Rachal’s free throws lift Tulsa over No. 5 UH
TULSA, Okla. — Brandon Rachal hit two free throws with a tenth of a second remaining and finished with 22 points as Tulsa topped unbeaten No. 5 Houston 65-64 on Tuesday night.
After Caleb Mills made a 7-foot floater with six seconds left to give Houston its first lead in the final 13 minutes of the game, Rachal took a pass, drove the length of the court and was fouled by center Brison Gresham at the rim a fraction of a second before time expired.
Rachal went to the line and calmly made both free throws.
The victory was the first for Tulsa (5-3, 2-1 American Athletic Conference) over a top-five team since winning at UCLA in 1996.
Houston (7-1, 2-1) had won its first seven games handily, the closest being a nine-point victory over Central Florida.
Quentin Grimes led the Cougars with 19 points and seven rebounds. Sassar finished with 14 points and Mills 11 for Houston.
LSU 77, TEXAS A&M 54
Freshman Cameron Thomas scored a careerhigh 32 points, Darius Days scored 18 with 10 rebounds, and the Tigers beat the visiting Aggies in a Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.
Trendon Watford’s layup with 12:41 before halftime put LSU up 13-12 and it never trailed again. Days sandwiched a pair of 3-pointers around one from Thomas and LSU used the 9-0 spurt for a 28-18 lead. The Tigers (6-1, 1-0) led 41-27 at halftime on 53.3 percent shooting (16-for-30).
Quenton Jackson led the Aggies with 17 points and Emanuel Miller 14.
The Tigers have won seven straight against Texas A&M (5-1, 1-1) and leads the series 25-18.
NO. 2 BAYLOR 93 CENTRAL ARKANSAS 56
MaCio Teague scored 20 points on 9-of-13 shooting, preseason AP All-America guard Jared Butler had 17 points, and host Baylor (7-0) stayed unbeaten with a rout of Central Arkansas.
NO. 1 GONZAGA 112 DIXIE ST. 67
Corey Kispert scored 25 points, Joel Ayayi added 21 points and 11 rebounds, and the host Bulldogs (9-0) beat the Trailblazers.
NO. 9 WEST VIRGINIA 75 NORTHEASTERN 51
Derek Culver scored 18 points, Oscar Tshiebwe had 12 points and 15 rebounds, and the Mountaineers capitalized on their size advantage to beat the visiting Huskies.
Emmitt Matthews added 13 points for West Virginia (8-2).
NO. 13 TEXAS TECH 79 INCARNATE WORD 51
Kevin McCullar scored 11 points in his season debut coming off an ankle injury, and the Red Raiders (8-2) cruised past the visiting Cardinals in a tune-up before Big 12 play resumes.
Keaston Willis scored 13
for Incarnate Word (1-4).
NO. 10 IOWA 87
NO. 19 NORTHWESTERN 72
Jordan Bohannon scored 24 points, CJ Fredrick added 19, and Luka Garza finished with 18 as the host Hawkeyes (8-2, 2-1 Big Ten) defeated the Wildcats (6-2, 3-1).
NO. 14 RUTGERS 81 PURDUE 76
Montez Mathis had a career-high 25 points, including 16 in the second half, and the host Scarlet Knights (7-1, 3-1 Big Ten) edged the Boilermakers without injured leading scorer Ron Harper Jr.
CLEMSON 77
NO. 18 FLORIDA ST. 67
Clyde Trapp scored 15 points, and Nick Honor had all his 13 points in the second half, including the go-ahead 3, as the host Tigers (7-1, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) rallied past the Seminoles (5-2, 1-1).
Women
NO. 19 TEXAS 77, LAMAR 49
Charli Collier had 28 points and 13 rebounds, and freshman DeYona Gaston added season highs of 18 points and 10 rebounds as the Longhorns (7-1) beat the visiting Cardinals (1-7).
NO. 4 CONNECTICUT 75 NO. 18 DEPAUL 52
Olivia Nelson-Ododa had 16 points and 14 rebounds to lead the host Huskies (6-0, 5-0 Big East to a win over the Blue Demons (5-3, 2-1).