meyer (11 points) its high scorer before the break. Wyoming took the lead for good with 9:26 remaining in the second half. The loss was the Falcons’ sixth straight.
Rolison scores 21 off the bench, Nevada knocks off Colorado State 75-62
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Tyler Rolison scored 21 points off of the bench to help lead Nevada over Colorado State 75-62 on Tuesday.
Rolison also contributed five rebounds and three steals for the Wolf Pack (10-3, 2-0 Mountain West). Chuck Bailey III scored 15 points, shooting 4 for 6 (3 for 4 from 3-point range). Vaughn Weems had 12 points and shot 4 of 6 from the field. It was the sixth straight win for the Wolf Pack.
Jevin Muniz led the Rams (9-4, 0-2) in scoring, finishing with 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting with five rebounds. Brandon Rechsteiner added 14 points.
Nevada took a 37-36 lead into the half. Weems paced the Wolf Pack with nine first-half points. Nevada took the lead for what would be the final time on Rolison's 3-pointer with 6:06 remaining in the second half. They outscored the Rams by 12 points in the second half.
