Virginia, Wisconsin make Bahamas final

De’Andre Hunter matched his career high with 23 points to help No. 4 Virginia hold off Dayton 66-59 on Thursday in the Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals in Paradise Island, Bahamas.

Hunter made a 3-pointer with 53.1 seconds left and Virginia protecting a 60-56 lead. It turned out to provide just enough cushion to keep the Cavaliers (5-0) in control and send them into the title game Friday against No. 25 Wisconsin.

Ty Jerome added 15 points for Virginia, and Kyle Guy had 14.

Josh Cunningham led Dayton (4-1) with 15 points.

In the first semifinal, D’Mitrik Trice set career highs with 25 points and a tournament-record seven 3pointers to help Wisconsin beat Oklahoma 78-58.

Trice started 7-for-7 from behind the arc, the last coming when he pumpfaked a defender and stepped to his right to bury the shot for a 66-47 lead with 6:22 left. He finally missed a 3 less than a minute later to finish 7-for-8 for the Badgers (5-0).

Ethan Happ had 14 points, 12 rebounds and five assists, Kobe King had 14 points and Nate Reuvers added 12 in the victory.

Christian James scored 18 points for the Sooners (4-1).

Nevada wins in Vegas:

Jordan Caroline had 25 points and 11 rebounds and No. 6 Nevada beat Tulsa 96-86 in the third round of the Las Vegas Invitational.

The Wolf Pack (5-0) will face Massachusetts in the championship game Friday.

Villanova rebounds:

Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree had 15 points and 13 rebounds and defending national champion Villanova stopped a two-game skid by beating Canisius 83-56 in the opening round of the AdvoCare Invitational in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

Phil Booth also scored 15 points for the Wildcats (3-2).

Villanova went from No. 8 to out of the Top 25 after losing to Michigan 73-46 in a rematch of last season’s national championship game and losing 76-68 in overtime to Furman last week.