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Bulls’ upset bid falls short
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| South Florida’s Jesus Veredejo (23) drives to the basket past Connecticut’s A.J. Price during the second half Saturday in Tampa. ASSOCIATED PRESS |
Associated Press
TAMPA — Craig Austrie’s 12-foot runner in the lane with less than a second left in overtime Saturday gave Connecticut its ninth straight win.
A.J. Price scored 23 points, including the Huskies’ first five in the overtime.
Dominique Jones converted his own miss with 6 seconds left to give South Florida (11-15, 2-11 Big East) a 73-72 lead.
Austrie, who had two points in the first 37 minutes, dribbled nearly the length of the court and made the game-winner for the Huskies (20-5, 9-3) with .2 seconds left.
Kentrell Gransbury had 26 points and 15 rebounds for the Bulls.
No. 3 Kansas 69, Colorado 45
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Mario Chalmers had 13 points and No. 3 Kansas held Colorado’s Richard Roby to just two Saturday in the Jayhawks’ 25th straight win at home over the Buffaloes.
The Jayhawks (24-2, 9-2 Big 12) scored 23 points off turnovers and outrebounded the overmatched visitors 38-24.
No. 4 Tennessee 74, Georgia 71
ATHENS, Ga. — Chris Lofton scored 19 of his 22 points in the second half and Wayne Chism had 16 points for Tennessee, which stretched its winning streak to seven games.
Lofton was 1-of-6 from
3-point range before halftime, but the senior hit five 3 in the second half, pushing his Southeastern Conference-record total to 398.
Tennessee (23-2, 10-1) has won eight straight in the series with Georgia (12-11,
3-7), including a sweep of this season’s two games.
No. 5 North Carolina 92, Virginia Tech 53
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Tyler Hansbrough had 23 points and nine rebounds and Wayne Ellington had 19 points for the Tar Heels (24-2, 9-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who dominated the entire way to avenge last season’s sweep by the Hokies.
Malcolm Delaney scored 20 points for the Hokies (14-11, 5-6), who have lost three straight games.
No. 7 Stanford 67, Arizona 66
TUCSON, Ariz. — Brook Lopez had 23 points and 10 rebounds to lead Stanford.
Trailing 62-54 with 4:23 to play, the Wildcats scored nine straight points to take a 63-62 lead on Chase Budinger’s free throw with 2:03 remaining.
Brook Lopez tied it with a free throw and then hit a
2-footer to put the Cardinal
(21-4, 10-3 Pac-10) up 65-63 with 1 minute to go. Sixteen seconds later, Budinger responded with a 3-pointer from the top of the key to give the Wildcats a 1-point lead.
Brook Lopez hit two free throws with 18 seconds to go
Syracuse 77, No. 8 Georgetown 70
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Paul Harris scored 22 points and freshman Donte Greene added 18 to lead Syracuse.
The Orange (17-9, 7-6 Big East), coming off a surprising loss at South Florida, built a 21-point lead in the first half and withstood two late rallies by the Hoyas (20-4, 10-3).
No. 9 Butler 51,
Cleveland St. 46
INDIANAPOLIS — Matt Howard scored 17 points and Butler avenged one of its two losses this season.
A.J. Graves added 15 points for the Bulldogs (24-2, 13-2 Horizon League), who won their eighth straight.
Cedric Jackson scored 20 points and J’Nathan Bullock added 11 for Cleveland State (17-11, 10-6), which had won three in
No. 11 Texas 82,
Baylor 77
WACO, Texas — Damion James had 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead Texas to its fifth straight victory and 22nd in a row against the Baylor.
Baylor closed the game with a 15-6 run, a stretch when the Longhorns (21-4, 8-2 Big 12) missed seven free throws — including three straight one-and-one chances. Tweety Carter and Henry Dugat had consecutive 3-pointers for the Bears (17-7, 5-5).
No. 14 Drake 65, Northern Iowa 55
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — Adam Emmenecker scored 13 points and Drake clinched its first Missouri Valley Conference title since 1971.
No. 15 Wisconsin 65, Minnesota 56
MADISON, Wis. — Marcus Landry scored 12 points to lead five Wisconsin players in double figures.
The Badgers (21-4, 11-2 Big Ten) were 25-for-33 from the line.
TAMPA — Craig Austrie’s 12-foot runner in the lane with less than a second left in overtime Saturday gave Connecticut its ninth straight win.
A.J. Price scored 23 points, including the Huskies’ first five in the overtime.
Dominique Jones converted his own miss with 6 seconds left to give South Florida (11-15, 2-11 Big East) a 73-72 lead.
Austrie, who had two points in the first 37 minutes, dribbled nearly the length of the court and made the game-winner for the Huskies (20-5, 9-3) with .2 seconds left.
Kentrell Gransbury had 26 points and 15 rebounds for the Bulls.
No. 3 Kansas 69, Colorado 45
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Mario Chalmers had 13 points and No. 3 Kansas held Colorado’s Richard Roby to just two Saturday in the Jayhawks’ 25th straight win at home over the Buffaloes.
The Jayhawks (24-2, 9-2 Big 12) scored 23 points off turnovers and outrebounded the overmatched visitors 38-24.
No. 4 Tennessee 74, Georgia 71
ATHENS, Ga. — Chris Lofton scored 19 of his 22 points in the second half and Wayne Chism had 16 points for Tennessee, which stretched its winning streak to seven games.
Lofton was 1-of-6 from
3-point range before halftime, but the senior hit five 3 in the second half, pushing his Southeastern Conference-record total to 398.
Tennessee (23-2, 10-1) has won eight straight in the series with Georgia (12-11,
3-7), including a sweep of this season’s two games.
No. 5 North Carolina 92, Virginia Tech 53
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Tyler Hansbrough had 23 points and nine rebounds and Wayne Ellington had 19 points for the Tar Heels (24-2, 9-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who dominated the entire way to avenge last season’s sweep by the Hokies.
Malcolm Delaney scored 20 points for the Hokies (14-11, 5-6), who have lost three straight games.
No. 7 Stanford 67, Arizona 66
TUCSON, Ariz. — Brook Lopez had 23 points and 10 rebounds to lead Stanford.
Trailing 62-54 with 4:23 to play, the Wildcats scored nine straight points to take a 63-62 lead on Chase Budinger’s free throw with 2:03 remaining.
Brook Lopez tied it with a free throw and then hit a
2-footer to put the Cardinal
(21-4, 10-3 Pac-10) up 65-63 with 1 minute to go. Sixteen seconds later, Budinger responded with a 3-pointer from the top of the key to give the Wildcats a 1-point lead.
Brook Lopez hit two free throws with 18 seconds to go
Syracuse 77, No. 8 Georgetown 70
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Paul Harris scored 22 points and freshman Donte Greene added 18 to lead Syracuse.
The Orange (17-9, 7-6 Big East), coming off a surprising loss at South Florida, built a 21-point lead in the first half and withstood two late rallies by the Hoyas (20-4, 10-3).
No. 9 Butler 51,
Cleveland St. 46
INDIANAPOLIS — Matt Howard scored 17 points and Butler avenged one of its two losses this season.
A.J. Graves added 15 points for the Bulldogs (24-2, 13-2 Horizon League), who won their eighth straight.
Cedric Jackson scored 20 points and J’Nathan Bullock added 11 for Cleveland State (17-11, 10-6), which had won three in
No. 11 Texas 82,
Baylor 77
WACO, Texas — Damion James had 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead Texas to its fifth straight victory and 22nd in a row against the Baylor.
Baylor closed the game with a 15-6 run, a stretch when the Longhorns (21-4, 8-2 Big 12) missed seven free throws — including three straight one-and-one chances. Tweety Carter and Henry Dugat had consecutive 3-pointers for the Bears (17-7, 5-5).
No. 14 Drake 65, Northern Iowa 55
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — Adam Emmenecker scored 13 points and Drake clinched its first Missouri Valley Conference title since 1971.
No. 15 Wisconsin 65, Minnesota 56
MADISON, Wis. — Marcus Landry scored 12 points to lead five Wisconsin players in double figures.
The Badgers (21-4, 11-2 Big Ten) were 25-for-33 from the line.
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