Dayton shocks No. 4 Kansas on buzzer-beater in Florida
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. >> Mustapha Amzil hit a running jumper in the lane at the buzzer, and Dayton beat No. 4 Kansas 74-73 at the ESPN Events Invitational 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 on a layup, McCormack was called for an offensive foul with 9 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 remaining.
Christian Braun had 17 points for Kansas (4-1).
NO. 6 BAYLOR 75, MICHIGAN STATE 58 >> James Akinjo scored 15 points and Baylor blew the game open after halftime to beat Michigan State for the Battle 4 Atlantis championship.
The Bears (7-0) used an
8-0 run to stretch out to a double-digit lead and never let Michigan State within single digits again.
NO. 3 PURDUE 97, OMAHA 40 >> Zach Edey scored 20 points in 16 minutes, and Purdue pounded Omaha.
The Boilermakers improved to 6-0 for the first first since 2015-16 and just the fourth time in coach Matt Painter’s tenure.
NO. 10 KENTUCKY 86, NORTH FLORIDA 52 >> TyTy Washington scored 14 points to lead Kentucky over North Florida.
Oscar Tshiebwe had 12 points and 15 rebounds for Kentucky (5-1), while Damion Collins made his first career start and scored 12 points and Sahvir Wheeler had 12 points and 14 assists. Dontaie Allen added 14 points off the bench, all but two coming in the second half.
NO. 10 ALABAMA 80, DRAKE 71 >> Jahvon Quinerly scored 18 points, Jaden Shackelford and Juwan Gary each had 14, and Alabama beat Drake in the consolation round of
ESPN Events Invitational.
NO. 15 TENNESSEE 80, TENNESSEE TECH 69 >> Brandon Huntley-Hatfield scored eight of his 12 points during a key second-half spurt and Tennessee beat Tennessee Tech.
NO. 19 AUBURN 89, SYRACUSE 68>> Jabari Smith scored 22 points and Auburn beat Syracuse in the fifth-place game at the Battle 4 Atlantis.
NO. 22 UCONN 70, VCU 63, OT >> R.J. Cole scored 26 points and Isaiah Whaley hit two late 3-pointers in his return to the lineup, helping UConn beat VCU 70-63 in overtime for third place at the Battle 4 Atlantis.
NO. 25 XAVIER 59, VIRGINIA TECH 58 >> Nate Johnson scored 30 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 25 seconds left, and Xavier beat Virginia Tech in the consolation game of the NIT Season Tip-Off.
NO. 14 ILLINOIS 94, TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY 85 >> Kofi Cockburn scored a careerhigh 38 points to lead Illinois to a hard-fought win over Texas Rio Grande Valley.