Ex-King’s Fork star sparks upset
Epps steps up late to help No. 17 Illinois knock off No. 2 Texas
Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 12 of his 16 points in overtime, including the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 3:34 remaining, and No. 17 Illinois rallied to hand No. 2 Texas its first loss of the season, 85-78 on Tuesday night in the Jimmy V Classic in New York.
Former King’s Fork High standout Jayden Epps added 11 points for the Illini, including the final five points of regulation — a 3-pointer with 35 seconds left and two tying free throws with 8 seconds remaining. Epps then blocked Marcus Carr’s jumper in the lane just before the buzzer to force overtime in an entertaining showdown at Madison Square Garden.
Matthew Mayer, who faced Texas several times at Baylor, tied a career high with 21 points as he made his first seven shots and finished 8 of 10 for Illinois (7-2).
Timmy Allen scored a seasonhigh 21 points for Texas (6-1).
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No. 1 Houston 76, North Florida 42: Ja’Vier Francis scored 14 points, star Marcus Sasser had 12 points in the first eight minutes before leaving with a cut over his eye and host Houston (9-0) coasted to a win over North Florida (2-6).
Jarace Walker had 12 points with 10 rebounds for Houston, and Tramon Mark scored 10.
No. 9 Arkansas 65, North Carolina-Greensboro 58: Nick Smith Jr. scored 22 points to help Arkansas (8-1) overcome a sluggish offensive showing and outlast North Carolina-Greensboro (4-6) at home.
The Razorbacks shot 33.3% and trailed for a majority of the game.
No. 12 Baylor 80, Tarleton State 57: Freshman Keyonte George scored 22 points, redshirt freshman Langston Love added 20 and Baylor (7-2) beat Tarleton State (5-4) in Waco, Texas.
The Bears were playing for the first time since a school-record run of 54 consecutive weeks in the top 10 ended.
Wisconsin 64, No. 13 Maryland 59: Chucky Hepburn scored 13 points and Steven Crowl added 12 as host Wisconsin (7-2, 1-0 Big
Ten) handed Maryland (8-1, 1-1) its first loss under coach Kevin Willard.
Jahmir Young scored 17 points and Julian Reese had 10 for the Terrapins.
No. 24 TCU 78, Jackson State 51: JaKobe Coles scored a careerhigh 21 points, Damion Baugh had 15 points, six rebounds and five assists and TCU (7-1) beat Jackson State (1-7) at home for its fifth straight victory.
ACC
No. 15 Duke 74, Iowa 62: Jeremy Roach tied a career high with 22 points and Duke (9-2) led virtually the entire way in a victory over Iowa (6-2) in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden.
North Carolina State 94, Coppin State 72: Terquavion Smith scored 33 points, Jarkel Joiner added 29 and host North Carolina State (8-2) beat Coppin State (4-7) in a game in which the Wolfpack led from the start.
Syracuse 95, Oakland 66: Joe Girard had 18 points and six assists, Jesse Edwards added 18 points with seven rebounds and Syracuse (5-4) closed the first half on an 18-0 run en route to a home win over Oakland (3-8).
Georgia Tech 79, Georgia 77: Miles Kelly hit a huge 3-pointer and then a drove for the game-winner as Georgia Tech (6-3) rallied to beat Georgia (7-3) in Atlanta.
New Hampshire 74, Boston College 71 (OT): Clarence O. Daniels II scored a career-high 34 points, Nazim Derry hit a 3-pointer with 23 seconds left in overtime and visiting New Hampshire (3-5) beat Boston College (5-5) for its first road win in the series.
Region/state
George Mason 67, Maryland-Eastern Shore 54: Josh Oduro’s 23 points and 12 rebounds helped George Mason (6-4) defeat Maryland-Eastern Shore (3-6) in Fairfax.
UNC Wilmington 74, East Carolina 61: Trazarien White had 18 points and 14 rebounds as UNC Wilmington (7-3) won at home over East Carolina (6-4).
Service academy Air Force 79, South Dakota 58:
Jake Heidbreder had 27 points as Air Force (6-4) defeated South Dakota (5-5) at home.