Arizona rips Michigan
Christian Koloko had 22 points, seven rebounds and four blocked shots in leading Arizona (5-0) to a dominating 80-62 victory over No. 4 Michigan (4-2) on Sunday night in the Roman Main Event in Las Vegas.
The Wildcats put together an impressive all-around performance. Arizona shot 4-for21 on threes but hit 64% of its two-pointers, including several alley-oops and point-blank baskets off penetration. Eli Brooks led the Wolverines with 14 points.
Purdue 80, Villanova 74
Zach Edey scored 21 and the No. 6 Boilermakers (5-0) overcame an 11-point second-half deficit to beat the No. 5 Wildcats (3-2) in the title game of the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament in Uncasville, Connecticut. The 7-4 center shot 9-for-12 and grabbed six rebounds.
Indiana 76, Louisiana-Lafayette 44
Sharpshooter Parker Stewart scored 16 points and the host Hoosiers (4-0) overwhelmed the Ragin’ Cajuns (3-1) in the first half en route to a blowout victory. Stewart went 4-for-5 on threes, and freshman Tamar Bates scored 10 points off the bench.
Utah State 73, Oklahoma 70
Justin Bean scored 24 points and grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds to pace the Aggies (4-1) over the Sooners (4-1) in the championship game of the Myrtle Beach Invitational in Conway, South Carolina. Former Loyola coach Porter Moser lost his first game at Oklahoma.
Nebraska 82, Southern 59
Bryce McGowens tallied 18 points and grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds as the balanced Cornhuskers (3-2) tamed the visiting Jaguars (1-4).
Tennessee 89, North Carolina 72
Freshman Zakai Zeigler scored 18 to lead the No. 17 Volunteers (3-1) over the No. 18 Tar Heels (3-2) in the consolation game of the Hall of Fame Tip-Off.