Albrecht’s big plays lead Michigan
NO. 17 MICHIGAN 68, SYRACUSE 65
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Spike Albrecht rattled in a three-pointer with 31 seconds remaining to put Michigan ahead, and the 17th-ranked Wolverines held on to beat Syracuse 68-65 on Tuesday night.
Albrecht’s shot broke a 63-63 tie after Syracuse (5-2) had rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit. Michigan led 66-65 after Michael Gbinije scored inside for the Orange, and Derrick Walton missed the front end of a oneand-one for the Wolverines. But Syracuse freshman Chris McCullough threw the ball out of bounds with 15 seconds remaining.
Caris LeVert missed the front end of another one-andone, but the Orange turned the ball over again. This time it was Kaleb Joseph — another freshman — who lost the ball in the frontcourt. LeVert made two free throws to put Michigan (6-1) back up by three, and Joseph came up short on a three-pointer at the buzzer.
Zak Irvin scored 18 points for Michigan, which finished 11 of 33 from three-point range after going 3 of 17 in the first half. Walton returned from a toe injury and played 26 minutes, but it was Albrecht who made the big plays in the second half. He finished with 11 points and nine assists.
LeVert and Ricky Doyle scored 12 points each.
NO. 3 ARIZONA 91, GARDNER-WEBB 65
TUCSON, Ariz. — Stanley Johnson and Gabe York each scored 18 points, and No. 3 Arizona blitzed Gardner-Webb during a 16-0 second-half run to roll over the Bulldogs.
Arizona (7-0) needed to shake out the cobwebs after the holiday break and had to rally from a sluggish start with a big run to end the first half. The Wildcats again were flat to open the second half, but had an even bigger run in them, hitting 11 consecutive shots during an 18-2 stretch that put the game out of reach.
Gardner-Webb (3-4) made the game close with a strong start to the second half before wilting under Arizona’s athleticism.
NO. 5 LOUISVILLE 64, NO. 14 OHIO STATE 55
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Terry Rozier made clutch jumpers down the stretch, including a big three-pointer with 46 seconds remaining, to help No. 5 Louisville survive No. 14 Ohio State in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
The Cardinals (6-0) were in danger of blowing a 17-point halftime lead before Rozier made three consecutive baskets in the final minutes including the key shot from the three-point line to provide a 59-53 lead.
Wayne Blackshear’s two free throws with five seconds left sealed Louisville’s victory. He finished with 22 points including 4 three-pointers.
NO. 6 TEXAS 63, TEXAS-ARLINGTON 53
AUSTIN, Texas — Freshman Myles Turner scored 18 points to carry No. 6 Texas to a victory over Texas-Arlington.
Jonathan Holmes added nine points and 16 rebounds for Texas, which improved to 7-0 for the first time since the 2009-2010 team won its first 17 and rose to No. 1 in the country.
Greg Gainey scored nine points to lead Texas-Arlington (3-4), which has lost three in a row.
NO. 9 GONZAGA 76, SE LOUISIANA 57
SPOKANE, Wash. — Kyle Wiltjer scored 20 points as No. 9 Gonzaga used a big second half to beat scrappy Southeastern Louisiana.
Domantas Sabonis added 14 points and Kevin Pangos 12 for Gonzaga (7-0), which trailed after the first half.
Joshua Filmore had 14 points and Zay Jackson and DeVonte Upson each scored 12 for Southeastern Louisiana (2-6).
NO. 15 MIAMI 70, NO. 24 ILLINOIS 61
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Freshman Deandre Burnett scored a season-high 19 points and No. 15 Miami won a matchup of unbeaten teams.
Burnett had played in only three games previously, but he became the fourth player to lead the young Hurricanes in scoring this season. The 6-foot-2 guard added eight rebounds in 24 minutes.
Miami, which has never previously been ranked so high so early in a season, improved to 8-0. The Illini fell to 6-1 with their earliest loss in the past four years.
NO. 20 IOWA ST. 96, LAMAR 59
AMES, Iowa — Matt Thomas scored 14 points, Georges Niang added 13 and No. 20 Iowa State pounded Lamar.
Bryce Dejean Jones had 12 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals for the Cyclones (4-1), who shook off a sluggish start with a game-deciding 16-0 run late in the first half.
LeMon Gregory scored 13 points for Lamar (2-5).
SEC/TOP 25 WOMEN
NO. 19 GEORGIA 49, COPPIN STATE 29
ATHENS, Ga. — Freshman Mackenzie Engram came off the bench to score 20 points and No. 19 Georgia shut down Coppin State.
Engram made 7 of 13 shots, including both of her three-pointers and all four free throws. The rest of the team made just 6 of 37 shots (16 percent) and 1 of 10 three-pointers as the Bulldogs (8-0) shot just 26 percent.
Coppin State (1-5) ended up at 25.5 percent with 26 turnovers.
NO. 23 MISSISSIPPI ST. 109, NORTH DAKOTA ST. 58
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Victoria Vivians scored 26 points and grabbed nine rebounds and Breanna Richardson added 17 points and 13 rebounds to lead No. 23 Mississippi State women past North Dakota State.
LaKaris Salter scored 16, Morgan William added 12 and Sherise Williams 11 for Mississippi State (7-0).
Vivians scored eight points, including two of her 6 three-pointers, during a 13-2 run to open the game.