Mackinnon scores 27, Condon double-doubles as Australians feature in key clashes.<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa Texas 88, LSU 85 (Final)<\/p>\n
LSU: 14\u201312 (15th in SEC)<\/p>\n
Brisbane senior Max Mackinnon delivered 27 points in LSU\u2019s three-point road loss to Texas on Wednesday as the Tigers were unable to close the final possession in a tight finish. Mackinnon played 33 minutes and shot 11\u2013from\u201317 from the field, including 2\u2013from\u20134 from beyond the arc, while converting 3\u2013of\u20134 from the free throw line and adding two rebounds and three assists with two turnovers.<\/p>\n
Max Mackinnon \u2014 Senior, Guard, LSU
From Brisbane, QLD \u2502 Height: 1.98 m<\/p>\n
\u2022 Minutes: 33 \u2502 Points: 27 (14.5) \u2502 Rebounds: 2 (2.6) \u2502 Assists: 3 (2.5) \u2502 Steals: 0 \u2502 Blocks: 0 \u2502 Turnovers: 2 \u2502 FG: 11\u201317 \u2502 3PT: 2\u20134 \u2502 FT: 3\u20134<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa Florida 76, South Carolina 62 (Final)<\/p>\n
Florida: 20\u20136 (1st in SEC)<\/p>\n
Perth junior Alex Condon recorded 20 points and 10 rebounds in Florida\u2019s 14-point home win against South Carolina on Wednesday as the Gators controlled second-half possessions to remain top of the SEC standings. The performance marked Condon\u2019s 100th point of the season.<\/p>\n
Condon played 32 minutes and shot 7\u2013from\u201314 from the field, converting 6\u2013of\u20136 from the free throw line while adding four assists and one steal with six turnovers in extended frontcourt minutes.<\/p>\n
Across his past three games, Condon has averaged 15.3 points and 8.7 rebounds while shooting 56.8 per cent from the field as Florida extended its winning run in conference play. He opened the stretch with 12 points on 6\u2013from\u20138 shooting in a road win at Georgia, followed by 14 points and 11 rebounds on 4\u2013from\u20139 shooting against No. 25 Kentucky, before producing his 20-point, 10-rebound double-double against South Carolina.<\/p>\n
Alex Condon \u2014 Junior, Forward, Florida
From Perth, WA \u2502 Height: 2.11 m<\/p>\n
\u2022 Minutes: 32 \u2502 Points: 20 (13.3) \u2502 Rebounds: 10 (8.0) \u2502 Assists: 4 (3.5) \u2502 Steals: 1 \u2502 Blocks: 0 \u2502 Turnovers: 6 \u2502 FG: 7\u201314 \u2502 3PT: 0\u20131 \u2502 FT: 6\u20136<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa Ohio 69, Ball State 57 (Final)<\/p>\n
Ohio: 14\u201313 (4th in MAC)<\/p>\n
Melbourne freshman Kiir Kuany featured in Ohio\u2019s 12-point home win against Ball State on Wednesday as the Bobcats controlled second-half possessions to secure the result. Kuany played six minutes and recorded one point, shooting 0\u2013from\u20132 from the field, including 0\u2013from\u20131 from beyond the arc, while converting 1\u2013of\u20132 from the free throw line and adding one rebound and two blocks without committing a turnover.<\/p>\n
Kiir Kuany \u2014 Freshman, Forward, Ohio
From Melbourne, VIC \u2502 Height: 2.06 m<\/p>\n
\u2022 Minutes: 6 \u2502 Points: 1 (3.4) \u2502 Rebounds: 1 (1.3) \u2502 Assists: 0 (0.2) \u2502 Steals: 0 \u2502 Blocks: 2 \u2502 Turnovers: 0 \u2502 FG: 0\u20132 \u2502 3PT: 0\u20131 \u2502 FT: 1\u20132<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa No. 1 Michigan 91, No. 7 Purdue 80 (Final)<\/p>\n
Purdue: 21\u20135 (3rd in Big Ten)<\/p>\n
Sunshine Coast senior Oscar Cluff featured in Purdue\u2019s 11-point home loss to No. 1 Michigan on Wednesday as the Boilermakers trailed after halftime and were unable to reduce the margin late against the top-ranked program.<\/p>\n
Cluff played 21 minutes and recorded four points on 1\u2013from\u20134 shooting, while converting 2\u2013of\u20134 from the free throw line and adding three rebounds, two assists and one steal with one turnover.<\/p>\n
Oscar Cluff \u2014 Senior, Center, Purdue
From Sunshine Coast, QLD \u2502 Height: 2.11 m<\/p>\n
\u2022 Minutes: 21 \u2502 Points: 4 (10.5) \u2502 Rebounds: 3 (7.4) \u2502 Assists: 2 (1.6) \u2502 Steals: 1 \u2502 Blocks: 0 \u2502 Turnovers: 1 \u2502 FG: 1\u20134 \u2502 3PT: 0\u20130 \u2502 FT: 2\u20134<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mackinnon scores 27, Condon double-doubles as Australians feature in key clashes. \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa Texas 88, LSU 85 (Final) LSU:…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":487409,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,85],"class_list":["post-487408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-basketball","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-basketball","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=487408"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487408\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/487409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=487408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=487408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=487408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}