Second Half Surge Lifts Evansville Past Oregon State
Joshua Hughes turned in a 16-point, 12-rebound double-double, leading the way for the Evansville Purple Aces (3-3) in a 73-69 win over Oregon State (3-2) on Friday in the final game of the opening day of the 2025 Paradise Jam.
Akron Races Past Iona
Five Akron Zips reached double figures in scoring, led by a 20-point effort by Eric Mahaffey, as Akron (4-1) rolled to a 96-75 win over Iona (4-1) on Friday on the opening day of the 2025 Paradise Jam.
Charleston Wins Thriller Over UMass
Charleston (3-3) took advantage of a balanced scoring attack in a thrilling 69-65 win over UMass (3-2) on Friday on day one of the 2025 Paradise Jam.
Yale Opens Paradise Jam With 73-67 Win Over Green Bay
Yale (4-1) placed four players in double figures, led by a 13-point, five-rebound, four-assist effort by Nick Townsend, as the Bulldogs opened the 2025 Paradise Jam with a 73-67 win over Green Bay (1-5) on Friday.
GONZAGA VS FLORIDA STATE
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas – Ta’Niya Latson turned in a triple-double scoring a team-high 22 points, adding 10 rebounds and 10 assists, Sydney Bowles chipped in 18, Makayla Timpson added 19 and O’Maria Gordon added 14 as the Florida State Seminoles (8-1) rolled to the 2024 Paradise Jam Reef Tournament championship with an 93-54 win over Gonzaga (4-5) on Saturday night.
MISSOURI STATE VS TEXAS TECH
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas – Jasmin Shavers scored a career-high 32 points, while Bailey Maupin added 12, leading the Texas Tech Lady Raiders (8-1) to a 72-69 win over Missouri State (4-3) on the final day of the 2024 Paradise Jam.
KANSAS VS AUBURN
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas – S’Mya Nichols turned in a 28-point effort, hitting the game-winning free throws in the closing seconds as the Kansas Jayhawks (7-1) captured the Island Tournament championship at the 2024 Paradise Jam, picking up a thrilling 61-60 victory over Auburn (5-3).
PITTSBURGH VS NORTHERN IOWA
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas – Kayba Laube scored 34 points, breaking a school and Paradise Jam record with 10 3-pointers, Maya McDermott added 21 points, and Ryley Goebel chipped in 13 as the University of Northern Iowa Panthers (4-3) rolled to a 90-74 victory over Pitt (5-4) on the final day of the 2024 Paradise Jam.
TEXAS TECH VS GONZAGA
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas – Jordyn Merritt scored a team-high 14 points, Jasmin Shavers added 12, and Bailey Maupin added 10 to lead the Texas Tech Lady Raiders (7-1) to a 67-49 win over Gonzaga (4-4) in the day two finale at the 2024 Paradise Jam.
MISSOURI STATE VS FLORIDA STATE
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas – Ta’Niya Latson scored a game-high 21 points and grabbed seven rebounds, Makayla Timpson had an 18-point, 12-rebound double-double, and Sydney Bowles (16 points) and Mariana Valenzuela (14 points) also reached double figures as the Florida State Seminoles (7-1) rolled to a 97-66 win over Missouri State (4-2) on day two of the 2024 Paradise Jam.
NORTHERN IOWA VS KANSAS
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas – S’Mya Nichols turned in an impressive 25-point, six-rebound, seven-assist performance, Elle Evans added 17 points and six rebounds, and Sania Copeland scored 11 points as the Kansas Jayhawks (6-1) held off a pesky Northern Iowa (3-3) squad Friday on day two of the Paradise Jam, winning 76-73.
PITTSBURGH VS AUBURN
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas – DeYona Gaston notched her 12th career double-double, scoring 28 points with four rebounds; Celia Sumbane added 12 points and Audia Young added 11 as the Auburn Tigers (5-2) turned in a dominant performance on day two of the 2024 Paradise Jam, downing Pittsburgh (5-3) 82-50 on Friday.
FLORIDA STATE VS TEXAS TECH
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas – Ta’Niya Latson scored a game-high 30 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, while O’Mariah Gordon added 20 points as the Florida State Seminoles (6-1) held on for a 70-62 win over Texas Tech (6-1) on Thursday’s final contest at the 2024 Paradise Jam.
GONZAGA VS MISSOURI STATE
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas – Paige Rocca turned in a 16-point performance, while Lacy Stokes and Kyrah Daniels added 12 points apiece, and Kaem Bekemeier added 11 as the Missouri State Lady Bears (4-1) picked up a 65-64 win over Gonzaga (4-3) on day one of the 2024 Paradise Jam.
KANSAS VS PITTSBURGH
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas – S’Mya Nichols scored a game-high 20 points, Elle Evans added 19 points, shooting 11-for-17 from the charity stripe, and Laia Conesa added 12 as the Kansas Jayhawks (5-1) opened the Reef Tournament at the 2024 Paradise Jam with a 59-53 win over the Pitt Panthers (5-2) on Thursday.
LIBERTY VS MCNEESE
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas – Caleb Porter turned in a team-high 13 points, while Jayvon Maughmer and Isaiah Ihnen both added 12, leading the way as the Liberty Flames (6-1) captured the 2024 Paradise Jam championship with a thrilling 62-58 win over McNeese (3-4) on Monday evening.
KANSAS STATE VS LONGWOOD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas – Coleman Hawkins posted a 19-point, 10-rebound double-double, Brendan Hausen added a 16-point effort, Dug McDaniel chipped in 11 points and six assists, and David N’Guessan added 10 points of his own as the Kansas State Wildcats (6-1) rolled to an 80-64 win over Longwood (6-2) on Monday to capture third place at the 2024 Paradise Jam.
LOUISIANA VS UAB
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas – Alejandro Vasquez scored a game-high 25 points and Yaxel Lendeborg added 20, leading a cast of five UAB players to reach double figures in scoring as the Blazers (4-4) staged a furious second-half rally to post an 98-86 win over Louisiana (1-6) and secure a seventh-place finish at the 2024 Paradise Jam.