Stephen F. Austin stuns No. 1 Duke in overtime
NMSU cruises to reach Cayman Islands final
DURHAM, N.C. — Nathan Bain stole the ball and hit a layup at the overtime buzzer and Stephen F. Austin knocked off No. 1 Duke 85-83 on Tuesday night, ending the Blue Devils’ 150-game home winning streak against nonconference opponents.
They became the first non-Atlantic Coast Conference team to beat Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium in nearly 20 years and the second unranked team to upset a No. 1-ranked team on its home floor in two weeks after Evansville went into Rupp Arena and stunned Kentucky 67-64.
“I told our players, ‘Banners can’t beat us tonight,’” Stephen F. Austin coach Kyle Keller said. “The players have to beat us.”
Duke had the ball in the closing seconds of overtime, but Tre Jones missed a jumper with about 15 seconds left and Wendell Moore rebounded it. Hounded by the Lumberjacks’ high-pressure defense, Matthew Hurt threw the ball away in a scramble with about 3 seconds left and it went to Bain — who went the length of the floor for a buzzer-beating layup.
“I looked up at the clock and saw I had 2.6 seconds, just going as fast as I can to lay it up. Like a layup drill. Prayed it would go in,” Bain said. “I wasn’t sure if the guy was going to foul me or not. Get it on the rim to give us a chance.”
Kevon Harris scored 26 points and Gavin Kensmil added 15 for the Lumberjacks (5-1).
Vernon Carey had 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Blue Devils (6-1), who had 22 turnovers.
NEW MEXICO STATE 65, SOUTH
FLORIDA 45: In George Town, Cayman Islands, Shawn Williams had 13 points and Johnny MccCants added 10 off the bench as New Mexico State easily beat South Florida in the Cayman Islands Classic on Tuesday.
The Aggies (4-3) face George Mason in Wednesday’s championship game.
Trevelin Queen added 10 points apiece for New Mexico State. Williams made three of New Mexico State’s 11 3-pointers.
McCants scored all 10 of his points in the first half, making 4 of 5 from the field, as the Aggies closed the half on a 10-0 run for a 32-20 lead.
No. 3 MICHIGAN STATE 93, GEORGIA
85: In Lahaina, Hawaii, Cassius Winston had 28 points and eight assists, and Michigan State withstood Anthony Edwards’ second-half outburst to beat Georgia at the Maui Invitational.
Michigan State (4-2) was sharp early, building a 28-point lead early in the second half.
Edwards brought the Bulldogs (3-2) back almost entirely by himself, scoring 33 of his 37 points in the second half.
No. 4 KANSAS 71, BYU 56: In Lahaina, Hawaii, David McCormack led the Jayhawks with 16 points in a win over BYU in the Maui Invitational. No. 18 AUBURN 79, RICHMOND 65:
In New York, Samir Doughty scored 22 points to lead Auburn to a win over Richmond in the championship game of the Legends Classic.
COLORADO STATE 61, LOYOLA OF CHICAGO 60: Also in George Town, Isaiah Stevens made a floater in the lane just before the final buzzer and Colorado State (4-3) rallied past Loyola-Chicago in the Cayman Islands Classic.
TCU 64, WYOMING 47: In Las Vegas, Nev., Desmond Bane had 22 points and 11 rebounds to lead TCU to a victory over Wyoming in the consolation game of the MGM Resorts Main Event.
The Cowboys shot a bleak 17.9 percent (5-for-28) in the first half, including 2 of 11 (18.2 percent) from beyond the arc.
UNLV 80, JACKSON STATE 57: In Las Vegas, Nev., Amauri Hardy scored 20 points and Cheikh Diong added 19 to lead UNLV (3-5) to a win.
Women
No. 4 UCONN 75, DAYTON 37: In Dayton, Ohio, Megan Walker scored 23 points and matched her career high with 12 rebounds as UConn beat Dayton.
The Huskies (6-0) took control with their outside shooting in their first visit to University of Dayton Arena, completing a two-game trip to Ohio that sapped their depth. No. 12 FLORIDA STATE 66, FLORIDA 55: In Gainesville, Fla., Kiah Gillespie scored 17 points and matched her career high with 18 rebounds and Florida State turned back rival Florida. No. 14 KENTUCKY 81, GRAMBLING 35:
In Lexington, Ky., Rhyne Howard scored 27 points, four other players had at least nine, and Kentucky rolled to a win over Grambling.
No. 16 DEPAUL 94, MILWAUKEE 65:
In Chicago, Lexi Held scored 17 of her 19 points in the first half, Sonya Morris added 18 points and DePaul cruised to a win over Milwaukee. No. 20 TENNESSEE 92, ARKANSASPINE BLUFF 51: In Knoxville, Tenn., Rennia Davis had 17 points and 11 rebounds as Tennessee remained unbeaten by defeating Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff was playing one night after freshman guard Sierra’Li Wade was shot to death in her hometown of Lake Village, Arkansas. A moment of silence to honor Wade took place before the national anthem.