PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Marcus Bingham Jr. dunked home an alley-oop pass from Tyson Walker with 3.4 seconds left to lift Michigan State past Loyola Chicago 63-61 in the first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis. Hall got into the paint and lobbed the ball in traffic to Bingham on the right side of the lane for the finish. Bingham finished with 11 points, nine rebounds, and seven blocks for the Spartans. Malik Hall posted career highs of 24 points in 32 minutes to lead Michigan State. Lucas Williamson had 16 points and eight rebounds to lead Loyola Chicago, which shot 37%.
YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — Monty Scott scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds and Eastern Michigan beat Western Illinois 72-68. Colton Sandage led the Leathernecks on Wednesday with 21 points.
RIVIERA MAYA, Cancun (AP) — Josh Mballa had a career-high 29 points as Buffalo defeated Illinois State 106-90 in the Cancun Challenge – Riviera Division. Kendall Lewis led the Redbirds with 22 points.
