Arizona State improves to 9-0 with upset of Kansas
Aggie women top UTEP behind Salas
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Bobby Hurley is no stranger to college basketball lore. Wo when his Arizona State team travelled to Allen Fieldhouse to face Kansas on Sunday, the former Duke star knew what they were in for.
“No one really wins here,” Hurley said. “You come in here, most of the time you’re not leaving real happy.”
Well, the Sun Devils sure did. Tra Holder scored 29 points on 8-for-16 shooting, and No. 16 Arizona State upset No. 2 Kansas 95-85 on Sunday to improve to 9-0, the program’s best start since 1974-75.
Shannon Evans II had 22 points, and Remy Martin added 21 for the Sun Devils. Arizona State shot 50 percent from 3-point range and 50.8 percent overall to hand Kansas (7-2) its second straight loss. The Jayhawks fell to unranked Washington on Wednesday night.
“I didn’t really have to coach a whole lot tonight,” Hurley said. “These guys sitting with me here deserve all the credit.”
After a slow start that forced Hurley to use a timeout less than two minutes into the game, the Sun Devils found themselves down by as much as 13 before making their first field goal. The energy in Allen Fieldhouse was as high as has been all season, as Hurley expected.
Arizona State got back into it, though, trimming the deficit to just three points at halftime and eventually outscoring the Jayhawks 58-42 in the second half. To get over this initial hump, the Sun Devils had to take a breath and tune out the raucous environment.
“The game slowed down for us,” Holder said. “At first it was really rapid, the crowd got into it.”
For Kansas, the difference was defense — or the lack thereof.
“It wasn’t our offense,” coach Bill Self said. “Hey, if you score 85 at home, you’re supposed to win.”
Lagerald Vick led Kansas with 25 points. NO. 4 VILLANOVA 77, LA
SALLE 68: In Philadelphia, Phil Booth and Donte DiVincenzo each scored 18 points and Villanova avoid an upset to remain undefeated.
The Wildcats (10-0) were sloppy, struggled from 3-point range and could not shake the pesky Explorers until the final minutes of the game to win their 21st straight Big 5 game.
Booth put the Wildcats ahead with three free throws and followed with an assist on DiVincenzo’s 3-pointer that made it 67-62 and finally gave them a bit of breathing room.
B.J. Johnson led the Explorers (5-6) with 21 points. No. 12 GONZAGA 97, WASHINGTON 70: In Seattle, Johnathan Williams had 23 points and 12 rebounds, Zach Norvell Jr. added 21 points and the Bulldogs (8-2) rebounded nicely from a loss to Villanova.
Gonzaga led by 19 in the first half and never allowed the Huskies to entertain the idea of a second Top 25 upset in one week.
Noah Dickerson led Washington (7-3), which knocked off Kansas on Wednesday, with 18 points. NO. 21 PURDUE 86, IUPUI 61: In West Lafayette, Ind., Carsen Edwards scored a career-high 27 points and Purdue (10-2) beat IUPUI for coach Matt Painter’s 300th victory.
Isaac Haas added 14 points and six rebounds to help the Boilermakers win their sixth straight game. Maurice Kirby had 16 points for IUPUI (2-6).
Women
NMSU 76, UTEP 68: In Las Cruces, Brooke Salas was 6-of7 on 3-pointers and poured in a game-high 29 points for New Mexico State (5-3) in its win over UTEP (3-5). The Aggies outscored the Miners 23-7 in points off of turnovers. Gia Pack added 15 points and Zaire Williams 14 for New Mexico State. Katrina Zec’s 22 points led UTEP, which shot well (12-of-23) on 3s. No. 11 TENNESSEE 82, No. 2
TEXAS 75: In Knoxville, Tenn., Jaime Nared had 23 points and 13 rebounds to help Tennessee to the 10th 10-0 start in school history and the second in Holly Warlick’s six seasons as coach. Lashann Higgs scored 13 points for Texas (7-1). NO. 6 MISSISSIPPI STATE 86,
LITTLE ROCK 48: In Starkville, Miss., Morgan William scored a season-high 16 points and Mississippi State overpowered Little Rock to improve to 9-0. Monique Townson and Kyra Collier each had 11 points for Little Rock (3-6). NO. 10 WEST VIRGINIA 101, COPPIN STATE 43: In Morgantown,
scored W.Va., a career-high Katrina 25 Pardee points and for the West second Virginia straight reached season. 9-0 ARIZONA NO. 13 STATE FLORIDA 66: In STATE Tallahassee, 77, Fla., Imani Wright scored 22 points and Florida State is 10-0 for the third time ever, and two shy of its best start ever. Reili Richardson led the Sun Devils (7-3) with a career-high 18 points. NO. 14 DUKE 101, WINTHROP 30: In Durham, N.C., Lexie Brown scored 32 points, Haley Gorecki added a career-high 20 for Duke (8-2), which shot 61 percent for the game. NO. 17 MISSOURI 78, SIUEDWARDSVILLE 48: In Columbia, Mo., Sophie Cunningham had a career-high seven 3-pointers and a season-high 35 points as Missouri (9-1) rolled to its ninth straight victory. NO. 19 OREGON STATE 110, SAN JOSE STATE 62: In Corvallis, Ore., Marie Gulich scored 22 points, Taylor Kalmer had 19 and Oregon State (6-2) broke 100 points for the first time since 2015. Myzhanique Ladd matched her career high with 19 points for the Spartans (2-7). MIAMI 65, NO. 20 KENTUCKY
54: In Coral Gables, Fla., C Endia Banks had 13 points and eight assists and Miami handed Kentucky its second straight loss. Erykah Davenport added 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Hurricanes (6-3). Maci Morris had 18 points for Kentucky (8-3).