Furphy, No. 7 Kansas top Cincinnati
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Johnny Furphy sent his parents back home to Australia with quite the lasting impression of their son in Allen Fieldhouse.
The freshman guard had career-highs of 23 points and 11 rebounds and hit a key 3-pointer down the stretch to help No. 7 Kansas overcome a sluggish night from the rest of its starters in a 74-69 victory over Cincinnati on Monday night.
Kevin McCullar Jr. added 20 points despite struggling with his shot, KJ Adams Jr. had 11 points and Hunter Dickinson overcame some foul trouble to score 10 for the Jayhawks (16-3, 4-2), who bounced back nicely from a road loss at West Virginia.
“This was their first home game,” Furphy said of his parents, “so I was happy they could experience that. I’ve been telling them a lot about Allen Fieldhouse. I’m happy they got to see a win.”
The cold-shooting Bearcats (13-6, 2-4), wrapping up a stretch of six straight against ranked teams, got within 64-57 when Day Day Thomas ended their 6-plus minute field-goal drought with just over 21⁄2 minutes to play. But at the other end, Furphy hit his 3-pointer from the wing as the shot clock expired, and the Jayhawks were able to hang on from there.
NO. 3 NORTH CAROLINA 85 WAKE FOREST 64
RJ Davis scored a career-high 36 points as the host Tar Heels dominated after halftime to beat the Demon Deacons and remain the lone unbeaten team in Atlantic Coast Conference play.
The 6-foot senior continued his star-making season by scoring 23 points after halftime for North Carolina (16-3, 8-0 ACC).
ALCORN STATE 90 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 78
Jeremiah Gambrell’s 20 points helped the host Braves defeat the Panthers.
Brian Myles led the way for Prairie View A&M (7-11, 2-3) with 19 points.
JACKSON STATE 73 TEXAS SOUTHERN 64
Ken Evans had 25 points in host Jackson State’s victory against Texas Southern.
Texas Southern (5-12, 3-3) was led by PJ Henry, who had 20 points and three steals.
HOUSTON CHRISTIAN 88 NEW ORLEANS 80
Pierce Bazil and Marcus Greene scored 18 points apiece in the Huskies’ home win over the Privateers.
Women
NO. 4 KANSAS STATE 58 NO. 13 BAYLOR 55
Eliza Maupin, Gabby
Gregory and Serena Sundell each had 16 points as the visiting Wildcats rallied late to extend their winning streak to 13 games with a victory over the Bears.
With Baylor trying for a game-tying shot at the end, Jaelyn Glenn blocked a game-ending 3-point attempt by Dre’Una Edwards.
NO. 16 UTAH 94 NO. 2 UCLA 81 (OT)
Kennady McQueen had a season-high 21 points and Dasia Young and Matyson Wilke each made four 3-pointers as the host Utes upended the Bruins.
Young and Wilke each had season highs of 16 points to overcome an off-game by their star Alissa Pili, who scored 16 points despite making just 4 of her 15 shots.
JACKSON STATE 75 TEXAS SOUTHERN 50
Taniya Lawson came off the bench to score 14, but it wasn’t enough for visiting Texas Southern in a loss to Jackson State.
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 61 ALCORN STATE 55
Ryann Payne scored 16 points with six rebounds and Amauri Williams added 12 points off the bench as the Lady Panthers beat the Lady Braves.