No. 1 Duke stunned by Stephen F. Austin
DURHAM, N.C. — Nathan Bain stole the ball and hit a layup at the overtime buzzer and Stephen F. Austin knocked off No. 1 Duke 85-83 on Tuesday night, ending the Blue Devils’ 150-game home winning streak against nonconference opponents.
They became the first non Atlantic Coast Conference team to beat Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium in nearly 20 years and the second unranked team to upset a No. 1-ranked team on its home floor in two weeks after Evansville went into Rupp Arena and stunned Kentucky 67-64.
Duke had the ball in the closing seconds of overtime, but Tre Jones missed a jumper with about 15 seconds left and Wendell Moore rebounded it. Hounded by the Lumberjacks’ high-pressure defense, Hurt threw the ball away in a scramble with about 3 seconds left and it went to Bain — who went the length of the floor for a buzzerbeating layup.
NO. 3 MICHIGAN STATE 93, GEORGIA 85
In Lahaina, Hawaii, Cassius Winston had 28 points and eight assists, and Michigan State withstood Anthony Edwards’ secondhalf outburst to beat Georgia at the Maui Invitational.
Michigan State (4-2) was sharp early, building a 28-point lead early in the second half. Once Edwards got rolling, the Spartans had no answer.
Projected as a lottery pick, the 6-foot-5 Edwards brought the Bulldogs (3-2) back almost entirely by himself, scoring 33 of his 37 points
in the second half.
NO. 18 AUBURN 79, RICHMOND 65
In New York, Samir Doughty scored 22 points to lead Auburn to a win over Richmond in the championship game of the Legends Classic.
Austin Wiley, who was named the tournament MVP, scored 18 points. He joined Doughty on the all-tournament team, along with Wisconsin’s Nate Reuvers, and Richmond’s Jacob Gilyard and Grant Golden.
Daniel Purifoy chipped in with 13 for Auburn, which improved to 7-0 overall, and 3-1 in four all-time meetings against the Spiders.
WOMEN NO. 4 UCONN 75, DAYTON 37
In Dayton, Ohio, Megan Walker scored 23 points and matched her career high with 12 rebounds, and No. 4 UConn beat Dayton without injured point guard Crystal Dangerfield.
The Huskies (6-0) took control with their outside shooting in their first regular season visit to University of Dayton Arena, completing a two-game trip to Ohio that sapped their depth.
Dangerfield had a seasonhigh 23 points during a 73-62 win at Ohio State on Sunday but was sidelined against the Flyers because of back spasms. Senior guard Molly Bent got her first career start and had four points with two assists.
NO. 12 FLORIDA STATE 66, FLORIDA 55
In Gainsville, Fla., Kiah Gillespie scored 17 points and matched her career high with 18 rebounds and Florida State turned back rival Florida.
Nicki Ekhomu added 15 points and Valencia Myers 10 for the Seminoles, who secured the game with a late 8-0 run. Gillespie has 16 double-doubles in her two years with FSU, three this season.
Leading 58-52 with less than three minutes to play, Gillespie hit a jumper. Ekhomu followed with two baskets before Nausia Woolfolk’s layup with 25 seconds to play put the Seminoles on top 66-52. The Gators missed six straight shots and had a turnover before a late 3-pointer closed it out.
NO. 14 KENTUCKY 81, GRAMBLING 35
In Lexington, Ky., Rhyne Howard scored 27 points, four other players had at least nine, and Kentucky rolled to a win over Grambling.
Howard had four 3-pointers as Kentucky went 10 of 29 behind the arc and Grambling misfired on all eight of its attempts. Blair Green had 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting, and Jaida Roper added 10 for the Wildcats (6-0). Green, Roper and Sabrina Haines, who had nine points, each had two triples.
NO. 16 DEPAUL 94, MILWAUKEE 65
In Chicago, Lexi Held scored 17 of her 19 points in the first half, Sonya Morris added 18 points and DePaul cruised to a win over Milwaukee.
Kelly Campbell had all 11 of her points in the first half when the Blue Demons went 8 of 19 from 3-point range and shot 63 percent overall to race to a 59-27 lead. Keke Rimmer added 13 points and seven rebounds for DePaul (5-1). Morris had six assists.
NO. 20 TENNESSEE 92, ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 51
In Knoxville, Tenn., Rennia Davis had 17 points and 11 rebounds as Tennessee remained unbeaten by defeating Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff was playing one night after freshman guard Sierra’Li Wade was shot to death in her hometown of Lake Village, Arkansas. Wade hadn’t played in any of Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s first three games.