No. 1 Duke stunned by Stephen F. Austin
Stephen F. Austin 85, No. 1 Duke 83 (OT): Nathan Bain stole the ball and hit a layup at the overtime buzzer and Stephen F. Austin knocked off Duke 85-83 on Tuesday night.
Kevon Harris scored 26 points and Gavin Kensmil added 15 for the Lumberjacks (5-1).
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.
Vernon Carey had 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Blue Devils (6-1), who had 22 turnovers and were just 11 of 24 from the free-throw line in the second half.
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 buzzer-beating layup that ended Duke’s 150-game winning streak against nonconference opponents.
No. 3 Michigan St. 93, Georgia 85: Cassius Winston sat in the Lahaina Civic Center locker room, the tears forming a puddle by his feet as his teammates warmed up on the court below.
It’s been less than three weeks since his brother’s death and Winston’s pain is still searing, his heart still heavy.
Once the ball was in his hands, Winston felt a sense of normalcy, found a rhythm that had tragedy struck.
Even then, Georgia’s nearly spoiled it.
Winston had 28 points and eight assists, and Michigan State (4-2) withstood Edwards’ second-half outburst to beat Georgia (3-2) at the Maui Invitational on Tuesday.
Edwards hit 7 of 13 3s – many of those contested – in the second half and threw a two-handed, overhead bounce pass to Rayshaun Hammonds for a layup to pull Georgia within 75-73.
No. 18 Auburn 79, Richmond 65: Samir Doughty scored 22 points to lead No. 18 Auburn to a 79-65 win over Richmond in the championship game of the Legends Classic on Tuesday night at Barclays Center.
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.
Golden led the Spiders with 14. Gilyard and Nick Sherod finished with 12 each.
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No. 4 UConn 75, Dayton 37: Megan Walker scored 23 points and matched her career high with 12 rebounds Tuesday night, and 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.