AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Max Abmas scored a season-best 23 points to lead No. 15 Texas to an 86-63 win over Wyoming on Sunday.
Abmas, a former star at Oral Roberts, shot 8 for 14 from the field, 3 for 6 from long distance and hit all four of his free throws.
Kadin Shedrick added 17 points, two blocks and two steals for the Longhorns (5-1). Tyrese Hunter and Dillon Mitchell scored 12 apiece and Mitchell had nine rebounds.
Texas was 12 for 13 from the line and shot 55.7% overall, while Wyoming shot 39%.
Brendan Wenzel, Sam Griffin, who averages 20.4 points, and Cam Manuawu each scored 12 points to lead Wyoming (4-2). Manyawu had 10 rebounds.
NO. 18 COLORADO 85, IONA 68
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Tristan da Silva scored 17 points to go over the 1,000-point mark for his career and Colorado shook free in the second half from the relentless pressure of Iona.
Da Silva scored 14 of his points in the first half as he became the 39th member of the school’s 1,000-point club.
KJ Simpson had 15 points for Colorado (5-1), which used an 11-0 run midway through the final half to pull away.
Greg Gordon led Iona with 19 points while Idan Tretout finished with 18 for Iona. Freshman Jeremiah Quigley had 11 points. Wheza Panzo, the Gaels’ second-leading scorer, was held to three points.
NO. 19 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 84, VIRGINIA TECH 50
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Alijah Martin scored 17 points, Vladislav Goldin had 14, and Florida Atlantic beat Virginia Tech to win the ESPN Events Invitational championship.
Johnell Davis had 12 points for FAU (5-1). Martin (eight) and Davis (seven) combined for 15 rebounds.
Virginia Tech (5-2) got 11 points from both Hunter Cattoor and Sean Pedulla. Lynn Kidd had nine point and seven rebounds.
FAU broke the game open late in the first half and early in the second with a 19-0 run to go up 44-24 with 16 1/2 minutes remaining.
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