Albany Times Union (Sunday)

Kansas rallies in final 5 minutes, tops Indiana

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BLOOMINGTO­N, Ind. — Kevin McCullar Jr. scored 21 points, including four crucial free throws in the final minute, and Hunter Dickinson had 17 points and 14 rebounds as No. 2 Kansas rallied in the second half for a 75-71 win at Indiana on Saturday.

The Jayhawks (10-1), who picked up their first victory at Assembly Hall, trailed by as many as 13 and did not take their first lead of the game until Dickinson scored in the post to make it 62-61 with 4:53 remaining.

No. 4 Houston 70, Texas A&M 66: At Houston, Emanuel Sharp scored 21 points, L.J. Cryer added 17 and unbeaten Houston held off Texas.

Cryer has scored in double figures in 10 straight games, and Sharp has reached double figures in nine of 11 games this season.

Michigan State 88, No. 6 Baylor 64: At Detroit, Tyson Walker scored 18 of his 25 points in the first half to help build a huge lead and struggling Michigan State went on to stun Baylor, handing the Bears their first loss of the season.

The Spartans (5-5) had a breakout performanc­e with a 30-point lead in the first half, looking like the the team respected enough to be ranked No. 4 in preseason AP Top 25.

No. 14 Kentucky 87, No. 9 North Carolina 83: At Atlanta, Rob Dillingham scored 17 points, including two straight baskets to swing the momentum back to Kentucky, and the Wildcats held on down the stretch to beat North Carolina.

Memphis 79, No. 13 Clemson 77: At Memphis, Tenn., David Jones scored 16 of his 22 points in the second

half, Jahvon Quinerly added 17 points and six assists, and Memphis held on to beat Clemson.

No. 15 Florida Atlantic 64, St. Bonaventur­e 54: At Springfiel­d, Mass., Johnell Davis scored 16 points and Florida Atlantic held off St. Bonaventur­e in the Hall of Fame Classic.

No. 19 Texas 96, LSU 85: At Houston, Max Abmas had 20 points and seven assists, Tyrese Hunter added a season-high 19 points and Texas defeated LSU.

No. 20 James Madison 88, Hampton 71: At Hampton, Va., Xavier Brown matched a career-high with 17 points off the bench to lead six Dukes in double figures as James Madison rallied to beat Hampton.

No. 22 Virginia Northeaste­rn 54:

56, At Charlottes­ville, Va., Reece Beekman scored 21 points, including the final four for Virginia.

No. 24 Miami 84, La Salle 77:

At Coral Gables, Fla., Wooga Poplar overcame a slight ankle injury and scored a career-high 25 points to help Miami beat La Salle.

No. 25 Northweste­rn 56, DePaul 46: Chicago,

Nick Martinelli scored 16 points and Northweste­rn bounced back from a stunning loss to beat DePaul.

Women

No. South Carolina 99, Presbyteri­an 29:

At Columbia, S.C., freshman MiLaysia Fulwiley had 18 points and No. 1 South Carolina pulled away early to beat Presbyteri­an 99-29 on Saturday.

No. 10 Baylor 75, No. 24 Miami 57: At San Antonio, Sarah Andrews had 18 points and Baylor handed Miami its first loss, rolling to a victory in the Hall of Fame Series.

No. 12 Kansas State 79, North Florida 53:

At Manhattan, Kan., Aoka Lee scored a seson-high 36 points on a near-perfect shooting night and Kansas State defeated North Florida.

No. 17 UConn 86, No. 18 Louisville 62:

At Hartford, Conn., Aubrey Griffin scored a season-high 25 points and Aaliyah Edwards added 22 and UConn pulled away to beat Louisville.

Seton Hall 84, No. 23 UNLV 54:

At South Orange, N.J., Azana Baines had 23 points and 11 rebounds to help Seton Hall rout UNLV.

 ?? Gunnar Word/Getty Images ?? Kansas center Hunter Dickinson celebrates taking the lead in the second half against Indiana on Saturday in Bloomingto­n, Ind.
Gunnar Word/Getty Images Kansas center Hunter Dickinson celebrates taking the lead in the second half against Indiana on Saturday in Bloomingto­n, Ind.

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