No. 7 Vols shock No. 1 Gonzaga
Nevada moves to 10-0, holds off GC
PHOENIX — Admiral Schofield hit a 3-pointer with 24 seconds left and scored 25 of his 30 points in the second half, helping No. 7 Tennessee knock off top-ranked Gonzaga 76-73 in the Colangelo Classic on Sunday.
Tennessee (7-1) jumped on Gonzaga early and fought back from a nine-point, second-half deficit.
Reigning SEC player of the year Grant Williams fouled out with 2:30 left, but the Vols went up two when Schofield banked in a 3-pointer with 80 seconds left.
After Rui Hachimura tied it with two free throws, Schofield hit a long 3 and Tennessee held on for its first win over a No. 1 team — fifth overall — since beating Kansas in 2010.
Gonzaga (9-1) had two shots at a tying 3-pointer, but Zach Norvell Jr. and Hachimura missed.
Hachimura and Brandon Clarke had 21 points each for the Bulldogs. NO. 4 VIRGINIA 57, VCU
49: In Charlottesville, Va., Kyle Guy scored 13 of his 15 points in the first half, and Ty Jerome had 11 of his 14 in the second half for Virginia.
Virginia (9-0) missed 13 of its first 15 shots after the break and VCU (7-3), coming off its road upset of Texas on Wednesday, led 37-36 midway through the second half. NO. 6 NEVADA 74, GRAND
CANYON 66: In Phoenix, Jordan Carolina had 22 points and 14 rebounds, and Nevada used a late run to finally shake Grand Canyon in the Colangelo Classic.
Nevada (10-0) had a short turnaround after playing No. 20 Arizona State late Friday night and found itself in what felt like a home environment for Grand Canyon.
Spurred by the road version of the rowdy Havocs student section, the Antelopes (5-4) held Nevada scoreless the opening 5½ minutes and were within two at halftime.
Nevada finally put it away in the final two minutes, going on a 9-0 run to go up 71-61.
Jazz Johnson had 19 points and Caleb Martin finished with 13 points and 12 rebounds
for the Wolf Pack, off to their best start of the program’s Division I era (1969-70). NO. 15 VIRGINIA TECH 81, SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 44: In Blacksburg, Va., Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 19 points to lead Virginia Tech.
Alexander-Walker hit 8 of 11 shots, including three 3-pointers for the Hokies (8-1). Damani Applewhite led South Carolina State (2-9) with 10 points. Women MICHIGAN STATE 88, NO.
3 OREGON 82: In East Lansing, Michigan, Jenna Allen scored 27 points — including a big 3-pointer the final minute — and Michigan State handed No. 3 Oregon its first loss of the season.
Up by three late in the fourth quarter, the Spartans (8-1) ran the shot clock down and got the ball to Allen, who sank a 3-pointer with 34.7 seconds left, then ran down the court with her arms outstretched, holding three fingers out with each hand.
Sabrina Ionescu scored 29
points for Oregon, and Erin Boley added 24, but the Ducks (7-1) didn’t start defending well until the final quarter, and Michigan State made enough shots late to pull out the win. NO. 5 LOUISVILLE 80, NO. 19
KENTUCKY 75: In Louisville, Ky., Asia Durr scored 32 points and made the first of several critical free throws down the stretch for Louisville.
The Cardinals (10-0) appeared to have the game in control with an 18-point lead midway through the third quarter and a 67-52 lead entering the fourth. But Kentucky (9-1) rallied to within four twice in the final 30 seconds as Louisville missed a series of free throws. NO. 8 OREGON STATE 82,
SANTA CLARA 31: In Corvallis, Ore., Destiny Slocum had 12 points with four 3-pointers and added 10 assists and Oregon State overpowered Santa Clara.
Kat Tudor had 14 points, also making four 3-pointers, and seven rebounds, and Madison Washington had a career-high 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting for the Beavers (7-1). NO. 9 TENNESSEE 88, NO.
12 TEXAS 82: In Austin, Texas, Meme Jackson scored a career-best 33 points, Evina Westbrook had 23 and Tennessee beat Texas.
Jackson made two free throws with 21.6 seconds left to give Tennessee (8-0) a fivepoint lead.
Audrey Warren had a season-best 21 points for Texas (7-2), and Clovis High product Danni Williams scored all 14 of her points in the second half. NO. 14 MINNESOTA 77, BOSTON COLLEGE 69: In Chestnut Hill, Mass., Destiny Pitts scored a career-high 35 points and Minnesota used an 11-0 run in the fourth quarter to beat Boston College.
Minnesota (9-0) is off to its best start since the ’03-04 team went 15-0 and the ’02-03 team went 12-0, both when firstyear coach Lindsay Whalen was a player.
Taylor Ortlepp hit six 3-pointers and scored 25 points for BC (8-2). NO. 17 ARIZONA STATE 70, COLORADO STATE 39: In Fort Collins, Colo., Courtney Ekmark scored 21 points, Reili Richardson grabbed 11 rebounds and Arizona State beat Colorado State.
Ekmark scored nine of the Sun Devils’ first 14 points — all on 3-pointers — en route to a 14-5 lead. Arizona State (7-2) led 24-12 at the end of the first quarter then proceeded to hold the Rams to singledigit scoring over the next two quarters.
Lena Svanholm and Mollie Mounsey each scored 11 points for Colorado State (4-4). NO. 18 MARQUETTE 76, NORTHWESTERN 57: In Evanston Ill., Allazia Blockton scored 21 points and became Marquette’s career scoring leader.
Blockton’s layup at 4:18 of the fourth quarter gave her 1,942 points. After passing Krystal Ellis (2009), she added four more points. NO. 20 DEPAUL 87, OKLAHOMA 76: In Norman, Okla., Mart’e Grays scored a careerhigh 26 points for DePaul.
Ashton Millender added 19 points for the Blue Demons (7-3).