Northern Iowa stuns No. 1 North Carolina
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — North Carolina only scheduled a trip to Northern Iowa as a homecoming for Marcus Paige.
The Tar Heels could have used their injured senior star against the Panthers.
Wes Washpun scored 21 points, and Northern Iowa stunned top-ranked North Carolina 71-67 on Saturday — just a week after losing to Colorado State at home.
The Panthers used a 29-8 stretch over 12 minutes of the second half to turn a 50-34 deficit into a 63-58 lead and held on for the upset.
“Very disappointed in me, more so than my team. We acted like a team that had not been coached very well out there,” Tar Heels coach Roy Williams said. “We made a lot of mistakes.”
Northern Iowa also got 19 points from Matt Bohannon — whose 3-pointer with 2:51 left gave the Panthers the lead for good.
Justin Jackson had 25 points for North Carolina (3-1), who didn’t force a single turnover in the second half. TEXAS 67 TEXASA&M-CC56
Cam Ridley had 14 points and 14 rebounds and the Longhorns gave new coach Shaka Smart his first UT win in his home debut.
Connor Lammert added 12 points and nine rebounds for Texas (1-1). Lammert and Javan Felix combined for 14 points in the key second-half burst that gave the Longhorns breathing room against the Islanders (1-2). HOUSTON 97 FLORIDA A&M52
Galen Robinson Jr. scored 17 points and had eight assists to help the Cougars net a home win.
Ronnie Johnson had 20 points on 8-of-9 shooting with four assists, and Rob Gray Jr. added 17 points for UH (2-0). TEXAS A&M75 UNC ASHEVILLE 47
Tonny Trocha-Morelos and Danuel House scored 12 points apiece and the host Aggies remained undefeated.
Texas A&M (4-0) got a balanced scoring effort from both its starters and its bench with 11 Aggies putting points on the board. ILLINOIS ST. 72 HOUSTON BAPTIST 56
DeVaughn AkoonPurcell was 8 of 11 from the floor and scored 20 points as the host Redbirds dominated the second half to claim a victory over the Huskies in the second round of the Cancun Classic. RADFORD 64 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M56
Rashun Davis had 18 points, Ed Polite Jr. added 10 points and 10 rebounds and the Highlanders used a late run to beat the Panthers in the consolation game of the 2K Classic subregional in Smithfield, R.I. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 86 SAM HOUSTON ST. 81
Anthony Beane scored eight of his 21 points in overtime and the Salukis snapped a 10-game road losing streak. SOUTH DAKOTA ST .76, T CU 67
Deondre Parks scored 21 points and Mike Daum had 17 as the Jackrabbits held on in Fort Worth as part of the Cancun Challenge. LAMAR 77, DELAWARE ST. 66
Lincoln Davis and Nick Garth each scored 18 points with Davis adding nine assists to help lead the visiting Cardinals. TEXAS WESLEYAN 97 ST. THOMAS 58
Five Rams scored double figures and the usually potent Celts offense was kept in check all night in Fort Worth. WICHITA ST. 76 EMPORIA ST. 54
Ron Baker scored 23 points and the No. 9 Shockers bounced back from their first November loss since 2011.
Visiting Emporia State did not score for nearly eight minutes early in the first half. NOTRE DAME 83 UMASS LOWELL 57
Zach Auguste scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and the No. 18 Irish earned a win at home.
With no River Hawk taller than 6-8 to challenge him, the 6-10 Auguste found his way to the basket early and often, scoring 15 of his points in the first half on 6-of-8 shooting. CONNECTICUT 83 FURMAN 58
Shonn Miller scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the No. 19 Huskies past the visiting Paladins. PURDUE 61 OLD DOMINION 39
Center A.J. Hammons scored 12 of his 18 points in the first half and Kendall Stephens sparked a second-half run with nine of his 12 points after halftime and the No. 21 Boilermakers got the win in the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament in Uncasville, Conn.