He only had 4, but 2 were key
Hoosiers beat Iowa on Franklin’s late bucket
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Armaan Franklin made a 15-footer with 1.8 seconds left Sunday, giving Indiana a 67-65 victory and a season sweep of No. 8 Iowa.
Franklin finished with four points as the Hoosiers (10-8, 5-6 Big Ten) ended a two-game losing streak. Their only wins since Jan. 10 both came against the Hawkeyes. Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 17 points and Race Thompson had 15 for Indiana.
Luka Garza scored 16 of his 18 points for Iowa in the second half, including 12 straight during the closing minutes. Iowa (13-6, 7-5) had one last gasp, but the long inbound pass hit the backboard and bounced toward midcourt, where Jordan Bohannon tried a one-handed heave that also bounced off the backboard. NO. 3 VILLANOVA 84, GEORGETOWN 74: In Villanova, Pa., Jermaine Samuels scored a careerhigh 32 points to lead the Wildcats (12-2, 7-1 Big East) past the Hoyas (5-9, 3-6).
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl added 14 points and Collin Gillespie had 12 for the Wildcats, who rebounded from Wednesday’s loss at St. John’s. VALPARAISO 74, NO. 25 DRAKE 57: In Valparaiso, Ind. Ben Krikke scored 15 points and the Crusaders (7-12, 4-6 Missouri Valley) handed the Bulldogs (18-1, 9-1) their first loss of the season.
The defeat for Drake leaves No. 1 Gonzaga and No. 2 Baylor as the only remaining major college teams without a loss.
NEVADA 73, BOISE STATE 62: In Reno, Nev., Grant Sherfield had a career-high 29 points as the Wolf Pack (14-7, 9-5 Mountain West) got past the Broncos (14-4, 10-3).
Desmond Cambridge Jr. had 17 points for Nevada, which won its fourth straight game. Women NORTH CAROLINA 76, NO. 4
N.C. STATE 69: In Chapel Hill, N.C., freshman Alyssa Ustby had seasonhighs of 20 points and 12 rebounds to help the Tar Heels (9-8, 4-8 Atlantic
Coast) upset the rival Wolf Pack (12-2, 7-2).
Stephanie Watts added 17 points for the Tar Heels, who hit a seasonhigh 11 3-pointers and led by as many as a dozen after halftime. No. 1 LOUISVILLE 71, NOTRE DAME 65: In Louisville, Ky., Dana Evans scored 27 points, including five late, to lead the Cardinals (181, 11-1 ACC) past the Fighting Irish (8-8, 6-6).
The Cardinals won their second straight. No. 5 UCLA 84, WASHINGTON 50: In Seattle, Charisma Osborne scored 21 points, Michaela Onyenwere added 15 and the Bruins (11-3, 9-3 Pac-12) hammered the Huskies (4-10, 1-10).
No. 6 STANFORD 83, UTAH 41: In Stanford, Calif., Kiana Williams found her shooting stroke early on the way to 13 points making all three of her 3-point tries, leading the Cardinal (17-2, 14-2 Pac-12) to its sixth straight win since a rare twogame skid with a victory against the Utes (5-11, 4-11). No. 7 TEXAS A&M 69, No. 16 ARKANSAS 67: In College Station, Texas, Kayla Wells had a seasonhigh 21 points and Jordan Nixon made a layup with eight seconds remaining to lift the Aggies (18-1, 9-1 Southeastern) past the Razorbacks (14-7, 4-6). No. 8 BAYLOR 64, KANSAS STATE 52: In Manhattan, Kan., NaLyssa Smith scored 17 points as the Lady Bears (14-2, 14-2, 9-1 Big 12) beat the Wildcats (5-11, 0-9) for the 35th straight time. No. 11 OHIO STATE 83, MINNESOTA 59 : In Columbus, Ohio, Dorka Juhasz and Aaliyah Patty both had double-doubles and the Buckeyes (11-2, 7-2 Big Ten) rolled past the Golden Gophers (5-8, 4-7).
No. 17 INDIANA 85, IOWA 72: In Iowa City, Iowa, Mackenzie Holmes scored 25 points and Ali Patberg 23 as the Hoosiers (11-4, 9-2 Big Ten) broke away in the final period to defeat the Hawkeyes (10-6, 6-6). No. 20 DEPAUL 87, MARQUETTE
82: In Milwaukee, Deja Church scored a career-high 24 points, Sonya Morris added 23 and her layup with 26 seconds left gave the Blue Demons (10-4, 7-2 Big East) enough breathing room to outlast the Golden Eagles (12-4, 9-3). No. 22 NORTHWESTERN 63,
MICHIGAN STATE 60: In East Lansing, Mich., Lindsey Pulliam scored 22 points, Veronica Burton added 19 and the Wildcats (11-3, 9-3 Big Ten) held on to beat the Spartans (10-5, 5-5).
NEVADA 68, BOISE STATE 44: In Boise, Idaho, Da’ja Hamilton led the Wolf Pack (9-8, 5-7 Mountain West) in a rout of the Broncos (9-6, 6-6).
UNLV 68, AIR FORCE 47: In Colorado Springs, Nia Johnson scored 18 points, leading the Rebels (10-7, 8-4) past the Falcons (4-11, 2-8).