Daily Times (Primos, PA)

Texas beats No. 7 North Carolina in Las Vegas

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LAS VEGAS >> Kerwin Roach II had a career-high 32 points with seven assists and six steals to lead Texas over No. 7 North Carolina 92-89 Thursday night in the third round of the Las Vegas Invitation­al.

Roach also had six rebounds and was 12 of 15 from the field, including 3 of 3 from deep.

North Carolina freshman Coby White had 33 points, but he missed a

3-pointer that would have put the Tar Heels (5-1) ahead with 1:01 left. He was 7 of 10 from 3-point range.

Matt Coleman III had

16 points for Texas (5-0), and Jaxson Hayes had 15 points and nine rebounds. NO. 4 VIRGINIA 66, DAYTON 59 >> De’Andre Hunter matched his career high with 23 points to help fourth-ranked Virginia hold off Dayton in the Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals.

Hunter made a 3-pointer with 53.1 seconds left and Virginia protecting a 6056 lead. It turned out to provide just enough cushion to keep the Cavaliers

(5-0) in control and send them into the championsh­ip game Friday against No. 25 Wisconsin.

Ty Jerome added 15 points for Virginia, and Kyle Guy had 14.

Josh Cunningham led Dayton (4-1) with 15 points.

NO. 6 NEVADA 96, TULSA 86 >> Jordan Caroline had 25 points and 11 rebounds and Nevada beat Tulsa in the third round of the Las Vegas Invitation­al.

Nevada (5-0) will face Massachuse­tts in the championsh­ip game Friday night. Massachuse­tts beat Southern Illinois 84-62.

Caleb Martin added 21 points for the Wolf Pack, making all 10 of his free throws. Jazz Johnson had 20 points on 5-of-7 shooting from 3-point range.

Sterling Taplin led the Golden Hurricane (4-1) with 22 points, and Martins Igbanu had 14.

NO. 19 LSU 67, COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 55 >> Emmitt Williams had 14 points and nine rebounds for LSU.

Skylar Mays added 12 points for the Tigers (5-0), off to their best start since opening 6-0 in 2012-13.

College of Charleston (3-2) got a season-high 27 points and nine rebounds from Jarrell Brantley.

NO. 25 WISCONSIN 78, OKLAHOMA 58 >> D’Mitrik Trice set career highs with 25 points and a tournament­record seven 3-pointers to help Wisconsin beat Oklahoma in the Battle 4 Atlantis.

Trice started 7 for 7 from behind the arc for the Badgers (5-0).

Christian James scored

18 points for the Sooners

(4-1).

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