MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Eli Lawrence posted 19 points as Middle Tennessee got past UT Martin 73-61.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Junior guard Marcus Domask opened up Missouri Valley play with a bang on Wednesday, nailing a fadeaway jumper with 0.6 seconds to play to help Southern Illinois to a 54-52 win over Evansville.

EAST LANSING, Mich. - Malik Hall scored eight of his 15 points in a 1:34 stretch early in the second half, helping No. 22 Michigan State build a big lead it needed to hold off Louisville 73-64 in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Murray State continued its hot start on Tuesday by defeating Evansville 85-77 to win its fifth-straight game.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky coach Mark Stoops has agreed to a contract extension that will keep him with the No. 25 Wildcats through June 2028.

MURRAY, KY -- The Murray State Racers pushed their start to the 2021-22 season to 6-1 with a 98-61 victory over the Campbellsville Tigers at the CFSB Center in Murray, Ky.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Oscar Tshiebwe had 20 points and 16 rebounds, TyTy Washington Jr. added 15 points and No. 9 Kentucky quickly overwhelmed Central Michigan for a 85-57 blowout victory.

MURRAY, KY -- Murray State’s KJ Williams was named the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Week after a vote of the league’s sports information directors.

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) -- Avante Cox had a career-high 10 receptions for 148 yards and a touchdown, Romeir Elliott scored on a 5-yard run midway through the fourth quarter and Southern Illinois beat South Dakota 22-10 in the first round of the FCS playoffs.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Will Levis rushed for career highs of four touchdowns and 113 yards, and Kentucky scored on its first four possessions to cruise past rival Louisville 52-21 and win the Governor's Cup for the third consecutive time.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- Dresser Winn threw a 37-yard touchdown pass to Donnell Williams with 3:36 remaining, and UT Martin forced a pair of late interceptions to beat Missouri State 32-31 in the first round of the Football Championship Series playoffs.

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) -- Malik Williams had 13 points, 12 rebounds and four steals, Jarrod West scored seven of his nine points in the final five minutes and Louisville beat Maryland 63-55 to win the Bahamas Championship.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Elizabeth Kitley had her third double-double of the season with 19 points and 14 rebounds and No. 24 Virginia Tech beat UT Martin 54-49 at the San Juan Shootout.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -- Jairus Hamilton had a career-high 24 points as Western Kentucky topped UT Martin 81-66. Darius Simmons led the Skyhawks with 21 points.

MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) - Darius Simmons had 18 points as UT-Martin romped past Carver Bible 103-43.

PADUCAH, Ky. - Murray State freshman quarterback D.J. Williams was named OVC Freshman of the Year on Tuesday.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Kofi Cockburn had 23 points and 13 rebounds, Alfonso Plummer hit seven 3-pointers and added 21 points, and No. 14 Illinois held off pesky Kansas State 72-64 on Tuesday night in the consolation game of the Hall of Fame Classic.

KJ Williams scores 29 points as the Racers rebound with a win over Long Beach.

ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands (AP) -- Ryan Nembhard made a layup as time expired to lift Creighton to a 66-64 win over Southern Illinois in the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam.

NAPLES, FL -- The Murray State Racers saw their three-game winning start to the 2021-22 season end with a 66-58 loss to the East Tennessee Buccaneers in the first round of the Naples Invitational. The Racers play their second game of the event Tuesday when they meet Long Beach for the first …

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- TyTy Washington Jr. scored 20 points for the second straight game and No. 10 Kentucky beat Albany 86-61 for its fourth consecutive victory.

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) -- Tennessee's two freshmen guards combined for 32 points and ?13 assists Sunday as the Volunteers bounced back from their first loss of the season to beat North Carolina in the consolation game of the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament.

PADUCAH, Ky. -- Murray State's men's basketball team packed their bags for Naples, Florida this weekend in preparation for the Naples Invitational.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Hendon Hooker threw for 273 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another to lead Tennessee to a 60-14 victory over South Alabama.

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Jaleel McLaughlin ran for three touchdowns and Demeatric Crenshaw passed for two to lead Youngstown State to a 35-18 victory over Southern Illinois.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) - CJ Ogbonna threw for three touchdowns and ran for a fourth and Southeast Missouri State knocked off UT Martin 31-14.

CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) - Damonta Witherspoon ran for 135 yards and a touchdown and Cortezz Jones' 26-yard TD run in the third quarter was the only scoring after halftime as Murray State pulled out a 20-13 victory over Eastern Illinois.

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) - Jermaine Samuels scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as No. 5 Villanova eased to a 71-53 win over No. 17 Tennessee Saturday in the opening round of the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament in Connecticut.

Malik Cunningham accounted for seven touchdowns in Louisville's 62-22 romp past Duke, helping the Cardinals clinch bowl eligibility Thursday night.

The 79-year-old Hall of Famer spent more than four years helping the school established a men's basketball program after it began admitting male students.

For close to two months, the public discussion of Murray State potentially leaving the Ohio Valley Conference for the Missouri Valley Conference has been quiet. Today, a report from CBS Sports made the conversation very loud again.

Emily Engstler scored 18 of her 20 points in the first half, Kianna Smith added 10 and No. 10 Louisville cruised past UT Martin 62-30 for its second consecutive victory.

Hill tied a career-high against Illinois State, while Tevin Brown continues to move up the Racer record book.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Oscar Tshiebwe had a career-high 24 points with 16 rebounds, TyTy Washington scored 16 points and No. 13 Kentucky shot well for the second consecutive game to run away from Mount St. Mary's 80-55.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Matt Cross scored 14 points and Samuell Williamson added 13 to lead Louisville past Navy 77-60.

MURRAY, KY -- Murray State’s KJ Williams was named the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Week after a vote of the league’s sports information directors.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Olivier Nkamhoua scored a career-high 23 points and Kennedy Chandler added 16 as No. 18 Tennessee beat East Tennessee State 94-62.

MURRAY, KY -- Murray State's Tevin Brown led the way with 27 points as the Racers pulled away to beat Bellarmine 78-59 on Saturday night.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) -- Tevin Olison had 27 points as Youngstown State defeated Southeast Missouri 97-79.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Chris Rodriguez Jr. ran for 114 yards and a touchdown, Will Levis threw for two scores and Kentucky used a fast start to beat Vanderbilt 34-17 in a Southeastern Conference matchup.

MURRAY, Ky. (AP) -- DJ Williams ran for 121 yards and two touchdowns, Damonta Witherspoon rushed for 113 yards and a score and threw a TD pass and Murray State breezed to a 28-10 victory over Southeast Missouri State in Ohio Valley Conference play.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Malik Cunningham threw for four of his five first-half touchdowns, and Louisville's defense stifled Syracuse throughout a 41-3 rout that snapped a two-game losing streak.

MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) -- KK Curry scored a career-high 22 points as UT Martin romped past Miami-Hamilton 94-66.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) -- Nic Baker threw a pair of touchdown passes to Avante Cox, Javon Williams Jr. ran in for two more and Southern Illinois defeated Indiana State 47-21.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Keon Howard threw two touchdown passes and Zak Wallace ran for two scores as UT Martin built a big first half lead and cruised past Tennessee Tech 42-3.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Mike Bothwell scored 30 points, including five in overtime, and Furman beat Louisville 80-72, snapping the Cardinals' 59-game home winning streak in the month of November.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Kellan Grady had 19 points, including four 3-pointers, Oscar Tshiebwe had 20 rebounds and 14 points and No. 10 Kentucky blew out Robert Morris 100-60 in its home opener on Friday night.