Dayton upsets No. 4 Kansas with late shot
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Mustapha Amzil hit a running jumper in the lane at the buzzer, and Dayton beat No. 4 Kansas 7473 on Friday.
Kansas’ David Mccormack blocked Malachi Smith’s layup with 3 seconds left. Amzil picked up the loose ball, and his shot went off the rim and backboard before going in.
After Smith cut the deficit to 73-72 with a layup, Mccormack was called for an offensive foul with nine seconds to play.
Ochai Agbaji scored four of his 21 points during a late 6-0 run, helping Kansas take a 73-70 advantage with just over a minute to go.
Dayton (3-3) had five players score in double figures. Daron Holmes II had 16 points, and Toumani Camara and Elijah
Weaver each added 14.
Christian Braun had 17 points for Kansas (4-1)
■ No. 3 Purdue 97, Omaha 40: At West Lafayette, Ind., Zach Edey scored 20 points in 16 minutes for the Boilermakers (6-0), who outrebound the Mavericks (1-5) 53-22 and outscored them in the paint 48-16.
■ No. 6 Baylor 75, Michigan State 58: At Paradise Island, Bahamas, Kendall Brown scored 12 points on 6-for-7 shooting for the Bears (7-0), who forced the Spartans (5-2) to turn the ball over 19 times.
■ Iowa State 78, No. 9 Memphis 59: At New York, Gabe Kalscheur earned MVP of the
NIT Season Tip-off after scoring 30 points in the championship
Kansas forward Mitch Lightfoot and Dayton center Moulaye Sissoko fight for a rebound during the second half of the Flyers 74-73 upset over the Jayhawks at HP Field House at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.
game for the Cyclones (6-0), who increased their advantage to as much as 25 in the second half.
■ No. 10 Alabama 80, Drake 71: At Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Juwan Gary had 14 points on 6-for-9 shooting and 10 rebounds for the Crimson Tide (5-1), who went on a 23-4 run against the Bulldogs (3-2) to close out the first half.
■ No. 10 Kentucky 86, North Florida 52: At Lexington, Ky., Tyty Washington scored 14 points on 6-for-13 shooting for the Wildcats (5-1), who held the Ospreys (1-6) to 33 percent shooting.
■ No. 14 Illinois 94, Texas-rio Grande Valley 85: At Champaign, Ill., Kofi Cockburn scored a career-high 38 points, and Alfonso Plummer had 30 points on 8-for14 shooting for the Illini (4-2), who held the Vaqueros (4-3) to 30 percent shooting from 3-point
range.
■ No. 15 Tennessee 80, Tennessee Tech 69: At Knoxville, Tenn., Brandon Huntley-hatfield scored eight of his 12 points during a 12-2 second-half run by the Volunteers (4-1), who trailed the Eagles (2-4) 35-34 at halftime.
■ No. 19 Auburn 89, Syracuse 68: At Paradise Island, Bahamas, Jabari Smith scored 22 points while making 4 of 8 3-point tries for the Tigers (5-1), who held the Orange (3-3) to 41.7 percent shooting.
■ No. 22 Connecticut 70, Virginia Commonwealth 63,
OT: At Paradise Island, Bahamas, Isaiah Whaley had 16 points for the Huskies (6-1), including a tying 3 late in regulation and the goahead 3 at 3:54 in OT. The Rams (3-4) were held to 2-for-9 shooting in the extra period.
■ No. 25 Xavier 59, Virginia Tech 58: At New York, Nate Johnson scored the go-ahead 3-pointer with 25 seconds left and totaled 30 points for the Musketeers (5-1). The Hokies (5-2) shot 37 percent.
MOUNTAIN WEST
■ CS Bakersfield 46, Boise State 39: At Boise, Idaho, Kaleb Higgins had 11 points on 5-for-12 shooting for the Roadrunners (22), who held the Broncos (3-2) to 22 percent shooting.
■ Wyoming 108, Hastings College 59: At Laramie, Wyoming, Drake Jeffries had 33 points and seven rebounds for the Cowboys (5-0), who forced the Broncos (64) to turn the ball over 17 times. WOMEN
■ No. 1 South Carolina 79, Elon 38: At Columbus, S.C.,
Aliyah Boston scored 12 points and blocked three shots for the Gamecocks (7-0), who held the Phoenix (4-1) to 28 percent shooting.
■ No. 6 Baylor 62, Arizona State 52: At Cancun, Mexico, Nalyssa Smith had 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Bears (5-1), who held the Sun Devils (2-4) to 30.5 percent shooting.
■ No. 9 Arizona 75, Depaul 68: At St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Shaina Pellington scored 12 of her 14 points in the second half as the Wildcats (6-0) battled with the
Blue Demons (4-2) through six lead changes and eight ties.
■ No. 18 South Florida 57,
No. 7 Stanford 54: At Nassau, Bahamas, Sydni Harvey hit a winning 3-pointer from the wing with 2.8 seconds left and totaled 15 points for the Bulls (5-2). The Cardinal (4-2) were outrebounded 52-38.