Career highs help Notre Dame top Michigan State
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Jerian Grant scored a career-high 27 points and Demetrius Jackson added a career-best 22 to help Notre Dame beat No. 19 Michigan State 79-78 in overtime Wednesday night in the ACC/ Big Ten Challenge.
In the first meeting between the schools in 35 years, Jackson’s three-point play 2:19 into overtime put the Fighting Irish (7-1) ahead by five. His free throw with five seconds left helped seal the victory.
Jackson scored six of Notre Dame’s 10 points in overtime.
Denzel Valentine finished with 22 points and Branden Dawson had 16 points and a career-high 18 rebounds for Michigan State (5-3).
After Valentine dribbled the ball off his foot to give it back to Notre Dame with 2.3 seconds left in regulation, Grant had a shot to win it on a drive to the hoop, but Valentine stripped the ball at the buzzer to send the game to overtime.
Valentine’s three-pointer with just more than two minutes to play tied it 64-64 and stopped a 7-0 Irish run. Grant followed with a three on the next trip down the floor to get the lead back for Notre Dame, but Valentine answered with another three with 47 seconds left to tie it again at 67.
Jackson blocked Matt Costello’s dunk attempt and then scored on a drive on the other end, and Grant grabbed a steal and converted a threepoint play to give the Irish a 64-61 lead with 4:06 to go.
Dawson’s baseline slam and a feed to Gavin Schilling for another jam with 10:31 left helped the Spartans build a seven-point lead while leading scorer Travis Trice was on the bench with three fouls.
After the Irish cut their deficit to one, Bryn Forbes knocked down a floater and Schilling came through with a three-point play to push the margin back to six with 7:41 left.
Trice came in averaging 16.4 points but finished with only seven on 3-of-13 shooting.
NO. 4 DUKE 80, NO. 2 WISCONSIN 70
MADISON, Wis. — Tyus Jones scored 22 points, Rasheed Sulaimon added 14 and No. 4 Duke shot 65 percent to beat No. 2 Wisconsin in a highly anticipated matchup of college basketball heavyweights.
With 17 points, Wisconsin senior Frank Kaminsky outscored Duke freshman Jahlil Okafor (13 points) in a test for two of the nation’s top big men.
But it was another touted freshman, Jones, who helped open things up for the Blue Devils (8-0) in the second half. The lightning-quick guard beat defenders into the lane and added two three-pointers.
NO. 7 VIRGINIA 76, NO. 21 MARYLAND 65
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Malcolm Brogdon scored 18 points, Justin Anderson added 16 and No. 7 Virginia turned up the defense to hand 21stranked Maryland its first loss in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
The Cavaliers (8-0) and Terrapins (7-1) played twice a year for decades when both were in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Now in its first year as a member of the Big Ten, Maryland trailed throughout against its longtime rival.
Virginia limited the Terrapins to 16 baskets on 40 percent shooting and finished with a 34-22 rebounding advantage. The Cavaliers, who came in ranked No. 1 in the nation in scoring defense, held Maryland to 13 points below its season average.
NO. 10 VILLANOVA 84, LA SALLE 70
PHILADELPHIA — Darrun Hilliard and Dylan Ennis each scored 15 points to lead No. 10 Villanova to a victory over La Salle.
Josh Hart and JayVaughn Pinkston each added 12 points for the Wildcats (7-0). The Wildcats shot 50 percent (7 of 14) from three-point range.
Jerrell Wright scored 19 points and Khalid Lewis had 17 for the Explorers (4-3).
IOWA 60, NO. 12 NORTH CAROLINA 55
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Mike Gesell hit a driving layup through contact for the go-ahead three-point play with 1:16 left, helping Iowa upset No. 12 North Carolina in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Gesell finished with 16 points for the Hawkeyes (6-2), who outfought the Tar Heels (5-2) on a night when both teams struggled to shoot straight.
Gesell’s basket was the team’s first after a four-minute drought, but it ended up providing the winning margin on a night when the Hawkeyes won despite shooting 33 percent and going 3 for 20 from three-point range.
NO. 23 BUTLER 77, INDIANA STATE 54
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Kellen Dunham and Roosevelt Jones each scored 14 points to lead No. 23 Butler past longtime rival Indiana State.
The Bulldogs (6-1) climbed into the Top 25 for the first time in nearly 22 months this week and ended a two-game losing streak in Terre Haute, where they won for the first time since 2002.
Indiana State (3-4) lost its third in a row. Devonte Brown scored 16 points and Jake Kitchell had 14 to lead the Sycamores.
SEC MEN TEXAS A&M 66, SAM HOUSTON STATE 63
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Danuel House’s late three-pointer lifted Texas A&M to a victory over Sam Houston State.
On the game-winning play, A&M point guard Alex Robinson drove from the top of the key and fired a pass to House on the left side of the three-point arc. House, a touted transfer from Houston, briefly bobbled the ball before gathering it in and sinking the three-pointer with 3.3 seconds remaining.
Kourtney Roberson led A&M (5-1) with 13 points and Alex Caruso followed with 12, as four Aggies scored in double digits.
TEXAS TECH 46, AUBURN 44
LUBBOCK, Texas — Devaugntah Williams scored a game-winning layup with one second remaining to lead Texas Tech to a victory against Auburn in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.
Auburn couldn’t get a shot off before time expired.
Texas Tech’s Toddrick Gotcher blocked a K.T. Harrell layup with 15 seconds remaining, and Williams gathered the ensuing loose ball.
SEC/TOP 25 WOMEN NO. 5 TEXAS A&M 75, NORTHWESTERN STATE 42
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Jordan Jones led No. 5 Texas A&M with 15 points and 10 assists as the Aggies cruised past Northwestern State.
Courtney Walker added 10 points for the Aggies (8-0), who led 40-21 at halftime.
Janelle Perez led the Lady Demons (4-2) with nine points. The fast-breaking Aggies held a 17-3 advantage in points off turnovers.
NO. 13 KENTUCKY 82, NORTHERN KENTUCKY 64
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kyvin Goodin-Rogers scored 19 points, Bria Goss added 16 and No. 13 Kentucky defeated Northern Kentucky.
The Wildcats (7-1) shot 46.7 percent from the field in earning their 47th consecutive non-conference victory at home. Linnae Harper finished with 13 points, Makayla Epps chipped in 11 and Janee Thompson contributed 8 with 5 steals and 4 assists.
Northern Kentucky (4-4) stayed in reach until Goodin-Rogers, Goss and Epps each hit three-pointers for Kentucky, closing the first half on a 16-7 run to lead 45-34 at the break.
NO. 14 TENNESSEE 111, ST. FRANCIS (PA.) 44
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Isabelle Harrison returned from a five-game absence and Jaime Nared scored 20 points as No. 14 Tennessee trounced winless Saint Francis (Pa.) to avoid its first three-game losing streak since 1986.
Harrison, a 6-3 senior center, wore a brace on her right knee as she scored 5 points and pulled down 7 rebounds in 13 minutes.
Nared was one of six Lady Vols to score 10 or more points. Alexa Hayward scored 26 points to lead Saint Francis (0-5).