Harvey, No. 18 South Florida beat No. 7 Stanford women
Sydni Harvey’s 3-pointer from the wing with 2.8 seconds left sent No. 18 South Florida to a 57-54 win over seventh-ranked Stanford in the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship tournament on Friday.
Led by Harvey’s 15 points, South Florida posted its second victory over a top-10 opponent this week and only the third overall for the program. Bethy Mununga matched a career high with 23 rebounds, to go along with six points.
Trailing by two in the final seconds, Harvey caught a pass from the corner and swished the 3-pointer in front of the Bulls’ bench.
Stanford (4-1) couldn’t recover.
The Bulls (5-2) completed a difficult stretch, playing four ranked teams in their last five games. Before coming to the Bahamas, South Florida lost at Tennessee. Coach Jose Fernandez’s team then played UConn tough before losing and beat then-No. 9 Oregon.
Cameron Brink had 23 points and 11 rebounds for Stanford.
Men’s college basketball DAYTON 74, NO. 4 KANSAS 73>>
Mustapha Amzil hit a running jumper in the lane at the buzzer, and Dayton beat No. 4 Kansas.
Kansas’ David McCormack blocked Malachi Smith’s layup with 3 seconds left. Amzil picked up the loose ball, and his shot went off the rim and backboard before going in.
After Smith cut the deficit to 73-72 on a layup, McCormack
was called for an offensive foul with 9 seconds to play.
Christian Braun had 17 points for Kansas (4-1)
NO. 6 BAYLOR 75, MICHIGAN STATE 58 >> James Akinjo scored 15 points and No. 6 Baylor blew the game open after halftime to beat Michigan State for the Battle 4 Atlantis championship.
The reigning national champions led just 38-36 at the break. But they began to take control in the opening minutes of the second half, throwing some full-court defensive looks at the Spartans and capitalizing on their mistakes.
The Bears used an 8-0 run to stretch out to a double-digit lead, ending when Akinjo corralled a thrown-away inbounds pass against pressure by Tyson Walker and buried a 3-pointer to make it 55-42 with 13:57 left.
Baylor (7-0) never let Michigan State within single digits again, improving to 6-0 all-time at Atlantis going back to its 2016 championship run.
College Football NO. 4 CINCINNATI 35, EAST
CAROLINA 13 >> Desmond Ridder threw two touchdown passes and No. 4 Cincinnati, aiming to maintain its position among the top four in the College Football Playoff rankings, completed a perfect regular season by beating East Carolina.
The Bearcats (12-0, 8-0 American Athletic Conference, CFP No. 4) are trying to become the first team outside of a Power Five conference to compete in the four-team CFP.
This outcome was largely achieved because of Cincinnati’s defense. As a bonus, Arquon Bush blocked a field goal and Ahmad Gardner returned the ball 60 yards for a fourth-quarter touchdown to make it 28-6.
Less than four minutes later, Darrian Beavers intercepted a pass at the 7:27 mark, but the ensuing possession resulted in Cincinnati’s second turnover inside the East Carolina 5-yard line.
NO. 16 UTAH 28, COLORADO 13>> Cameron Rising threw three touchdown passes, Tavion Thomas ran for 142 yards and a score and Utah beat Colorado.
The Utes (9-3, 8-1 Pac12), who won their fifth straight game, rushed for 265 yards and held Colorado (4-8, 3-6) to 148 yards of total offense with the Pac-12 Championship game looming.
Rising scrambled and found Britain Covey on an improvised forward pitch for a 13-yard touchdown with 6:45 left in the third quarter to cap the scoring. NO. 22 SAN DIEGO STATE 27, BOISE STATE 16 >> Jordon Brookshire led San Diego State to 24 straight points after replacing Lucas Johnson late in the first half, and the Aztecs beat Boise State to win the Mountain West’s West Division title.
Brookshire passed for 192 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 46 yards and another score. The Aztecs (11-1, 7-1) celebrated at their temporary home in the Los Angeles suburbs after completing their first 11-win regular season in 99 years of football.
NFL RODGERS WILL PLAY SUNDAY DESPITE NOT PRACTICING ALL WEEK >>
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers hasn’t practiced all week due to a toe injury but is expected to play Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams.
Rodgers said Wednesday he has a toe fracture and that the injury occurred while he was working out at home during his quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19.
The toe injury caused Rodgers to practice one day last week, though the reigning MVP still threw for 385 yards and four touchdowns in a 34-31 loss at Minnesota.