Wisconsin holds off Houston rally in Maui semifinals

LAS VEGAS — A late rally came up short as No. 12 Houston suffered its first loss of the season 65-63 to Wisconsin on Tuesday at Michelob ULTRA Arena.

Kyler Edwards had 15 of his 18 points in the second half — including five momentum-shifting 3-pointers — as the Cougars rallied from a 20-point deficit and had a chance for the game-tying shot as time expired.

Johnny Davis had a game-high 30 points for the Badgers, who advance to the championship game of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational.

Edwards hit his sixth 3-pointer of the game to pull the Cougars within 65-63 with 37.1 seconds left. Davis held the ball to the end of the shot clock and missed, allowing the Cougars one last shot. But Jamal Shead was unable to get off a shot on the left wing as time expired.

UH (4-1) will play Oregon or Saint Mary’s in the third-place game at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. The winner of that game will meet Wisconsin for the championship.

NO. 2 UCLA 75 BELLARMINE 62

Peyton Watson had 19 points and the Bruins beat the Knights in the Empire Classic at Las Vegas on Monday night.

David Singleton added 13 points for the Bruins (5-0), who faced No. 1 Gonzaga in a rematch of last season’s Final Four on Tuesday night.

NO. 5 DUKE 107 THE CITADEL 81

The Blue Devils cruised to victory after Bulldogs coach Duggar Baucom collapsed on the court early in the first half and was taken to a hospital Monday night.

Baucom fell along the sideline barely a minute into the game and was taken to Duke University Hospital. The 61-year-old Baucom was conscious as he was helped out of the gym.

“All things considered, he’s as good as he can be,” associate head coach Jake Castleberry said. “He was coherent the entire time. … He just said he was in pain.”

Baucom spent the night in the hospital and was released Tuesday afternoon, with plans to see a cardiologist in Charleston, S.C., on Wednesday morning.

Freshman forward Paolo Banchero scored a career-high 28 points and Wendell Moore Jr. had 22 for Duke (6-0). It was the Blue Devils’ last tuneup before Friday night’s clash with top-ranked Gonzaga.

CINCINNATI 71 NO. 14 ILLINOIS 51

Mike Saunders Jr. scored 20 points, Jeremiah Davenport added 19 and the Bearcats overcame an early 15-point deficit to blow out the Illini in the semifinals of the Hall of Fame Classic on Monday at Kansas City, Mo.

OHIO ST. 79

NO. 21 SETON HALL 76

Meechie Johnson Jr. made a 3-pointer with 2.3 seconds left and the Buckeyes upset the Pirates in the Fort Myers Tip-off on Monday.