Wake Forest beats No. 8 Duke, then it's bedlam
Hunter Sallis scored 29 points to help host Wake Forest upset No. 8 Duke 83-79 to boost its NCAA Tournament chances on Saturday, a day that ended with Blue Devils star Kyle Filipowski being shaken up in a collision as Demon Deacons fans stormed the court to celebrate.
The 7-footer was hobbled when he was hit by a fan running by him toward midcourt as Filipowski walked toward the locker-room tunnel. He had to be helped off the court amid the chaos. He spoke to reporters after the game with his right knee wrapped in a bag of ice.
“Just like any other upset game where the fans rush the court, all hell goes crazy,” Filipowski said. “Just trying to get my way off the court, and you know, you've got these crazy college students just doing whatever they want. It's got to be a little more protective when things like that happen.”
Sallis capped the game by hitting two free throws with 1.8 seconds left to start the celebration for Wake Forest (18-9, 10-6 ACC).
Filipowski had 17 points to lead the Blue Devils (21-6, 12-4).
NO. 1 UCONN 78, VILLANOVA 54 » Cam Spencer tied his season high with 25 points, Tristen Newton recorded his fourth career triple-double and the host Huskies bounced back from their first loss since December. Newton, who assisted on a 3-pointer from Alex Karaban with 25 seconds to go, finished with 10 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists for UConn (25-3, 15-2 Big East).
Eric Dixon scored 20 points and TJ Bamba had 13 for the Wildcats (15-12, 8-8).
NO. 2 HOUSTON 82, NO. 11 BAYLOR 76 (OT) » L.J. Cryer scored 15 points against his former team, including six free throws in overtime, as the Big 12-leading Cougars (24-3, 11-3 Big 12) beat the host Bears.
Ja'Kobe Walter scored a gamehigh 23 points for Baylor (19-8, 8-6), while RayJ Dennis had 21.
NO. 4 ARIZONA 91, WASHINGTON 75 » Caleb Love scored 28 points to eclipse 2,000 for his career and the Wildcats bounced back from their first home loss of the season with a win over the host Huskies. The Wildcats (21-6, 12-4 Pac-12) lost at McKale Center for the first time this year Thursday night, falling 77-74 to No. 21 Washington State.
Koren Johnson led the Huskies with 17 points, six rebounds and five assists.
NO. 6 IOWA STATE 71, WEST VIRGINIA 64 » Tamin Lipsey had 14 points and six assists to lead the host Cyclones to their 16th straight victory at home. Curtis Jones added 12 points for Iowa State (21-6, 10-4 Big 12).
Kobe Johnson and Kerr Kriisa each scored 12 points for West Virginia (9-18, 4-10). The Mountaineers committed 23 turnovers, which Iowa State converted into 29 points.
NO. 10 NORTH CAROLINA 54, VIRGINIA 44 » Cormac Ryan scored 18 points on six 3-pointers and the visiting Tar Heels moved into first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Armando Bacot added 10 points and 13 rebounds for North Carolina (21-6, 13-3), which moved into the top spot alone because No. 8 Duke lost at Wake Forest.
Jordan Minor had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Cavaliers (208, 11-6).
ARIZONA STATE 73, NO. 21 WASHINGTON STATE 61 » Jose Perez scored 16 points, Frankie Collins added 14 and the host Sun Devils (14-14, 8-9, Pac-12) surprised the Cougars, ending their eight-game winning streak.
Issac Jones led Washington State (21-7, 12-5) with 16 points and 11 rebounds. The Cougars shot just 3 of 18 (17%) on 3-pointers.
Women
Jana Van Gytenbeek came off the bench to make two free throws with 4.3 seconds left and No. 24 Baylor pulled out a wild 66-65 win over No. 22 host West Virginia. Sarah Andrews scored 14 points to lead the Bears (21-6, 10-6 Big 12).
JJ Quinerly led the Mountaineers (22-5, 11-5) with 33 points. COLUMBIA 67, NO. 25 PRINCETON 65 » Abbey Hsu scored 24 points and reached a rare Ivy League milestone and the host Lions upset the Tigers. In her final home game, Hsu became the fourth women's player in league history to surpass 2,000 career points and gave Columbia (19-5, 10-1 Ivy League) its first-ever win over a Top 25 opponent.
Nweke had 17 points to lead Princeton (20-4, 10-1).