Michigan delivers Bahamas shocker
Wolverines upset No. 6 No. Carolina
Eli Brooks matched his career high with 24 points and Michigan upset No. 6 North Carolina 73-64 on Thursday to reach the Battle 4 Atlantis championship game.
The Wolverines (6-0) will face No. 8 Gonzaga in the final Friday.
Freshman Cole Anthony had 22 points and seven rebounds for North Carolina (5-1).
Maryland 76, Temple 69: Anthony Cowan Jr. scored a career-high 30 points, helping No. 5 Maryland (6-0) defeat Temple (4-1) in the opening game of the Orlando Invitational.
Gonzaga 73, Oregon 72 (OT): Drew Timme hit a free throw with 20.6 seconds left in OT and No. 8 Gonzaga (8-0) beat No. 11 Oregon (6-1) in the Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals.
iowa 72, Texas Tech 61: Jordan Bohannon had 20 points and six assists and Iowa, coached by Fran Mccaffery, formerly of Siena, held off No. 12 Texas Tech (5-1) at the Las Vegas Invitational. Texas Tech lost Big 12 leading scorer Jahmi’us Ramsey to a leg injury
seton hall 81, southern Mississippi 56: Myles Powell’s 15 points led No. 13 Seton Hall (5-2) over Southern Mississippi (2-5) at the Battle 4 Atlantis.
Memphis 83, n.c. state 78: Boogie Ellis scored 21 points to help No. 16 Memphis (6-1) beat N.C. State in the Barclays Center Classic. Markell Johnson led N.C. State (5-2) with 22.
Women
Oregon 89, Oklahoma state 72: Ruthy Hebard had 30 points and 18 rebounds and No. 1 Oregon (5-0) beat Oklahoma State (5-1) in the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Baylor 89, Washington state 66: Nalyssa Smith scored 18 points and No. 2 Baylor (6-0) cruised past Washington State in the Paradise Jam. Chanelle Molina scored 25 points for the Cougars (4-1).
indiana 71, south carolina 57: Brenna Wise and Ali Patberg scored 16 points each, and No. 17 Indiana (5-0) rallied to beat No. 5 South Carolina (6-1) in the Paradise Jam.
louisville 76, UT Arlington 67: Jazmine Jones scored 24 points and No. 8 Louisville (6-0) fended off Texas-arlington in the Paradise Jam. Claire Chastain led the Lady Mavericks (4-1) with 22 points,
Mississippi state 73, san Francisco 38: Jordan Danberry had 17 points and No. 10 Mississippi State (7-0) beat San Francisco (2-4) in the Greater Victoria Invitational in British Columbia, Canada.
syracuse 86, houston 63: Emily Engstler had 14 points, 15 rebounds and six assists and Kiara Lewis had 17 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for No. 18 Syracuse (4-1), which beat Houston (3-3) at the Greater Victoria Invitational.
south Dakota state 61, south Florida 50: Myah Selland scored 17 points, Paiton Burckhard had 16 points and nine rebounds and South Dakota State (4-2) beat No. 21 South Florida (5-2) in the Cancun Challenge.
creighton 82, West Virginia 75: Jaylyn Agnew scored a career-high 34 points and Creighton (5-1) beat No. 23 West Virginia (4-1) in Cancun.