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🇦🇺 Pepperdine 95, Portland 87 (Final)

Portland: 12–16 (8th in WCC)

Melbourne freshman Joel Foxwell delivered a career-high 35 points in Portland’s eight-point home loss to Pepperdine on Thursday as the Pilots traded second-half runs but were unable to close the margin late. Foxwell played 38 minutes and shot 13–from–23 from the field, including 2–from–8 from beyond the arc, while converting 7–of–8 from the free throw line and adding one rebound, eight assists and two steals with five turnovers. Sydney sophomore James O’Donnell logged 25 minutes and recorded eight points on 4–from–5 shooting, adding four rebounds and four assists with two turnovers while going 0–of–2 from the free throw line.

Foxwell's 35 points tied Duke freshman Cameron Boozer and BYU star AJ Dybantsa's 35-point performances. Both are expected to be lottery picks in 2026.

Joel Foxwell — Freshman, Guard, Portland
From Melbourne, VIC │ Height: 1.85 m

• Minutes: 38 │ Points: 35 (15.9) │ Rebounds: 1 (4.1) │ Assists: 8 (6.9) │ Steals: 2 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 5 │ FG: 13–23 │ 3PT: 2–8 │ FT: 7–8

James O’Donnell — Sophomore, Forward, Portland
From Sydney, NSW │ Height: 2.08 m

• Minutes: 25 │ Points: 8 (10.4) │ Rebounds: 4 (4.4) │ Assists: 4 (1.0) │ Steals: 1 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 2 │ FG: 4–5 │ 3PT: 0–0 │ FT: 0–2

🇦🇺 No. 4 Arizona 75, No. 23 BYU 68 (Final)

Arizona: 24–2 (1st in Big 12)

Melbourne senior Anthony Dell’Orso delivered a season-high 22 points in Arizona’s seven-point home win against No. 23 BYU on Thursday as the Wildcats responded after consecutive losses to remain top of the Big 12 standings. Arizona has dropped from No1 to No4. Dell’Orso played 26 minutes and shot 8–from–15 from the field, including 4–from–8 from beyond the arc, while converting 2–of–3 from the free throw line and adding four rebounds and one steal with two turnovers.

Anthony Dell’Orso — Senior, Guard, Arizona
From Melbourne, VIC │ Height: 1.98 m

• Minutes: 26 │ Points: 22 (8.5) │ Rebounds: 4 (2.0) │ Assists: 0 (2.3) │ Steals: 1 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 2 │ FG: 8–15 │ 3PT: 4–8 │ FT: 2–3

🇦🇺 Missouri 81, No. 19 Vanderbilt 80 (Final)

Missouri: 18–8 (5th in SEC)

Perth senior Jayden Stone delivered 19 points in Missouri’s one-point home win against No. 19 Vanderbilt on Thursday as the Tigers secured the result on the final possession. Stone played 37 minutes and shot 6–from–13 from the field, including 4–from–6 from beyond the arc, while converting 3–of–3 from the free throw line and adding seven rebounds and one steal without committing a turnover.

Jayden Stone — Senior, Guard, Missouri
From Perth, WA │ Height: 1.93 m

• Minutes: 37 │ Points: 19 (15.1) │ Rebounds: 7 (5.1) │ Assists: 1 (2.1) │ Steals: 1 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 0 │ FG: 6–13 │ 3PT: 4–6 │ FT: 3–3

🇦🇺 Wichita State 92, East Carolina 89 (2OT) (Final)

East Carolina: 9–17 (12th in American)

Adelaide freshman Paddy D’Arcy featured in East Carolina’s three-point double-overtime home loss to Wichita State on Thursday as the Pirates were unable to convert in the second extra period. D’Arcy played one minute and did not record a statistic, attempting no field goals or free throws.

Paddy D’Arcy — Freshman, Guard, East Carolina
From Adelaide, SA │ Height: 1.98 m

• Minutes: 1 │ Points: 0 (1.3) │ Rebounds: 0 (0.6) │ Assists: 0 (0.1) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 0 │ FG: 0–0 │ 3PT: 0–0 │ FT: 0–0

🇦🇺 Fordham 62, Loyola Chicago 59 (Final)

Fordham: 15–12 (9th in Atlantic 10)

Brisbane freshman Abass Bodija and Canberra freshman Roor Akhuar featured in Fordham’s three-point home win against Loyola Chicago on Thursday as the Rams held the final defensive possession to secure the result. Bodija played 29 minutes and recorded nine points on 2–from–7 shooting, converting 5–of–10 from the free throw line while adding 10 rebounds and one assist with one turnover. Akhuar logged 23 minutes and finished with three points on 1–from–5 shooting, including 1–from–5 from beyond the arc, while collecting six rebounds and one block with one turnover.

Abass Bodija — Freshman, Forward, Fordham
From Brisbane, QLD │ Height: 2.08 m

• Minutes: 29 │ Points: 9 (7.0) │ Rebounds: 10 (5.4) │ Assists: 1 (0.9) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 1 │ FG: 2–7 │ 3PT: 0–0 │ FT: 5–10

Roor Akhuar — Freshman, Forward, Fordham
From Canberra, ACT │ Height: 2.01 m

• Minutes: 23 │ Points: 3 (6.3) │ Rebounds: 6 (3.5) │ Assists: 0 (0.6) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 1 │ Turnovers: 1 │ FG: 1–5 │ 3PT: 1–5 │ FT: 0–0

🇦🇺 Army 87, Loyola Maryland 77 (Final)

Loyola Maryland: 11–17 (6th in Patriot League)

Sydney freshman Emmett Adair featured in Loyola Maryland’s 10-point home loss to Army on Thursday as the Greyhounds were unable to contain second-half scoring runs. Adair played 27 minutes and recorded nine points on 3–from–9 shooting, including 1–from–5 from beyond the arc, while converting 2–of–2 from the free throw line and adding two rebounds, one assist and one block with one turnover.

Emmett Adair — Freshman, Forward, Loyola Maryland
From Sydney, NSW │ Height: 2.06 m

• Minutes: 27 │ Points: 9 (13.8) │ Rebounds: 2 (5.2) │ Assists: 1 (1.0) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 1 │ Turnovers: 1 │ FG: 3–9 │ 3PT: 1–5 │ FT: 2–2

🇦🇺 Mississippi State 91, Auburn 85 (Final)

Mississippi State: 13–13 (11th in SEC)

Melbourne senior Achor Achor featured in Mississippi State’s six-point home win against Auburn on Thursday as the Bulldogs controlled key defensive possessions late.

Achor played 29 minutes and recorded five points on 2–from–6 shooting, including 0–from–2 from beyond the arc, while converting 1–of–2 from the free throw line and adding five rebounds, four blocks and one steal with two turnovers.

Achor Achor — Senior, Forward, Mississippi State
From Melbourne, VIC │ Height: 2.06 m

• Minutes: 29 │ Points: 5 (5.9) │ Rebounds: 5 (6.5) │ Assists: 0 (0.5) │ Steals: 1 │ Blocks: 4 │ Turnovers: 2 │ FG: 2–6 │ 3PT: 0–2 │ FT: 1–2

🇦🇺 Northern Kentucky 87, Purdue Fort Wayne 71 (Final)

Northern Kentucky: 17–11 (6th in Horizon League)

Perth freshman Ethan Elliott featured in Northern Kentucky’s 16-point home win against Purdue Fort Wayne on Thursday as the Norse created second-half separation.

Elliott played 35 minutes and recorded nine points on 4–from–4 shooting, including 1–from–1 from beyond the arc, while adding five rebounds, four assists and one steal with one turnover.

Ethan Elliott — Freshman, Guard, Northern Kentucky
From Perth, WA │ Height: 1.91 m

• Minutes: 35 │ Points: 9 (5.2) │ Rebounds: 5 (2.4) │ Assists: 4 (4.3) │ Steals: 1 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 1 │ FG: 4–4 │ 3PT: 1–1 │ FT: 0–0

🇦🇺 Davidson 65, Richmond 63 (Final)

Richmond: 14–13 (11th in Atlantic 10)

Sydney senior Will Johnston featured in Richmond’s two-point road loss to Davidson on Thursday as the Spiders were unable to convert a late possession to force overtime. Johnston played 31 minutes and recorded six points on 2–from–8 shooting, including 2–from–6 from beyond the arc, while adding six rebounds, two assists and one block without committing a turnover.

Will Johnston — Senior, Guard, Richmond
From Sydney, NSW │ Height: 1.91 m

• Minutes: 31 │ Points: 6 (9.6) │ Rebounds: 6 (3.1) │ Assists: 2 (2.3) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 1 │ Turnovers: 0 │ FG: 2–8 │ 3PT: 2–6 │ FT: 0–0

🇦🇺 Saint Mary’s 72, Seattle 70 (Final)

Saint Mary’s: 24–4 (2nd in WCC)

Wollongong sophomore Joshua Dent, Boddington senior Harry Wessels and Townsville freshman Rory Hawke featured in Saint Mary’s two-point road win against Seattle on Thursday as the Gaels held the final defensive possession to secure the result.

Dent played 40 minutes and recorded seven points on 1–from–7 shooting, including 0–from–2 from beyond the arc, while converting 5–of–6 from the free throw line and adding one rebound, five assists, one block and one steal with three turnovers.

Wessels logged 21 minutes and finished with eight points on 3–from–6 shooting, converting 2–of–2 from the free throw line while adding six rebounds, one block and one steal with one turnover.

Hawke played six minutes and did not attempt a field goal or free throw, collecting one rebound with one turnover.

Joshua Dent — Sophomore, Guard, Saint Mary’s
From Wollongong, NSW │ Height: 1.91 m

• Minutes: 40 │ Points: 7 (12.9) │ Rebounds: 1 (2.6) │ Assists: 5 (5.8) │ Steals: 1 │ Blocks: 1 │ Turnovers: 3 │ FG: 1–7 │ 3PT: 0–2 │ FT: 5–6

Harry Wessels — Senior, Center, Saint Mary’s
From Boddington, WA │ Height: 2.16 m

• Minutes: 21 │ Points: 8 (5.0) │ Rebounds: 6 (5.1) │ Assists: 0 (0.5) │ Steals: 1 │ Blocks: 1 │ Turnovers: 1 │ FG: 3–6 │ 3PT: 0–0 │ FT: 2–2

Rory Hawke — Freshman, Guard, Saint Mary’s
From Townsville, QLD │ Height: 1.96 m

• Minutes: 6 │ Points: 0 (2.3) │ Rebounds: 1 (1.0) │ Assists: 0 (0.3) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 0 │ Turnovers: 1 │ FG: 0–0 │ 3PT: 0–0 │ FT: 0–0

🇦🇺 Wofford 82, VMI 76 (Final)

Wofford: 18–10 (2nd in SoCon)

Melbourne junior Rex Stirling featured in Wofford’s six-point home win against VMI on Thursday as the Terriers closed the final possessions to secure the result.

Stirling played 14 minutes and recorded three points on 1–from–2 shooting, converting 1–of–2 from the free throw line while adding two rebounds and one block with two turnovers.

Rex Stirling — Junior, Forward, Wofford
From Melbourne, VIC │ Height: 2.03 m

• Minutes: 14 │ Points: 3 (4.5) │ Rebounds: 2 (2.7) │ Assists: 0 (0.7) │ Steals: 0 │ Blocks: 1 │ Turnovers: 2 │ FG: 1–2 │ 3PT: 0–0 │ FT: 1–2