No. 10 Kentucky holds off a gritty VMI squad
Michigan State, Michigan take care of business
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Quade Green came off the bench to score a season-high 17 points, including five in the final 90 seconds, to help No. 10 Kentucky hold off VMI 92-82 on Sunday night.
Leading by 19 midway through the second half, the Wildcats (3-1) had to work to put away the stubborn Keydets, who made 12 second-half 3-pointers and got within 85-79 with 1:49 remaining. Green answered with a 3-pointer 19 seconds later and Ashton Hagans made a free throw for a 10-point edge.
Tyler Creammer responded with the Keydets’ final 3 to get within 89-82 before Green made two free throws with 33 seconds left. PJ Washington (19 points) made a free throw with 17 seconds left to seal Kentucky’s third consecutive win. No. 11 MICHIGAN STATE 101, TENNESSEE TECH 33: In East Lansing, Mich., Nick Ward scored 23 points and Cassius Winston added 19 to lead Michigan State to a victory against Tennessee Tech, tying the largest margin of victory in program history.
Ward’s status for the game was uncertain after missing the final 32 minutes of Wednesday’s game against LouisianaMonroe with a right ankle sprain. No. 12 KANSAS STATE 64, PENN 48:
In St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Dean Wade scored 17 points, and No. 12 Kansas State overcame an early deficit to beat Penn in the second semifinal at the Paradise Jam tournament.
Kamau Stokes added 16 points and Xavier Sneed had 11 for the Wildcats (4-0), who will face Missouri in Monday night’s championship game at the University of the Virgin Islands’ Sports and Fitness Center.
Devon Goodman scored 18 points and Michael Wang added 14 for the Quakers (4-1), who led by as many as eight points in the first half. No. 16 VIRGINIA TECH 89, No. 23 PURDUE 83: In Charleston, S.C., Nickeil Alexander-Walker had 25 points, Ahmed Hill and Justin Robinson had 23 points apiece and Virginia Tech rallied from 12 points down in the second half to beat in the Charleston Classic championship.
The Hokies (4-0) trailed 50-38 after Ryan Cline’s 3-pointer with 18:27 left, but wiped out the deficit over the next six minutes.
No. 18 MICHIGAN 66, PROVIDENCE 47: In Uncasville, Conn., Ignas Brazdeikis scored 20 points to lead Michigan to a victory over Providence and the championship of the Air Force Reserve Tip-Off tournament.
Jon Teske added 17 points for the Wolverines (5-0), who had three straight wins away from home in the past week.
David Duke had 12 points for Providence (3-2), which was held to just 28 percent shooting by a Michigan defense that has given up an average of 47 points per game.