Memphis, without Wiseman, still prevails over Ole Miss
Achiuwa’s 25 points, 11 rebounds pace Tigers
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Precious Achiuwa scored 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as Memphis (5-1) held off Mississippi 87-86 on Saturday for its third consecutive victory without heralded freshman center James Wiseman.
D.J. Jeffries dunked with a second left for Memphis, then Blake Hinson beat the buzzer with a 3 for the final margin as the Tigers avoided blowing a 16-point lead.
Memphis (5-1) snapped a threegame streak by Ole Miss (4-1) in this series.
Penny Hardaway has the youngest team in the country, according to KenPom.com. He still has the No. 1 recruiting class even with Wiseman sitting out an NCAA-mandated 12-game suspension for what college sports’ governing body ruled were impermissible benefits from 2017 when the Memphis coach was overseeing a local high school team.
Another freshman, Lester Quinones, went to the locker room with an undisclosed injury after playing less than nine minutes against Mississippi.
“To have a 16-point lead on a really well-coached team that has veteran guards and veteran players, I mean that’s amazing for us,” Hardaway said of this win.
NO. 7 VIRGINIA 58, UMASS 46: In Uncasville, Conn., Braxton Key led the Cavaliers (5-0) with 16 points and seven rebounds in a victory over Massachusetts (5-1).
NO. 8 GONZAGA 77, CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD 49: In Spokane, Wash., Filip Petrusev scored 15 points, Killian Tillie added 13, and the Bulldogs (6-0) won their 26th straight regular-season game, pounding the Roadrunners (2-4). No. 13 SETON HALL 87, FLORIDA
A&M 51: In Newark, N.J., Myles Powell scored 23 points and Jared Rhoden had 10 points and 12 rebounds to lead Seton Hall (1-5) to a romp over winless Florida A&M (0-5).
NO. 21 VCU 78, FLORIDA GULF COAST 48: In Richmond, Va., Marcus Evans scored 16 first-half points and the Rams (5-0) bookended the first half with big runs in a victory over the Eagles (1-5).
BOISE STATE 82, PACIFIC 76, 3 OT: In Stockton, Calif., Marcus Dickinson hit a go-ahead 3-pointer in the third overtime as the Broncos (3-2) outlasted the Tigers (5-3).
Justinian Jessup led Boise State with 22 points.
PORTLAND STATE 91, SAN JOSE STATE 76: In San Jose, Calif., guard Matt Hauser scored 24 points, leading the Vikings (2-3) past the Spartans (3-2).
Richard Washington had 18 points to lead SJSU.
SMU 72, UNLV 68: In Las Vegas, Nev., Kendric Davis scored 21 points as the Mustangs (5-0) edged the Runnin’ Rebels (2-5).
Bryce Hamilton led UNLV with 18 points.
WEST TEXAS A&M 93, ENMU 78: In Canyon, Texas, Qua Grant scored 27 points as the Buffaloes (6-0, 1-0 Lone Star Conference) beat the Greyhounds (0-4, 0-1).
Devin Pullum lead Eastern New Mexico with 16 points.
UT PERMIAN BASIN 104, WNMU 97: In Odessa, Texas, Pat Dembley’s 42 points led the Falcons (5-2, 1-0 Lone Star) past the Mustangs (0-4, 0-1).
Eddie Giron led Western New Mexico with 20 points.
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NO. 6 TEXAS A&M 74, USC 64: In Los Angeles, Chennedy Carter scored 26 points and Kayla Wells added 16 to lead the Aggies (4-0) past the Trojans (3-2).
Carter had at least 20 points for the third consecutive game for the Aggies.
NO. 12 FLORIDA STATE 86, ILLINOIS-CHICAGO 42: In Chicago, Kiah Gillespie and Kourtney Weber scored 16 points apiece and the Seminoles (5-0) made 14-3-pointers to roll to a win over the Flames (0-5).
Nicki Ekhomu had 15 points in her homecoming game and Nausia Woolfolk added 13 points for the Seminoles. Weber tied her career high and Ekhomu, a native of Bolingbrook, Illinois, was playing in her first game since surpassing 1,000 for her career.
NO. 19 DEPAUL 89, NO. 16 MIAMI 83: In Chicago, Chante Stonewall scored 27 points and grabbed seven rebounds and DePaul (4-1) hit 17 3-pointers to defeat Miami (4-1) to win the Maggie Dixon Classic.
NOTRE DAME 76, No. 21 MICHIGAN
72: In Ann Arbor, Mich., Destinee Walker scored 27 points, freshman Sam Brunelle took over down the stretch and the Fighting Irish (4-2) knocked off the Wolverines (4-1).
Naz Hillmon had 17 points and 16 rebounds for Michigan.
UNLV 66, S.C. STATE 57: In Las Vegas, Nev., the Rebels (1-3) jumped out to a 25-10 first-quarter lead in beating South Carolina State.
Latecia Smith led UNLV with 20 points.
PORTLAND STATE 80, NEVADA 75: In Portland, Ore., Desirae Hansen scored 17 points to lead Portland State (2-3) past Nevada (3-1).
Marguerite Effa scored 19 points off the bench for the Wolf Pack.
PORTLAND 72, AIR FORCE 56: At Air Force Academy, Colo., Alex Fowler’s 20 points led Portland (5-1) to a victory over the Falcons (1-5).
Kaelin Immel had 19 points for Air Force.
SAN JOSE STATE 88, SAN DIEGO 82: In San Jose, Calif., Ayzhiana Barsallo scored 33 points as the Spartans (5-2) beat the Toreros (3-1).
S.D. STATE 67, WYOMING 40: In Brooking, S.D., South Dakota State (3-2) beat the Cowgirls (2-3).
Taylor Rusk led Wyoming with eight points.
WEST TEXAS A&M 61, ENMU 47: In Canyon, Texas, Delaney Nix scored 15 points, leading the Buffaloes (5-2, 1-0 Lone Star) past the Greyhounds (3-1. 0-1).
Zamorye Cox had 15 points for Eastern New Mexico.
UT PERMIAN BASIN 73, WNMU 54: In Odessa, Texas, Lemia Nitor-Ue scored 17 points to lead the Falcons (3-3, 1-0 Lone Star) past the Mustangs (2-2, 0-1).
Alexis Jones was the only Western New Mexico player in double figures with 10 points.