UNR avenges tourney defeat to Loyola
Martin brothers each score 20 or more as No. 5 Wolf Pack roll
CHICAGO — The maroon and gold Final Four banner hanging from the rafters gave UNR just a little extra motivation. Not that the Wolf Pack really needed it.
Caleb Martin had 21 points, twin brother Cody Martin scored
20, and No. 5 UNR beat Loyola-chicago 79-65 on Tuesday in their NCAA Tournament rematch.
Loyola edged UNR by one point in the Sweet 16 last season, the only other meeting between the programs. That victory came during a stunning Final Four run for the Ramblers.
“There was a lot of motivation,”
Caleb Martin said. “We thought that it could’ve been us. They had a lot of momentum behind them last year, and they played really well, and they had guys step up for them even though they were a young group of guys. … We just had to tip our hats and keep it moving.”
Caleb Martin then scored 17 in the first half, helping the Wolf Pack (7-0) grab a 44-28 lead.
Marques Townes led Loyola (4-3) with a season-high 24 points and nine rebounds.
At Durham, N.C., Zion Williamson scored 25 points, RJ Barrett added 22, and the Blue Devils routed the Hoosiers in the ACC/BIG Ten Challenge.
Tre Jones added 15 points, and a fourth Duke freshman — Cameron Reddish — finished with 13 to help the Blue Devils (6-1) bounce back from their first loss.
No. 3 Duke 90, Indiana 69 — Louisville 82, No. 9 Michigan State78,ot—
At Louisville, Ky., Ryan Mcmahon made two free throws with 7.1 seconds remaining in overtime, and Jordan Nwora made another from the line with 3.1 seconds left to seal the Cardinals’ upset of the Spartans.
At State College, Pa., Myreon Jones scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half to lead the Nittany Lions (42) to an upset of the Hokies (5-1).
At Iowa City, Iowa, freshman guard Joe Wieskamp had 18 points and 11
Penn State 63, No. 13 Virginia Tech 62 — No. 14 Iowa 69, Pittsburgh 68 —
rebounds, Nicholas Baer scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half, and the Hawkeyes (6-0) held off the Panthers (6-1).
No. 22 Wisconsin 79, North Carolina State 75 —
At Madison, Wis., Ethan Happ had 19 points and 11 rebounds, D’mitrik Trice hit a long jumper with 23.6 seconds left, and the Badgers (6-1) withstood a rally to beat the Wolfpack (6-1).