How the Griz and Lobos match up
Top-ranked Oregon, No. 2 Baylor women both fall
NICEVILLE, Fla. — Lamonte Turner made a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give No. 17 Tennessee a 72-69 victory over No. 20 VCU in the Emerald Coast Classic third-place game on Saturday.
Turner’s big shot spoiled a dramatic comeback by the Rams, who trailed by as many as 13 points in the second half.
John Fulkerson led Tennessee (6-1) with 17 points and seven rebounds. Jordan Bowden added 14 points and Turner scored 12 for the Vols.
Marcus Santos-Silva led VCU (6-2) with 22 points and De’Riante Jenkins had 15.
Jenkins hit a 3-pointer to tie the game at 69-69 with 5 seconds left. Tennessee called timeout and inbounded the ball from the front court with 1.7 seconds remaining. Turner launched the winning shot from the right corner.
NO. 21 COLORADO 59, SACRAMENTO STATE 45: In Boulder, Colo., Tyler Bey pulled down 17 rebounds and scored 11 points, including a reverse layup off a sensational spin on his way to the basket in the closing minutes as Colorado (6-0) fended off scrappy Sacramento State (4-1).
NO. 25 XAVIER 87, LIPSCOMB 62: In Cincinnati, Tyrique Jones had his fourth double-double of the season, Paul Scruggs scored 15 points, and Xavier recovered from its first loss by beating Lipscomb.
The Musketeers (7-1) were coming off 70-65 loss to Florida in the championship game of the Charleston Classic. Lipscomb (2-5) was led by freshman point guard KJ Johnson, who had a season-high 25 points.
State
REGIS 84, ENMU 70: In Denver, Toni Rocah paced four Regis players in double figures with 16 points and the Rangers (5-1) used a big second half to defeat the Greyhounds (0-5). Garrick Sherrod scored 17 points for ENMU.
HOLY NAMES 84, WNMU 79: In Belmont, Calif., Jewels Sanders scored 20 points to lead the Holy Names (2-4) past the Mustangs (1-6). Elijah Holifield scored 20 points for WNMU.
Women
NO. 8 LOUISVILLE 72, NO. 1 OREGON 62: In St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Louisville handed top-ranked Oregon its first loss of the season, getting 18 points and 15 rebounds from Kylee Shook in a victory in the Paradise Jam tournament.
Dana Evans scored 17 points, Elizabeth Balogun had 11 points and Jazmine Jones scored 10 for the Cardinals (8-0) to claim the tournament’s Island Division title and give coach Jeff Walz a signature win.
Satou Sabally scored 21 points to lead four players in double figures for the Ducks (6-1), who led by as many as 11 points early before Louisville took control.
NO. 5 SOUTH CAROLINA 74, NO. 2 BAYLOR 59: In St. Thomas, freshman Aliyah Boston had a career-high 20 points and 13 rebounds, and South Carolina pulled away in the fourth quarter to upset Baylor at the Paradise Jam tournament.
Tyasha Harris also had 20 points and Mikiah Herbert Harrigan added 13 for the Gamecocks (8-1), who won the tournament’s Reef Division title. NaLyssa Smith had 18 points for the Bears (7-1), who had their 36-game winning streak snapped.
NO. 7 OREGON STATE 68, LIBERTY 55: In Coral Gables, Fla., Kennedy Brown scored 16 points, and Oregon State had to rally in the second half to beat Liberty and give coach Scott Rueck his 500th career win.
Mikayla Pivec scored 14 and Aleah Goodman had 13 for the Beavers (7-0). Ashtyn Baker scored 15 for Liberty (2-6).
NO. 11 UCLA 61, CENTRAL FLORIDA 56: In Charlottesville, Va., Michaela Onyenwere scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and UCLA closed the game with a 15-3 run to rally for a win over UCF at the Cavalier Classic.
The Bruins (6-0), who play Virginia on Sunday, were down 53-46 after Diamond Battles opened the fourth-quarter scoring with two free throws for the Knights (4-3).
NO. 17 INDIANA 78, WASHINGTON
STATE 44: In St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Ali Patberg and Brenna Wise scored 15 points each and Indiana (6-1) pulled away from Washington State (4-3) at the Paradise Jam tournament.
NO. 9 MARYLAND 90, BELMONT 26: In Daytona Beach, Fla., Kaila Charles scored a season-high 20 points and Ashley Owusu posted career highs of 18 points and 10 rebounds as Maryland (7-1) routed Belmont (3-4) in the Daytona Beach Invitational.
NO. 15 MICHIGAN STATE 65, KANSAS STATE 60: In Bimini, Bahamas, Nia Clouden and Shay Colley combined for 31 points and Michigan State bounced back from its first loss of the season to defeat Kansas State at the Junkanoo Jam.
The Spartans (6-1) rallied in the fourth quarter with a 10-0 run. Freshman Ayoka Lee had 22 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks, all career highs, for Kansas State (3-3).
NO. 19 MIAMI 80, MIAMI (OHIO) 62: In Coral Gables, Fla., Beatrice Mompremier had 13 points to lead four Hurricanes in double figures and Miami defeated Miami (Ohio).
Sydnee Roby added 11 points for Miami (5-2), which shot 53% to overwhelm the RedHawks (4-4).
NOTRE DAME 67, NO. 21 SOUTH FLORIDA 51: In Cancun, Mexico, Anaya Peoples scored 18 points, Destinee Walker added 17 and Notre Dame (5-4) broke away after halftime to beat South Florida in the Cancun Challenge.
The Bulls came into the tournament at 5-1 but suffered three straight losses.
State
WESTERN MICHIGAN 79, NEW MEXICO STATE 76: In El Paso, Gia Pack’s 29 points and 12 rebounds were not enough to lift the Aggies (1-7) to a victory over the Mustangs (3-3) at UTEP’s Thanksgiving Classic.
Leighah Wool had 22 points and 15 rebounds for Western Michigan.
ENMU 64, ADAMS STATE 41: In Canyon, Texas, Alivia Lewis had 13 points and nine rebounds to help the Greyhounds (5-1) roll past the Grizzlies (0-6) in the West Texas Thanksgiving Classic.
NM HIGHLANDS: The Cowgirls’ scheduled game at Wyoming was canceled because of inclement weather.