Wofford stuns No. 5 North Carolina in Chapel Hill
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Fletcher Magee scored 27 points to help Wofford stun No. 5 North Carolina 79-75 on Wednesday night, snapping the reigning national champion’s 23-game home winning streak.
The Terriers (8-4) led the entire second half and by as many as 14 points before holding off UNC’s late-game run for a huge road win and their first win over a ranked team in 23 games.
NO. 4 DUKE 104, EVANSVILLE 40
In Durham, N.C., freshman Wendell Carter Jr. scored a season-best 27 points for Duke.
Marvin Bagley III added 18 points and Grayson Allen finished with 16 to help the Blue Devils (12-1) bounce back from their lone loss with one of their best defensive performances of the season.
NO. 10 WEST VIRGINIA 77, COPPIN STATE 38
In Morgantown, W.Va., Teddy Allen scored a career-high 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds for West Virginia.
The Mountaineers (10-1) struggled in the first 10 minutes of the game, shooting 5 of 23 over the first 13 minutes.
NO. 18 BAYLOR 80, SOUTHERN U. 60
In Waco, Texas, Manu Lecomte scored 22 points and Baylor won its fifth straight.
Baylor went on a 13-0 run in the first half to pull away, then had an 11-2 spurt after Southern cut its lead to 46-40 midway through the second half.
NO. 21 TENNESSEE 66, FURMAN 61
In Knoxville, Tenn., Grant Williams scored a tiebreaking basket with 54 seconds left as Tennessee snapped Furman’s five-game winning streak.
Furman (9-4) was seeking its first win over a Southeastern Conference team since a 91-75 home victory over South Carolina on Dec. 21, 2010. The Paladins hadn’t beaten an SEC program in a road game since winning 70-62 at Vanderbilt on Nov. 28, 2006.
NO. 23 SETON HALL 89, WAGNER 68
In Newark, N.J., Khadeen Carrington scored 26 points and Angel Delgado added 15 points and 10 rebounds for Seton Hall.
NO. 25 CREIGHTON 116, USC UPSTATE 62
In Omaha, Neb., Marcus Foster scored 16 points and Creighton shot nearly 70 percent during a 58-point first half.
WOMEN NO. 2 NOTRE DAME 91, MARQUETTE 85 (OT)
In South Bend, Ind., Arike Ogunbowale scored 22 points and No. 2 Notre Dame beat Marquette to avoid a big upset.
NO. 3 LOUISVILLE 62, AIR FORCE 50
At Air Force Academy in Colorado, Myisha Hines-Allen scored 16 points and freshman Dana Evans tied a career high with 14 points to help Louisville beat winless Air Force.
NO. 5 MISSISSIPPI STATE 103, UNLV 63
In Las Vegas, Nev., Teaira McCowan had 31 points and 15 rebounds and Mississippi State routed host UNLVon the first day of the Duel in the Desert.
NO. 11 UCLA 67, FORDHAM 30
In New York, Jordin Canada scored 16 points and UCLA used a huge second quarter to rout Fordham.
NO. 15 MARYLAND 113, COPPIN STATE 49
In Baltimore, Eleanna Christinaki scored a career-high 32 points in her debut for Maryland, and Blair Watson added 23.
NO. 17 OREGON STATE 61, UC DAVIS 47
In Corvallis, Ore., Mikayla Pivec had 14 points nine rebounds and Oregon State used an 11-2 run in the third quarter to pull away to its sixth straight victory.
NO. 19 TEXAS A&M 103, HAWAII 59
In Las Vegas, Nev., Khaalia Hillsman made all 12 of her field goals and scored 25 points, Danni Williams added 23 points and tied her career high with five 3-pointers for Texas A&M at the Duel in the Desert.
NO. 20 VILLANOVA 76, LA SALLE 49
In Philadelphia, Kelly Jekot scored 20 points on 9-of-14 shooting and Villanova beat La Salle to improve to 10-0 for first time since opening 16-0 in 1979-80.
NO. 22 SOUTH FLORIDA 93, DAYTON 87 (OT)
In New Orleans, Kitija Laksa scored 29 points, including a key jumper in overtime, and South Florida rallied to beat Dayton in the New Orleans Shootout.