ASU’s 60-footer good to upset No. 7 Arizona
Desmond Cambridge Jr. hit a 60-foot shot at the buzzer and Arizona State rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat No. 7 Arizona 8988 on Saturday at Arizona.
The Wildcats (24-5, 13-5 Pac-12) built a 10-point lead midway through the second half before going more than six minutes without a field goal as Arizona State pulled ahead by one.
The Sun Devils (20-9, 117) went up 86-85 on Warren Washington’s layup with just a minute left, but Pelle Larsson put Arizona back up on a layup with 29 seconds left.
Cambridge led the Sun Devils with 19 points and DJ Horne scored 18. Cedric Henderson Jr. led the Wildcats with 19 points. NO. 1 HOUSTON 76, EAST CAROLINA 57 >> Marcus Sasser scored 22 points to help the top-ranked Cougars beat the host Piratesand clinch outright possession of the American Athletic Conference regular-season title. Tramon Mark added 20 points for Houston (272, 15-1), while J’Wan Roberts had 17 points and 12 rebounds. East Carolina (14-14, 5-10) had an energetic home crowd for the first-ever visit from a No. 1-ranked team to Minges Coliseum. Ezra Ausar scored 15 points to lead the Pirates. NO. 2 ALABAMA 86, ARKANSAS 83 >> Brandon Miller scored 24 points and Mark Sears made 7 of 8 free throws over the final 1:04 to help the host Crimson Tide (25-4, 15-1 Southeastern Conference) top the Razorbacks. Fellow freshman Nick Smith Jr. of Arkansas (19-10, 8-8), another potential NBA draft lottery pick who helped keep the Razorbacks in it with a late 3-pointer, scored 24 points. Davonte Davis had 21 points for Arkansas, NO. 3 KANSAS 76, WEST VIRGINIA 74 >> Dajuan Harris scored 17 points to help lift the No. 3 Jayhawks over
the visiting Mountaineers. The stifling Kansas defense kept West Virginia from attempting a shot in the final 20 seconds. Harris led the Jayhawks (24-5, 12-4 Big 12) with 7 of 9 shooting from the field. Erik Stevenson led West Virginia (16-13, 5-11) with 23 points. NO. 17 INDIANA 79, NO. 5 PURDUE 71 >> Jalen Hood-Schifino scored a career-high 35 points and Trey Galloway added 10 of his 13 in the second half, leading the Hoosiers over the Boilermakers at Purdue. Indiana (209, 11-7 Big Ten) snapped a seven-game losing streak in West Lafayette and pulled its first season sweep in this bitter rivalry since 2012-13. Zach Edey led Purdue (24-5, 13-5) with 26 points and 16 rebounds. NORTH CAROLINA 71, NO. 6
VIRGINIA 63 >> Pete Nance scored 22 points to lead the host Tar Heels’ upset of the Cavaliers. Nance shot 7 of 10 from the floor and was 4 of 4 from behind the arc. R.J. Davis notched the fourth double-double of his career with 16 points and 10 rebounds for North Carolina (18-11, 10-8 Atlantic Coast Conference). Jayden Gardner had 19 points and 12 rebounds to lead Virginia (21-6, 13-5). NO. 9 BAYLOR 81, NO. 8 TEXAS
72 >> Jalen Bridges had 17 points for the ninth-ranked Bears, who overcame a huge
deficit with an impressive run right after freshman standout Keyonte George left injured early. Adam Flagler had 14 points for host Baylor (21-8, 10-6). Dylan Disu had a season-high 24 points for Texas (22-7, 11-5). CAL STATE FULLERTON 70, CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD 66
(OT) >> Max Jones scored 17 points for the visiting Titants. Jones shot 7 of 11 from the field and 3-for-4 from the line for CSF (18-12, 12-6 Big West Conference). Jalen Harris scored 15 points while going 4 of 11 from the floor, including 3-for-7 from distance. Travis Henson led the Roadrunners (10-19, 6-12) with 22 points. LONG BEACH STATE 71, CSUN
64 >> Lassina Traore’s 18 points helped the Beach defeat the visiting Matadors. Traore added six rebounds for Long Beach State (16-14, 10-8 Big West Conference). Aboubacar Traore scored 17 points while going 6 of 7 and 5 of 7 from the free throw line, and added 12 rebounds and eight assists.
HAWAII 72, UC IRVINE 67 >> DJ Davis scored 27 points and shot 6 of 11 from 3-point range, but his effort wasn’t enough for the visiting Anteaters (20-10, 13-5 Big West). Dawson Baker addded 12 points for UC Irvine. The Rainbow Warriors (22-9, 136) got 27 points from Jovon McClanahan.