Coleman, Taylor power Aggies over Nittany Lions
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Henry Coleman III scored 24 points, Wade Taylor IV had 23 and No. 12 Texas A&M beat Penn State 89-77 in the opening round of the ESPN Events Invitational on Thursday.
Tyrece Radford added 14 points for the Aggies (5-0), who lost to the Nittany Lions 76-59 in the firstround of last year’s NCAA Tournament.
Kanye Clary led Penn State (4-1) with 19 points and Puff Johnson added 15.
Penn State got within three several times during the second half and trailed 75-70 when Taylor hit a long-range 3 and Coleman had an inside basket to put A&M up 80-70 with three minutes to play.
Coleman had 16 secondhalf points, including a pair of 3-point plays after Penn State had cut its deficit to three.
NO. 3 ARIZONA 74 MICHIGAN STATE 68
Caleb Love scored 17 points and made a key steal in the closing seconds to help the Wildcats beat the Spartans in the Acrisure Classic.
Love made 1-of-2 free throws with 24.6 seconds left to give Arizona a 72-68 lead. Tyson Walker drove into the lane at the other end before having his shot blocked by Keshad Johnson.
Michigan State inbounded the ball with 15.9 seconds left, but Love poked it away from behind and passed ahead to KJ Lewis for a fastbreak dunk.
COLORADO STATE 69 NO. 8 CREIGHTON 48
Isaiah Stevens had 20 points, seven assists and six rebounds to help the Rams knock off the Bluejays at the Hall of Fame Classic for their first win over a top-10 team in nearly 40 years.
Colorado State snapped a 22-game losing streak against top-10 opponents dating to Jan. 19, 1984, when the Rams defeated UTEP 63-51.
VILLANOVA 83 NO. 14 UNC 81 (OT)
Justin Moore scored five of his 16 points in overtime and Eric Dixon had a career-high 34 points and 10 rebounds as the Wildcats upset the Tar Heels in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis.
NO. 19 FAU 91 BUTLER 86
Vladislav Goldin scored 19 points and Johnell Davis added 15 as the Owls staved off the Bulldogs in a first-round matchup at the ESPN Events Invitational in Kissimmee, Fla.
NO. 29 SOUTHERN CAL 71 SETON HALL 63
Boogie Ellis scored 22 points and added five rebounds and Joshua Morgan blocked ten shots to lead the Trojans to a win over the Pirates in the Rady Children’s Invitational in San Diego.
Women
NO. 3 COLORADO 77 CINCINNATI 60
Tameiya Sadler scored 15 points as the Buffaloes opened the Paradise Jam tournament in the U.S. Virginia Islands by fending off the Bearcats.
Kindyll Wetta added 14 points and Aaronette Vonleh had 13 points for Colorado (5-0), which shot a season-best 53.3% from the field (32-of-60) and went 8-for-8 on free throws.
NO. 10 N.C. STATE 84 KENTUCKY 55
Madison Hayes scored 15 points and the Wolfpack took command early in a rout of the Wildcats at the Paradise Jam tournament on St. Thomas.
PRINCETON 77 NO. 22 OKLAHOMA 63
Madison St. Rose matched her career-high with 26 points and Kaitlyn Chen added 20 as the Tigers rolled to a win at the Fort Myers Tip-Off.
NO. 23 WASHINGTON ST. 87 MARYLAND 67
Bella Murekatete had 17 points and four blocks and Charlisse Leger-Walker secured her first career triple-double as the Cougars beat the Terrapins in the opening game of the Cancun Challenge.