Villanova stumbles again in stunner
Jordan Lyons scored 17 points, Matt Rafferty and Clay Mounce each had 15, and visiting Furman stunned defending national champion Villanova in overtime 76-68 on Saturday.
Noah Gurley and Alex Hunter added 13 points apiece for the surging Paladins, who have started 5-0 for the first time in 30 years.
Phil Booth scored 20 points and Colin Gillespie had 19 for the No. 8 Wildcats, who were coming off a 27point loss to Michigan in a rematch of April’s national championship game. It marked the first time Villanova lost back-to-back games since March 2013.
Lyons and Rafferty delivered huge buckets in overtime to key a 7-0 spurt that put the Paladins ahead 6963 in the final minute, enough cushion for them to hang on for the victory in front of a shocked sold-out crowd at the recently renovated Finneran Pavilion.
No. 18 Michigan 84, George Washington 61:
Charles Matthews scored 25 points to lead Michigan into the finals of the Air Force Reserve Tip-Off tournament in Uncasville, Conn.
Jordan Poole made five of eight three-pointers in a career-high 22 points for the Wolverines (4-0). Zavier Simpson had 14 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists.
Michigan led by nine at halftime and blew the game open with a 13-2 run to open the second half.
D.J. Williams had 16 points to lead George Washington, which lost its second straight game to a ranked opponent after falling by 19 points at No. 4 Virginia.
at No. 24 Marquette 74,
Presbyterian 55: Sam Hauser scored 19 points and Joseph Chartouny added 16 off the bench as Marquette overcame a sluggish start.
The Golden Eagles (3-1), coming off a 96-73 loss at Indiana on Wednesday, erased a six-point deficit with a flurry of three-pointers to trigger a 29-8 run midway through the second half.