Maravich record survives
Antoine Davis falls three points short
Adrian Nelson scored 20 points and host Youngstown State defeated Detroit Mercy and Antoine Davis, 71-66, in a Horizon League tournament quarterfinal Thursday night with Davis coming up short of Pete Maravich’s NCAA career scoring record.
Davis, in his fifth year with the eighth-seeded Titans (1419), finished with 22 points, three points shy of the record 3,667 Maravich scored in three seasons at LSU (196770). Davis was 7-of-26 shooting, including 4 of 16 from 3point range. He missed his final seven shots.
Nelson’s jump hook with 1:29 remaining gave the topseeded Penguins (24-8) the lead for good at 66-64. Davis made two free throws after a technical on Youngstown State with 10.9 seconds left to get within three but Nelson made two free throws and Davis missed a final 3-point attempt.
Dwayne Cohill scored 17 points and Brandon Rush 15 for the Penguins.
Marcus Tankersley had 14 points, A.J. Oliver 13 and Gerald Liddell 12 for the Titans.
Davis has 159 3-pointers this season, three short of Stephen Curry’s record set at Davidson (2007-08).
Youngstown’s 24 victories ties the program record and is the first time the Penguins won that many in Division I. The Penguins swept all three meetings with the Titans this season, but this was the closest margin.
Top 25 men
Houston 83, Wichita State
66: The top-ranked Cougars (28-2, 16-1 American) pulled away in the second half to rout the Shockers (20-11, 89). Jamal Shead led Houston with 26 points in the Cougars’ 10th consecutive victory and Marcus Sasser added 24. It was Sasser’s sixth consecutive game with at least 20 points.
Top 25 women
Stanford 76, Oregon 65: Cameron Brink’s 22 points led the sixth-ranked Cardinal (28-4) in a Pac-12 tournament quarterfinal.
North Carolina 68, Clemson 58: Alyssa Ustby had team- leading totals of 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists to pace the 18th-ranked Tar Heels to a win in their ACC tournament secondround tournament game.
UCLA 73, Arizona 59: The 19th-ranked Bruins (26-3) got 18 points and 13 rebounds from sophomore forward Emily Bessoir in a Pac-12 quarterfinal.
Middle Tennessee 72, North Texas 45: Jalynn Gregory led a balanced attack with 15 point for the 24thranked Blue Raiders (24-4, 17-2 Conference USA).