HBU pulls off upset of Wake Forest in OT
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Down by 14 points with about nine minutes remaining in regulation, Houston Baptist seemed to be headed for another defeat Friday in the midst of a brutally difficult nonconference schedule. But its sophomore leader’s shooting, paired with a suddenly stingy defense, instead left Wake Forest stunned.
Ian DuBose scored 18 points, including a tying 3-pointer with 0.5 seconds remaining in regulation, and HBU beat the Demon Deacons 93-91 in overtime.
“I’m as proud as I can be of our team,” Huskies coach Ron Cottrell said. “I thought our guys really laid it on the line at every turn. Every time we needed a critical stop, we got one. Every time we needed a big-time basket, we got one.”
Jalon Gates had 20 points for HBU (2-2). Brandon Childress scored 27 for Wake Forest (3-2).
MICHIGAN ST. 78, TEXAS 68
Joshua Langford scored 29 points, and the No. 11 Spartans beat the Longhorns in the Las Vegas Invitational title game.
Kerwin Roach II led Texas (5-1) with 15 points.
TEXAS A&M 74 SOUTH ALABAMA 62
The Aggies snapped a four-game losing streak with a victory over the Jaguars in College Station. Savion Flagg scored a game-high 25 points, and Josh Nebo had seven of nine blocks for A&M (2-4).
MISSISSIPPI 78, BAYLOR 70
Breein Tyree scored 28 points as the Rebels held off the Bears to earn a spot in the Emerald Coast Classic title game despite blowing a 13-point lead in Niceville, Fla.
KANSAS 87, TENNESSEE 81
Dedric Lawson had 24 points, 13 rebounds and five assists, and the No. 2 Jayhawks rallied to beat the No. 5 Volunteers in overtime early Saturday morning in the NIT Season Tip-Off title game at New York.
VIRGINIA 53, WISCONSIN 46
De’Andre Hunter had 20 points and nine rebounds to help the No. 4 Cavaliers beat the 25th-ranked Badgers in the Battle 4 Atlantis championship game at Paradise Island, Bahamas.
NORTH CAROLINA 94 UCLA 78
Coby White had 19 points and eight assists, and the No. 7 Tar Heels beat the 17th-ranked Bruins in the consolation game of the Las Vegas Invitational.
GEORGIA TECH 65 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 54
Jose Alvarado scored all 15 of his points in the second half, and the Yellow Jackets rallied past the Panthers (1-6) in Atlanta.
Women TEXAS 56, QUINNIPIAC 55
Audrey Warren’s jumper from just inside the foul line with 47 seconds left put the 10th-ranked Longhorns ahead to stay, and Texas (4-0) knocked off the Bobcats in the opening round of the Gulf Coast Showcase at Estero, Fla.
TEXAS A&M 97 ARKANSAS ST. 56
Chennedy Carter scored 23 points, N’dea Jones turned in her second straight double-double, and the No. 20 Aggies (4-1) beat the Red Wolves in College Station.
BAYLOR 72 SOUTH DAKOTA ST. 66
Lauren Cox had 28 points to help the No. 4 Lady Bears (5-0) beat the Jackrabbits at the South Point Thanksgiving Shootout in Las Vegas.
RICE 66, GEORGIA ST. 49
Lauren Grigsby scored 17 points, Erica Ogwumike added 15 points and 11 rebounds, and the Owls (3-2) prevailed at home.