Wildcats no match in rematch
Charles Matthews scored 19 points, Ignas Brazdeikis had 18 and No. 18 Michigan upset No. 8 Villanova 73-46 in a national championship game rematch Wednesday night.
Villanova captured its second title in three years with a 79-62 victory over Michigan in April but was completely overmatched in the second game at its newly renovated Pavilion.
Eric Paschall scored 10 points and Phil Booth had nine for the Wildcats (2-1).
The Wolverines (3-0) jumped ahead early and never let up. They led 10-2 less than five minutes in and expanded the lead to 22-8 on Matthews’ jumper midway through the opening half. A 17-3 run followed, giving Michigan a 39-13 lead. Matthews’ dunk and consecutive three-pointers from Isaiah Livers and Jordan Poole highlighted the run by the Wolverines.
at No. 1 Duke 84, Eastern Michigan 46: Zion Williamson scored 21 points, fellow freshman RJ Barrett added 20 and the Blue Devils (3-0) routed the Eagles (3-1).
at No. 10 Kentucky 96, North Dakota 58: PJ Washington set career highs with 25 points and seven re- bounds, Tyler Herro added 18 points and the Wildcats (2-1) rolled over the Fighting Hawks (2-1).
at No. 11 Michigan State 80, Louisiana Monroe 59: Cassius Winston scored 14 of his 23 points in the opening minutes of the second half, bouncing back from a rough start to help the Spartans (2-1) beat the Warhawks (2-2).
at No. 19 Clemson 74, Sam Houston State 59: Marcquise Reed had a season-high 26 points and the Tigers (3-0) used a secondhalf surge to put away the pesky Bearkats (2-2).
at Indiana 96, No. 24 Marquette 73: Romeo Langford scored 22 points, Evan Fitzner added 16 and the Hoosiers (3-0) locked down on defense to defeat the Golden Eagles (2-1). The Hoosiers beat a ranked team for only the second time in nine tries under second-year coach Archie Miller.