Vandy stuns No. 6 Tennessee on buzzer-beating 3
NASHVILLE, TENN. » Tyrin Lawrence knocked down a 3-pointer from the right corner at the buzzer as the Vanderbilt Commodores snapped an 11-game skid against its in-state rival by upsetting sixth-ranked Tennessee 66-65 Wednesday night.
Students rushed the court and joined the Commodores in celebrating easily the biggest win in coach Jerry Stackhouse’s fourth season. Then the Commodores (1212, 5-6 SEC) celebrated by running along the courtside slapping high-fives.
Tennessee (19-5, 8-2) had a chance to finish off the win after Olivier Nkamhoua knocked down a 15-foot jumper with 50 seconds left for a 65-63 lead. Liam Robbins missed a turnaround jumper with 27 seconds for Vanderbilt.
23) CREIGHTON 75, SETON HALL 62 » Baylor Scheierman had 19 points and nine rebounds, Ryan Nembhard added 15 on 6-of-7 shooting and dished out four assists,
and Creighton (16-8, 10-3 Big East) fended off a feisty Seton Hall (15-10, 8-6).
Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 13 points and Arthur Kaluma had 11 points and seven rebounds for the Bluejays.
Kedrian Johnson tied a career high with 22
WEST VIRGINIA 76, (11) IOWA STATE 71 »
points, and West Virginia (15-9, 4-7 Big 12) held off Iowa State (16-7, 7-4).
Emmitt Mathews added a season-high 20 points for the Mountaineers, who have won five of seven to get their season moving in the right direction after they dropped five in a row during one stretch.
Women
(13) OHIO STATE 93, MINNESOTA 63 » Cotie McMahon and Taylor Mikesell combined for 49 points on 17-of-28 shooting and Ohio State (21-4, 10-4 Big Ten) rolled to a victory over Minnesota (9-15, 2-11).
Staley to be honored with statue
COLUMBIA, S.C. » South Carolina’s capital city is planning a statue honoring two-time national championship coach Dawn Staley.
The city of Columbia and the group, Statues for Equality, are working together on Staley’s statue. The organization is dedicated to increasing the number of female honorees for their contributions to society.