College basketball roundup
Top-ranked UCLA holds off No. 6 Texas A&M, 65-62 ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Josh Shipp scored 18 points and Arron Afflalo had eight of his 13 over the final nine minutes to lead No. 1 UCLA to a 65-62 victory over No. 6 Texas A&M on Saturday in the John R. Wooden Classic.
Darren Collison added 15 points, but had six of the 13 turnovers committed by the Bruins (8-0).
Acie Law scored 21 points and Joseph Jones had 11 points and 13 rebounds for Texas A&M (7-2), which controlled the boards 34-23.
No. 5 Ohio St. 78, Cleveland St. 57
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Greg Oden made all eight of his shots from the field in his first college start to lead Ohio State.
Despite foul trouble that limited him to 23 minutes, the 7-foot freshman had 16 points, four rebounds, two assists, three blocked shots and a steal.
Oden did not play in Ohio State’s first seven games before scoring 14 points and grabbing 10 rebounds a week ago in a 20-point win over Valparaiso. He is still recovering from surgery last June to repair ligament damage in his right wrist, and wears an elastic brace on his shooting hand.
No. 7 Duke 69, George Mason 53
DURHAM, N.C. – DeMarcus Nelson scored 24 points and freshman Jon Scheyer added 18, both career highs, for the Blue Devils (9-1), who led the entire way to extend the nation’s longest home nonconference winning streak to 48 games.
Will Thomas and Folarin Campbell each scored 13 points for the Patriots (4-4).
No. 10 Wichita St. 83, Wyoming 69
CASPER, Wyo. – Kyle Wilson scored 19 points, including two big baskets in the second half, and No. 10 Wichita State held off the Cowboys at the Wyoming Shootout.
After the Shockers (7-0) had fallen behind for the first time in the second half, Wilson scored inside to put Wichita State ahead 52-51, starting a 6-0 run.
Brad Jones hit two free throws to bring Wyoming within 56-53, but Phillip Thomasson answered with a turnaround jumper and Wilson hit a 3-pointer to start a 9-0 run that gave the Shockers a 65-53 lead.
No. 11 Wisconsin 70, No. 17 Marquette 66
MILWAUKEE – Alando Tucker scored a season-high 28 points and Wisconsin withstood a late rally to beat its in-state rival.
The Badgers (9-1) led by 10 points with 3:55 remaining, but Jerel McNeal cut the lead to four with a steal and slam dunk. Tucker answered with a baseline move for a layup that put Wisconsin ahead 64-58 with 1:21 remaining.
The Badgers then fouled Dominic James on a 3-point attempt, but he hit only one free throw, and Tucker made a driving layup on the other end to put Wisconsin ahead 66-59 with 57 seconds remaining.
James led the Golden Eagles (9-2) with 19 points.
No. 12 Kansas 68, Toledo 58
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Brandon Rush had a career-high five 3-pointers and scored 19 points for the Jayhawks, who broke a school record with 15 blocked shots.
Despite a severe height disadvantage, the Rockets (2-5) managed to outrebound Kansas 37-35. Toledo’s tallest starter was 6-foot-6 while Kansas (8-2) had five players over 6-8, topped by 6-11 Sasha Kaun, who was 5-for-5 from the field and had 10 points.
No. 16 Memphis 82, Mississippi 70
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Chris Douglas-Roberts scored 17 points and Jeremy Hunt added 16 to lead Memphis.
The Tigers, coming off a 28.6 percent shooting performance in an 18-point loss at Tennessee on Wednesday, regrouped to shoot 47 percent.
Antonio Anderson had 14 points for Memphis (7-2), while Joey Dorsey grabbed 10 rebounds. Clarence Sanders had 18 points and Todd Abernathy added 16 for Ole Miss (7-2).
Rebels leading scorer Bam Doyne, who entered the game averaging 17.6 points, was limited to seven on 1-for-12 shooting.
Vanderbilt 73, No. 25 Georgia Tech 64
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Shan Foster scored 25 points and Derrick Byars added 18 as Vanderbilt snapped a nine-game losing streak against ranked opponents.
The Commodores (5-3), playing their third game in five days, hadn’t beaten a Top 25 team since downing then-No. 19 Alabama on Jan. 5, 2005.
Thaddeus Young had 19 points for the Yellow Jackets (6-3).
Seton Hall 69, Penn State 59
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Freshman point guard Eugene Harvey scored a career-high 27 points and Paul Gause hit three late 3-pointers as Seton Hall overcame a woeful shooting exhibition and rallied to beat Penn State for its fifth straight win.
The Pirates (6-1) outscored Penn State (6-3) 36-14 in the final 12 minutes, including 21-6 in the final seven minutes when they rallied from a 12-point deficit.
Geary Claxton scored a career-high 29 points and added 11 rebounds for Penn State, which is now 5-28 on the road since Ed DeChellis took over as coach in 2004.
David Jackson added 12 points. Jamelle Cornley, the Nittany Lions leading scorer, was limited to two points – 13 below his average – playing on an ankle he hurt earlier this week.
What made the Pirates’ comeback so remarkable was that they had hit 13-of-49 shots from the field and 2-of-21 from 3-point range before Harvey and Gause woke them up on offense along with their pressing defense, which forced 21 Penn State turnovers.
Harvey got the final rally going by setting up center Grant Billmeier for two straight layups to get Seton Hall to within 53-52.
Gause, who missed his first five 3-pointers, then took over from long range. His first three gave the Pirates a 55-53 lead. After Claxton tied the game with two free throws with 4:37 to go, Gause connected again for a 58-55 lead. Claxton hit two more free throws to cut the lead to a point.
A shot in the lane by Brian Laing gave Seton Hall a 60-57 lead and, after Claxton made a free throw, Gause nailed his last 3-pointer for a 63-58 lead with 2:20 to play.
Harvey scored the final six points for Seton Hall, which finished 24-of-70 from the field, or 34.3 percent. The Pirates were even worse from 3-point range, shooting 18.5 percent on 5-of-27 shooting.
Penn State built an 11-point lead in the first half and it was up 45-33 with 11:55 to play when Cornley scored following a rare Claxton miss with a layup.
The Pirates picked up their press, and Harvey scored seven points in a 14-2 spurt that tied the game at 47 on two free throws by Davis. Claxton also picked up his third and fourth fouls in the run and had to go to the bench.
After an exchange of free throws, Danny Morrissey hit a 3-pointer and Jackson scored on a fastbreak to give Penn State a 53-48 lead.