Sanogo, Polley lead No. 22 UConn past No. 19 Auburn
>> Tyler Polley scored a career-high 24 points and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:58 left in the second overtime to help No. 22 UConn beat No. 19 Auburn 115-109 in Wednesday’s first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis.
Adama Sanogo finished with a career-best 30 points for the Huskies (5-0), who blew a 15-point lead in regulation and squandered a lead late in the first overtime in a wild game. But Sanogo and Polley didn’t let the Huskies stumble in the second overtime, scoring 14 points as UConn finally pushed ahead for good.
K.D. Johnson had his own huge performance for the Tigers (3-1), scoring 23 of his career-high 27 points after halftime, including driving baskets in the final seconds of regulation and the first overtime to extend the game.
NO. 6 BAYLOR 75, ARIZONA STATE 63 >> L.J. Cryer had 15 points and Baylor beat Arizona State to wrap up first-round play at the Battle 4 Atlantis.
NO. 8 TEXAS 68, CALIFORNIA BAPTIST 44 >> Timmy Allen and Andrew Jones scored 15 points apiece and Texas handed California Baptist its first loss of the season.
NO. 12 HOUSTON 78, OREGON 49 >>
scored 15 points, Marcus Sasser added 14 and Houston overpowered Oregon in the Maui Invitational third-place game.
NO. 18 BYU 81, TEXAS SOUTHERN 64 >> Te’Jon Lucas had 18 points and seven assists to lead BYU to a victory over Texas Southern.
NO. 20 MICHIGAN 65, TARLETON STATE 54 >> Eli Brooks scored 15 points and Michigan overcame a sloppy performance to beat Tarleton State.
NO. 23 FLORIDA 71, OHIO STATE 68 >> Tyree Appleby hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer and Florida beat Ohio State in the Fort Myers Tip-Off championship game.
IOWA STATE 82, NO. 25 XAVIER 70 >> Izaiah Brockington scored 23 of his 30 points in the second half, and Iowa State beat Xavier in the NIT Season Tip-Off.